Multiple-playstation game of chance
US5797794A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/329
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of playing a game of chance, and the game of chance, include a plurality of playstations, one of which is chosen by a player for entering a quantity of player symbols, e.g., numbers. A unique game symbol is assigned to each playstation of the plurality of playstations, the game symbol being chosen from a set of game symbols, e.g., numbers. A quantity of winning symbols is randomly selected from the set of game symbols. The player wins the game if a predetermined number of the player symbols match the winning symbols or if the game symbol assigned to the player's playstation is related to one of the winning symbols in a predetermined manner, e.g., if the game number assigned to the player's playstation matches one of the winning numbers or is numerically adjacent to one of the winning numbers.
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