Game method and gaming system

A gaming system for playing a game by a player in conjunction with another player playing a second gaming machine, the gaming system comprising:

• a player interface comprising:
• (1) a display for displaying a number of objects and a number of prizes to the player, each of the number of objects being associated with a respective one of the number of prizes and each of the respective one of the number of prizes being hidden by its respective associated object;
• (2) an instruction input mechanism that enables a player to input an object selection instruction to select an object and, an award acceptance instruction or an award rejection instruction;
• an another player interface operable by the another player;
• and
• the game controller in data communication with the another player interface, and configured to:
• (a) reveal a prize associated with a selected object and make said prize associated with said selected object unavailable to the player in response to every object selection instruction, and display the prize associated with said selected object;
• (b) cause the display to display to the player an award for ending the game that the player can accept or reject and that is offered by said another player;
• and
• (c) (i) if an acceptance instruction is received from the player accepting the displayed award, grant the player the displayed award and adjust an award for said another player based on the granted displayed award, or (ii) if a rejection instruction is received from the player rejecting the displayed award, receive at least one further object selection instruction from a player selecting a further one of said set of objects,
• the game controller further configured to repeat processes (a), (b) and (c) until (i) an acceptance instruction is received or (ii) a last one of said number of objects remains, wherein the prize associated with the last one of said number of objects is awarded to the player.

A game controller for a game system, the game controller comprising:

• a memory storing a number of objects and a number of prizes for a game to be played by a player, each of the number of objects being associated with a respective one of the number of prizes and each of the respective one of the number of prizes being hidden by its respective associated object, the game controller configured to:
• (a) receive at least one object selection instruction specifying a selected object;
• (b) reveal a prize associated with a selected object and make said prize associated with said selected object unavailable to the player in response to every object selection instruction, and display a prize associated with said selected object;
• (c) cause a display to display to the player an award for ending the game that the player can accept or reject by the player, and wherein said award for ending the game is offered by another player;
• and
• (d) (i) if an acceptance instruction is received specifying that the player accepts the displayed award, grant the player the displayed award and adjust an award for said another player based on the granted displayed award, or (ii) if a rejection instruction is received specifying that the player rejects the displayed award, receive further object selection instructions specifying a further object of the set of objects,
• the game controller further configured to repeat processes (b), (c) and (d) until (i) an acceptance instruction is received or (ii) a last one of said number of objects remains, wherein the prize associated with the last one of said number of objects is awarded to the player.

A player interface for playing a game in a game system, the player interface comprising:

• a display for displaying a number of objects and a number of prizes to a player, each of the number of objects being associated with a respective one of the number of prizes and each of the respective one of the number of prizes being hidden by its respective associated object;
• an instruction input mechanism that enables a player to input an object selection instruction to select an object,
• (a) the display being updated:
• (i) to indicate that a prize associated with an object selection has been made unavailable to the player in response to every object selection instruction;
• (ii) to reveal the prize associated with said selected object,
• (iii) to display to the player an award for ending the game that the player can accept or reject by the player, and wherein said award for ending the game is offered by another player,
• (b) the instruction input mechanism enabling a player to enter
• (i) an acceptance instruction accepting the displayed award and an adjustment an award for said another player based on the granted displayed award, or
• (ii) a rejection instruction rejecting the displayed award, and if a rejection instruction is entered, the instruction input mechanism enabling the player to enter at least one further object selection instruction, the player interface configured to repeat processes (a) and (b) until (i) an acceptance instruction is entered or (ii) a last one of said number of objects remains, wherein the prize associated with the last one of said number of objects is awarded to the player.