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US 5,919,088 AGranted
Gaming method and apparatus including a simulation of a combination safe
AssigneeCasino Data Systems
InventorSteven A. Weiss
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for simulating a gaming event in which a player is awarded outright for a winning combination and also allowed to participate in the incremental exposition of a potential reward subsequently based on losing, where the losing simulates unlocking the combination of a safe.
Claims3
A method for playing a gaming machine simulating a safe having a combination, the steps including:
- selecting a combination,
- keeping the combination a secret from a player,
- playing a game,
- evaluating an outcome of the game against a paytable,
- incrementing credit to the player if the outcome is found on the paytable,
- searching for the combination of the safe if the player does not have an outcome which is due an award from the paytable, and
- flagging a combination number when found.
4 more elements
A method for gaming, comprising the steps of:
- making a wager to enable a gaming machine,
- evoking chance means to trigger an outcome,
- comparing the outcome to a paytable,
- awarding credits if the outcome is to be found on the paytable,
- advancing a solution to a randomly generated puzzle if the outcome is not found on the paytable,
- and awarding a prize upon discovery of the puzzle.
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An apparatus for wagering, comprising, in combination:
- wagering means to enable said apparatus,
- means for displaying a plurality of outcomes,
- means for displaying a combination of a simulative safe,
- means for incrementing an award due in the presence of a winning outcome,
- means for revealing portions of the combination as a function of a losing outcome,
- means for awarding a payout upon discovery of the combination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.