Game of skill and chance and system and method for playing such game

• US 20050116411A1
• Filed: 10/08/2004
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Holdings Ltd (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Gamelogic Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Herrmann, Mark E., Kane, Steven N., Yanowitz, Jason, Roseman, Stuart
• Granted Patent: US 7,331,860 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/146
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/22 Payment schemes or models
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

A game of skill and chance is provided in which five die are manipulated by a player to obtain different combinations. The obtained die combinations are then recorded on a card and scored by a computer. Players play against each other and the winner is the individual with the highest total score.

Claims

1. A game having an associated game session to be played by a plurality of players, wherein the game session comprises one or more cards played by each of the plurality of players and two or more dice, wherein each one of the one or more cards shows dice combinations that can be chosen, and wherein each game comprises acts of:

A) rolling the two or more dice;

B) choosing, by at least one of the plurality of players, zero or more of the two or more dice to not roll again;

C) if necessary, rolling the dice not chosen;

D) repeating steps B and C; and

E) choosing, by the at least one of the plurality of players, at least one of the dice combinations on the one or more cards in which to score a final dice combination.

2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the player pays to play with at least one of money and loyalty points.

3. The game according to claim 2, wherein the player pays by at least one of cash, a debit card, a credit card, an account credit, and a loyalty program credit.

4. The game according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of players is allowed to create a subscription to play multiple game sessions.

5. The game according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the plurality of players is allowed to automatically renew the subscription.

6. The game according to claim 1, wherein the payout for winning to a winning player is increased with increased payment by the winning player to play.

7. The game according to claim 1, wherein the payout for winning is divided among all of one or more winning players.

8. The game according to claim 1, wherein there is at least one progressive jackpot.

9. The game according to claim 1, wherein the payout table is not directly determined by the odds of winning with or without a fee to the gaming operator.

10. The game according to claim 1, wherein the payout for winning may be at least one of money, credit, merchandise, and loyalty points.

11. The game according to claim 1, wherein the payout for winning money is performed by providing at least one of cash, a check, a debit card, and an account credit.

12. The game according to claim 1, wherein the payout for winning loyalty points is performed by providing at least one of a loyalty program credit and an account credit.

13. The game according to claim 1, wherein game sessions are run continually.

14. The game according to claim 1, wherein a winning player among the plurality of players and a winning game card are verified and authenticated by at least one of the gaming operator and a computer system that conducts the game session.

15. The game according to claim 1, wherein a game playing computer system displays to all players at least one of the winning game card and the winning player.

16. The game according to claim 1, wherein a game playing computer system determines at least one of a game card or a player with the highest score following each roll of the two or more dice.

17. The game according to claim 1, wherein a game playing computer system automatically notifies a player of winnings.

18. The game according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of players may access his/her results for past gaming sessions at a location remote to the game playing computer system.

19. The game according to claim 18, wherein the results for past gaming sessions include indications of at least one of wins, payouts, and losses.

20. The game according to claim 19, wherein the at least one player gains remote access through at least one of a group including a kiosk, a phone, a handheld device, a television and a computer.

21. The game according to claim 1, wherein the games are run continually, and wherein one or more advertising streams are inserted into the display during the game session.

22. The game according to claim 1, wherein the player may enter a game through an alternative method of entry (AMOE).

23. The game according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of players is provided two or more cards.

24. The game according to claim 1, wherein each game session includes a winning player.

25. The game according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of players pays over the Internet, by phone or by cashier.

26. The game according to claim 25, wherein the player pays to play in the game session at at least one of a casino and a lottery outlet.

27. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game includes performing acts A through E for a number of times equal to the number of dice combinations on at least one of the one or more game cards.

28. The game according to claim 1, wherein the player is provided a predetermined amount of time to select dice to keep before the dice not chosen are rolled again.

29. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game session is conducted without interaction with at least one of the plurality of players.

30. The game according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of players is determined to be a winning player by accruing the most points among the plurality of players.

31. The game according to claim 1, wherein the initial dice combination is the same for each one of the one or more cards.

32. The game according to claim 1, wherein the initial dice combination is different for each one of the one or more cards.