Racing game
First Claim
1. A race game comprising the steps of:
- providing a racetrack;
providing a plurality of racers;
providing a program by which said racers are variously moved about said racetrack, said program including a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
providing a player interface with said program for player input commands;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a first race;
(i) eliminating at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
(ii) continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race;
repeating steps (i) and (ii) until a predetermined game-ending condition occurs.
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Abstract
In an embodiment as a video gaming machine, a racetrack and a plurality of racers in the form of racecars are generated. The program driving the game includes a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race. A racecar is selected, as by player input, as the player'"'"'s racer. The player inputs a wager, with the wager further preferably requiring an input by the player as to a number of races desired to be completed up to a preset maximum number for the game. The player can thus choose to bet upon all stages (races or laps) potentially available, or some lesser consecutive number of races. The first race is initiated, with the racecars being randomly assigned finishing positions. In this embodiment, there is the elimination of at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race; that position could be anything other than last, for instance. Play continues with another race provided the player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated, and the next lap has been enabled; that can include an initial input by the player of a wager on the next stage (race, lap). This repeats until a game-ending event; such as the player'"'"'s racer has been eliminated; or a predetermined number of races have been completed; or the player'"'"'s racer is the last one not eliminated. A payout is awarded based upon the number of races completed by the player'"'"'s racer and the finishing position of the player'"'"'s racer in each race.
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Citations
143 Claims
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1. A race game comprising the steps of:
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providing a racetrack;
providing a plurality of racers;
providing a program by which said racers are variously moved about said racetrack, said program including a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
providing a player interface with said program for player input commands;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a first race;
(i) eliminating at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
(ii) continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race;
repeating steps (i) and (ii) until a predetermined game-ending condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A race game comprising:
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a racetrack;
a plurality of racers;
a methodology by which said racers are variously moved about said racetrack, said methodology including a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a first race;
(i) eliminating at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
(ii) continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race;
repeating steps (i) and (ii) until a predetermined game-ending condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A race game for a video gaming machine, wherein said gaming machine includes a video display, a cpu including a program for driving the display and operating the game, and a player input mechanism interfacing with the cpu, comprising the steps of:
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generating a racetrack and a plurality of racers;
said program including a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
inputting a wager by the player including the number of races desired to be completed up to a preset maximum number for the game;
initiating a first race;
(i) eliminating at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
(ii) continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated and a wager was placed on a next race;
repeating steps (i) and (ii) until a predetermined game-ending condition occurs; and
providing a payout based upon the number of races completed by the player'"'"'s racer and the finishing position of the player'"'"'s racer in each race. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A race game for play on a gaming machine, wherein said gaming machine includes a video display, a cpu including a program for driving the display and operating the game, and a player input mechanism interfacing with the cpu, comprising the steps of:
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generating a raceway and a plurality of racers;
inputting a wager by the player;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a race;
randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A gaming machine, comprising:
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a video display;
a cpu including a program for driving said display and operating a game;
a player input mechanism interfacing with said cpu;
a raceway formed on said display;
a plurality of racers generated by said program and depicted on said display;
said player input mechanism including an input for a wager by the player;
a racer designated as the player'"'"'s racer;
a race run by said program, wherein a finishing position for racers at the end of a race is randomly assigned to said racers;
another race being provided in the event that said player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion at the end of a race and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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- 51. The gaming machine of 49 wherein a bonus round is entered if a player'"'"'s racer is the last remaining racer at the end of a race.
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62. A race game, comprising:
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a raceway and a plurality of racers on said raceway;
placing a wager by a player;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a race;
randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72)
a video display;
a cpu including a program for driving said display and operating the game;
a player input mechanism interfacing with said cpu;
said raceway formed on said display;
said plurality of racers generated by said program and depicted on said display.
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64. The race game of claim 63 wherein said wager includes player selection of a consecutive number of races desired to be run up to a preset maximum number of races to the game, and any wager placed upon a race which is not run because of a game-ending criterion is lost.
