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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/004,017 filed Oct. 18, 2001 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/843,326 filed Apr. 26, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,071 issued Nov. 11, 2003 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/218,500 filed Dec. 22, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,398,644 issued Jun. 4, 2002, and which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/083,658 filed Apr. 30, 1998 and Ser. No. 60/068,624 filed Dec. 23, 1997.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to games suitable for play in a casino and, more particularly, to a modified form of keno.
2. Statement of the Problem
Casino keno, and its close relative, the lottery, generally have the player select, a plurality of numbers (lottery) or numbered positions (keno), followed by the house randomly selecting a plurality of numbered balls. Wagers are settled based on the number of matching numbers (or numbered positions). For example, the New York State LOTTO game allows players to select six different numbers in the range 1 to 54, inclusive. Thereafter, the state randomly, and without replacement, draws six numbered balls from a pool of 54 balls (numbered from 1 to 54). Other states, and often other games within a state, employ slightly different schemes. For example, in Massachusetts, the MASS MILLIONS game chooses six balls from a field of 49. MASS CASH, on the other hand, chooses 5 balls from a field of 35, and so forth. Players are generally rewarded for obtaining 3 or more matches. Casino and state-run keno, however, are typically games of chance.
Some keno games allow players to choose patterns of numbers on their tickets. Higher payoffs are made when such patterns are hit. However, players do not develop strategies because the pattern is chosen by the house at random after the player has made a selection.
A need exists to provide new games with the familiar keno matrix format incorporating a new type of game contained therein, such as that found in popular home games. One popular home game involving a matrix of numbered positions is the game of BATTLESHIP trademarked by Hasbro, Inc. In the BATTLESHIP game, each player has a target grid and an ocean grid. To play the game each player secretly places a fleet of five ships on their respective ocean grid. Once the ships are placed, they cannot be changed. Players take shots by calling out a letter and a number to identify a location on the target grid. As a shot is made, the other player informs the shooter whether a boat on his ocean grid has been hit or not. When a hit occurs, the shooter places a red peg in the identified location of the target grid for a hit and a white peg for a miss. The first player to sink all five of the opponent's ships becomes the winner. In the play of this game, each ship occupies a certain number of locations of the grid. For example, a battleship occupies four locations whereas as a submarine has three locations, etc. Essentially, the players use their skill to identify the ship and the location of the ship on the target grid to sink the other's fleet.
A continuing need also exists for new casino wagering games and for variations and modifications thereto, and in particular to games that will keep the player's attention by allowing the player to develop a strategy.
1. Solution to the Problem
The present invention is different from conventional keno or lotto games in that the player of the present invention may employ a unique strategy to solve an underlying puzzle thereby meeting the aforesaid needs. Even an incorrect guess by the player eliminates possible choices. Thus the player is able to continue developing a strategy for uncovering a hidden pattern or patterns in a modified Keno game. When utilized as a bonus game, a player tends to play underlying games longer, because with each play the player draws closer to solving the puzzle in the bonus game.
Another advantage of the present invention, whether utilized as a stand-alone game or as a bonus game, is the potential for larger jackpots for a player who uncovers the pattern in a minimal number of guesses or who uncovers larger, more complex, or even multiple patterns.
2. Summary
The present invention sets forth a method for playing a keno-type casino game. A virtual matrix comprised of a plurality of grid elements is provided, on which a pattern hidden from the player is randomly placed. The hidden pattern is comprised of a plurality of matrix entries. The player is unable to view or have knowledge of the virtual matrix. However, the player is able to view a gaming matrix which has a plurality of grid elements. Each visible position corresponds to one of the grid elements on the virtual matrix. In response to either the player submitting a wager, or winning a play as part of a bonus condition occurring in an underlying game, the player chooses at least one of the plurality of visible positions on the gaming matrix. The game of the present invention then displays, on the gaming matrix, the contents of the corresponding grid element of the virtual matrix. The game can either accept another choice from the player, or allow the player to guess the remaining visible positions where the player believes the hidden pattern is positioned. If the player guesses correctly and uncovers the hidden pattern, the player is awarded and a media presentation signals the player's success. If the player guesses incorrectly, a second media presentation signals the incorrect guess.
In some embodiments of the method of the present invention, the player receives payoff multiples that are higher when the pattern is identified with a minimal number of misses.
In some embodiments of the method of the present invention, a number of hidden patterns are provided and the player receives a payoff for solving each separate hidden pattern.
Finally, a number of other embodiments, variations, and versions of the method of the present invention are set forth.
FIGS. 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), and 7(d) represent a variation of the method of the present invention based upon a prior art Keno game.
FIGS. 8(a), 8(b), 8(c), and 8(d) represent a variation of the method of the present invention used as a bonusing game to an underlying game.
1. Overview
The present invention provides a method for reversing and expanding the traditional play of keno by introducing novel hidden patterns into the game.
The CPU 20 of the present invention receives an activation signal over line 25 indicating that either a wager has been placed, or a bonus game condition has occurred in an underlying game, or any other condition signaling play to commence. Media display 50 may be used to entice players to play the game 10, or to let the player know the game 10 is about to start. The media display may be audio, digital, graphic, and/or a combination thereof and may have different presentations stored in memory 200 for different stages of game play. The media display 50 could also be incorporated into display 100. The media display 50 could also be a separate computer-based media system.
