Amusement device integrating games of skill and chance
AssigneeWilliams Electronics Games, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Lawlor, Matthew C. Coriale
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Abstract
A game of skill, such as a pinball game is integrated with a game of chance, such as a simulation of a board game. A micro-processor based control system permits play of the game of chance when a player achieves game objectives in the skill game. The game of chance is played using random number selection to determine the "moves" on the simulated board game. The player may continue the game of chance until he wins the game or he may stop at a designated point and return to the game of skill. The game of chance simulation may include a plurality of lights arranged in patterns to simulate board game paths.
Claims13
An amusement device comprising:
- a) a rolling ball game including an inclined playfield, at least one rolling ball for movement on said playfield, scoring features disposed on said playfield activated by said ball and player operated means for controlling the movement of the ball on said playfield;
- b) a board game simulation associated with said rolling ball game, said board game simulation including indicator means arranged in patterns to simulate board game paths, each indicator means corresponding to a prize, a penalty or game feature;
- c) processor means for:
- (i) operating the rolling ball game;
- (ii) initiating operation of said board game simulation;
- (iii) selecting indicator means along said game paths to award the prize, penalty or game feature associated therewith until a player wins, loses or signals said processor means to terminate the board game simulation.
An amusement device comprising:
- a) a rolling ball game including an inclined playfield, at least one rolling ball for movement on said playfield, scoring features disposed on said playfield activated by said ball and player operated means for controlling the movement of the ball on said playfield, thereby to permit skillful players to achieve rolling ball game objectives;
- b) a game of chance associated with said rolling ball game, said game of chance including indicator means corresponding to a prize, a penalty or game outcome;
- c) processor means for:
- (i) operating the rolling ball game including determining when game objectives have been achieved;
- (ii) initiating operation of said game of chance responsive to achieving said rolling ball game objectives;
- (iii) selecting indicator means and awarding the player the prize, penalty or game feature associated therewith until a player wins, loses or signals said processor means to terminate the game of chance.
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