Video game combining skill and luck

• US 20060249904A1
• Filed: 12/02/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shoot-Em Poker Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Shoot-Em Poker Incorporated
• Inventors: Goldman, Jason, Guralnick, Howard, Matheson, Dex
• Application Number:
  US11/293,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20060249904A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3295 Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking

Abstract

A video game which combines skill and luck. The game first provides the user with an outcome, which is created purely by luck. In order to change the outcome the user must choose other options provided by the game to try to create the desired outcome. A player'"'"'s skill has an influence on determining the final outcome.

Claims

1. A combination video game and card game:

comprising a screen;

cards shown on said screen;

a mechanism for discarding unwanted cards from said game;

a mechanism for choosing new cards using a game of skill.

2. The game of claim 1 wherein said game is played on a computer, handheld gaming device or a gaming machine.

3. A method for playing a video and card game comprising:

dealing cards to a player;

discarding cards that are not needed by said player for that card game;

choosing other cards by using a device which allows skill of said player to choose said cards.

4. A method for playing a video and card game comprising:

dealing cards to a player;

discarding cards that are not needed by said player for that card game;

scrolling cards to be chosen to replace said discarded cards across a screen;

choosing said scrolled cards by pressing a button when a card is in a certain position.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said choosing said scrolled cards is done by pressing a button which causes a point on said screen to fire an object at a card which is then chosen as a new card to be played by said player.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein said scrolling cards are displayed in multiple rows.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein for each adjacent row of cards said cards scroll in different directions.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein said point is in form of a gun barrel.

9. The method of claim 4 wherein said card game is poker.

10. The method of claim 4 wherein said card game is black jack.

11. The method of claim 4 wherein said game is played by multiple players.

12. The method of claim 4 wherein said second player competes with a first player and plays said game after said first player finishes their hand.

13. The method of claim 5 wherein said point can be moved in a left to right direction.

14. The method of claim 5 wherein said point can be moved in an up and down direction.

15. The method of claim 5 wherein a sound is made when said button is pressed.

16. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

placing said cards in said players hand when said scrolled cards are chosen.

17. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

displaying who won said game and dollar amount left to bet.

18. A combination video game and slot machine game:

comprising a screen;

symbols or images shown on said screen;

a mechanism for discarding unwanted symbols or images from said game;

a mechanism for choosing new symbols or images using a game of skill.

19. The game of claim 18 wherein said game is played on a computer, handheld gaming device or a gaming machine.

20. A method for playing a video and slot machine game comprising:

playing said slot machine and receiving symbols or images;

discarding symbols or images that are not needed by said player to win said game;

choosing other symbols or images by using a device which allows skill of said player to choose said symbols or images.

21. A method for playing a video and slot machine game comprising:

playing said slot machine and receiving symbols or images;

discarding symbols or images that are not needed by said player for that game;

scrolling symbols or images to be chosen to replace said discarded symbols or images across a screen;

choosing said scrolled symbols or images by pressing a button when a card is in a certain position.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein said choosing said scrolled symbols or images is done by pressing a button which causes a point on said screen to fire an object at a symbol or image which is then chosen as a new symbol or image to be used by said player.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein said scrolling symbols or images are displayed in multiple rows.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein for each adjacent row of symbols or images said symbols or images scroll in different directions.

25. The method of claim 22 wherein said point is in form of a gun barrel.

26. The method of claim 21 wherein said game is played by multiple players.

27. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

displaying who won said game and dollar amount left to bet.

28. A method for playing a video and card game comprising:

scrolling cards across a video screen;

randomly firing an object at said cards which when hit become the player'"'"'s hand;

discarding cards that are not needed by said player for said card game;

scrolling cards to be chosen to replace said discarded cards across a screen;

randomly choosing said scroll cards to replace said discarded cards.

29. A method of playing a video and slot machine game comprising:

playing said slot machine by scrolling symbols or images across a video screen;

choosing said scroll symbols or images by said machine;

taking a scrolled symbol or image and placing it as part of the user'"'"'s chosen symbol;

wherein when all of said chosen symbols or images are placed together, said machine decides if said player has won.

30. A method for playing a video and card game comprising:

scrolling cards across a video screen;

moving a figure across said screen which then randomly chooses cards which are placed in a player'"'"'s hand;

discarding cards that are not needed by said player for said card game;

scrolling cards to be chosen to replace said discarded cards across a screen;

moving said figure across said screen which then randomly chooses cards to replace said discarded cards in a player'"'"'s hand.

31. A method of playing a video and slot machine game comprising:

playing said slot machine by scrolling symbols or images across a video screen;

moving a figure across said screen which then randomly chooses symbols or images which become placed in a player'"'"'s hand;

placing said symbols together to be the final combination of symbols for said user;

determining whether said final combination of symbols is a winning combination.