Tournament game system

• US 20050071024A1
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Henshaw
• Original Assignee: Robert Henshaw
• Inventors: Henshaw, Robert
• Application Number:
  US10/951,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20050071024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/91
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament

Abstract

One embodiment of a game tournament comprising of at one least primary game and at least one secondary game. The primary game may comprise a set of playing symbols, a set of a predetermined number of playing symbols, and a random symbol generator. The secondary game may comprise of set of tournament values, which are essentially paired with the set of playing symbols, ranked tournament game prizes and a player interface device bearing a plurality of playing symbols. A ranked tournament prize may be awarded to a player when there is a match up of one or more playing symbols from the plurality of playing symbols and the set of a predetermined number of playing symbols and a match between the tournament game prize and the rank of the player within the tournament. The player'"'"'s ranking being generally based on the sum of the tournament values of the matched up playing symbols.

Claims

1. A gaming tournament, comprising:

a) at least one primary game, the primary game comprising of at least one set of playing symbols, at least one set of a predetermined number of playing symbols selected from the set of playing symbols; and

at least one random symbol generator, which is used to select the set of a predetermined number of playing symbols from the set of playing symbols;

b) at least one tournament game, the tournament game comprising one set of tournament values with each tournament value being assigned to each playing symbol of the set of playing symbols, at least one player interface device configured to display a plurality of playing symbols, and at least one ranked tournament game prize;

wherein the ranked tournament prize is awarded if the tournament game player has the player interface device whose plurality of playing symbols contains one or more playing symbols from the set of predetermined number of playing symbols, and if the sum of the predetermined tournament values associated with one or more playing symbols gives the tournament game player same rank as the ranked tournament prize.

2. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the rank is based on lowest sums.

3. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the rank is based on the highest sums.

4. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the set of playing symbols have ordinary values outside the play of the first game, which are different from the set of tournament values.

5. The gaming tournament of claim 4 wherein the difference between the set of ordinary values and the set of tournament values is by amounts.

6. The gaming tournament of claim 5 wherein the difference is further defined by denominations.

7. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the tournament game further comprises of a theme and the set of tournament values are given denominations, which reflect that theme.

8. The gaming tournament of claim 1 further comprises at least one overall tournament prize awarded during a set of tournament games, the overall tournament prize being ranked.

9. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein player interface device is an electronic apparatus.

10. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the electronic apparatus has the capability of accessing at least one electronic communications network that connects multiple computer networks and multiple organizational computer facilities around the world.

11. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the primary game is at least one game selected from a set of games consisting of:

bingo, keno, lotto, and lottery.

12. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the ranked tournament prize is awarded if the tournament game player has the player interface device whose plurality of playing symbols contains has one or more playing symbols from the set of predetermined number of playing symbols and one or more playing symbols are displayed in a predetermined geometric order on the player interface device.

13. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein one of the tournament values is null.

14. The gaming tournament of claim 1 wherein the tournament values are predetermined.

18. A process of playing a game tournament of claim 14 is further comprised of ranking the prize and awarding the prize to a tournament game winner based on that ranking.

15. A method of playing a tournament game, comprising, but not all necessarily in the order shown:

(A). playing a primary game with the set of playing symbols;

(B). selecting a set of tournament values;

(C). matching a set of set of tournament values with a set of playing symbols;

(D). ranking a set of tournament prizes;

(E). selecting a set of predetermined number of playing symbols from a set of playing symbols;

(F). determining if the secondary player interface device has a possible winning combination of playing symbols;

(G). summing the tournament values of the possible winning combination of playing symbols of secondary player interface card;

(H). ranking the player assigned to secondary player interface card in comparison to other potential tournament winners by the total value of the tournament values of the possible winning combination of playing symbols of secondary player interface card;

(I). awarding the player at least one ranked tournament game prize if his ranking matches the ranking given to the tournament game prize.

16. A process of playing a game tournament of claim 15 is further comprised of selecting a theme for the tournament game, set of tournament values and tournament game prizes.

17. A process of playing a game tournament of claim 15 wherein the determining if the secondary player interface card has a possible winning combination of playing symbols includes having the one or more of the selected playing symbols forming a predetermined geometric orientation.

19. A game tournament comprising of:

a) at least one primary gaming means for playing a game;

b) a symbol means for identifying winner in the primary game

c) a random symbol generator means for selecting a set of a predetermined number of symbol means from the symbol means;

d) a tournament values means for ranking of more than one game tournament player;

e) a tournament player interface means for display of a plurality of playing symbols means; and

f) a ranked tournament prize means for rewarding a winning player;

wherein the ranked tournament prize means is awarded to the tournament game player holding the player interface means, if a portion of the plurality of the playing symbols means matches at least a portion of selected set of playing means and if the ranking of the tournament game player matches the rank of the tournament game prize means.

20. The game tournament of claim 19 wherein the ranking of the tournament game player is based upon the sum of the tournament value means associated with the portion of set of selected playing means.

21. The game tournament of claim 19 wherein the tournament value means and ranked tournament game prize means share a common theme.

22. A game tournament of claim 20 further comprises a player communication device means for informing players of gaming data.