SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A WINDOW SIZE FOR A GAME ON AN AMUSEMENT DEVICE

1 . An amusement device system that permits selection of game board size for an amusement game, the system comprising:

a touchscreen display having a display width;

a controller in communication with the touchscreen display; and

a memory in communication with the controller, the memory storing a plurality of games and a screen size graphical user interface having a first screen size option and a second screen size option, the controller configured to send a signal to the touchscreen display to present the screen size graphical user interface during start-up of the amusement game.

2 . The amusement device system of claim 1 , wherein the screen size graphical user interface also includes a third screen size option.

3 . The amusement device system of claim 1 , wherein one of the display width and diagonal span is approximately twenty-two inches (22″).

4 . The amusement device system of claim 1 , wherein the touchscreen display has an aspect ratio of 4:3.

5 . The amusement device system of claim 4 , wherein a first width of a game board of the game is approximately nine and one-half inches (9¾″) and a first diagonal span is approximately eleven and three-quarters inches 11¾″) when the first screen size option is selected.

6 . The amusement device system of claim 4 , wherein a second width of a game board of the game is approximately fourteen and three-quarters inches (14¾″) and a second diagonal span is approximately nineteen inches (19″) when the second screen size option is selected.

7 . The amusement device system of claim 4 , wherein a third width of a game board of the game is approximately eleven and one-half inches (11½″) and a third diagonal span is approximately fourteen and one-quarter inches (14¼″) when a third screen size option is selected.

8 . The amusement device system of claim 1 , wherein the first screen size option is a SMALL screen size option and the second screen size option is a LARGE screen size option.

9 . The amusement device system of claim 1 , wherein the screen size graphical user interface also includes a third screen size option, the third screen size option being a MEDIUM screen size option.

10 . A method for selecting a game board size for an amusement game on an amusement device when a user initiates play of the game, the amusement device including a controller, a memory, a currency input component and a touchscreen display, the method comprising:

a) receiving, at the currency input component, a minimum currency amount to initiate play of the game;

b) automatically displaying, on the touchscreen display, a screen size graphical user interface including a first screen size option and a second screen size option;

c) receiving, at the controller, a signal from the touchscreen display of one of a first selection and a second selection; and

d) automatically displaying, on the touchscreen display, a first width if the first selection is received in step (c) and a second width on the touchscreen display if the second selection is received in step (c), respectively.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first width is approximately nine and one-half inches (9½″).

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the second width is approximately fourteen and three-quarters inches (14¾″).

13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

e) displaying, on the touchscreen display, a third screen size option in step (b);

f) receiving, at the controller, a signal from the touchscreen display of a third selection; and

g) automatically displaying, on the touchscreen display, a third width.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the third width is approximately eleven and one-half inches (11½″).

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first screen size option is a SMALL screen size option, the second screen size option is a LARGE screen size option and the third screen size option is a MEDIUM screen size option.