The CPU 20 next generates or uses a virtual matrix 210, which is stored in memory 200 (or the internal memory of the CPU 20). The preferred embodiment uses a two-dimensional virtual matrix 210 having X and Y-axises as shown and, therefore, the following will be described with respect to a two-dimensional matrix. However, the game of the present invention is not limited to a two-dimensional matrix and a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional matrix could also be used. The virtual matrix 210 is comprised of a plurality of grid elements 220, and is kept hidden from the player of the present invention (i.e., in computer memory 200). The player is able, however, to view the gaming matrix 110 on video screen 100. The gaming matrix 110 is comprised of a plurality of visible positions 120, each visible position 120 corresponding to one of the grid elements 220 of the virtual matrix 210 in the X and Y-axis.
A representation of the hidden pattern 70 is displayed on the screen 100 in area 130 so that the player knows the shape of the pattern 70 and the number of matrix elements 75 of the pattern 70. In some methods of the present invention, this display 130 may be a display separate from screen 100 or simply a printed diagram.
The present invention uses a random number generator 60 (or suitable software) to randomly place the hidden pattern 70, comprised of one or more matrix entries 75, onto the virtual matrix 210. This occurs in response to the first signal on line 25 indicating start of the game 10. In
After the hidden pattern 70 has been randomly placed by the CPU 20 in the virtual matrix 210, the player is given a number of "guesses" or "shots" (e.g., six guesses or 10 misses, etc.) with which to uncover the hidden pattern 70 by selecting visible positions 120 (such as by touching) on the video screen 100. This player input is received over line 80 by the CPU 20. CPU 20 then retrieves the content of corresponding grid element 220 of the virtual matrix 210 and displays it in the selected and corresponding visible position 120 on the gaming matrix 110 at the same x, y location. If the corresponding grid element 220 contains a matrix entry 75 of the hidden pattern 70, that matrix entry 75 is displayed in the selected visible position on the gaming matrix 110 (i.e., a "hit" is indicated). Likewise, when the corresponding grid element 220 does not contain a matrix entry 75 of the hidden pattern 70, an empty indicator 225 (e.g., the words "empty," an "O," other indication) may be displayed in the selected visible position 120 of the gaming matrix 110 (i.e., a "miss" is indicated). In some embodiments of the method of the present invention, a "miss" may not be indicated, thereby leaving it to the player to remember not to touch that visible element again. A message or other indication may also be displayed with media display 50, corresponding to whether a matrix entry 75 of the hidden pattern 70 was uncovered, or whether the entire hidden pattern 70 has been uncovered. This process continues with each guess until the player runs out of a given number of guesses (or misses) or the hidden pattern 70 is uncovered. The media display 50 may also be used to indicate the player has run out of guesses and must start over.
In one embodiment of the method of the present invention, the player may choose to solve the puzzle (e.g., to touch the remaining locations of the hidden pattern 70 on video screen 100) at any time during play of the game, or by activating the optional solve device 30. If the optional solve device 30 is included, after receiving a signal from solve device 30 over line 85, the CPU 20 accepts signals over line 80 from the gaming matrix for each visible position 120 indicated by the player until either an indicated visible position 120 does not match a matrix entry 75 of the hidden pattern 70 (i.e., a miss), or the player correctly identifies each remaining visible position 120 corresponding to each matrix entry 75 of hidden pattern 70, at which time the game is ended. A separate solve feature need not be included in the present invention, however, and the player could simply choose the grid elements (i.e., the visible portions 120) corresponding to the known location of the hidden pattern 70. In such an embodiment, the paytable would simply be adjusted according to the total number of guesses.
In one embodiment of the method of the present invention, a single match to an element of the hidden pattern 70 is sufficient to reveal the entire pattern 70. In this fashion, the game can be faster, but the element of strategy still remains. Also in this embodiment, multiple hidden patterns 70 may be employed to create a compound pattern. In this case, a single hit to any one matrix element 75 in each hidden pattern may be required, or simply one hit to any one matrix element 75 in any one pattern may reveal the entire compound pattern. For example, if two patterns each consisting of 3 matrix elements are hidden, then the game may be played in one of three ways: 6 hits may be required to completely uncover the two hidden patterns (each hit uncovers only one matrix element), 2 hits may be required to completely uncover the two hidden patterns (each hit uncovers the corresponding hidden pattern), or 1 hit may be required to completely uncover two hidden patterns (the I hit on any one of the two patterns uncovers both hidden patterns). The term hidden pattern used herein includes not only one hidden pattern, but a number of hidden patterns sometimes referred to as a compound hidden pattern. The hidden pattern can be formed of non-adjacent matrix entries, adjacent matrix entries, groups of adjacent matrix entries, etc.
Payoffs are established based either on the number of successful hits (identifications) when the solve area 30 is touched, or the number of matches (i.e., hits) to hidden pattern 70 in light of the total number of guesses. Payoffs can be based on, for example, the number of individual matrix entries 75, individual hidden patterns 70, or to multiple hidden patterns 70 that are matched by the player during play of the game. The solve feature will be described in greater detail below. However, if a solve area 30 is not included, the number of incorrect guesses (i.e., misses) may be factored into the payoff table as a design choice so that, for example, a player uncovering hidden pattern 70 immediately with only a few misses would receive a higher award than a player who uncovers hidden pattern 70 only after a large number of misses. How the award is modified based upon misses, hits, guesses, and/or a combination thereof is left to design choice under the teachings contained herein. Payoffs may also be given for each correct hit (regardless of misses), for each successful complete identification of a hidden pattern, and/or for identifying the entire compound hidden pattern. The player may receive any suitable award such as a payoff corresponding to the units of the wager (or wagers), objects such as vehicles, tickets, comps such as free dinners, credits, free games, multiples of awards, or any other benefit for the player.
