HEDGED OFFER SKILL WAGERING SYSTEM
Hedged offer skill wagering systems are disclosed. During operation, a multiplayer hedged offer skill wagering system presents an interactive application in the form of an interactive game to two or more players, receives a selection from each of the two or more player's of respective hidden possible award values from a set of hidden possible award values, determines a winning player based on the relative performance of the two or more players in the interactive game, presents to the winning player a hedged offer award value, receives a selection from the winning player a selection of the hedged offer award value or a selection of a the player's respective hidden possible award value, and awards to winning player the selected award value. A single player hedged offer skill wagering system presents an interactive game to a single player and offers hedged offer award values to the player during interactive gameplay.
1 . A multiplayer hedged offer skill wagering system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores processor executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
present an interactive application in the form of an interactive game to two or more players;
receive a selection from each of the two or more player's of respective hidden possible award values from a set of hidden possible award values;
determine a winning player based on the relative performance of the two or more players in the interactive game;
present to the winning player a hedged offer award value;
receive a selection from the winning player a selection of the hedged offer award value or a selection of a the player's respective hidden possible award value; and
award to winning player the selected award value.
2 . The multiplayer hedged offer skill wagering system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an enclosure constructed to mount:
a user input device operatively connected to the processor;
a user output device operatively connected to the processor;
a credit input device operatively connected to the processor; and
a credit output device operatively connected to the processor.
3 . A single player hedged offer skill wagering system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores processor executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
present an interactive application in the form of an interactive game a player;
during play of the interactive game by the player, present to the player a hedged offer award value;
receive a selection from the winning player a selection of the hedged offer award value or a selection by the player to continue playing the interactive game; and
award to the player the selected hedged offer award value when the player selects to receive the hedged offer award value.
4 . The single player hedged offer skill wagering system of claim 3 , further comprising:
an enclosure constructed to mount:
a user input device operatively connected to the processor;
a user output device operatively connected to the processor;
a credit input device operatively connected to the processor; and
a credit output device operatively connected to the processor.