Gaming machines
First Claim
1. Gaming apparatus comprising a group of individually playable gaming machines, a common prize control unit, a link between each machine and said unit, and a display responsive to said unit indicating a plurality of prizes distinct from any prize available from any said machine alone, the arrangement being such that at least one special win on any machine triggers the control unit randomly to select and award a prize from said display.
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Abstract
A number of gaming machines, such as fruit machines, are linked through a common control unit to a display which shows to all the players of the machines a range of prizes. When there is a special win on any machine, a selection is made from those prizes and the chosen one awarded to the player. As the prizes are won, so those on offer reduce, but once a star prize, of greater value than any of the others, is awarded, the full range may be restored. There can also be treasure chest keys on the display, and a winner of a key can try to open a treasure chest for a jackpot win. With only one out of many keys that will work, a very large jackpot is possible, and the amount, and the number of keys still available, can be part of the display.
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13 Claims
- 1. Gaming apparatus comprising a group of individually playable gaming machines, a common prize control unit, a link between each machine and said unit, and a display responsive to said unit indicating a plurality of prizes distinct from any prize available from any said machine alone, the arrangement being such that at least one special win on any machine triggers the control unit randomly to select and award a prize from said display.
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