Match number game

• US 20010034262A1
• Filed: 01/24/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Frank B. Banyai
• Original Assignee: Frank B. Banyai
• Inventors: Banyai, Frank B.
• Granted Patent: US 6,702,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0645 Electric lottos or bingo games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/081 electric

Abstract

A match number game for being played by a single player or by a plurality of players, preferably at video terminals. In one of its preferred embodiments, the method of the game comprises the steps of: (a) each player placing a wager to a game pool and wager to a progressive pool; (b) assigning to each player a first plurality of designations from a set of designations; (c) randomly drawing a first plurality of designations from the set of designations; (d) paying a prize from the progressive pool to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c); (e) if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c), continuing randomly drawing designations from such set of designations until a second plurality of designations fewer than the designations in such set are drawn; and (f) paying a prize from the game pool to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e). If no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), the method of game may proceed with the additional steps of: (g) continuing randomly drawing designations from the set of designations until a player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in step (c), (e) and (g), or until all the designations in the set have been drawn, whichever occurs first; and (h) if a player'"'"'s first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), paying a consolation prize to such player.

Claims

1. A method of playing a game by a player, comprising the steps of:

(a) the player placing a wager;

(b) assigning to the player a first plurality of designations from a set of designations;

(c) randomly drawing a first plurality of designations from said set;

(d) paying a prize to the player if the player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c);

(e) if the player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations do not match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c), continue randomly drawing designations from said set until the player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), or until a second plurality of designations fewer than all designations in said set are drawn from said set, whichever occurs first; and

(f) paying a prize to the player if the player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e).

2. The method according to

claim 1

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize to the player if the player has a predetermined plurality of assigned designations less than said first plurality matching designations drawn in step (c).

3. The method according to

claim 1

, wherein:

in step (a), the player places a wager to a game pool and at his or her option places a wager to a progressive pool.

4. The method according to

claim 3

, wherein:

the prize paid in step (d) is from the progressive pool provided the player had placed a wager to the progressive pool and from the game pool if the player had not placed a wager to the progressive pool; and

the prize paid in step (f) is from the game pool.

5. The method according to

claim 1

, wherein:

in step (a), the player places a wager to a game pool and a wager to a progressive pool.

6. The method according to

claim 5

, wherein:

the prize in step (d) is from the progressive pool; and

the prize paid in step (f) is from the game pool.

7. The method according to

claim 6

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize from the progressive pool to a player having a predetermined plurality of assigned designations less than said first plurality matching designations drawn in step (c).

8. The method according to

claim 6

, wherein:

in step (f), the prize paid decreases in value with each succeeding designation drawn in step (e).

9. The method according to

claim 6

, wherein:

the player may place additional wagers in step (a) and have assigned to him or her additional first pluralities of designations in step (b), for simultaneously subjecting each of his or her assigned first pluralities of designations to the play of steps (c) through (f).

10. The method according to

claim 6

, wherein:

in step (b), the player selects the designations assigned to him.

11. The method according to

claim 6

, further including:

providing a wild designation for being randomly drawn as if a designation in said set, and if drawn in step (c) or (e) the player may deem one of his or her assigned designations to have been drawn.

12. The method according to

claim 11

, wherein:

the quantity of designations in said set is twenty-five, the quantity of designations of said first plurality is four, and the quantity of designations of said second plurality is fifteen.

13. A method of playing a game by a plurality of players, comprising the steps of:

(a) each player placing a wager;

(b) assigning to each player a first plurality of designations from a set of designations;

(c) randomly drawing a first plurality of designations from said set of designations;

(d) paying a prize to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c);

(e) if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c), continuing randomly drawing designations from said set of designations until a second plurality of designations fewer than all designations in said set are drawn; and

(f) paying a prize to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e).

14. The method according to

claim 13

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize to a player having a predetermined plurality of assigned designations less than said first plurality matching designations drawn in step (c).

15. The method according to

claim 13

, wherein:

in step (f), the prizes paid decrease in value with each succeeding designation drawn in step (e).

16. The method according to

claim 13

, further including the steps of:

(g) if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), continuing randomly drawing designations from the set of designations until a player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), or until all designations in said set have been drawn, whichever occurs first; and

(h) if a player'"'"'s first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), paying a prize to such player.