It is to be expressly understood that the system 10 shown in
2. Details of Pattern Placement
Of course, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention the player must know in advance of the play what the hidden pattern is. In an alternative version, the player plays to uncover a random pattern with knowledge of a set of possible random patterns from which the hidden pattern 70 was chosen. For example, the hidden pattern 70 itself may be indicated simply as a letter of the alphabet; in this case the player would have to determine which letter was hidden as an additional stratagem. In another alternative version, the player has no knowledge of the hidden pattern 70. Hence, the hidden pattern 70 can be displayed as shown in
One technique used by CPU 20 to randomly position hidden pattern 70 a on virtual matrix 210 a is to first randomly choose an orientation (horizontal or vertical), and then to randomly choose a grid element 220 a for the left—(if horizontal) or lower—(if vertical) most matrix entry 75 a of the pattern 70 a. In
Multiple hidden patterns 70 a may also be randomly placed using this procedure in a sequential fashion, with the additional step of checking that the pattern to be placed does not overlap any prior placed hidden patterns 70 a on the virtual matrix 210 a.
Although an explicit method for placing a hidden pattern 70 a on a virtual matrix 210 a has been set forth, this method is only intended as an example to illustrate one of many possible algorithms. It is not meant to limit the possible hidden patterns 70 a or the means by which random placement is achieved. Indeed, the random placement of the pattern(s) may be constructed so as to bias the placement toward a certain region of the virtual matrix, if desired.
3. Details of the Method of Play
Once the game is initiated such as by a signal (i.e., wager for a stand-alone or bonus condition for a bonus game) on line 25, the player is given a predetermined number of guesses with which to completely identify all grid elements 220 b corresponding to the matrix entries 75 b of the hidden pattern 70 b, indicating in the preferred embodiment, their selection by touching visible positions 120 a on gaming matrix 110 a. With each guess, the corresponding grid element 220 b in virtual matrix 210 b is displayed on gaming matrix 110 a. For example, if the player chooses the visible position 120 a at coordinates (1,2) on gaming matrix 110 a (FIG. 4), the empty indicator 225 b of grid element 220 b at coordinates (1,2) on the virtual matrix 210 b (
The present invention is not to be limited by the method of awarding the player. For instance, the player may be paid immediately for each correctly chosen visible position 120 (i.e, hit), or the award may be based on the number of incorrectly chosen visible positions 120 (i.e., misses), the complexity of the hidden pattern 70, the number of guesses taken, or the number of guesses allowed but not used. In addition, the player may be able to continue play of the game by wagering additional units. Indeed, a wide-area-progressive network may be tied to the method of the present invention. Every time the game of the present invention is played, a fraction of the wager is separated and added to the progressive meter (or, a separate progressive wager may be played). At such time as the predetermined sequence of events occurs (i.e., the pattern is uncovered with no misses) the winning player is awarded the progressive amount or a fraction thereof, based on the number of winning players.
The game of the present invention is robust in that it can accommodate varying methods of play. The player can be given a fixed number of guesses, with which to uncover as much of the underlying pattern 220 as possible. Alternatively, the player may be afforded a fixed number of misses, whereby after said number of misses the game is over. Or the player may be given an initial number of guesses, which increment by a predetermined amount based on successful hits. In addition, the player may be given the option to guess the position of hidden pattern 70 at any time during play of the game (i.e., by activating solve device 30 shown in FIG. 1). Other embodiments may include giving the player a predetermined number of guesses, which may be increased by correctly guessing the position of a matrix entry 75, or the player may only be permitted a predetermined number of incorrect guesses. Additionally, the player may be able to take multiple guesses before learning the results of those guesses, or the guess may encompass, for example, a 2�2 array. A successful guess may also be rewarded with another "free" guess.
It is to be expressly understood that more complex and/or compound patterns 70 will lead to more variety in game play. For example, rectangles of dimension 1�5, 1�4, 1�3, 1�3, and 1�2 (i.e., based upon the conventional BATTLESHIP game patterns) could all be situated on the matrix at once. In addition, a multimedia presentation 50 may accompany each successful or unsuccessful match.
The game may also be utilized as a bonus in conjunction with an underlying game(s) (i.e., a slot machine(s)). In the case where the underlying game is a slot machine, the player is rewarded with a guess on the game of the present invention when a predetermined symbol, or combination of symbols appear on the payline of the slot or any bonus condition signal is received from the underlying game. A large number of different bonus condition such as signals, events, triggers, etc. are known in the gaming industry to effectuate bonus play in a bonus game from an underlying game such as a table game, gaming machine, etc. Hence, whenever the symbol to play the bonus game occurs (which is random in the play of the slot machine), the player is able to make one more guess. This continues until the player completes the puzzle. The use of the solve area (or button) 30 is optional.
It is an advantage of this invention that the bonus game may run "in parallel" with the underlying game. Generally, several guesses will be required to uncover the hidden pattern 70. Hence, a player who has partially uncovered the hidden pattern will be more inclined to continue play on the underlying machine in order to revisit the bonus game and finish the pattern. Too, even incorrect guesses are informational strategically, and so a player who is "unlucky" in uncovering the hidden pattern 70 is also encouraged to continue play by virtue of eliminating possible matrix positions 220 where the hidden pattern 70 may be hidden.
