Multi-game system with progressive bonus
First Claim
1. A multi-station game system with progressive bonus comprising:
- a plurality of individual game stations, where each game station is capable of dispensing redemption tickets based upon at least one skilled operation performed by a player of said game station where said skilled operation affects the movement of a physical playing piece associated with said game station; and
a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game stations and operative to display a progressive score and further operative to provide at least one bonus redemption ticket based upon said progressive score to a player of a game station when a bonus condition is met.
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Abstract
An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermined task on a game unit, they receive a non-monetary award based on the progressive score. Each game unit connected to the progressive bonus apparatus may take the form of an arcade-type game with a rotating wheel on which to base scoring. A playing piece is directed down a playing surface towards a target end, and the wheel is rotated according to the target that was hit by the playing piece. The position of the wheel when it stops rotating affects the score. A non-monetary award based on the score is dispensed to the player when the game is completed.
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1. A multi-station game system with progressive bonus comprising:
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a plurality of individual game stations, where each game station is capable of dispensing redemption tickets based upon at least one skilled operation performed by a player of said game station where said skilled operation affects the movement of a physical playing piece associated with said game station; and a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game stations and operative to display a progressive score and further operative to provide at least one bonus redemption ticket based upon said progressive score to a player of a game station when a bonus condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multi-station game system with progressive bonus comprising:
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a plurality of game stations, each of which includes a coin-box and an award dispenser, wherein a game station can be used by a player after the insertion of a token of monetary value into said coin-box of said station, and wherein said game station is capable of dispensing an award based upon at least one skilled operation performed by said player at said game station; and a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game stations and operative to develop a progressive value therefrom, said progressive bonus apparatus being further operative to provide a bonus award as determined by said progressive value when a bonus condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A multi-station game system with progressive bonus comprising:
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a plurality of game stations, each of which includes an award dispenser, wherein a player can play a game on said game station after the input of monetary value at said station, and wherein a goal of said game at said game station is achieved by said player primarily by the application of skill and is not primarily affected by chance, and wherein said game station is capable of dispensing an award when said goal is achieved; and a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game stations and operative to develop a progressive value therefrom, said progressive bonus apparatus being further operative to provide a bonus award as determined by said progressive value when a bonus goal is achieved. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A multi-station game system with progressive bonus comprising:
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a plurality of game stations, each of which includes an award dispenser, wherein a player can play a game of skill on said game station after the receipt of monetary value, and wherein an outcome of said game of skill at said game station is influenced primarily by the application of skill of said player and is not primarily influenced by chance, and wherein said game station is capable of dispensing an award when said goal is achieved; and a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game stations and operative to develop a progressive value therefrom, said progressive bonus apparatus being further operative to provide a bonus award as determined by said progressive value when a bonus goal is achieved. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A method for providing a multi-station game system having progressive bonus, comprising:
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providing a plurality of game stations; receiving monetary input from said player at a particular one of said game stations to start a game; determining when a goal has been achieved by said player during said game at said particular game station, wherein said goal is achieved by said player on said particular game station primarily by the application of skill during said game and not primarily by the application of chance; accumulating a progressive value on a progressive bonus apparatus coupled to said plurality of game stations, said progressive value being modified when a bonus goal is achieved on any of said plurality of game stations, and wherein said progressive value is used to provide a bonus award to said player when said player achieves said bonus goal during said game; and dispensing an award when said goal or when said bonus goal is achieved by said player. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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