Methods and apparatus for facilitating play of a game of knowledge
One aspect of the present invention provides for receiving an indication of a wager and displaying a representation of an outcome of a slot machine game. In some embodiments, a response to a game of knowledge is received before displaying the representation of the outcome of the slot machine game (e.g., while reels are still spinning). Some embodiments further provide for determining a benefit based on the response.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving an indication of a wager for a slot machine game;
displaying a representation of an outcome of the slot machine game;
receiving a response to a game of knowledge before displaying the representation of the outcome; and
determining a benefit based on the response.
2 . The method of claim 1 , in which receiving the indication of the wager comprises:
receiving the indication of the wager at a slot machine.
3 . The method of claim 1 , in which receiving the response comprises:
receiving the response from a player.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a score based on the response; and
determining a winner of a tournament based on the score.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
entering a player in a tournament.
6 . The method of claim 5 , in which entering the player comprises:
entering the player in the tournament based on the response.
7 . The method of claim 5 , in which entering the player comprises:
determining a score based on the response; and
entering the player in the tournament based on the score.
8 . The method of claim 5 , in which entering the player comprises:
entering the player in the tournament based on the outcome.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a rate of play of a player; and
determining whether the player qualifies for a tournament based on the rate of play.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a rate of play; and
determining whether the response is eligible for a tournament based on the rate of play.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether a player qualifies for a tournament based on the outcome.
12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of a wager for the game of knowledge.
13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing the benefit to a player.
14 . The method of claim 1 , in which the benefit comprises an amount of credit.
15 . The method of claim 1 , in which the benefit comprises an increased reward level.
16 . The method of claim 1 , in which the benefit comprises an increased probability of a winning outcome.
17 . The method of claim 1 , in which the benefit comprises merchandise.
18 . The method of claim 1 , in which receiving the response to the game of knowledge before displaying the representation of the outcome comprises:
receiving the response while at least one reel of a slot machine is spinning.
19 . A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 1 .
20 . An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
the computer readable medium of claim 19 in communication with the processor.