Prize acquisition game machine and it's prize

A game machine for acquiring exhibited prizes comprising:

• a container, said container having an open top side and sufficient volume to hold a plurality of prizes each having a machine readable identification mark;
• a plurality of prize mount stands, each of said prize mount stands for holding and controllably discharging one of the plurality of prizes place upon said prize mount stand, each of said prize mount stands further comprising,
• a sensor for reading machine readable identification marks;
• and
• a controllable release mechanism for discharging prizes;
• a prize selector for selecting one of said plurality of prizes and transporting said one of said plurality of prizes to one of said plurality of prize mount stands;
• a controller for permitting a user to operate said prize selector and for reading the identification marks of the prizes place upon the plurality of prize mount stands, wherein said controller causes the release mechanism of at least one of said plurality of prize mount stands to discharge said prizes place upon said at least one of prize mount stands when a predetermined relationship of identification marks read by each of said prize mount stands is satisfied.

A method for operating a game machine comprising the steps of:

• selecting a first selected prize from a plurality of prizes from a container, each of said prizes including a machine readable ID code;
• transporting said first selected prize from said container to a first prize holder;
• reading a first ID code from said first selected prize;
• selecting a second selected prize from said plurality of prizes in said container;
• transporting said second selected prize from said container to a second prize holder;
• reading a second ID code from said second selected prize;
• discharging said first selected prize and said second selected prize if said first ID code and said second ID code satisfy a predetermined relationship.