Granted Patent B2

US 8,628,082 · App. 11/801,526 · Granted Jan 14, 2014

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. A method for playing a lottery game implemented by an instant-game ticket, the method comprising:

providing the instant-game ticket to a player, the instant-game ticket comprising a first and second set of game indicia, the first set of indicia comprising a first set of game symbols covered by a removable covering the second set of game indicia larger in number than the first set of game indicia and comprising a second set of game symbols covered by a removable covering, each of a subset of the second set of game symbols individually corresponding to and identical to each of a subset of the first set of game symbols;

removing the removable covering from a subset of the first set of game indicia to reveal at least one of the game symbols of the first set of game indicia;

removing the removable covering from a subset of the second set of game indicia corresponding to the revealed at least one game symbol of the first set of game indicia, the removable covering for the second set of game indicia containing identical game symbols to the underlying second set of game symbols, the identical game symbols positioned substantially over a corresponding identical game symbol of the second set of game indicia such that removal of the identical game symbol on the removable covering reveals the identical game symbol of the second set of game indicia; and

upon revealing all of the first set of game symbols by removing the removable covering, eliminating the revealed first set of game symbols from the second set of game indicia by removing the corresponding removable covering from the second set of indicia, wherein at least one of the second set of game indicia remains unrevealed by the removable covering; and

determining whether the instant-win ticket has a winning outcome based on the at least one unrevealed game symbol in the second set of game indicia that remains after elimination of the first set of game symbols.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set and second set of game symbols include dollar amounts.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first set and second set of game symbols include words.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instant-win ticket has a winning outcome when the unrevealed game symbol comprises a dollar amount.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein there are at least two unrevealed game symbols remaining after elimination of the first set of game symbols.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein one of the remaining unrevealed game symbols includes a multiplier that is multiplied by another game symbol when both the multiplier and the other game symbol are present in the remaining second set of game symbols.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instant-win ticket further comprises a position indicator on the removable covering over the first set of game indicia, the position indicator positioned substantially over the underlying first set game indicia such that removal of the removable covering at the position indicator reveals a corresponding game symbol for each of the first set of game indicia.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the second set of game symbols includes a non-winning indicator.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first set and second set of game symbols include words.

10. A method for playing a lottery game implemented by an instant-game ticket, the method comprising:

providing the instant-game ticket to a player, the instant-game ticket comprising a first and second set of game indicia, the first set of indicia comprising a first set of game symbols covered by a removable covering, the second set of game indicia larger in number than the first set of game indicia and comprising a second set of game symbols covered by a removable covering, each of a subset of the second set of game symbols individually corresponding to and identical to each of the first set of game symbols and each including a non-winning indicator;

removing the removable covering from each of the first set of game indicia, whereby removal of the covering reveals a respective game symbol for each of the first set of game indicia;

removing the removable covering from each of the second set of game indicia, the removable covering containing identical game symbols to the underlying second set of game symbols such that removal of the identical game symbol on the covering reveals the identical game symbol of the second set of game indicia and corresponding non-winning game symbol; and

upon revealing all of the first set of game symbols by removing the removable covering, eliminating the revealed first set of game symbols from the subset of the second set of game indicia by removing the corresponding removable covering from the second set of indicia, wherein at least one of the second set of game indicia remains unrevealed by the removable covering; and

determining whether the instant-win ticket has a winning outcome based on the at least one unrevealed game symbol in the second set of game indicia that remains after elimination each of the first set of game symbols.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the instant-win ticket further comprises a position indicator on the removable covering over the first set of game indicia, the position indicator positioned substantially over the underlying first set game indicia such that removal of the removable covering at the position indicator reveals a corresponding game symbol for each of the first set of game indicia.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first set and second set of game symbols include dollar amounts.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the instant-win ticket has a winning outcome when the unrevealed game symbol comprises a dollar amount.

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