GAME METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for playing a game using an environment either real or created which itself is not a game of chance in which an event occurs, the apparatus comprising:
- a means to delineate zones with delineation indicators wherein said zones correspond to zones in said real or created environment or in a visual representation thereof such that said event may occur within or under a zone or on a delineation indicator and thus associated with one or more zones to thereby create a game of chance that associates an event outcome with a zone or zones;
whena plurality of markers, each marker having a predetermined value measured in a predetermined number of value units, for a game participant to associate with said one or more delineated zones; and
an electronic display means to present the zone that said event becomes associated with and/or a visual representation of said real or created environment where said event occurs within or under a zone or on a delineation indicator, such that a game participant is rewarded by the addition of a marker/s of value or value to the one or more markers which a participant has associated with the zone that the event becomes associated with, and a game participant is penalized by the removal of the said one or more markers or the removal of value from the said one or more markers that a participant did not associate with a zone that the event becomes associated with.
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Abstract
A game playing apparatus is described that displays in an image space (12) an aspect of a playing environment and overlays on the image space zones (14,16) that have relevance to the playing environment. An event occurs in the playing environment in a delineated zone. A game participant is able to mark (18) with a marker a zone or zones before the event in anticipation of a reward if they mark the zone in which the event occurs. Their reward may be set by predetermined odds available before the event or a portion of pooled wagers.
The playing environment may be a live event, a live sporting event or a pre-planned scenario. The image space (12) may only be a representation of the playing environment or an aspect of the playing environment. The game participant may wager remotely of the game apparatus with remote control devices that allow them to mark and wager. The remote control device may be built into other devices such as mobile telephone handsets etc.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for playing a game using an environment either real or created which itself is not a game of chance in which an event occurs, the apparatus comprising:
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a means to delineate zones with delineation indicators wherein said zones correspond to zones in said real or created environment or in a visual representation thereof such that said event may occur within or under a zone or on a delineation indicator and thus associated with one or more zones to thereby create a game of chance that associates an event outcome with a zone or zones;
whena plurality of markers, each marker having a predetermined value measured in a predetermined number of value units, for a game participant to associate with said one or more delineated zones; and an electronic display means to present the zone that said event becomes associated with and/or a visual representation of said real or created environment where said event occurs within or under a zone or on a delineation indicator, such that a game participant is rewarded by the addition of a marker/s of value or value to the one or more markers which a participant has associated with the zone that the event becomes associated with, and a game participant is penalized by the removal of the said one or more markers or the removal of value from the said one or more markers that a participant did not associate with a zone that the event becomes associated with. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for creating and playing a game comprises the steps of:
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a) creating or observing an environment which itself is not a game of chance in which an event occurs; b) delineating with delineation indicators a plurality of zones wherein said zones correspond to zones in said real or created environment or a visual representation thereof such that said event may occur within or under a zone or on a delineation indicator and thus associated with one or more zones to thereby create a game of chance that associates an event outcome with a zone or zones; c) displaying to one or more participants the zone that said event becomes associated with and/or a visual representation thereof where said event occurs within or under a zone or on a delineation indicator and thus with one or more zones; d) a game participant associating with one or more of said delineated zones in said display a marker or markers having a predetermined value measured in a predetermined number of value units; e) an event outcome being associated with a zone;
such thata game participant is rewarded by the addition of a marker/s or value to the one or more markers that are associated with the zone that the event becomes associated with; and a game participant being penalized by the removal of the said one or more markers or the removal of value from the one or more markers not associated with the zone that the event becomes associated with. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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