Gaming device having gridded-card game feature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12067848-B2
Application number	US-202217972562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2022
Priority date	Mar 3, 2014
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for implementing a card game on a gaming device. Here, gaming devices having a display and game processor may be operable to provide a gaming event using cards with gridded fields. In one type of gaming event, a player may be given one or more cards with a gridded field and compete against one or more other opponents each having one or more competing cards with gridded fields. In another type of gaming event, a player may be given one or more cards with gridded fields and try to match numbers or indicia that are randomly drawn. Play of the gaming event may continue in multiple rounds or stages where a next stage is reached by obtaining a continuation trigger on one or more of the player cards during a present round of the gaming event.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gaming device comprising:
a video display device configured to display a game grid and a drawn symbol display;
a player interface including at least one button, the button configured to generate a signal in response to being activated by a player;
a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values;
a memory configured to store a credit amount, a plurality of game symbols, and a plurality of game reels each having a respective sequence of the game symbols associated therewith; and
a processor operable to:
receive a signal from the wager input device, the signal indicating receipt of a physical item associated with a currency value;
increase the credit amount stored in the memory based on the currency value associated with the received physical item;
receive a signal to initiate a primary game event, where an amount wagered on the primary game event is deducted from the credit amount stored in the memory;
display the primary game event by spinning the plurality of game reels through the game grid and stopping the plurality of game reels to show a primary game outcome for the primary game event, the primary game outcome including a first combination of game symbols in the game grid;
initiate a bonus game event when a bonus trigger condition is satisfied during the primary game event, the bonus game event including:
(a) randomly selecting a symbol from the plurality of game symbols to display in the drawn symbol display,
(b) associating an award value with the selected game symbol displayed in the drawn symbol display,
(c) marking any displayed game symbols in the game grid that match the selected game symbol displayed in the drawn symbol display,
(d) incrementing a win meter associated with the game grid by the award values associated with game symbols displayed in the first game grid that match the selected game symbol displayed in the drawn symbol display,
(e) determining if a bonus ending condition is satisfied, and
(g) repeating processes (a)-(e) until a bonus ending condition is satisfied;

provide any awards based on the primary game event and based on the bonus game event, the awards increasing the credit amount stored in the memory.

2. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the award based on the bonus game event is a final award value of the win meter associated with the game grid.

3. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the bonus ending condition is satisfied when the marked game symbols in the game grid complete a predetermined pattern of markings.

4. The gaming device of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined pattern of markings includes patterns that show markings across either a full row in the first game grid or the second game grid, a full column in the first game grid or the second game grid, or a full corner-to-corner diagonal in the game grid.

5. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes one or more special symbols that are not included in the sequence of the game symbols respectively associated with the plurality of game reels, but that may be randomly selected during the bonus game event.

6. The gaming device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes a bonus ending symbol, and wherein the bonus ending condition is satisfied when the bonus ending symbol is randomly selected during the bonus game event.

7. The gaming device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes a multiplier symbol, and wherein the award value of the multiplier symbol is used to multiply the bonus award based on the bonus game event.

8. A gaming device comprising:
a video display device configured to display a game grid and a drawn symbol display;
a player interface including at least one button, the button configured to generate a signal in response to being activated by a player;
a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values;
a memory configured to store a credit amount, a plurality of game symbols, and a plurality of game reels each having a respective sequence of the game symbols associated therewith; and
a processor operable to:
receive a signal from the wager input device, the signal indicating receipt of a physical item associated with a currency value;
increase the credit amount stored in the memory based on the currency value associated with the received physical item;
receive a signal to initiate a primary game event, where an amount wagered on the primary game event is deducted from the credit amount stored in the memory;
display the primary game event by spinning the plurality of game reels through the game grid and stopping the plurality of game reels to show a primary game outcome for the primary game event, the primary game outcome including a first combination of game symbols in the game grid;
initiate a bonus game event when a bonus trigger condition is satisfied during the primary game event, the bonus game event including:
(a) randomly selecting a symbol from the plurality of game symbols,
(b) randomly selecting an award value to associate with the selected symbol,
(c) displaying the randomly selected symbol in the drawn symbol display along with the associated award value,
(d) marking any displayed game symbols in the game grid that match the selected symbol displayed in the drawn symbol display,
(e) incrementing a win meter displayed on the video display by the award values associated with any game symbols displayed in the first game grid that match the selected symbol displayed in the drawn symbol display,
(f) determining if a bonus ending condition is satisfied, and
(g) repeating processes (a)-(f) until the bonus ending condition is satisfied;

provide any awards based on the primary game event and based on the bonus game event, the awards increasing the credit amount stored in the memory.

9. The gaming device of claim 8 , wherein the award based on the bonus game event is a final award value of the win meter.

10. The gaming device of claim 8 , wherein the bonus ending condition is satisfied when the marked game symbols in the game grid complete a predetermined pattern of markings.

11. The gaming device of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined pattern of markings includes patterns that show markings across either a full row in the first game grid or the second game grid, a full column in the first game grid or the second game grid, or a full corner-to-corner diagonal in the game grid.

12. The gaming device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes one or more special symbols that are not included in the sequence of the game symbols respectively associated with the plurality of game reels, but that may be randomly selected during the bonus game event.

13. The gaming device of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes a bonus ending symbol, and wherein the bonus ending condition is satisfied when the bonus ending symbol is randomly selected during the bonus game event.

14. The gaming device of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes a multiplier symbol, and wherein an award value of the multiplier symbol is used to multiply any awards based on the bonus game event.

15. The gaming device of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes a multiplier symbol, and wherein an award value of the multiplier symbol is used to multiply any awards based on the primary game event.

16. The gaming device of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of game symbols includes a multiplier symbol, and wherein an award value of the

Assignees

• King Show Games Inc

Inventors

• Berman Bradley

Classifications

• G07F17/326

  Game play aspects of gaming systems · CPC title

• A63F3/062

  Bingo games, e.g. Bingo card games · CPC title

• G07F17/3276

  wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament · CPC title

• A63F3/06

  Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games · CPC title

• A63F3/0645

  Electric lottos or bingo games · CPC title