US 6,616,531 B1 · Method and apparatus for playing one game and using elements from the one game to play at least another game

Abstract

Method and apparatus for playing one game and using elements from the one game to play at least another game. One game may be a lottery ticket game 11A and at least another game may be a symbol collection game 21A. Lottery ticket game 11A involves defining and using various symbols. Symbol collection game 21A involves using and collecting at least some of the symbols from lottery ticket game 11A. Game 5C comprises a TRILOGY BINGO lottery ticket game 11B and a TRILOGY BINGO letters collection game 21B. One of the letters of TRILOGY or other word or symbols is collected by collecting all of the BINGO letters 65 or one of the wild symbols from lottery ticket game 11B. A jackpot is won by collecting all TRILOGY letters or such and calling out a win notification or activating a button. The jackpot is won by only one winning player or split among other winning players. Game 5C also allows players to wager for a table jackpot among other players as to certain elements 13B being collected after a play of the lottery ticket game 11B. Game 5C may be played electronically in entirety. Table 70 having a plurality of table player stations 72 are used in conjunction with the game 5C. Table player stations 72 are linked together at a table, house, or network level. Table player stations 72 each have indicator lights to light up respective symbol images as the symbols are collected from the lottery tickets 60.

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Dependent claims

A method for playing one game and using elements from the one game to play at least another game, comprising the steps of:

defining rules and the elements for the one game,
providing and using the elements for the one game,
playing the one game,
defining the rules for the at least another game,
providing and using at least some of the elements from the one game to play the at least another game,
playing the at least another game,
wherein the one game is a lottery ticket game and the at least another game is a symbol collection game,
wherein the lottery ticket game is further defined by the steps of:
defining symbols for the lottery ticket game,
printing the symbols on lottery tickets for the lottery ticket game,
using the symbols to define winning indices for the lottery tickets,
wherein the symbol collection game is further defined by the steps of:
using and collecting at least some of the symbols from the lottery ticket game to play the symbol collection game,
wherein the step of using and collecting at least some of the symbols for the lottery ticket game to play the symbol collection game further comprises the step of:
using and collecting BINGO letters and wild symbols by playing a play of the lottery ticket game, and
wherein the symbol collection game further comprises the steps of:
collecting and spelling letters of TRILOGY,
obtaining one of the letters of TRILOGY by collecting all of the BINGO letters from plays of the lottery ticket game,
obtaining one of the letters of TRILOGY by obtaining one of the wild symbols from plays of the lottery ticket game, and
winning a jackpot for the symbol collection game by collecting all of the letters of TRILOGY.

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Method and apparatus for playing one game and using elements from the one game to play at least another game

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Method and apparatus for playing one game and using elements from the one game to play at least another game

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