Methods of temporal knowledge-based gaming

Abstract

A method for playing a bonus game requiring knowledge has steps of presenting a query; limiting the time for response; awarding more if the player is correct, less if wrong, and keeping a house advantage in a range. A method has the steps of receiving a wager; playing a base game; playing a time-limited bonus game, and keeping a house advantage in a range. A method has the steps of presenting a query; limiting the time for response; awarding more if correct, less if wrong; randomly choosing a response if the time limit be exceeded, and keeping a house advantage in a range. A method has the steps of presenting a query; limiting the time for response; awarding more if correct, less if wrong or if the time limit is exceeded, and keeping a house advantage in a range. A method has the steps of presenting a query; limiting the time for response; awarding the player who responds correctly inversely to the time elapsed, and keeping a house advantage in a range. A method has steps of presenting a query and at least two answers; limiting the time for response; eliminating at least one answer after time has elapsed; awarding the player who responds correctly inversely to the time elapsed, and keeping a house advantage in a range. A method has the steps of presenting a query; limiting the time for player response; awarding more if the player is correct, and answers in the time limit and less if wrong and/or answers after the time limit, and keeping a house advantage in a range. The step of presenting a query has limiting the award based on time to answer, presenting multiple choice answers, removing wrong answers and decreasing the award or beginning the timer when the question is presented, after a signal from the player that the question has been read or at any arbitrary point.

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