Method for displaying an interactive game having a pre-determined outcome
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- an interactive game;
a plurality of playing symbols in the interactive game, wherein for each play of said interactive game, a set of first playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols;
at least one predetermined designation associated with said set of first playing symbols;
a predetermined game outcome in the interactive game, wherein said predetermined game outcome is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, and wherein said predetermined game outcome is associated with a plurality of said playing symbols;
a display device adapted to display the interactive game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control the play of the interactive game by;
(a) displaying the set of first playing symbols to a player;
(b) enabling the player to designate a subset of the displayed first playing symbols to replace;
(c) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols;
(i) displaying said plurality of playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome, and(ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player, and(d) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols;
(i) displaying a modification of the player'"'"'s designated subset of the first playing symbols, wherein independent of the player'"'"'s designation, said modification causes the playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and(ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player.
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Abstract
An interactive game having a pre-determined outcome (e.g., a game of finite poker) that displays an initial hand of cards, receives a player-specified designation as to which cards are to held and which are to be discarded, and then displays an intermediate hand generated in accordance with the player-specified designation. Then a final hand is shown, and in those cases where the player-specified designation (Hold/Discard) is inconsistent with a transition from the intermediate hand to the final hand, an entertaining display is shown, such as a sequence of alternative playing cards. In some cases, the initial hand is a winning hand according to a predetermined payout schedule, and the final hand is a winning hand with a higher payout than the initial hand according to the same payout schedule. The disclosed methods can be used with other games, including reel-type games.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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an interactive game; a plurality of playing symbols in the interactive game, wherein for each play of said interactive game, a set of first playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols; at least one predetermined designation associated with said set of first playing symbols; a predetermined game outcome in the interactive game, wherein said predetermined game outcome is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, and wherein said predetermined game outcome is associated with a plurality of said playing symbols; a display device adapted to display the interactive game; and a processor operable with said display device to control the play of the interactive game by; (a) displaying the set of first playing symbols to a player; (b) enabling the player to designate a subset of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying said plurality of playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome, and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player, and (d) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying a modification of the player'"'"'s designated subset of the first playing symbols, wherein independent of the player'"'"'s designation, said modification causes the playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gaming device comprising:
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an interactive game; a plurality of playing symbols in the interactive game, wherein for each play of said interactive game, a set of first playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols and a set of second playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols, and wherein each of said second playing symbols is associated with a respective one of said first playing symbols; at least one predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; a predetermined game outcome in the interactive game, wherein said predetermined game outcome is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, and wherein said predetermined game outcome is associated with a plurality of said playing symbols; a display device adapted to display the interactive game; and a processor operable with said display device to control the play of the interactive game by; (a) displaying the set of first playing symbols to a player; (b) enabling the player to designate a subset of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) display a subset of the second playing symbols associated with the subset of the first playing symbols designated by the player to be replaced; (d) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying said plurality of playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome, and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player, and (e) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying a modification of the player'"'"'s designated subset of the first playing symbols, wherein independent of the player'"'"'s designation, said modification causes the playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gaming device comprising:
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an interactive game; a plurality of playing symbols in the interactive game, wherein for each play of said interactive game, a set of first playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols and a set of second playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols, wherein each of said second playing symbols is associated with a respective one of said first playing symbols; a predetermined game outcome in the interactive game, wherein said predetermined game outcome is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, and wherein said predetermined game outcome is associated with a plurality of said playing symbols; a plurality of predetermined designations associated with a plurality of said first playing symbols, wherein each designation is either a hold or a replace; a display device adapted to display the interactive game; and a processor operable with said display device to control the play of the interactive game by; (a) displaying the set of first playing symbols to a player; (b) enabling the player to designate zero, one or a plurality of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) for each of the first playing symbols associated with one of said predetermined designations; (i) determining if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, (ii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a hold designation, continue displaying said first playing symbol, (iii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a replace designation, displaying said second playing symbol associated with said first displayed playing symbol, and (iv) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, displaying a modification wherein said modification causes at least one of said playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and (d) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A gaming device comprising:
