Elimination games for gaming machines
First Claim
1. A method of providing an elimination game on one or more gaming machines, the method comprising:
- enrolling a plurality of entities for the elimination game wherein each entity includes one or more players;
receiving a participation fee for the elimination game from at least one player;
between a start of the elimination game and a finish of the elimination game, generating at least one elimination game round, the one elimination game round including;
(a) providing a game that is played by a number of the plurality of entities;
(b) based upon results of the game in which the input from all entities affects the game play in the elimination game, applying an elimination test to each entity of the number of plurality of entities; and
(c) for each entity of the number of plurality of entities, when one or more conditions of the elimination test are met, removing the entity from the elimination game before the entity has reached the finish of the elimination game; and
indicating a finishing award to the last remaining entity that has reached the finish of the elimination game.
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Abstract
A disclosed gaming machine presents an elimination game to a player playing the gaming machine. The elimination game may be played on a stand-alone gaming machine or may be played on a group of gaming machines linked together. The elimination game is played by plurality of entities where each entity may comprise one or more virtual players or real players. The real players may pay a participation fee to play the elimination game. During the elimination game, the entities play one or more games that are provided as part of the elimination game. For example, video slot games and video poker games may be used for the game play in the elimination game. One or more elimination tests may be applied to the entities using results from the game play. When conditions used in the elimination tests are met for one of the entities, the entity is removed from the elimination game before reaching the finish of the elimination game. The last remaining entity that avoids elimination and reaches the finish of the elimination receives an award.
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1. A method of providing an elimination game on one or more gaming machines, the method comprising:
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enrolling a plurality of entities for the elimination game wherein each entity includes one or more players; receiving a participation fee for the elimination game from at least one player; between a start of the elimination game and a finish of the elimination game, generating at least one elimination game round, the one elimination game round including; (a) providing a game that is played by a number of the plurality of entities; (b) based upon results of the game in which the input from all entities affects the game play in the elimination game, applying an elimination test to each entity of the number of plurality of entities; and (c) for each entity of the number of plurality of entities, when one or more conditions of the elimination test are met, removing the entity from the elimination game before the entity has reached the finish of the elimination game; and indicating a finishing award to the last remaining entity that has reached the finish of the elimination game. - 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, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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