Arcade game

A progressive bonus apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of input means, where each of said plurality of input means is adapted to be coupled to a game of skill including a target receptive to a playing piece guided by a player, each input means being adapted to develop a progressive score input signal and a skilled task input signal indicating that a skilled predetermined task for a game of skill has been accomplished by a player;
• digital processing means coupled to said plurality of input means and operative to accumulate a progressive score based upon at least one progressive score input signal;
• display means coupled to said digital processing means for displaying said progressive score;
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• means for signaling a bonus award based, at least in part, upon said progressive score when said skilled task input signal is developed.

A method for providing a progressive bonus for a plurality of games of skill comprising:

• providing a plurality of games of skill which include a target receptive to a playing piece directed by a player;
• providing a plurality of inputs, where each input is adapted to be coupled to a game of skill;
• receiving progressive score input signals and a signal indicating a skilled goal has been achieved for at least one of said games of skill, said signals being received from said games of skill on said inputs;
• accumulating a progressive score based upon said progressive score input signals;
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• developing a bonus award derived, at least in part, from said progressive score after receiving said signal indicating a skilled goal has been achieved at one of said games of skill.

A progressive bonus apparatus to be coupled to a plurality of games of skill, where each game of skill includes a playing surface having a first end and a second end, at least one target positioned proximate said second end, and a playing piece being capable of being directed along said playing surface from said first end towards said at least one target, said progressive bonus apparatus comprising:

• an accumulator operative to accumulate a progressive score;
• a plurality of lines operative to couple said accumulator to a plurality of games of skill such that said accumulator can accumulate said progressive score based upon contributions from said plurality of games of skill and such that a skilled goal input signal is received when a skilled goal resulting from a player directing said playing piece along said playing surface is accomplished by a player on at least one of said games of skill;
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• a bonus award device operative to signal a bonus award based upon said progressive score, such that said bonus award can be associated with one game of skill when said goal input signal is received.

A progressive bonus apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of inputs, where each of said plurality of inputs is adapted to be coupled to a game of skill having a playing surface on which a playing piece is directed by a player, each of said inputs operative to develop a progressive score input signal from said game of skill and an input signal indicating that a skilled goal has been achieved by a player during said game of skill resulting from directing said playing piece;
• a digital processor responsive to said plurality of inputs, said digital processor being operative to accumulate a progressive score based upon progressive score input signals produced by said plurality of games of skill;
• a display coupled to said digital processor for displaying said progressive score;
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• a signaling device operative to signal a bonus award based, at least in part, upon said progressive score when said signal indicating that a skilled goal has been reached is developed.