GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTI-PLAY HIGH-LOW GAME
First Claim
1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor;
a plurality of ranked symbols in the game;
at least one display device; and
at least one input device;
said processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device for a play of the game to;
(a) enable the player to select a number of the ranked symbols to play in the play of the game, said number being at least two and less than a maximum number;
(b) randomly select a quantity of the ranked symbols from all of the ranked symbols, said quantity of ranked symbols being equal to the number of ranked symbols selected to be played by the player;
(c) display each of the selected quantity of ranked symbols;
(d) enable the player to make an input to indicate whether a comparison symbol will be ranked higher or lower than one of the displayed ranked symbols not previously played by the player;
(e) generate said comparison symbol for said displayed ranked symbol;
(f) determine if said comparison symbol is ranked higher or lower than said displayed ranked symbol;
(g) determine and display if the player'"'"'s input was correct;
(h) repeat (d) to (g) for each of the displayed ranked symbols not previously played by the player; and
(i) provide an award to the player if the player makes a predetermined number of correct inputs, wherein said predetermined number is based on the number of ranked symbols selected by the player to play in said play of the game.
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Abstract
A gaming machine and method having a high-low game including a plurality of ranked symbols. The gaming machine enables the player to select a number of ranked symbols to play in the game and to make a wager. The gaming machine displays the number of ranked symbols. For each of the displayed ranked symbols, the gaming machine associates another one of the ranked symbols, a comparison symbol, with the displayed ranked symbol and enables the player to make an input to indicate whether the comparison symbol will be of a higher rank or a lower rank than the displayed ranked symbol. After the player makes the input, the gaming machine generates the comparison symbol and determines if the player'"'"'s input was correct. The gaming machine provides an award to the player if the player makes a predetermined number of correct inputs.
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34 Claims
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1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor; a plurality of ranked symbols in the game; at least one display device; and at least one input device; said processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device for a play of the game to; (a) enable the player to select a number of the ranked symbols to play in the play of the game, said number being at least two and less than a maximum number; (b) randomly select a quantity of the ranked symbols from all of the ranked symbols, said quantity of ranked symbols being equal to the number of ranked symbols selected to be played by the player; (c) display each of the selected quantity of ranked symbols; (d) enable the player to make an input to indicate whether a comparison symbol will be ranked higher or lower than one of the displayed ranked symbols not previously played by the player; (e) generate said comparison symbol for said displayed ranked symbol; (f) determine if said comparison symbol is ranked higher or lower than said displayed ranked symbol; (g) determine and display if the player'"'"'s input was correct; (h) repeat (d) to (g) for each of the displayed ranked symbols not previously played by the player; and (i) provide an award to the player if the player makes a predetermined number of correct inputs, wherein said predetermined number is based on the number of ranked symbols selected by the player to play in said play of the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor; a plurality of cards in the game, wherein each card includes a value; at least one display device; and at least one input device; said processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device for a play of the game to; (a) enable the player to select a number of the cards to play in the play of the game, said number being at least two and less than a maximum number; (b) randomly select a quantity of the cards from all of the cards, said quantity of cards being equal to the number of cards selected to be played by the player; (c) display the selected quantity of cards to the player; (d) enable the player to make an input to indicate whether the value of a comparison card will be ranked higher or lower than the value of one of the displayed cards not previously played by the player; (e) generate the comparison card for said displayed card; (f) determine if said comparison card value is ranked higher or lower than said value of the displayed card; (g) determine and display if the player'"'"'s input was correct; (h) repeat (d) to (g) for each of the displayed cards not previously played by the player; and (i) provide an award to the player if the player makes a predetermined number of correct inputs, wherein said predetermined number of correct inputs is based on the number of cards selected by the player. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to select a number of the ranked symbols from a plurality of ranked symbols to play in a play of a game operable upon a wager by the player; (b) randomly selecting a quantity of the ranked symbols from all of the ranked symbols, said quantity of ranked symbols being equal to the number of ranked symbols selected to be played by the player; (c) displaying each of the selected quantity of ranked symbols; (d) enabling the player to make an input to indicate whether a comparison symbol will be ranked higher or lower than one of the displayed ranked symbols not previously played by the player; (e) generating said comparison symbol for said displayed ranked symbol; (f) determining if said comparison symbol is ranked higher or lower than said displayed ranked symbol; (g) determining and displaying if the player'"'"'s input was correct; (h) repeating (d) to (g) for each of the displayed ranked symbols not previously played by the player; and (i) providing an award to the player if the player makes a predetermined number of correct inputs, said predetermined number based on the number of ranked symbols selected be played by the player. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to select a number of cards from a plurality of cards each including a value to play in a play of a game operable upon a wager by the player, said number being at least two and less than a maximum number; (b) randomly selecting a quantity of the cards from all of the cards, said quantity of cards being equal to the number of cards selected to be played by the player; (c) displaying each of the selected quantity of the cards to the player; (d) enabling the player to make an input to indicate whether the value of a comparison card will be ranked higher or lower than the value of one of the displayed cards not previously played by the player; (e) generating the comparison card for said displayed card; (f) determining if said comparison card value is ranked higher or lower than said value of the displayed card; and (g) determining and displaying if the player'"'"'s input was correct; (h) repeating (d) to (g) for each of the displayed cards not previously played by the player; and (i) providing an award to the player if the player makes a predetermined number of correct inputs, said predetermined number of correct inputs based on the number of cards selected by the player. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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