Grid-based multi-lottery game and associated method
First Claim
1. A computer and game terminal implemented lottery game method, comprising:
- offering a plurality of different draw-type lottery games to players, each of the different lottery games having a different game theme and respective rules of play;
issuing lottery tickets to the players from a plurality of game terminals in the different lottery games, each lottery ticket having a grid of uniquely identifiable positions displayed thereon with the grids being different between the different respective lottery games, the terminals in communication with a server via a communications network;
transmitting information on each ticket issued to the server from the game terminals, the server storing a record of each ticket issued that includes the transmitted information;
in a single drawing event, randomly and sequentially drawing grid positions with a random generation device, wherein enough of the grid positions are randomly drawn so as to encompass all of the different grids for play of the respective different lottery games, and providing to the players and the server the sequential order in which the grid positions were drawn;
wherein the randomly drawn grid positions are matched to the lottery ticket grids to determine whether the respective lottery tickets are winning tickets, and prizes are determined by the server for winning lottery tickets in each of the different lottery games as a function of the order in which the grid positions are sequentially and randomly drawn such that lottery tickets that become winning lottery tickets earlier on in the random draw of grid positions win a greater prize than lottery tickets that become winning lottery tickets later on in the random draw of grid positions;
wherein one of the lottery games includes randomly populating the grids on each ticket with indicia from a first field of game indicia that is unique to the lottery game such that the entire field of indicia is randomly populated into the grids, and separately indicating a set of player indicia on each lottery ticket comprising a randomly generated or player-selected subset of the field of indicia; and
wherein a win in the one of the lottery games is a function of a number of grid positions needed to match the set of player indicia with the first field of game indicia in the grid positions on the respective lottery tickets.
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Abstract
A lottery game method and associated system include offering a plurality of different draw-type lottery games to players, with each of the lottery games having a different game theme and respective rules of play. Lottery tickets are issued to the players in the different lottery games, with each lottery ticket having a grid of uniquely identifiable positions displayed thereon. The number of grid positions may vary between the different lottery games. In a single drawing event, grid positions are randomly and sequentially drawn in a number so as to encompass all of the different types of grids for the respective different lottery games. The sequential order in which the grid positions were drawn is provided to the players and prizes are determined for winning lottery tickets in each of the different lottery games as a function of the order in which the grid positions are sequentially and randomly drawn.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer and game terminal implemented lottery game method, comprising:
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offering a plurality of different draw-type lottery games to players, each of the different lottery games having a different game theme and respective rules of play; issuing lottery tickets to the players from a plurality of game terminals in the different lottery games, each lottery ticket having a grid of uniquely identifiable positions displayed thereon with the grids being different between the different respective lottery games, the terminals in communication with a server via a communications network; transmitting information on each ticket issued to the server from the game terminals, the server storing a record of each ticket issued that includes the transmitted information; in a single drawing event, randomly and sequentially drawing grid positions with a random generation device, wherein enough of the grid positions are randomly drawn so as to encompass all of the different grids for play of the respective different lottery games, and providing to the players and the server the sequential order in which the grid positions were drawn; wherein the randomly drawn grid positions are matched to the lottery ticket grids to determine whether the respective lottery tickets are winning tickets, and prizes are determined by the server for winning lottery tickets in each of the different lottery games as a function of the order in which the grid positions are sequentially and randomly drawn such that lottery tickets that become winning lottery tickets earlier on in the random draw of grid positions win a greater prize than lottery tickets that become winning lottery tickets later on in the random draw of grid positions; wherein one of the lottery games includes randomly populating the grids on each ticket with indicia from a first field of game indicia that is unique to the lottery game such that the entire field of indicia is randomly populated into the grids, and separately indicating a set of player indicia on each lottery ticket comprising a randomly generated or player-selected subset of the field of indicia; and wherein a win in the one of the lottery games is a function of a number of grid positions needed to match the set of player indicia with the first field of game indicia in the grid positions on the respective lottery tickets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for hosting a plurality of different draw lottery games, wherein each of the different lottery games has a different game theme and respective rules of play, comprising:
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a communication network; a plurality of game terminals; a server in communication with said game terminals via said communication network; a plurality of lottery tickets issued in each of the different lottery games by said game terminals, each lottery ticket having a grid uniquely identified grid positions displayed thereon with the grids being different between the different respective lottery games; said game terminals configured to issue said lottery tickets to players from a plurality of game terminals in the different lottery games, with each lottery ticket in each game having a grid of uniquely identifiable positions displayed thereon, with the grids being different between the different respective lottery games; said game terminals further configured to transmit information on each ticket issued to said server, said server storing a record of each ticket issued that includes the transmitted information; wherein in a single drawing event, randomly and sequentially drawing grid positions with a random generation device, wherein enough grid positions are randomly and sequentially drawn so as to encompass all of the different types of grids for play of the respective different lottery games, and the sequential order of the drawn grid positions is provided to the players; said server further configured to determine winning tickets from the stored records and determine prizes for winning lottery tickets as a function of the order in which the grid positions are sequentially and randomly drawn such that lottery tickets that become winning lottery tickets earlier on in the random draw of grid positions win a greater prize that lottery tickets than become winning lottery, tickets later on in the random draw of grid positions; wherein the plurality of game terminals or the server are configured for randomly populating the grids on each ticket of one of the lottery games with indicia from a first field of game indicia that is unique to the lottery game such that the entire field of indicia is randomly populated into each grid, and to separately indicate a set of player indicia on each lottery ticket in the lottery game comprising a randomly generated or player-selected subset of the field of indicia for the particular lottery game, and said server configured to determine a win in the one of the lottery games as a function of the number of grid positions drawn prior to matching all of the player indicia with the indicia on the respective lottery ticket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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