4. Details of the Strategy
Generally, the player will want to uncover the entire hidden pattern 70 a (
A player of the present invention may do substantially better by utilizing the following algorithm, given only as an example using FIG. 2. At each point in the game, the player calculates for each grid element 220 a, the number of possible positions that a portion of the hidden pattern 70 a may have at that location. For example, at each corner (1,1), (1,10), (10,1), and (10,10), there are only two possibilities that the hidden pattern 75 a is positioned there. On the other hand, in each of the center locations of (5, 5); (5, 6); (6, 5); and (6, 6) of virtual matrix 210 a, there are ten possible positions of the bar 75 a. This strategy thus comprises, for each guess: performing the above calculation, finding the set of grid elements 220 a with the greatest number of possible positions, and randomly choosing from among this set. The process continues until the entire hidden pattern 70 a is revealed. An identical process can be employed for a compound hidden pattern (comprising more than one hidden pattern), by cycling through all hidden patterns in the compound pattern that correspond to a each matrix position.
5. Details of the Bonus Game
The mechanism of utilizing a bonus game is well known. Typically, the pay table on the underlying game is modified somewhat, to allow the bonus game to be played. For example, if an underlying slot machine typically paid 5 coins on 20% of the plays, the pay table may be modified to dispense only 4 coins in these situations, so as to "gain" 0.2 coins per play. Thereafter, if a bonus game occurs every, 100 plays, for example, it literally "costs" twenty coins to participate (0.2�100=20). The connection between stand-alone and bonus versions of the present invention is thus self-evident. As a bonus game in the aforesaid example, the underlying game can dispense an average of twenty coins, maintaining an identical house advantage on the underlying game in addition to the bonus game combination. The bonus game may dispense on average less than twenty coins to increase the house edge. Alternatively, new underlying games may be designed with the bonus game in mind.
Clearly, this same type of bonus game "kick-off mechanism" can be used with the teachings of the present invention. Assuming a player develops the strategy discussed above, the player will uncover the entire hidden pattern 70 a (
In an alternative embodiment, the underlying game periodically provides means for a guess at the bonus game of the present invention. This is a distinct advantage as typically in bonus games, the entire bonus game is completed in each instance. By tying the underlying game and bonus games together, the player will periodically (randomly in the preferred embodiment) visit the bonus game, thus ensuring suspense and positive feedback through progress within the bonus game. The player is thus encouraged to play the underlying game longer, so as to see the resolution of the bonus game. In such a game, thirty guesses may be too many and so the bonus game may use less guesses. The following sets forth an example.
As a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention and as shown in
The virtual matrix is also 7�7, and has the following five hidden patterns (shown by dotted lines in
The method of playing the bonus game in this example follows. Assuming a wager of 1 credit per payline, upon visiting the bonus game, the player is awarded a prize of 5 credits (5�the line wager on the payline that provided the bonus combination) just as a conventional payoff in the underlying game causes a credit meter to increment. Thereafter, the player is allowed to guess at one of the 49 matrix elements in the game matrix 800 . Should the "guess" result in a "hit" the player is awarded an additional prize of 10 credits (10�line wager) which would also cause the underlying game credit meter to increment by this amount (e.g., signals over line 40 of FIG. 1). Finally, an amount equal to 20 credits (20�line wager) is added to an "escrow award," and the hidden pattern which was "hit" is fully exposed (i.e., a single correct guess exposes the associated hidden pattern). Should the "guess" result in a "miss" the player is not awarded an additional prize. The underlying gaming machine then resumes play.
Upon correctly uncovering the entire compound hidden pattern (consisting of five individual hidden patterns), the player is awarded the cumulative "escrow award" multiplied by a bonus factor, as appears below:
Number of Misses
0 misses
1 miss
2 misses
3 misses
4 misses
5 misses
6+ misses
By employing the "smart" strategy given earlier, the average number of guesses required to uncover the entire pattern is 13.9. Hence, on average 13.9�50=695 line plays are necessary to complete the bonus game.
In addition, the chance of finishing the game with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 misses is approximately 1 in 437, 112, 47, 25, 17, and 12, respectively. Hence, the average accrued escrow is approximately 161 credits (for a constant one-credit line wager each visit to the bonus game). When the escrow is combined with the 13.9�5=70 credits associated with visiting the bonus and the 5�10=50 credits associated with immediate award for uncovering a hidden pattern, the total value for the bonus game over time is approximately 161+70+50=281 credits.
The 281 credits in 695 line plays result in the bonus being an expected return of 281/695=40%. When coupled with a base game otherwise returning 50%, the entire base game+bonus game total return is 90%, leading to a 10% house advantage for the product.
The player touches matrix element "10" and scores a "hit". As shown in FIG. 8(b) elements 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 become activated 822 to show pattern 818. Also displayed to the player is a suitable display 820 which escrows the payoff value 20 for scoring a "hit" (which as shown in FIG. 8(a) is set to 20). Also a display 830 is provided which displays the current status of the player's misses and the multiple value presently in place. At the start of the bonus game in FIG. 8(a) the player has zero misses and the multiple is 50� which shown in display 830. It is to be understood that displays 820 and 830 could be located in any suitable location or orientation on a gaming machine and that the method is not limited thereby. Furthermore, these displays are conventionally connected to a controller or CPU 20 such as that shown in FIG. 1.