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65. The race game of claim 64 wherein a paytable is provided for said payout, said paytable providing increasingly higher payouts for at least some races completed after a first race.
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66. The race game of claim 65 wherein a starting position for a player'"'"'s racer in said another race is the finishing position of said player'"'"'s racer in the race just completed.
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70. The race game of claim 65 wherein a bonus round is entered if a player'"'"'s racer is the last remaining racer at the end of a race.
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71. The race game of claim 70 wherein said bonus round comprises selection by the player of at least one of a plurality of bonus items, each bonus item having a bonus value associated therewith revealed upon selection of said bonus item.
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72. The race game of claim 62 further including a payout for each race based upon the finishing position of the player'"'"'s racer in a respective race.
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67. The race game machine of 66 wherein at least one racer is eliminated as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
- and play continues with another race until one of the following occurs constituting a game-ending criterion;
said player'"'"'s racer has been eliminated;
a predetermined number of races have been completed. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
- and play continues with another race until one of the following occurs constituting a game-ending criterion;
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73. A method for operating a gaming machine, wherein said gaming machine includes a video display, a cpu including a program for driving the display and operating the game, and a player input mechanism interfacing with the cpu, comprising the steps of:
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generating a raceway and a plurality of racers;
inputting a wager by the player, said wager including player selection of a consecutive number of races desired to be run up to a preset maximum number of races to the game;
selecting a racer as the player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a race;
randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
continuing play with another race provided said player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion and the player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method of playing a race game with a plurality of players comprising the steps of:
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providing a racecourse;
providing a plurality of racers;
providing a program by which said racers are variously moved about said racecourse, said program including a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
providing a player interface with said program for player input commands, said program accommodating input commands from a plurality of players who are jointly participating in a race;
each player selecting a racer as that player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a first race;
(i) eliminating at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
(ii) continuing play with another race provided at least one player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated and at least one player has previously placed a wager on said another race;
repeating steps (i) and (ii) until a predetermined game-ending condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95)
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96. A race game with a plurality of players, comprising:
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a racecourse;
a plurality of racers;
a methodology by which said racers are variously moved about said racecourse, said methodology including a function for randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
designating a racer as a player'"'"'s racer for each respective player who is participating in a race, said program accommodating input commands from a plurality of players;
initiating a first race;
(i) eliminating at least one racer as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
(ii) continuing play with another race provided at least one player'"'"'s racer has not been eliminated and at least one player has previously placed a wager on said another race;
repeating steps (i) and (ii) until a predetermined game-ending condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99)
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100. A race game for play on a plurality of linked gaming machines, wherein each said gaming machine includes a player input mechanism for interfacing with a cpu, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cpu including a program for operating a race substantially simultaneously for all gaming machines having a player participating in a race;
generating a raceway and a plurality of racers on at least one visual display;
inputting a wager by each player;
selecting a racer as a player'"'"'s racer for each player who is participating in a race;
initiating a race;
randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
continuing play with another race provided that at least one player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion and that player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A system for operating a plurality of linked gaming machines, comprising:
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a video display;
a cpu including a program for driving said display and operating a race game;
a player input mechanism for each player interfacing with said cpu;
a raceway formed on said display;
a plurality of racers generated by said program and depicted on said display;
said player input mechanism including an input for a wager by a respective player participating in a race, said wager input including player selection of a consecutive number of races desired to be run up to a preset maximum number of races to the game;
a racer designated as the player'"'"'s racer for each respective player;
a race run by said program including all of said racers of respective players, said race being shown on said video display, with a finishing position for racers at the end of a race randomly assigned to said racers;
another race being provided in the event that at least one player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion at the end of a race and that player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
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113. A race game in which a plurality of players can participate, comprising:
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a raceway and a plurality of racers on said raceway;
placement of a wager by each participating player;
selecting a racer as a respective player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a race;
randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
continuing play with another race provided at least one player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion and that player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131)
a video display;
a machine cpu including a machine program for driving said display and interacting with said game;
a player input mechanism interfacing with said machine cpu;
and further including a network interlinking each said gaming machine of all said players participating in a game, and a master program operating said game, such that each display has said raceway depicted on said display, and each race is run substantially simultaneously on each said display.
