Electronic gaming method and system having preview screen
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1. An electronic gaming method comprising the steps of:
- constructing a game field having a plurality of elements for an interactive touch screen game display on an electronic game terminal wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols, wherein the game symbols for each element are automatically determined such that there is at least one winning combination for each play of the game but there is no winning combination without player interaction with the game display;
testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field;
automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play;
receiving the player'"'"'s selection of a field element as a location for a wild symbol and determining each winning combination of symbols that is formed by such selection; and
displaying each winning combination of symbols on the touch screen display.
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Abstract
An electronic gaming method and system with a game preview display. A field of game symbols is presented on the game display to the player as a preview for deciding whether or not to play the displayed game. If the player decides to play the game, the player selects a field element to turn the symbol displayed into a wild symbol. The player'"'"'s selection of the field element for the wild symbol location is received by the game software which determines and displays each winning combination of symbols that is formed by such wild symbol location selection. A new game field can then be constructed and previewed on the game display.
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1. An electronic gaming method comprising the steps of:
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constructing a game field having a plurality of elements for an interactive touch screen game display on an electronic game terminal wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols, wherein the game symbols for each element are automatically determined such that there is at least one winning combination for each play of the game but there is no winning combination without player interaction with the game display; testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; receiving the player'"'"'s selection of a field element as a location for a wild symbol and determining each winning combination of symbols that is formed by such selection; and displaying each winning combination of symbols on the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic gaming system comprising:
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an electronic game terminal including a touch screen display; a game processor for generating an interactive electronic game on the game terminal with a plurality of options selectable by a player, the game processor configured for; constructing a game field having a plurality of elements for the interactive game display wherein each element includes a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols, wherein the game symbols for each element are automatically determined such that there is at least one winning combination for each play of the game but there is no winning combination without player interaction with the game display; testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display prior to initiating activation of game play; receiving the player'"'"'s selection of a field element as a location for a wild symbol and determining each winning combination of symbols that is formed by such selection; and displaying each winning combination of symbols on the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for electronic gaming when executed on a game processor, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embedded therein, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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program instructions that construct a game field having a plurality of elements for an interactive touch screen game display on an electronic game terminal wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols, wherein the game symbols for each element are automatically determined such that there is at least one winning combination for each play of the game but there is no winning combination without player interaction with the game display; program instructions that test the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; program instructions that automatically display an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; program instructions that receive the player'"'"'s selection of a field element as a location for a wild symbol and determine each winning combination of symbols that is formed by such selection; and program instructions that display each winning combination of symbols on the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An electronic gaming method comprising the steps of:
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constructing a game field having a plurality of elements for an interactive touch screen game display on an electronic game terminal wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols; determining at least one winning combination for each play of the game; testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; determining if the player has decided to play the displayed game; and displaying an outcome resulting from play of the displayed game. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An electronic gaming system comprising:
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an electronic game terminal including a touch screen display; a game processor for generating an interactive electronic game on the game terminal, the game processor configured for; constructing a field having a plurality of elements for the interactive game display wherein each element includes a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols; determining at least one winning combination for each play of the game; testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; determining if the player has decided to play the displayed game; and displaying an outcome resulting from play of the displayed game. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer program product for electronic gaming when executed on a game processor, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embedded herein, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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program instructions that construct a game field having a plurality of elements for an interactive touch screen game display on an electronic game terminal wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols; program instructions that determine at least one winning combination for each play of the game; program instructions that test the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; program instructions that automatically display an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; program instructions that determine if the player has decided to play the displayed game; and program instructions that display an outcome resulting from play of the displayed game. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method for displaying a plurality of electronic game fields for selection by a player before initiating play of a selected game comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal from the player to generate an interactive electronic game on a touch screen display of an electronic game terminal; generating a game field having a plurality of elements for the interactive game display wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols; determining at least one winning combination for each play of the game; testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; receiving a signal from the player to generate another of the plurality of electronic game fields associated with a different level of play prior to initiating activation of game play; generating and automatically displaying another of the plurality of electronic game fields; and receiving the player'"'"'s selection of the electronic game field to play prior to initiating activation of game play. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A system for displaying a plurality of electronic game fields each associated with a different level of play comprising:
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an electronic game terminal including a touch screen display; a game processor for generating an interactive electronic game display on a game terminal, the game processor configured for displaying a plurality of electronic game fields for selection by a player before initiating play of a selected game by; receiving a signal from the player to generate an interactive electronic game; generating a game field having a plurality of elements for the interactive game display wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols; determining at least one winning combination for each play of the game; testing the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; automatically displaying an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; receiving a signal from the player to generate another of the plurality of electronic game fields associated with another level of play prior to initiating activation of game play; generating and automatically displaying another of the plurality of electronic game fields; and receiving the player'"'"'s selection of the electronic game field to play prior to initiating activation of game play. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A computer program product for displaying a plurality of interactive electronic game fields for selection by a player when executed on a processor, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embedded therein, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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program instructions that receive a signal from a player to generate interactive electronic game on a touch screen display of an electronic game terminal; program instructions that generate a game field having a plurality of elements for the interactive game display wherein each element is filled by a game symbol from a plurality of predetermined game symbols; program instructions that determine at least one winning combination for each play of the game; program instructions that test the game field prior to displaying the game to the player to ensure that a winning combination more valuable than the determined winning combination is not generated inadvertently in completing the field; program instructions that automatically display an actual game to be played on the touch screen game display to a player prior to initiating activation of game play; program instructions that receive a signal from the player to generate another of the plurality of electronic game fields associated with a different level of play prior to initiating activation of game play; program instructions that generate and automatically display another of the plurality of electronic game fields; and program instructions that receive the player'"'"'s selection of the electronic game field to play prior to initiating activation of game play. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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