US 7,749,082 B2Granted

Method for using three cross-interactive playing boards to play game of chance

AssigneeCryptoLogic Inc.

InventorsVladimir Dunaevsky, Justin Lucas Thouin

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Abstract

An apparatus and method for playing a version of a video game is provided. Using a computer terminal connected to a network, a player places a bet. Three faces of a three-dimensional cube are displayed. Each face includes N2 squares arranged in a N×N arrangement. One of an ordinary symbol, a multiplier symbol, or a bomb symbol is displayed in each of the squares. The computer determines whether any winning combinations are present, and provides a credit to the player according to the winning combination. When either a winning combination or a bomb symbol is present, certain squares are eliminated. Eliminated squares are refilled by shifting the remaining squares and then randomly generating new symbols. The game continues until there are no winning combinations and no bomb symbols.

Claims30

Dependent claims

An apparatus for enabling a player to play a video game, the apparatus comprising an electronic client device, and the electronic client device being in communication with a network server, wherein the electronic client device is configured to:

a) prompt the player to indicate an amount of a bet;
b) display a three-dimensional cube, the cube comprising at least two mutually orthogonal faces, each face comprising N2 squares arranged in an N×N configuration, wherein N is a whole number greater than 1, wherein each of the squares is populated by one of a plurality of symbols, wherein a predetermined portion of the squares defines at least one betting line, wherein the squares in the at least one betting line are located on the at least two faces of the cube;
c) determine whether the at least one betting line comprises a winning combination;
d) if the at least one betting line comprises the winning combination,
i) provide a predetermined credit to the player, the amount of the predetermined credit being related to the specific winning combination;
ii) eliminate all squares that are part of the winning combination;
iii) shift the remaining squares to replace at least a portion of the squares eliminated in step (ii) by shifting at least one square from one face visible to the player to another orthogonal face visible to the player;
and
iv) replace the empty squares by randomly generating new squares, wherein each new square is populated by one of the plurality of symbols;
and
e) repeat steps c) and d) until there is no winning combination in the at least one betting line.

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A method of conducting a video game, the method comprising the steps of:

a) prompting a user to indicate an amount of a bet;
b) displaying a three-dimensional cube, the cube comprising at least two mutually orthogonal faces, each face comprising N2 squares arranged in an N×N configuration, wherein N is a whole number greater than 1, wherein each of the squares is populated by one of a plurality of symbols, wherein a predetermined portion of the squares defines at least one betting line, wherein the squares in the at least one betting line are located on the at least two faces of the cube;
c) determining whether the at least one betting line comprises a winning combination;
d) if the at least one betting line comprises the winning combination,
i) providing a predetermined credit to the player, the amount of the predetermined credit being related to the specific winning combination;
ii) eliminating all squares that are part of the winning combination;
iii) shifting the remaining squares to replace at least a portion of the squares eliminated in step (ii) by shifting at least one square from one face visible to the player to another orthogonal face visible to the player;
and
iv) replacing the empty squares by randomly generating new squares, wherein each new square is populated by one of the plurality of symbols;
and
e) repeating steps c) and d) until there is no winning combination in the at least one betting line.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.