Information aggregation games
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed cause the apparatus to;
determine an outcome for a future game;
determine a plurality of pieces of information, in which the outcome is defined by a plurality of aspects, and in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects;
prior to revealing the outcome, provide a first piece of the plurality of pieces to a first player of the future game, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the plurality of aspects;
receive a first wager in the future game from the first player after the first piece of information was provided to the first player, in which the first wager includes a first amount bet that the outcome is a first particular outcome;
prior to revealing the outcome, provide a second piece of the plurality of pieces to a second player of the future game, in which the second piece is different from the first piece, in which the second piece of information identifies a second aspect of the outcome;
prior to revealing the outcome, allow the second player to purchase a third piece of plurality of pieces;
in response to receiving a purchase of the third piece, provide the second player with the third piece;
receive a second wager in the future game from the second player after the second and third piece were provided to the second player, in which the second wager includes a second amount bet that the outcome is a second particular outcome;
reveal the outcome to the first player and the second player; and
determine whether the first wagers is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the first outcome and whether the second wager is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the second outcome.
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Abstract
Games related to the aggregation of information are described.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing device; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed cause the apparatus to; determine an outcome for a future game; determine a plurality of pieces of information, in which the outcome is defined by a plurality of aspects, and in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects; prior to revealing the outcome, provide a first piece of the plurality of pieces to a first player of the future game, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the plurality of aspects; receive a first wager in the future game from the first player after the first piece of information was provided to the first player, in which the first wager includes a first amount bet that the outcome is a first particular outcome; prior to revealing the outcome, provide a second piece of the plurality of pieces to a second player of the future game, in which the second piece is different from the first piece, in which the second piece of information identifies a second aspect of the outcome; prior to revealing the outcome, allow the second player to purchase a third piece of plurality of pieces; in response to receiving a purchase of the third piece, provide the second player with the third piece; receive a second wager in the future game from the second player after the second and third piece were provided to the second player, in which the second wager includes a second amount bet that the outcome is a second particular outcome; reveal the outcome to the first player and the second player; and determine whether the first wagers is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the first outcome and whether the second wager is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the second outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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determining, by a computing device, an outcome for a future game; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pieces of information, in which the outcome is defined by a plurality of aspects, and in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects; prior to revealing the outcome, providing, by the computing device, a first piece of the plurality of pieces to a first player of the future game, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the plurality of aspects; receiving, by the computing device, a first wager in the future game from the first player after the first piece of information was provided to the first player, in which the first wager includes a first amount bet that the outcome is a first particular outcome; prior to revealing the outcome, providing, by the computing device, a second piece of the plurality of pieces to a second player of the future game, in which the second piece is different from the first piece, in which the second piece of information identifies a second aspect of the outcome; prior to revealing the outcome, allowing, by the computing device, the second player to purchase a third piece of plurality of pieces; in response to receiving a purchase of the third piece, providing, by the computing device, the second player with the third piece; receiving, by the computing device, a second wager in the future game from the second player after the second and third piece were provided to the second player, in which the second wager includes a second amount bet that the outcome is a second particular outcome; revealing, by the computing device, the outcome to the first player and the second player; and determining, by the computing device, whether the first wagers is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the first outcome and whether the second wager is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the second outcome.
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