US 2014/0179407 A1 · REGULATED GAMES: MULTI-ACT GAMES

Abstract

Creative multi-act games for the younger generation of casino players accustomed to creative simulation games such as “The Sims®” and familiar TV characters such as the cast of “Friends”. Stories unfold through acts that have been staged by the player by selecting and placing acting objects. A palette of betting opportunities may be provided in each act in accordance with the staged act to allow the player(s) to place bets. A typical storyboard may include three acts: (a) a construction act, (b) a testing act and (c) a destruction or resolution act. The unfolding of acts may be non-linear and several players may participate simultaneously, sharing the opportunity to affect a storyboard's direction through decision-making.

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Dependent claims

A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device,
at least one input device,
at least one processor, and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) enable a player to selectively place bets on whether a conduit will enable an object to travel from a predetermined source to a predetermined destination through the conduit,
(b) randomly determine a layout of the conduit,
(c) display the determined layout of the conduit,
(d) randomly determine an outcome, said randomly determined outcome being based, at least in part, on the determined layout of the conduit;
and
(e) display the randomly determined outcome.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Regulated games: multi-act games

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Regulated games: multi-act games

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Abstract

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