Gaming device having match game with award determined by prediction of correct matches

• US 8,272,940 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2008
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Cuddy, Ryan W., Baerlocher, Anthony J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEICHLITER, CHASE E
• Application Number:
  US12/041,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20080153584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,667 Days
• Field of Search: 463/16, 463/20, 463/18, 463/19, 273/138.1
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games

Abstract

A gaming device having a game which includes a predicted number of matches, and an actual number of matches. An award is provided to the player that is based on the absolute value of the difference between the predicted number of matches and the actual number of matches.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

(a) enable a player to make at least a first input to cause a selection of an initial multiplier;

(b) display the selected initial multiplier;

(c) enable the player to make at least a second input to cause a modification of the selected initial multiplier;

(d) display a modified multiplier, said modified multiplier based on said modification of the selected initial multiplier; and

(e) for each of a plurality of free games;

(i) generate and display an outcome for said free game,

(ii) modify said displayed outcome for said free game, wherein said modified displayed outcome is based on said modified multiplier, and

(iii) display said modified outcome for said free game.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to modify said selected initial multiplier based on a comparison between the first input and the second input.

3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the first input includes a predicted number of matches and said selected initial multiplier is modified based on an absolute value of a difference between the predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to modify the selected initial multiplier based on an absolute value of a difference between a predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to provide a predetermined plurality of free games.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to provide a randomly determined plurality of free games.

7. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to repeat (a) to (c) for at least one round, wherein each round is associated with a different number of free games.

8. A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

(a) enable a player to make at least a first input to cause a selection of an initial multiplier;

(b) display the selected initial multiplier;

(c) enable the player to make at least a second input to cause a modification of the selected initial multiplier;

(d) display a modified multiplier, said modified multiplier based on said modification of the selected initial multiplier; and

(e) for each of a plurality of free spins;

(i) generate and display an outcome for said free spin,

(ii) modify said displayed outcome for said free spin, wherein said modified displayed outcome based on said modified multiplier, and

(iii) display said modified outcome for said free spin.

9. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to modify said selected initial multiplier based on a comparison between the first input and the second input.

10. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein the first input includes a predicted number of matches and said selected initial multiplier is modified based on an absolute value of a difference between the predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

11. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to modify the selected initial multiplier based on an absolute value of a difference between a predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

12. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to provide a predetermined plurality of free spins.

13. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to provide a randomly determined plurality of free spins.

14. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to repeat (a) to (c) for at least one round, wherein each round is associated with a different number of free spins.

15. A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

(a) cause a player to make an input to designate a prediction;

(b) display a play of a game to generate and display an outcome;

(c) determine an award for the play of the game based on said outcome and without regard to the player designated prediction;

(d) display said award;

(e) compare the player designated prediction to the generated outcome;

(f) display said comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome;

(g) determine any additional award based at least in part on the comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome; and

(h) display said determined additional award.

16. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein the comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome is adjusted by an absolute value of a difference between a player designated prediction of a number of matches and an actual number of matches.

17. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein the additional award is based at least in part on a multiplier of the award, and wherein the multiplier of the award is based at least in part on the comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome.

18. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

(a) enabling a player to make at least a first input to cause a selection of a multiplier;

(b) displaying the selected initial multiplier;

(c) enabling the player to make at least a second input to cause a modification of the selected initial multiplier;

(d) displaying a modified multiplier, said modified multiplier based on said modification of the selected initial multiplier; and

(e) for each of a plurality of free games;

(i) generating and displaying an outcome for said free game,

(ii) modifying said displayed outcome for said free game, wherein said modified displayed outcome is based on said modified multiplier, and

(iii) displaying said modified outcome for said free game.

19. The method of claim 18, which includes modifying said selected initial multiplier based on a comparison between the first input and the second input.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the first input includes a predicted number of matches and said selected initial multiplier is modified based on an absolute value of a difference between the predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

21. The method of claim 18, which includes modifying the selected initial multiplier based on an absolute value of a difference between a predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

22. The method of claim 18, which includes providing a predetermined plurality of free games.

23. The method of claim 18, which includes providing a randomly determined plurality of free games.

24. The method of claim 18, which includes repeating (a) to (c) for at least one round, wherein each round is associated with a different number of free games.

25. The method of claim 18, which is provided via a data network.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein said data network is an internet.

27. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

(a) enabling a player to make at least a first input to cause a selection of a multiplier;

(b) displaying the selected initial multiplier;

(c) enabling the player to make at least a second input to cause a modification of the selected initial multiplier;

(d) displaying a modified multiplier, said modified multiplier based on said modification of the selected initial multiplier; and

(e) for each of a plurality of free spins;

(i) generating and displaying an outcome for said free spin,

(ii) modifying said displayed outcome for said free spin, wherein said modified displayed outcome based on said modified multiplier, and

(iii) displaying said modified outcome for said free spin.

28. The method of claim 27, which includes modifying said selected initial multiplier based on a comparison between the first input and the second input.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the first input includes a predicted number of matches and said selected initial multiplier is modified based on an absolute value of a difference between the predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

30. The method of claim 27, which includes modifying the selected initial multiplier based on an absolute value of a difference between a predicted number of matches and an actual number of matches.

31. The method of claim 27, which includes providing a predetermined plurality of free spins.

32. The method of claim 27, which includes providing a randomly determined plurality of free spins.

33. The method of claim 27, which includes repeating (a) to (c) for at least one round, wherein each round is associated with a different number of free spins.

34. The method of claim 27, which is provided via a data network.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein said data network is an internet.

36. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

(a) causing a player to make an input to designate a prediction;

(b) displaying a play of a game to generate and display an outcome;

(c) determining an award for the play of the game based on said outcome and without regard to the player designated prediction;

(d) displaying said award;

(e) comparing the player designated prediction to the generated outcome;

(f) displaying said comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome;

(g) determining any additional award based at least in part on the comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome; and

(h) displaying said determined additional award.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome is adjusted by an absolute value of a difference between a player designated prediction of a number of matches and an actual number of matches.

38. The method of claim 36, which is provided via a data network.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein said data network is an internet.

40. The method of claim 36, which includes causing said additional award to be based at least in part on a multiplier of the award, and which further includes causing the multiplier of the award to be based at least in part on the comparison of the player designated prediction to the generated outcome.