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US 8,133,110 B1Granted
Slot machine games
OwnerJon Muskininventor
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a slot machine game with cascading reels. Reels and further reels can be spun, allowing for a plurality of lines.
Claims3
A slot machine gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a processing unit, configured to execute instructions that perform:
- receiving a wager from a player;
- spinning reels on a slot machine to an outcome;
- providing a bonus round routine, the routine comprising:
- providing the player a number of picks, wherein the number of picks is determined based on a number of bonus triggers in the outcome, wherein the player gets X picks for a standard bonus round and the player gets Y picks when there are more bonus triggers than the standard bonus round, Y being greater than X;
- displaying a plurality of elements, a number of the plurality of elements being greater than X;
- allowing the player to choose only the number of picks of elements out of the plurality of elements and awarding the player a prize associated with each chosen element;
- initiating the bonus round routine when the outcome comprises a bonus trigger;
- and:
- an output unit operating with the processing unit.
7 more elements
A method to play a game, the method comprising:
- executing instructions on an electronic processing unit configured to perform:
- receiving a wager from a player;
- spinning reels on a slot machine to an outcome;
- providing a bonus round routine, the routine comprising:
- providing the player a number of picks, wherein the number of picks is determined based on a number of bonus triggers in the outcome, wherein the player gets X picks for a standard bonus round and the player gets Y picks when there are more bonus triggers than the standard bonus round, Y being greater than X;
- displaying a plurality of elements, a number of the plurality of elements being greater than X;
- allowing the player to choose only the number of picks of elements out of the plurality of elements and awarding the player a prize associated with each chosen element;
- and
- initiating the bonus round routine when the outcome comprises a bonus trigger.
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A method to play a game, the method comprising:
- using, by the player, an electronic computer with an electronic output unit;
- placing, by a player using the computer, a wager;
- viewing, by the player, spinning reels on a slot machine displayed on the output unit, wherein the outcome comprises a bonus trigger;
- viewing, by the player, a bonus round displayed on the output unit, the bonus round displaying a plurality of elements, a number of the plurality of elements being greater than X;
- and
- choosing, by the player using the computer, only a number of picks of elements out of the plurality of elements, wherein the player receives a prize associated with each chosen element,
- wherein the number of picks is determined based on a number of bonus triggers in the outcome, wherein the player gets X picks for a standard bonus round and the player gets Y picks when there are more bonus triggers than the standard bonus round, Y being greater than X.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.