17. The method according to

claim 13

, further including:

providing a wild designation for being randomly drawn as if a designation in said set, and if drawn in step (c) or (e) each player may deem one of his or her assigned designations to have been drawn.

18. The method according to

claim 16

, wherein:

if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of numbers match the numbers drawn in steps (c) and (e), adding the amount of the prize unpaid in step (f) to a consolation prize fund.

19. The method according to

claim 18

, wherein:

the prize in step (h) is paid from the consolation prize fund.

20. The method according to

claim 13

, wherein:

each player may place additional wagers in step (a) and have assigned to him or her additional first pluralities of designations in step (b), for simultaneously subjecting each of his or her assigned first pluralities of designations to the play of steps (c) through (f).

21. The method according to

claim 13

, wherein:

in step (a), each player places a wager to a game pool and a wager to a progressive pool.

22. The method according to

claim 21

, wherein:

the prize paid in step (d) is from the progressive pool; and

the prize paid in step (f) is from the game pool.

23. The method according to

claim 22

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize from the game pool to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in step (c).

24. The method according to

claim 22

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize from the progressive pool to each player having a predetermined plurality of assigned designations less than said first plurality matching designations drawn in step (c).

25. The method according to

claim 22

, wherein:

the prizes paid in step (f) decrease in value with each succeeding designation drawn in step (e).

26. The method according to

claim 22

, further including the steps of:

(g) if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), continuing randomly drawing designations from the set of designations until a player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), or until all designations in said set have been drawn, whichever occurs first; and

(h) if a player'"'"'s first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), paying a prize to such player.

27. The method according to

claim 21

, wherein:

providing a wild designation for being randomly drawn as if a designation in said set, and if drawn in step (c) or (e) each player may deem one of his or her assigned designations to have been drawn.

28. The method according to

claim 26

, wherein:

if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), adding the amount of the prize unpaid in step (f) to a consolation prize fund.

29. The method according to

claim 28

, wherein:

the prize paid in step (h) is paid from the consolation prize fund.

30. The method according to

claim 21

, wherein:

each player may place additional wagers in step (a) and have assigned to him or her additional first pluralities of designations in step (b), for simultaneously subjecting each of his or her assigned first pluralities of designations to the play of steps (c) through (f).

31. A method of playing a game by a plurality of players, comprising the steps of:

(a) each player placing a wager to a game pool and at each player'"'"'s option placing a wager to a progressive pool;

(b) assigning to each player a first plurality of designations from a set of designations;

(c) randomly drawing a first plurality of designations from said set of designations;

(d) paying a prize from the progressive pool to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c) provided he or she had placed a wager to the progressive pool;

(e) if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations in step (c), continuing randomly drawing designations from said set of designations until a second plurality of designations fewer than the designations in said set are drawn; and

(f) paying a prize from the game pool to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e).

32. The method according to

claim 31

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize from the game pool to each player whose assigned first plurality of designations match the first plurality of designations drawn in step (c).

33. The method according to

claim 31

, further including:

in step (d), paying a prize from the progressive pool to each player having a predetermined plurality of assigned designations less than said first plurality matching designations drawn from in step (c).

34. The method according to

claim 31

, wherein:

the prizes paid in step (f) decrease in value with each succeeding designation drawn in step (e).

35. The method according to

claim 31

, further including the steps of:

(g) if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), continuing randomly drawing designations from the set of designations until a player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), or until all the designations in the set have been drawn, whichever occurs first; and

(h) if a player'"'"'s first plurality of designations match designations drawn in steps (c), (e) and (g), paying a prize to such player.

36. The method according to

claim 31

, further including:

providing a wild designation for being randomly drawn as if a designation in said set, and if drawn in step (c) or (e) each player may deem one of his or her assigned designations to have been drawn.

37. The method according to

claim 35

, wherein:

if no player'"'"'s assigned first plurality of designations match the designations drawn in steps (c) and (e), adding the amount of the prize unpaid in step (f) to a consolation prize fund.

38. The method according to

claim 37

, wherein:

the prize paid in step (h) is from the consolation prize fund.

39. The method according to

claim 31

, wherein:

each player may place additional wagers in step (a) and have assigned to him or her additional first pluralities of designations in step (b), for simultaneously subjecting each of his assigned first pluralities of designations to the play of steps (c) through (f).