Dice game in which categories are filled and scores awarded
First Claim
1. A method of playing a multi-player jackpot game which includes the play of individual games by individual players, said individual games presented on an electronically controlled gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
- accepting a wager by a player;
presenting said individual game in which said player attempts to fill a set of categories, each of said categories having criteria for determining if said category is met by a combination of dice indicia, said game comprising the steps of;
(a) rolling a set of simulated dice to generate a set of dice indicia;
(b) displaying said set of dice indicia to said player;
(c) permitting said player to hold none, one or more of said set of dice indicia and re-roll all simulated dice not held a predetermined maximum number of times to generate a hand of dice indicia;
(d) filling one of said categories by assigning said hand of dice indicia to one of said categories based upon said criteria, once a category is filled, said category not being reusable until another game, and in the event said hand of indicia does not meet the criteria for any remaining unfilled category, assigning said hand of dice indicia to one of said unfilled categories;
(e) assigning a score to said hand of dice indicia based upon the criteria assigned to said category to which said hand of dice indicia was assigned, said assigned score being 0 if said hand of indicia did not meet the criteria for any remaining unfilled category;
(f) repeating steps (a)-(c) until each of said categories is filled;
(g) generating a total score comprising the sum of said assigned scores; and
(h) determining if the player is a winner of said individual game by determining if said individual player'"'"'s total score exceeds a score necessary to be declared a winner of said individual game and if so, awarding said player a winning;
said multi-player game further comprising the steps of;
(i) providing a jackpot amount;
(j) determining a pool of one or more players of said individual game entitled to participate in said jackpot amount based upon the individual player total scores received by players who played said individual game anytime during an interval of time; and
(k) awarding said one or more players of said pool at least a portion of said jackpot amount.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method facilitate single user and tournament play of wagering games. A player provides control input in order to control the game. The machine simulates the rolling of dice to obtain scoring combinations, and the player makes strategic gaming decisions concerning the holding, releasing and re-rolling of the dice, and the assignment of the resulting dice combinations to scoring categories. A game progresses as a player attempts to fill a plurality of scoring categories in order to achieve a high total score. A player wagers on each simulated roll of the dice, and is paid for wining assignments of combinations to categories. The computer-controlled slot machines are generally linked to a wide area network, facilitating tournament play among multiple players and progressive jackpots. Computer-controlled slot machines include machine-readable media reading and writing devices, allowing players to save and restore games in progress.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of playing a multi-player jackpot game which includes the play of individual games by individual players, said individual games presented on an electronically controlled gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
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accepting a wager by a player;
presenting said individual game in which said player attempts to fill a set of categories, each of said categories having criteria for determining if said category is met by a combination of dice indicia, said game comprising the steps of;
(a) rolling a set of simulated dice to generate a set of dice indicia;
(b) displaying said set of dice indicia to said player;
(c) permitting said player to hold none, one or more of said set of dice indicia and re-roll all simulated dice not held a predetermined maximum number of times to generate a hand of dice indicia;
(d) filling one of said categories by assigning said hand of dice indicia to one of said categories based upon said criteria, once a category is filled, said category not being reusable until another game, and in the event said hand of indicia does not meet the criteria for any remaining unfilled category, assigning said hand of dice indicia to one of said unfilled categories;
(e) assigning a score to said hand of dice indicia based upon the criteria assigned to said category to which said hand of dice indicia was assigned, said assigned score being 0 if said hand of indicia did not meet the criteria for any remaining unfilled category;
(f) repeating steps (a)-(c) until each of said categories is filled;
(g) generating a total score comprising the sum of said assigned scores; and
(h) determining if the player is a winner of said individual game by determining if said individual player'"'"'s total score exceeds a score necessary to be declared a winner of said individual game and if so, awarding said player a winning;
said multi-player game further comprising the steps of;
(i) providing a jackpot amount;
(j) determining a pool of one or more players of said individual game entitled to participate in said jackpot amount based upon the individual player total scores received by players who played said individual game anytime during an interval of time; and
(k) awarding said one or more players of said pool at least a portion of said jackpot amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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