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US 2006/0131804 A1Published application
Gaming systems and methods
AssigneeVkgs LLC
InventorsRussell Morin, David Gray, Daniel Free
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for playing games involving numbers or symbols, including but not limited to the classic game of BINGO. More particularly, the methods and apparatus relate to games involving matrices or arrays of numbers or symbols and different techniques and/or equipment used when playing the games, which help define how the games are won.
Claims27
A gaming system comprising:
- a flashboard including a matrix of spaces, each flashboard matrix space occupied by a symbol, each symbol being distinct, each symbol being located in one of a plurality of rows extending across the Dashboard matrix in a first direction and in one of a plurality of columns extending across the flashboard matrix in a second direction;
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- a set of cards configured for use with the flashboard, each of the set of cards including at least one matrix of spaces, each card matrix being occupied by a set of the symbols in the flashboard matrix, each set of symbols of each card matrix being arranged in a plurality of groupings, the symbols of one of the plurality of groupings in each card matrix matching the symbols of one of the plurality of rows or one of the plurality of columns in the flashboard matrix.
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A method of playing a game comprising:
- providing a flashboard including a matrix of spaces used for the game, each flashboard matrix space occupied by a symbol, each symbol being distinct, each symbol located in one of a plurality of rows extending across the flashboard matrix in a first direction and in one of a plurality of columns extending across the flashboard matrix in a second direction;
- providing a set of cards configured for use with the flashboard, each of the set of cards including at least one matrix of spaces, each card matrix being occupied by a set of the symbols in the flashboard matrix, each set of symbols of each card matrix being arranged in a plurality of groupings, the symbols of at least one of the plurality of groupings in each card matrix matching the symbols of at least one of the plurality of rows or at least one of the plurality of columns in the flashboard matrix;
- distributing one or more of the set of cards to participants of the game;
- playing the game by selecting randomly a plurality of the distinct symbols of the flashboard matrix;
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- winning the game when the symbols of the at least one grouping on one or more of the matrixes on one of the cards distributed to one of the participants have been selected.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a flashboard including a matrix of spaces, each flashboard matrix space occupied by a symbol, each symbol being distinct, each symbol being located in one of a plurality of rows extending across the flashboard matrix in a first direction and in one of a plurality of columns extending across the flashboard matrix in a second direction, each of the plurality of rows or the plurality of columns assigned a number, each assigned number being distinct;
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- a set of tickets configured for use with the flashboard, each ticket including a set of two or more of the numbers incorporated thereon, each set of the two or more numbers being distinct.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.