At this point, the player has received five credits in the underlying game for entering the bonus game, ten credits entered into the meter of the underlying gaming machine for correctly hitting a hidden pattern, and twenty credits in escrow as shown in display 820. Under the method of the present invention, variations on this could occur. For example, an initial payoff for entering the bonus game need not be made or could become a part of the escrow value shown in display 820. Likewise, a payoff credit for hitting a pattern need not be paid in the underlying gaming machine credit meter, and a wide variety of combinations of payoffs back to the player can be designed under the teachings of the present method. For example, in one version the player simply receives credits for hitting and causing the pattern to be fully exposed.
With the first "guess" in this example over, play now returns to the underlying game. Subsequently, the player receives the proper bonus condition from the underlying game to once again play the bonus game and this time the player touches matrix element 41 which is activated 824 , but is a "miss" (
The bonus game continues in this fashion until, as shown in FIG. 8(d), the bonus game is over. The bonus game has been played in parallel with the play of the underlying game as discussed above. As shown in FIG. 8(d), the player encountered a total of five "misses" at matrix elements 15, 17, 27, 41, and 44 causing the multiple to be displayed as 2� in display 830 according to Table I. In order to complete the hidden patterns, the player entered the bonus game ten times (five "hits" plus five "misses"). In this example, twenty credits for each uncovered pattern was added to payoff display or meter 820 so that at the end of the bonus game, 100 credits are shown. At the end of the game, the player receives the multiple times the payoff so the player actually receives 200 credits (i.e., 100�2).
The purpose of providing the multiple in display 830 is to encourage players to more skillfully play the game which adds to excitement in the play thereof and provides greater payoffs. It is to be expressly understood that this example is only one embodiment of the method of the present invention and that in other variations, the use of a multiple based upon "misses" may not be present. Indeed, the method of the present invention can be played simply providing payoff values displayed in display 820.
As mentioned before, a desirable feature of this embodiment is that inferior play will lead to a larger house advantage because more guesses, hence more spins on the base game, will be generally needed before receiving the bonus.
The preceding example is merely illustrative and is not meant to limit the teachings of this invention. Alternately, the player may be awarded varying amounts of rewards, and the rules for guessing may be modified to allow multiple guesses, guess until you miss, accumulation of guesses from the underlying game, accumulation of misses from the underlying game, etc. Too, free guesses may be given upon a correct guess, etc.
Generally, the bonus game may be invoked each time a predetermined event occurs, or may be played in parallel with the underlying game in a continuous-type manner. The underlying game may or may not provide a means to establish the number of guesses or misses in the bonus game. The underlying game may only provide the bonus condition to visit the bonus game (i.e., the occurrence of a predetermined event during the underlying game, a function of the wager on the underlying game, or fixed to occur within a known period of play on the underlying game such as every ten games played or every five games lost). Alternatively, the mechanism to participate in or visit the bonus may be random. In addition, the underlying game may provide means to collect guesses for the bonus game (e.g., a combination of symbols on an underlying slot machine) and may allow for more than one guess to be accumulated or taken at once.
6. Operation.
The player then selects a visible position 120 from the displayed gaming matrix 110 (e.g., at coordinates (2,3)) in step 630. This is received as an input over lines 80 by the CPU 20. The CPU 20 retrieves the contents for the corresponding position 220 in the virtual memory 200 and displays it in the gaming matrix 110 at the touched visible position as either a "hit" or a "miss."
Stage 650 represents an optional step. In stage 650 , the player is given the opportunity to press solve button 30 when a hit occurs in order to solve the pattern by pressing the remaining physical positions 120 of the pattern. Hence, if the player presses solve area 30 (or activate any suitable activation device), in stage 650 the CPU 20 detects the signal over line 85 and causes the operation to enter stage 630 a to receive the player additional inputs. In the absence of a solve area 30 , the present invention would simply continue to step 660 and steps 630 a and 640 a would be eliminated. If the player successfully completes a pattern in stages 630 a and 640 b by touching the remaining positions, then a match has occurred in stage 670. Stage 680 is entered and the player is awarded a suitable award from the pay table which is stored in memory 200 by the CPU 20. If the player is wrong and no match occurs in stage 670, the game is over in stage 690.
The player continues in the normal play of the game (i.e., without pressing solve area 30) in stage 660. This continues for a requisite number of guesses. Hence, if the player has six guesses, the loop through steps 630 to 660 continues until a counter (not shown) equals six and in stage 660 exits to stage 670. Any suitable number of guesses (in addition to six) may be used to generate a play over signal for a condition to end the game. What has been described is measuring the play over based upon the number of (guesses). It is to be expressly understood that a set certain number of "misses" could be utilized to generate this signal or any other suitable parameter in the play of the game. In addition, a player may activate a solve area 30, described in more detail below.
If the player is successful in completing the hidden pattern, the player is awarded in stage 680. Because the player knows the shape of hidden pattern 70 (since it is displayed 130) or alternatively knows the set of possible shapes from which the hidden pattern was chosen, the present invention is unlike traditional keno, in which the knowledge of one selected number yields no additional information with regard to remaining hidden numbers. The game continues through steps 630 to 660 until the player either completely uncovers hidden pattern 70 or is afforded no more guesses, in which case the game moves to step 670. In step 670, the initial wager and/or the uncovered number of matrix entries 75 are evaluated in order to determine an appropriate payoff in step 680, and then the game ends in step 690. If there are not sufficient matches, the game proceeds to end with step 690.
