Game card and associated playing method
OwnerJohn G. Lovellinventor
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Abstract
A game card and associated playing method. The game card is used for playing a number game of chance in which players guess a sequence of a sub-group of said randomly generated numbers. The game card and associated playing method comprises a game card printed with a series of numbers divided into groups of numbers each group being associated with a group designator. The player indicates her guess by selecting the group designator which either matches her guess or is associated with the group which contains her guess. The game cards are marked so as to allow scoring by an optical scanner. The player which correctly guesses the identity and sequence of a sub-group of randomly generated numbers, such as are randomly generated during a bingo or keno game or during a lottery, is the winner.
Claims24
A method for playing a number game of chance for use by at least one player, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of numbers;
- providing at least one game card per player, said plurality of numbers being imprinted upon said at least one game card, said plurality of numbers being divided into a plurality of groups of numbers, each of said plurality of groups of numbers being associated with a group designator, said group designator being arranged in a set of group designators, each of said game cards having a plurality of sets of group designators;
- making a plurality of guesses by said player, each of said plurality of guesses including choosing a selected group designator in a selected set of said plurality of sets of group designators, one said selected group designator being selected from each of said plurality of sets of group designators to complete each of said at least one game cards;
- marking one of said at least one game cards with each of said plurality of guesses wherein each of said plurality of guesses is indicated by marking said selected group designator in said selected set of said plurality of sets of group designators;
- randomly generating a series of numbers from said plurality of numbers, said randomly generated series of numbers including at least as one for each of said plurality of guesses;
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- comparing each of said plurality of guesses by said player with a selected number from said randomly generated series of numbers to determine if said selected group designator is associated with said group of numbers including said selected number from said randomly generated series of numbers, a correct guess comprising a guess of said selected group designator which is associated with said group of numbers including said selected number from said randomly generated series of numbers.
A method for playing a number game of chance for use by at least one player, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of numbers;
- providing at least one game card per player, said plurality of numbers being imprinted upon said at least one game card, said plurality of numbers being divided into a plurality of groups of numbers, each of said plurality of groups of numbers being associated with a group designator, said group designator being arranged in a set of group designators, each of said game cards having a plurality of sets of group designators;
- making a plurality of guesses by said player, each of said plurality of guesses including choosing a selected group designator in a selected set of said plurality of sets of group designators, one said selected group designator being selected from each of said plurality of sets of group designators to complete each of said at least one game cards;
- marking one of said at least one game cards with each of said plurality of guesses wherein each of said plurality of guesses is indicated by marking said selected group designator in said selected set of said plurality of sets of group designators;
- randomly generating a series of numbers from said plurality of numbers, said randomly generated series of numbers including at least as one for each of said plurality of guesses;
- comparing each of said plurality of guesses by said player with a selected number from said randomly generated series of numbers to determine if said selected group designator is associated with said group of numbers including said selected number from said randomly generated series of numbers, a correct guess comprising a guess of said selected group designator which is associated with said group of numbers including said selected number from said randomly generated series of numbers;
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- determining an award based on a number of said correct guesses and a sequence of said correct guesses, said award being determined according to a preselected subgroup of said plurality of guesses.
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