System and method to implement a lottery second chance game based on game tiles
AssigneeScientific Games, LLC
InventorScott B. Garrison
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Abstract
A system and method for play of a lottery bonus game provides lottery tickets in a primary lottery game that entitle a player to receive a game tile for use in the bonus game, where the game tile is selected from a first set having a first type of graphic symbol thereon or from a second set having a second type of graphic symbol thereon. A randomly generated game board provided to a player has first game tile spaces and second game tile spaces. The player places each of the game tiles they receive in one of the first or second game tile spaces available on the game board to create a string that includes at least one of the second game tiles, the string equating to a result required by the bonus game for an award.
Claims20
A method for play of a lottery bonus game that provides an opportunity for players in a primary lottery game to win an award in the bonus game, the method comprising:
- providing lottery tickets in the primary lottery game with a code that entitles a player to receive a game tile for use in play of the bonus game;
- wherein the game tile is selected from a set of first game tiles having a first type of graphic symbol thereon or from a set of second game tiles having a second type of graphic symbol thereon;
- supplying a unique game board to the player, the game board having a randomly generated array of game spaces that include first game tile spaces and second game tile spaces;
- upon the player scanning the code on the lottery ticket, providing the player with the first game tile or the second game tile associated with the lottery ticket;
- providing instructions to the player to place each of the game tiles they receive in one of the first or second game tile spaces available on the game board to create a string that includes at least one of the second game tiles and wherein the string equates to a result required by the bonus game for an award;
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- awarding the award in the bonus game to the player based on a number of the first and second game tiles used to achieve the result.
A system for play of a lottery bonus game that provides an opportunity for players in a primary lottery game to win an award in the bonus game, the system comprising:
- a plurality of lottery tickets in the primary lottery game, each lottery ticket comprising a code that entitles a player to receive a game tile for use in play of the bonus game;
- a plurality of first game tiles having a first type of graphic symbol thereon, and a plurality of second game tiles having a second type of graphic symbol thereon;
- wherein upon a player scanning the code on the lottery ticket, the player receives one of the first or second game tiles;
- a randomly generated game board made available to the player, the game board comprising a randomly generated array of game spaces that include first game tile spaces and second game tile spaces;
- written instructions provided to the player to place each of the game tiles they receive in one of the first or second game tile spaces available on the game board to create a string that includes at least one of the second game tiles and wherein the string equates to a result required by the bonus game for an award;
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- an award structure, wherein the player receives an award in the bonus game based on a number of the first and second game tiles used to achieve the result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.