SELF-RECONFIGURING WAGERING SYSTEM

1 . A self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine, comprising:

an interactive controller constructed to communicate with a process controller, wherein the interactive controller is further constructed to:

determine a skill outcome for two or more skill objectives presented to a user; and

communicate to the process controller the skill outcome;

a chance-based controller constructed to communicate with the process controller, wherein the chance based controller is further constructed to:

generate an ordered set of chance components having one or more chance outcomes using a random number generator and a paytable; and

communicate the ordered set of chance components to the process controller; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the chance-based controller, wherein the process controller is further constructed to:

receive the ordered set of chance components;

reorder the ordered set of chance components on the basis of a testing skill outcome and an actual use skill outcome;

receive the skill outcome from the interactive controller; and

update one or more credit meters using the skill outcome and the ordered set of chance components.

2 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the interactive controller and the process controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the chance-based controller using a communication link.

3 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the chance-based controller and the process controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the interactive controller using a communication link.

4 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a credit input device operatively connected to the chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller.

5 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 4 , wherein the chance-based controller is further constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the one or more credit meters.

6 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the interactive controller is further constructed to provide skill-based game to the user and the skill objectives are presented to the user as components of the skill-based game.

7 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 6 , wherein the skill-based game is a virtual pinball game.

8 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 6 , wherein the skill-based game is a catapult game.

9 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 6 , wherein the skill-based game is a puzzle game.

10 . The self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 6 , wherein the skill-based game is a word creation game.

11 . A method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine, comprising:

transferring a credit onto a credit meter using a credit input device;

generating an ordered set of chance components having two or more chance outcomes using a random number generator, a paytable, and the credit on the credit meter;

reordering the ordered set of chance components on the basis of a testing skill outcome and an actual use skill outcome;

providing a skill-based game having two or more skill objectives to a user;

determining a skill outcome based on the user's skill at achieving the two or more skill objectives;

updating the credit meter using the skill outcome and the ordered set of chance components; and

transferring credit off of the credit meter using a credit output device.

12 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a virtual pinball game.

13 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a catapult game.

14 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a puzzle game.

15 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a word creation game.

16 . A self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine comprising:

a credit input device;

a credit output device;

at least one processor; and

a memory storing a plurality of processor executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

transfer a credit onto the credit meter using the credit input device;

generate an ordered set of chance components having two or more chance outcomes using the random number generator and the credit on the credit meter;

reorder the ordered set of chance components on the basis of a testing skill outcome and an actual use skill outcome;

provide a skill-based game having two or more skill objectives to a user;

determine a skill outcome based on the user's achievement of the two or more skill objectives;

update the credit meter using the skill outcome and the ordered set of chance components; and

transfer credit off of the credit meter using the credit output device.

17 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a virtual pinball game.

18 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a catapult game.

19 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a puzzle game.

20 . The method of a self-reconfiguring electronic gaming machine of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game is a word creation game.