Gaming controller, a gaming system, and a method of gaming
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsGeorge Roukis, Nicholas Luke Bennett
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Abstract
A method of gaming comprising: a) displaying a plurality of display positions to a player, at least one of the display positions corresponding to a hidden object to be sought by the player; b) determining a selection of a display position; c) revealing whether or not the selected display position corresponds to the hidden object; e) determining whether to allow a selection by conducting at least one trial, each trial comprising seeking to complete a symbol combination; and f) repeating steps b) to e) until either the symbol combination is completed or a designated number of hidden objects is located.
Claims57
A method of gaming comprising:
- a) displaying a plurality of display positions to a player, at least one of the display positions corresponding to a hidden object to be sought by the player;
- b) determining a selection of a display position;
- c) revealing whether or not the selected display position corresponds to the hidden object;
- e) determining whether to allow a selection by conducting at least one trial, each trial comprising seeking to complete a symbol combination;
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- f) repeating steps b) to e) until either the symbol combination is completed or a designated number of hidden objects is located.
A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to:
- a) cause a display to display a plurality of display positions to a player, at least one of the display positions corresponding to a hidden object to be sought by the player;
- b) determine at least one selection of a display position;
- c) reveal whether or not the selected display position corresponds to the hidden object;
- e) determine whether to allow a selection by conducting at least one trial, each trial comprising seeking to complete a symbol combination;
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- f) repeat b) to e) until either the symbol combination is completed or the designated number of hidden objects is located.
A gaming system comprising:
- a player interface comprising at least one display;
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- a game controller arranged to:
- a) display a plurality of display positions to a player on the display, at least one of the display positions corresponding to a hidden object to be sought by the player;
- b) determine at least one selection of a display position;
- c) reveal whether or not the selected display position corresponds to the hidden object;
- e) determine whether to allow a selection by conducting at least one trial, each trial comprising seeking to complete a symbol combination;
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- f) repeat b) to e) until either the symbol combination is completed or the designated number of hidden objects is located.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.