While the operation shown in FIG. 6 and discussed above is a preferred embodiment, it is to be expressly understood that it represents only one approach to implementing the game of the present invention. This speeds up play of the game. Other equivalent changes to the operation of the present invention can be made.
In summary the method of the present invention allows a player to play a casino game having the following steps: providing a virtual matrix having a plurality of grid elements; randomly associating a hidden pattern on the virtual matrix, the hidden pattern having a plurality of matrix entries, each of the plurality of matrix entries assigned to one of the grid elements; providing a gaming matrix having a plurality of visible portions, each of the plurality of visible portions corresponding to one of the plurality of grid elements; receiving an input signal from the player, the input signal identifying one of the plurality of visible portions on the gaming matrix; determining the input signal to be a hit when the identified visible portion corresponds to a grid element having a matrix entry and to be a miss otherwise; playing on the gaming matrix the matrix entry when the matrix entry is assigned to the corresponding grid element of the virtual matrix in response to receiving the input signal from the player and awarding the player based on the hits and misses. Under this general method, a number of variations can occur. For example, in the step of awarding the player, the step of awarding, in one version, may be based only upon the occurrence of a hit by the player. In other variations, the award to the player may be based solely on misses or a combination of hits and misses. Indeed, an award may only be made when the complete hidden pattern is fully identified based upon the input signals from the player. In addition, the award value awarded to the player can be modified, under the teachings of the present invention, based upon the determination of the input signal from the player to be a miss. In which case, the award value for a given number of misses is greater than or equal to an award value for the given number plus one number of misses. In a typical embodiment under this version, the award value would decrease with each new miss. This would provide incentive to the player to avoid misses in the play of the game. To do so would result in a greater award value. Furthermore, wagering may occur at the beginning of the casino game and/or wagering may occur at various stages within the casino game of the present invention. Of course a hidden pattern can be a permanent hidden pattern for the game, the selection of the hidden pattern to be solved from a plurality of hidden patterns (the choice being made by the player), or the hidden pattern being chosen by the game from a plurality of hidden patterns.
7. Optional Solve Feature.
Optionally, a solve feature may be included in step 650. If the player does not wish to solve the puzzle for the hidden pattern, the player continues play of the game by not pressing the solve area 30 and simply continues to guess (e.g., steps 630 through 660) as described above. However, if the solve area 30 is included in the present invention, the player at any point after an inputted result is displayed in stage 640 has the option of solving the puzzle by pressing area 30 on display 100 and then pressing the visible positions 120 under which the remaining entry 75 of the hidden pattern 70 exists. The results are displayed in stage 640 a. When the requisite number of additional matrix entries of the pattern 70 have been uncovered in stage 630 a and displayed in stage 640 b, the player is done and stage 670 is entered to determine whether a match has occurred. It is to be expressly understood that, under this embodiment, when a player is given a number of guesses and when the player presses the solve area 30 early in the guessing game, the player receives a higher payoff. For example, assume a player has six guesses to solve the pattern 70. If, after the first guess, the result is displayed in stage 640, the player activates the solve button 30 and successfully completes the hidden pattern 70, the player receives the highest payoff. However, should the player wait and push the solve area 30 after five prior guesses, then the player receives a much lower payoff if the player is successful in uncovering the entire hidden pattern 70.
Alternatively, rather than waiting for the player to enter all remaining entries after pushing the solve area 30 to make the match in stage 670, the matching could occur with each entry by the player so that when the player misses, the game is immediately over.
8. Keno Modification Alternate Embodiment.
The CPU 20 in a conventional fashion and in conjunction with a random number generator 60 (or random number generating software) selects six numbers, and those six numbers are then displayed as shown in FIG. 7(b) with the numbers within a rectangle. In FIG. 7(b) and in our example, 3, 6, 23, 32, 35, and 46 were randomly selected as the outcome of the conventional keno game. The player in the underlying keno game has three matches. The numbers 23, 32, and 35 are each encircled (player selected) and placed within a square (computer randomly selected). Hence, the player receives a payoff for three correct matches from a Keno pay table which may exist in memory 200. This is conventional play of the underlying Keno game. It is to be understood that the encircling and the placing of numbers and rectangles is simply used as an illustration and that other display devices can easily convey this information to players.
At this point, the pattern feature of the game can be played as a bonus game according to the method of the present invention. This can be automatic so that at the end of every keno game, the player is given the opportunity to complete the pattern as a bonus game. Or, the player may be required to wager the winnings of the keno game, to place a separate wager, or push a separate button, or otherwise activate the bonus game over lines 25.
When this occurs, at least four alternate embodiments exist. The first embodiment in FIG. 7(c) simply turns over the player selected (i.e., encircled) positions of 9, 19, 23, 32, 35, and 43. This uncovers, as shown in FIG. 7(c), behind player selected positions 32 and 35 two matrix entries 75 c of the hidden pattern 70 c. Nothing is displayed at locations 9, 19, 23, and 43. The player knows that the hidden pattern is a bar having four spaces from area 130 and, hence, easily solves the bonus game by pressing areas 33 and 34 to complete the hidden pattern. This is an easy bonus win for this player. The four matrix bar 70 c, of course, is randomly oriented anywhere within the overall matrix of 1 through 49 positions. In this case, the player playing the underlying keno game had three keno matches, received a suitable payoff and then went on to the opportunity to solve the bonus game of the present invention to receive a bonus payoff. In a second embodiment only the keno randomly selected numbers are uncovered.
