Sudoku-type gaming activity
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1. A method of providing a gaming experience to a player, comprising:
- presenting a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells, wherein the playing field has one or more pay regions each comprising a predetermined number of cells of the plurality of cells;
presenting within each of the cells a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols; and
providing a monetary award to the player based on at least one of the pay regions having no two cells that present the same symbol.
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Abstract
Providing a Sudoku-type gaming experience to a player involves presenting a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells. The playing field has one or more pay regions each including a predefined number of cells of the plurality of cells. Within each of the cells a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols is presented, and a monetary award is provided to the player based on at least one of the pay regions having no two cells with the same symbol
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1. A method of providing a gaming experience to a player, comprising:
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presenting a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells, wherein the playing field has one or more pay regions each comprising a predetermined number of cells of the plurality of cells; presenting within each of the cells a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols; and providing a monetary award to the player based on at least one of the pay regions having no two cells that present the same symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A casino gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a human input and output coupled to the processor; and a gaming module that causes the processor to, present, via the human input and output, a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells, wherein the playing field has one or more pay regions each comprising a predetermined number cells of the plurality of cells; present, via the human input and output, within each of the cells a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols; and provide a monetary award to the player based on at least one of the pay regions having no two cells that present the same symbol. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon and executable by a processing system for performing steps comprising:
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presenting a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells, wherein the playing field has one or more predefined pay regions each comprising two or more cells of the plurality of cells; presenting within each of the cells a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols; and providing a monetary award to the player based on at least one of the pay regions having no two cells that present the same symbol.
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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means for presenting a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells, wherein the playing field has one or more predefined pay regions each comprising two or more cells of the plurality of cells; means for presenting within each of the cells a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols; and means for providing a monetary award to the player based on at least one of the pay regions having no two cells that present the same symbol.
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