Reverse keno
First Claim
1. A method of playing a game, comprising:
- receiving a selection of target items selected from a plurality of items;
identifying a subset of the plurality of items;
determining whether the target items contain any item in common with the identified subset of items; and
when it is determined that the target items contain no item in common with the identified subset of items, indicating success at the game.
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Abstract
A method and system for playing reverse keno. In one embodiment, the reverse keno system allows users to play reverse keno while they are visiting various web sites. The reverse keno system allows a user to select an initial set of numbers from a larger set of numbers. The reverse keno system then highlights the selected numbers on a reverse keno board, which may be very similar to a keno board. After the user selects the numbers, the reverse keno system then identifies a group of numbers from the numbers 1 to 80. The reverse keno system then removes the identified numbers on the reverse keno board. If any of the selected numbers have been removed, then the reverse keno game is over and the user may be awarded a consolation prize. If, however, all selected numbers remain, then the game continues. The reverse keno system then identifies and removes another set of numbers. If none of the identified numbers match the selected numbers (that is, all the selected numbers remain), then the game continues. The reverse keno system may determine whether a user should win based on probabilities that are independent of the number of numbers remaining and the number of selected numbers.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of playing a game, comprising:
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receiving a selection of target items selected from a plurality of items;
identifying a subset of the plurality of items;
determining whether the target items contain any item in common with the identified subset of items; and
when it is determined that the target items contain no item in common with the identified subset of items, indicating success at the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in a computer system for playing a game, comprising:
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receiving a selection of target numbers from a plurality of numbers; and
while lack of success is not indicated, identifying numbers from a plurality of numbers that have not been previously identified; and
when any target number is the same as an identified number, indicating lack of success. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to play a game, by a method comprising:
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receiving a selection of target items selected from a plurality of items;
identifying a subset of the plurality of items; and
when the target items contain no item in common with the identified subset of items, indicating success at the game. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer system for playing a game, comprising:
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means for receiving a selection of target items selected from a plurality of items;
means for identifying a subset of the plurality of items; and
means for indicating success at the game when the target items contain no item in common with the identified subset of items. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to coordinate playing a game, by a method comprising:
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receiving a selection of target numbers from a plurality of numbers; and
while success is indicated, identifying numbers from the plurality of numbers that have not been previously identified; and
when no target number is the same as an identified number, indicating success. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of playing a game, comprising:
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selecting target items from a plurality of items;
receiving an indication of an identified subset of the plurality of items; and
when the target items contain no item in common with the identified subset of items, receiving an indication of success at the game. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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