Systems, products and processes for conducting instant lottery games
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1. A method for producing a lottery product providing a story, the method comprising:
- printing a first page that embodies a first instant game, the first page including a first removable covering concealing a first element of a story, and the first page being associated with a first predetermined sub-payout, and the first page indicating a first predetermined running value of the lottery product;
printing a second page that embodies a second instant game, the second page including a second removable covering concealing a second element of the story, and the second page being associated with a second predetermined sub-payout, and the second page indicating a second predetermined running value of the lottery product, the second predetermined running value being based on the first predetermined sub-payout and the second predetermined sub-payout;
printing a table that (1) identifies a third element of the story and indicates a first potential prize for the first instant game if the third element matches the first element and (2) identifies a fourth element of the story and indicates a second potential prize for the second instant game if the fourth element matches the second element; and
assembling the first page, the second page, and the table into a lottery product.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus are described for producing lottery products and conducting lottery games. In one embodiment, a method for producing a lottery product comprises producing a lottery sub-product that includes a concealed indication of a redemption value of a different lottery sub-product. In one embodiment, a storybook allows a player to win by matching words from a paytable to revealable dialog or other story elements on a respective page of the storybook.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for producing a lottery product providing a story, the method comprising:
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printing a first page that embodies a first instant game, the first page including a first removable covering concealing a first element of a story, and the first page being associated with a first predetermined sub-payout, and the first page indicating a first predetermined running value of the lottery product; printing a second page that embodies a second instant game, the second page including a second removable covering concealing a second element of the story, and the second page being associated with a second predetermined sub-payout, and the second page indicating a second predetermined running value of the lottery product, the second predetermined running value being based on the first predetermined sub-payout and the second predetermined sub-payout; printing a table that (1) identifies a third element of the story and indicates a first potential prize for the first instant game if the third element matches the first element and (2) identifies a fourth element of the story and indicates a second potential prize for the second instant game if the fourth element matches the second element; and assembling the first page, the second page, and the table into a lottery product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A story product comprising:
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a plurality of instant scratch-off games assembled as a book, each instant scratch-off game comprising a respective covering element that conceals respective revealable dialog of a story, in which each instant scratch-off game is embodied in a respective page of the book, in which at least one page of the book includes a predetermined running value for the story product, the respective running value being based on at least two predetermined running values on respective preceding pages of the book; and a paytable for the book, the paytable indicating respective winning dialog for each of the plurality of instant scratch-off games. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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