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an interactive game; a plurality of playing symbols in the interactive game, wherein for each play of said interactive game, a set of first playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols and a set of second playing symbols is formed from a plurality of said playing symbols, wherein each of said second playing symbols is associated with a respective one of said first playing symbols; a predetermined game outcome in the interactive game, wherein said predetermined game outcome is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, and wherein said predetermined game outcome is associated with a plurality of said playing symbols; a plurality of predetermined designations associated with a plurality of said first playing symbols, wherein each designation is either a hold or a replace; a display device adapted to display the interactive game; and a processor operable with said display device to control the play of the interactive game by; (a) displaying the set of first playing symbols to a player; (b) enabling the player to designate zero, one or a plurality of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) displaying a subset of the second playing symbols associated with the subset of the first playing symbols designated by the player to be replaced; (d) for each of the first playing symbols associated with one of said predetermined designations; (i) determining if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, (ii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a hold designation, continue displaying said first playing symbol, (iii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a replace designation, displaying said second playing symbol associated with said first displayed playing symbol, and (iv) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, displaying a modification wherein said modification causes at least one of said playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and (e) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for operating a gaming device having a game with a predetermined game outcome which is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a set of first playing symbols to a player, wherein said first set of playing symbols are associated with at least one predetermined designation; (b) enabling the player to designate a subset of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying a plurality of playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome; and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player, and (d) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying a modification of the player'"'"'s designated subset of the first playing symbols, wherein independent of the player'"'"'s designation, said modification causes the displayed playing symbols to correspond to the predetermined game outcome; and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for operating a gaming device having a game with a predetermined game outcome which is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a set of first playing symbols to a player, wherein each of said first playing symbols is associated with a second playing symbol and said first set of playing symbols are associated with at least one predetermined designation; (b) enabling the player to designate a subset of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) displaying the second playing symbols associated with the subset of first playing symbols designated by the player to be replaced; (d) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying a plurality of playing symbols associated with said predetermined game outcome; and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player, and (e) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbols; (i) displaying a modification of the player'"'"'s designated subset of the first playing symbols, wherein independent of the player'"'"'s designation, said modification causes the displayed playing symbols to correspond to the predetermined game outcome; and (ii) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A method for operating a gaming device having a game with a predetermined game outcome which is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a set of first playing symbols to a player wherein each of said first playing symbols is associated with a second playing symbol and a plurality of said first playing symbols are associated with a plurality of predetermined designations which are each either a hold designation or a replace designation; (b) enabling the player to designate zero, one or a plurality of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) for each of the first playing symbols associated with one of said predetermined designations; (i) determining if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, (ii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a hold designation, continue displaying said first playing symbol, (iii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a replace designation, displaying said second playing symbol associated with said first displayed playing symbol, and (iv) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, displaying a modification wherein said modification causes at least one playing symbol associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and (d) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A method for operating a gaming device having a game with a predetermined game outcome which is either a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a set of first playing symbols to a player wherein each of said first playing symbols is associated with a second playing symbol and a plurality of said first playing symbols are associated with a plurality of predetermined designations which are each either a hold designation or a replace designation; (b) enabling the player to designate zero, one or a plurality of the displayed first playing symbols to replace; (c) displaying a subset of the second playing symbols associated with the subset of the first playing symbols designated by the player to be replaced; (d) for each of the first playing symbols associated with one of said predetermined designations; (i) determining if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, (ii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a hold designation, continue displaying said first playing symbol, (iii) if the player'"'"'s designation is consistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol and said designation is a replace designation, displaying said second playing symbol associated with said first displayed playing symbol, and (iv) if the player'"'"'s designation is inconsistent with the predetermined designation associated with said first playing symbol, displaying a modification wherein said modification causes at least one playing symbol associated with said predetermined game outcome to be displayed, and (e) providing said predetermined game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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Current AssigneeIGT (International Game Technology)
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Original AssigneeIGT (International Game Technology)
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InventorsMillerschone, Norman H.
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Primary Examiner(s)SAGER, MARK ALAN
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Application NumberUS10/846,448Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,509 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current463/17CPC Class CodesA63F 13/10 Control of the course of th...A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of...G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or...
