Method of playing a game involving questions and answers
First Claim
1. A method of playing a wagering game which simulates a knowledge base game and in which a player of the game may win an award comprising:
- providing an electronic database of a plurality of questions for presentation to the player where the questions are separated into a plurality of question groups wherein the question groups offer different potential values to the player and where the question groups with more difficult questions offering higher potential values to the player;
providing an electronic database of a plurality of answers associated with each questions for presentation to the player;
assigning a value to at least one answer;
allowing the player to select the question group;
electronically selecting one of said plurality of questions in the selected question group;
displaying said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying a plurality of electronically selected answers associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge based game;
electronically selecting one of said answers associated with said electronically selected question;
displaying said electronically selected answer to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying to the player any value assigned to said electronically selected and presented answer in the format of the simulated knowledge based game; and
awarding to the player said displayed value wherein the awarded value is independent of the knowledge of the player.
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Abstract
A method of playing a wagering game is disclosed which simulates a knowledge base same. The method electronically selects one of the plurality of questions, displays the electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game and displays a plurality of electronically selected answers associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game. The method electronically selects one of the answers associated with the electronically selected question, displays the electronically selected answer to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game, displays to the player any value assigned to the electronically selected and presented answer in the format of the simulated knowledge based game and awards to the player the displayed value.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of playing a wagering game which simulates a knowledge base game and in which a player of the game may win an award comprising:
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providing an electronic database of a plurality of questions for presentation to the player where the questions are separated into a plurality of question groups wherein the question groups offer different potential values to the player and where the question groups with more difficult questions offering higher potential values to the player;
providing an electronic database of a plurality of answers associated with each questions for presentation to the player;
assigning a value to at least one answer;
allowing the player to select the question group;
electronically selecting one of said plurality of questions in the selected question group;
displaying said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying a plurality of electronically selected answers associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge based game;
electronically selecting one of said answers associated with said electronically selected question;
displaying said electronically selected answer to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying to the player any value assigned to said electronically selected and presented answer in the format of the simulated knowledge based game; and
awarding to the player said displayed value wherein the awarded value is independent of the knowledge of the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of playing a wagering game which simulates a knowledge base game and in which a player of the game may win an award comprising:
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providing an electronic database of a plurality of questions for presentation to the player where the questions are separated into a plurality of question groups wherein the question groups offer different potential values to the player and where the question groups with more difficult questions offering higher potential values to the player;
providing an electronic data base of a plurality of answer groups each comprising a plurality of answers associated with one of said questions for presentation to the player, each answer group including at least one desirable answer and at least one undesirable answer;
assigning a value to each desirable answer;
electronically selecting one of said plurality of questions;
displaying said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying the answer group associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
electronically selecting one of said answers from said answer group associated with said electronically selected question;
displaying said electronically selected answer to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying to the player any value assigned to said electronically selected and presented answer; and
awarding to the player said displayed value wherein the awarded value is independent of the knowledge of the player. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of playing a wagering game which simulates a knowledge base game and in which a player of the game may win an award comprising:
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providing an electronic database of a plurality of questions for presentation to the player where the questions are separated into a plurality of question groups wherein the question groups offer different potential values to the player and where the question groups with more difficult questions offering higher potential values to the player;
providing an electronic database of a plurality of answer groups each comprising a plurality of answers associated with one of said questions for presentation to the player, each answer group including at least one desirable answer and a plurality of undesirable answers;
assigning a value to each desirable answer;
electronically selecting one of said plurality of questions;
displaying said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
displaying the answer group associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game;
electronically, substantially randomly, successively selecting ones of said answers from said answer group associated with said electronically selected question until either a preselected number of undesirable answers are electronically selected or until a preselected number of desirable answers are electronically selected;
displaying said electronically selected answer or answers to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game; and
awarding to the player the aggregate, total value of each value assigned to each said electronically selected and presented desirable answers wherein the awarded value is independent of the knowledge of the player. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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