In the third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7(d), the player selected numbers (i.e., encircled) and the randomly selected numbers (i.e., placed in squares) are each uncovered, as shown in FIG. 7(d). This results in the same information to the player who then proceeds to press locations 33 and 34 to complete the pattern and win the bonus game. This embodiment provides more spaces that are uncovered and, therefore, a greater chance of solving the bonus game. In the fourth embodiment, only the visible positions that correspond to both the player selected and the keno game randomly selected numbers would be uncovered (i.e., 23, 32, and 35 in
It is to be expressly understood that under either embodiment, the player is given either automatically, upon the basis of a separate wager, or any other suitable activation approach, a chance to participate in a pattern recognition game in conjunction with the underlying standard keno game.
In the preferred embodiment, the pattern (such as the four matrix entry bar 70 c, as shown in FIGS. 7(c) and 7(d), is preferably displayed such as being printed on or near the screen 100 . However, it is to be expressly understood that with each keno game a new pattern can be randomly selected and first displayed to the player to recognize the pattern before playing the keno game. Or, that the player can select which pattern to play from a database. Many alternatives can be incorporated under the teachings of the present invention.
The above disclosure sets forth a number of embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in this art will however appreciate that other arrangements or embodiments, not precisely set forth, could be practiced under the teachings of the present invention. For example, while a virtual memory has been disclosed into which the hidden pattern is randomly placed, any suitable software, hardware, and/or combination thereof design can be used to functionally associate the hidden pattern to the gaming matrix. For example, a wide variety of designs could be utilized to provide the gaming matrix with visible portions such as a back lit panel, a matrix of liquid crystal displays, etc. Therefore, the scope of this invention should only be limited by the scope of the following claims and not by the title, the abstract, the background of the invention, and/or the summary of the present invention.
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Top 10 Milwaukee albums of 2012
From the subtle poetry of Field Report to the shaggy pop-rock of Jaill to the intense electronic beats of Lorn, these three acts - which all had albums released by record labels this year - displayed to locals and outsiders alike the diversity of Milwaukee music. Geography and originality are practically all they had in common.
"Field Report," Jaill's "Traps," and Lorn's "Ask the Dust" all made my top 10 Milwaukee album list this year, as did several self-releases that rivaled, and in many cases surpassed, albums with major-label support. In a just world, all of these artists would have record deals, and perhaps some day, their big break will come. In the meantime, they're ours to treasure. »Read Full Article
Panfilio infuses 'Rita' with hopeful humor
In the opening scene of "Educating Rita," Willy Russell's bittersweet play about a 26-year-old hairdresser trying to start over and the alcoholic literature professor assigned to help her, Rita bounds into Frank's book-lined study for her first lesson.
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A Milwaukee chef will open a butcher shop emphasizing locally and sustainably produced meats: Karen Bell, formerly of Cafe at the Plaza, plans to open Bavette Butcher Shop in the Historic Third Ward.
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A second course, Bail enforcement, was successfully completed later on. At the end, a certificate of completion was NEVER issued. This may not seem important, but it is the only documentation they provide that verifies the completion of the courses. The excuse given for not providing the certificate on that day was that the printer was out of ink! Another person said the printer was out of the proper high quality paper!
The certificate was never sent. Calls were placed and more excuses were given: - "J.P. is getting married and he's really preoccupied"- -" We sent it to you, so maybe we have the wrong address"-- -"We didn't know how to spell your name" (my personal favorite)
Each excuse was given by a different person and each was more ridiculous than the one before it. Our son's name appeared in their registration documents as well as proper address. And, this was not even the first class he had completed at Praetorian Services.
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The Plague
by Albert Camus
The Plague Suffering Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph). We used Stuart Gilbert's translation.
Quote #4
A tranquility so casual and thoughtless seemed almost effortlessly to give the lie to those old pictures of the plague: Chinese towns cluttered up with victims silent in their agony; the convicts at Marseille piling rotten corpses into pits; the building of the Great Wall in Provence to fend off the furious plague-wind; the damp, putrefying pallets stuck to the mud floor at the Constantinople lazar-house, where the patients were hauled up from their beds with hooks; the carnival of masked doctors at the Black Death; […] nights and days filled always, everywhere, with the eternal cry of human pain. No, all these horrors were not near enough as yet even to ruffle the equanimity of that spring afternoon. (1.5.6)
Try as they might to ponder the horrors of the plague, Rieux and others can't comprehend them. The Plague reminds us of how easy it is to write off the suffering of others because we can't really grasp what suffering is until it is upon us.
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Dr. Rieux called to mind the plague-fires of which Lucretius tells, which the Athenians kindled on the seashore. The dead were brought there after nightfall, but there was not room enough, and the living fought one another with torches for a space where to lay those who had been dear to them; for they had rather engage in bloody conflicts than abandon their dead to the waves. (1.5.6)
People, irrationally, are willing to suffer and cause suffering to honor the dead, who cannot actually receive honor, or anything for that matter. At least, that is the argument put forth in The Plague.
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Followed by scowls and protestations, Rieux left the committee-room. Some minutes later, as he was driving down a back street redolent of fried fish and urine, a woman screaming in agony, her groin dripping blood, stretched out her arms toward him. (1.7.35)
This scene is in direct contrast to the prior discussion of what to label the pestilence. While Rieux and his colleagues have debated the terminology of suffering, here is a woman actually suffering physically, words be damned.


