Granted Patent B2

US 7,137,886 · App. 10/158,723 · Granted Nov 21, 2006

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine comprising:

receiving a wager from a player;

providing a plurality of revealed first elements;

selecting only one first element from the plurality of revealed first elements;

providing a plurality of second elements, each of said second elements being associated with one of said revealed first elements;

selecting multiple ones of the second elements;

comparing the selected one of the first elements to the selected ones of the second ones revealing the selected ones of the second elements; and

awarding a payout related to a number of matches between the selected first element and the selected ones of the second elements.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first elements are associated with a corresponding indicia and the plurality of second elements are each associated with one of said indicia, and wherein the comparing step includes comparing the indicia of the selected first element to the indicia of the selected ones of the second elements.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the indicia of the second elements are initially concealed but are revealed at least one of during the comparing step and subsequent to the comparing step.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first and second indicia include possible words for completing a word phrase.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting step is responsive to input from the player.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comparing step includes comparing the selected first element to all of the second elements in the second group.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the awarding step includes awarding the payout based on a number of matches between the selected first element and the one or more second elements in the second group.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the payout increases as the number of matches increases.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the second elements matches one of the first elements.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the first elements matches one of the second elements.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of revealed first elements and the plurality of second elements are associated with locations in a single array.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said act of selecting only one first element from the plurality of revealed first elements comprises a player input.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said act of selecting multiple ones of the second elements comprises a player input.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first elements are associated with a first array and the second elements are associated with a second array.

15. A gaming machine comprising:

a wagering apparatus for receiving a wager from a player;

a display for displaying a plurality of first elements and a plurality of second elements; and

processing circuitry for

selecting only one of said plurality of first elements;

providing a plurality of second elements, each of said second elements being associated with one of said revealed first elements;

selecting multiple ones of the second elements;

comparing the selected first element to the selected ones of said second elements revealing the selected ones of the second elements; and

awarding a payout related to a number of matches between the selected first element and the selected ones of said second elements.

16. The machine of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry selects a first element from the plurality of first elements responsive to input from the player.

17. The gaming machine of claim 15 , wherein said processing circuitry is configured to perform said act of selecting only one first element from the plurality of revealed first elements responsive to a player input.

18. The gaming machine of claim 15 , wherein said processing circuitry is configured to perform said act of selecting multiple ones of the second elements responsive to a player input.

Assignments (8)