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115. The race game of claim 114 wherein each said machine cpu includes said master program, and said master program of a first player'"'"'s machine cpu operates all other machines'"'"' displays participating in a race.
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116. The race game of claim 114 wherein said master program is embodied in a central cpu which is separate from said machine cpu.
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117. The race game of claim 114 wherein said player input mechanism further includes a message input capability, and said master program reproduces said message on displays of other players participating in a race.
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118. The race game of claim 114 wherein at least some of said machines that are interlinked on said network are within line of sight of each other.
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119. The race game of claim 113 further including a gaming machine, said gaming machine having:
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a video display with a display screen upon which the game is played that is visible to a plurality of players;
a cpu including a program for driving said display and operating said game;
a plurality of player command input mechanisms interfacing with said cpu.
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120. The race game of claim 113 further including a central video display having a display screen upon which the game is played and which is visible to a plurality of players;
- a cpu including a program for driving said display and operating said game;
a plurality of player command input mechanisms; and
a network interlinking each said player command input mechanisms with said cpu.
- a cpu including a program for driving said display and operating said game;
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121. The race game of claim 113 further including a payout for each race based upon the finishing position of a player'"'"'s racer in a respective race.
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122. The race game of claim 121 wherein a paytable is provided for said payout, said paytable providing increasingly higher payouts for at least some races completed after a first race.
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123. The race game of claim 122 wherein a starting position for a player'"'"'s racer in said another race is the finishing position of that player'"'"'s racer in the race just completed.
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124. The race game of claim 123 wherein at least one racer is eliminated as a result of a predetermined threshold finishing position required at the end of a race;
- and play continues with another race until one of the following occurs constituting a game-ending criterion;
all players'"'"' racers have been eliminated;
a predetermined number of races have been completed.
- and play continues with another race until one of the following occurs constituting a game-ending criterion;
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125. The race game of claim 124 wherein said raceway is a swimming area, said racer is a swimmer, and elimination of a swimmer comprises a sequence depicting a sea-creature eating said swimmer.
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126. The race game of claim 113 wherein said wager includes player selection of a consecutive number of races desired to be run up to a preset maximum number of races to the game, and any wager placed by a player upon a race which is not run by that player because of a game-ending criterion is lost.
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127. The race game of claim 113 wherein a bonus round is entered if a player'"'"'s racer is the last remaining racer at the end of a race.
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128. The race game of claim 127 wherein said bonus round comprises selection by the player of at least one of a plurality of bonus items, each bonus item having a bonus value associated therewith revealed upon selection of said bonus item.
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129. The race game of claim 113 wherein said raceway is a swimming area, and said racer is a swimmer.
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130. The race game of claim 113 wherein said raceway is a vehicular race track, and said racer is a motor vehicle.
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131. The race game of claim 113 wherein said raceway is a vehicular race track, said racer is a motor vehicle, and elimination of a motor vehicle comprises a sequence depicting destruction of said vehicle.
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132. A method for operating a plurality of linked gaming machines in a system, wherein each gaming machine includes a video display and a player input mechanism interfacing with a cpu, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer program for driving the displays and operating at least some aspects of the game in concert on the linked machines;
generating a raceway and a plurality of racers on each display;
registering an input wager by each player participating in a race, said wager including player selection of a consecutive number of races desired to be run up to a preset maximum number of races to the game;
registering the selection of a racer as a respective player'"'"'s racer;
initiating a race and showing said race on each display;
randomly assigning a finishing position for racers at the end of a race;
continuing play with another race provided at least one player'"'"'s racer has not met a predetermined game-ending criterion and that player has previously placed a wager on said another race. - View Dependent Claims (133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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