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So it has been a little while since I blogged. Like THREE MONTHS!! I think that is the longest I have gone since I started a blog, nearly 11 years ago! And I am hoping that it A) is like riding a bike, and B) people will pick up on it right where they left off. So, with that, friends, here we go!
I have been doing some really different stuff in the past few years. I have really kicked into high gear this year though!! I have started a division of MoJoy called MOCO. It is a company that seeks to help both businesses and individuals reach their highest potential. We are currently running Mastermind groups 4 days a week. These are groups which consist of business leaders, MMPT staff members, stay at home moms, beauticians, and chairmen of boards! We have all walks included. And I LOVE it!
Ok. Enough about me. Let me show a few pics of the past month or so.
My phone died today, and instead of mully grubbing about it, and focusing on the (probably thousands) of pictures I lost, as well as all my contacts, emails, notes (which had every idea I've had in the past two years in it).... I will just look at the pictures I DID have a chance to download and be happy I have them!
First up... a life celebration service for a sweet boy I treated for several years in PT. Josh was a great kid. He came from an awesome family,who has three other children, and who has a a strong belief in Jesus. With that, we all know we will see that awesome kid again... and he will be fully healed physically, able to run and play!
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Dark Rye is an online magazine from Whole Foods Market that explores the realms of food, health, sustainability, design, technology and social enterprise. Get fresh insight from our mixtape of stories, recipes, creative projects and people — pioneers of unconventional who explore the edges of a creative life.
In this issue, Body, Dark Rye's body of work explores the body through the lenses of exercise, grief, diet, suffering, yoga, death and more.
Feed yourself with this featured profile of Olowo-n'djo Tchala founder of Alaffia body care.
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We get it. It's your body and caring for your body cares for the self, your community and the vast interconnectedness of all phenomena. But if you're using five or six different face creams, hair sprays, and cleansers that's four or five too many because shea butter has been doing it all forever. Used for hair and skin care for centuries in Africa (and by Cleopatra!), shea butter has been Alaffia's means of mobilizing Africa's resources and its rich traditional knowledge into the global economy.
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In 1996, Rose Hyde of rural Washington State was posted to Olowo-n'djo Tchala's hometown of Kambolé, Togo, as a sustainable farming educator with the Peace Corps. His brother moved her furniture — and drawn by the tales of this curious new stranger in the neighborhood, he came over one day to talk.
Says Olowo-n'djo: "I never left."
For Olowo-n'djo, meeting Rose was a spark. He went with her to the United States and learned English. From there, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Studies with emphasis on Global Economic Systems from the University of California, Davis — quite the mouthful for anyone, let alone an ESL kid who had dropped out of school in grade six.
In 2003, Olowo-n'djo and Rose began a handcrafted shea butter co-op for women in Togo as a way of fundraising for community projects like setting up maternal health programs, giving bicycles out to help kids get to (and stay in) school, and planting trees. What began with 40 shea butter harvesters now brings together more than 500 women — a company that reconciles moral goals and a hunger for social change with soft skin and smart selling.
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Shea butter has been used for centuries on the African continent and is completely enmeshed within the history and culture of the West African wooded savanna.
Shea butter is mentioned in almost all African historical documents, including a reference as early as Cleopatra's Egypt, which mentions caravans bearing clay jars of shea butter for cosmetic use. Funeral beds of kings were carved in wood of old shea trees, and shea butter has always been a staple of African pharmacology.
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The Art of Cool Project is on a quest to bring a live music festival to downtown Durham. In order to get the community's input we are hosting focus groups in the months of October-December, 2012. All of the focus groups will be located in the large classroom at American Tobacco Underground and will be held from 7pm-8pm. We will extend to 8:30pm if extra time is needed. Come out and give us your two cents.
Our first focus group will address festival date, format and footprint considerations. This event is open to the public. Anyone interested in helping AOCP lock down a date, format and footprint are welcome. Specifically we will be talking about issues concerning:
1. Picking the right date
2. Essential festival highlights
3. How large the footprint should be
4. Free versus ticketed events
Co-moderated by Greg Lowenhagen, Director of Hopscotch; Marc Lee, AOCP board member, Blues Festival and Hayti Heritage
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Monday, October 15, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (WET)
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What is The Art of Cool Project (AOCP)?
We are a jazz presenting 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Durham, NC. We are dedicated to presenting and promoting live jazz influenced music in unique venues throughout the Triangle. We are the rhythm of the Bull City that connects music and art to people while providing a GREAT NIGHT OUT.
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Jordan suffers from a severe water scarcity problem. According to the Water Strategy for the period of 2008-2022, the country is one of the four driest in the world. Despite the Government efforts in managing the limited water resources and its relentless search for alternative supply, the available water resources per capita are falling as a result of population growth. More
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UNDP strengths national capacity to support sustainable, low-carbon, climate-resilient development biodiversity conservation, water scarcity with a focus on women. UNDP assists the country in its transition to a low carbon economy and adaption of clean energy expansion including its choices of energy efficiency and renewable energy. more
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The most significant feature of Jordan's marine environment is the coral reef ecosystems. Reefs in Jordan are among the most threatened in the Red Sea becausemore
Implementation of phase 1 of a comprehensive Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) management system in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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Any idea why this is occurring and how I might fix it?
The second problem is a 1px shift. Either the background image I have is shifted 1px to the right in IE or all the other background images on top of it are shifted 1px to the left. It's strange and I have no idea how to fix it.
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