Skill based games of chance

A computer gaming machine configured to implement a virtual card game, the computer gaming machine comprising programming instructions configured to:

• select a card to enter gameplay;
• display the card on a display of the gaming machine, the display of the card comprising moving the card along a path on the display for a limited period of time during which the player can attempt to act on the card, such that after the expiration of the time period the card cannot be acted on by the player;
• receive a shot input at the gaming machine during the limited time period, the shot input comprising a shot location on the display, the shot input occurring responsive to the player pointing a pointing device at the shot location on the display and activating a trigger on the pointing device;
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• responsive to the shot location matching a current location of the card on the display, add the card to a player hand.

A method for implementing a virtual card game within a gaming machine, comprising:

• selecting a first and a second card to enter gameplay;
• displaying the first card on a display of the gaming machine, the display of the first card comprising moving the first card along a first path on the display for a first time period during which the player can attempt to act on the first card;
• displaying the second card on the display, the display of the second card comprising moving the second card along a second path on the display for a second time period during which the player can attempt to act on the second card, and wherein the first time period at least part partially overlaps the second time period;
• receiving a shot input at the gaming machine during the overlap in the first and second time periods, the shot input comprising a shot location on the display, the shot input occurring responsive to the player pointing a pointing device at the shot location on the display and activating a trigger on the pointing device;
• responsive to the shot location matching a current location of the second card on the display, adding the second card to a player hand.

A computer gaming machine configured to implement a virtual card game, the computer gaming machine comprising programming instructions configured to:

• select a first and a second card to enter gameplay;
• display the first card on a display of the gaming machine, the display of the first card comprising moving the first card along a first path on the display for a first time period during which the player can attempt to act on the first card;
• display the second card on the display, the display of the second card comprising moving the second card along a second path on the display for a second time period during which the player can attempt to act on the second card, wherein the first time period at least part partially overlaps the second time period;
• receive a shot input at the gaming machine during the overlap in the first and second time periods, the shot input comprising a shot location on the display, the shot input occurring responsive to the player pointing a pointing device at the shot location on the display and activating a trigger on the pointing device;
• responsive to the shot location matching a current location of the second card on the display, add the second card to a player hand.