Lottery-type game system with bonus award

• US 5,046,737 A
• Filed: 11/23/1990
• Issued: 09/10/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Douglas Press Inc
• Original Assignee: Douglas Press Inc
• Inventors: Fienberg, Debra
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US07/617,361
• Time in Patent Office: 291 Days
• Field of Search: 273/139, 273/138 R, 283/903, 283/901, 283/105, 283/103, 283/102, 283/101, 283/100, 283/98
• US Class Current: 273/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/069 having a message becoming legible by tearing-off non-adhesive parts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/903 Lottery ticket

Abstract

A lottery-type game system providing multiple levels of play includes a plurality of playing cards and a master game card used in conjunction therewith. Each of the playing cards includes a plurality of game symbols, with predetermined selected ones of the game symobls being used to identify players eligible for a bonus award. The master game card includes an arrangement for listing the selected players, and thereafter identifying one of the players, which player thereby becomes eligible for a bonus award by selecting one of a plurality of award values concealed on the master game card.

Claims

1. A lottery-type game system providing multiple levels of play, comprising:

a plurality of playing cards each of which can be purchased by game players for a predetermined price per playing card,

each of said playing cards having a plurality of groups of game symbols displayed thereon, with each of said cards including selectively removable means for concealing the groups of game symbols thereon prior to purchase by a player, said means for concealing said game symbols being removed by the player after purchase for providing a first level of play, and

a master game card for use in conjunction with said playing cards,

at least one of said master game card and said plurality of playing cards having displayed thereon means for establishing the eligibility of a plurality of selected game players having playing cards displaying predetermined selected ones of said game symbols,

said master game card including means for identifying at least one of said eligible players, and selectively removable means for concealing said identifying means prior to establishing all of said eligible game players for providing a second level of play,

said master game card further including award identifying means comprising a plurality of award values displayed on said master game card, and selectively removable means for concealing said award values, so that said selected one of said eligible players can determine the award to be received by removing the concealing means associated with one of said award values for providing a third level of play.

2. A lottery-type game system in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said master game includes another award identifying means comprising a second plurality of award values displayed on said master card, and selectively removable means for concealing said second plurality of award values,

at least one predetermined one of first-said plurality of award values entitling the selected player to remove the concealing means associated with one of said second plurality of award values for providing a fourth level of play.

3. A lottery-type game system in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said master game card includes means identifying winning groups of said game symbols and corresponding award values.

4. A lottery-type game system in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said award values comprise dollar values.

5. A lottery-type game system in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said selected ones of said game symbols comprises numeric designations.

6. A lottery-type game system in accordance with claim 1, wherein

each of said playing cards and said master game card comprises a lamination of upper and lower plies of material, with each said concealing means comprising a flap-like portion of the upper ply of material of the respective card.

7. A lottery-type game system in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said master game card has displayed thereon means for listing said plurality of eligible game players.