U.S. patent application number 12/657777 was filed with the patent office on 2011-03-31 for games and gaming devices utilizing game cards with bonus symbols.
Invention is credited to Rick Rowe.
Application Number | 20110074107 12/657777 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43779429 |
Filed Date | 2011-03-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110074107 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Rowe; Rick |
March 31, 2011 |
Games and gaming devices utilizing game cards with bonus
symbols
Abstract
A game utilizes cards or similar game elements having at least
primary indicia or symbols and in some instances at least a
secondary or bonus indicia or symbol. The primary indicia may
comprise card rank and suit indicia. The cards may include a
secondary slot or bonus symbol. A deck of cards may comprise
multiple cards having primary indicia with one or more or all of
the cards including a secondary or bonus symbol. The primary
indicia may be evaluated in the play of a primary game such as a
poker game, while the secondary symbols may be used in a secondary
slot game or may trigger one or more bonus events. In other
embodiments, the game cards may include game symbol primary
indicia, game suit secondary indicia and slot line tertiary
indicia. A deck of slot cards may be formed from individual cards
each bearing unique combinations of the indicia. In game play, slot
cards may be dealt in a row and, after any discard and replacement,
the resulting slot cards may be evaluated against a pay table which
defines winning combinations of slot cards and associated
awards.
Inventors: |
Rowe; Rick; (Las Vegas,
NV) |
Family ID: |
43779429 |
Appl. No.: |
12/657777 |
Filed: |
January 26, 2010 |
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61277993 |
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Current U.S.
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273/292 |
Current CPC
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A63F 1/04 20130101; A63F
1/00 20130101; A63F 2001/0475 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/292 |
International
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A63F 1/00 20060101
A63F001/00 |
Claims
1. A deck of playing cards, said deck comprising a plurality of
playing cards, each playing card bearing unique combination of rank
and suit indicia, and one or more of said playing cards bearing at
least one secondary bonus symbol selected from a set of secondary
bonus symbols.
2. The deck in accordance with claim 1 wherein said playing cards
are printed cards having a front and a back, said rank and suit
indicia and any secondary bonus symbols being printed on said front
of said playing cards.
3. The deck in accordance with claim 1 wherein said deck comprises
52 playing cards bearing the combinations of the ranks A, 2-10, J,
Q and K in the suits hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades.
4. The deck in accordance with claim 3 wherein at least two of said
playing cards bear secondary bonus symbol.
5. The deck in accordance with claim 1 wherein said playing cards
are electronically generated images of cards.
6. The deck in accordance with claim 5 wherein a plurality of said
playing cards are randomly selected and at least one secondary
bonus symbol is associated with each of said selected cards.
7. The deck in accordance with claim 1 wherein said of said
plurality of playing cards bears a secondary bonus symbol selected
from a set of bonus symbols comprising at least two different bonus
symbols.
8. A method of playing a game comprising: providing a plurality of
game cards, each of said plurality of game cards bearing a unique
combination of rank and suit indicia, and one or more but not all
of said playing cards bearing at least one bonus symbol; utilizing
one or more of said plurality of game cards in the play of a base
game; determining an outcome of said base game based upon the rank
and suit indicia of said playing cards used in said base game; and
determining if said playing cards used in said base game include a
predetermined configuration of bonus symbols and, if so, presenting
a bonus game.
9. The method in accordance with claim 8 wherein said plurality of
playing cards comprises a deck of 52 cards and said base game
comprises a game of poker comprising dealing at least 5 of said 52
cards to a player.
10. The method in accordance with claim 8 wherein said at least one
bonus symbol comprises a slot game symbol.
11. The method in accordance with claim 8 wherein said game cards
are printed cards having a front and a back.
12. The method in accordance with claim 8 wherein said game cards
are electronic images presented at a wagering game machine.
13. A method of playing a game comprising: providing a plurality of
game cards, each of said plurality of game cards bearing a unique
combination of rank and suit indicia and each of said plurality of
game cards bearing at least one slot game symbol; utilizing a group
of said plurality of game cards in the play of a card and slot
game; determining an outcome of said card game based upon the rank
and suit indicia of said group of playing cards; and determining an
outcome of said slot game based upon a combination of slot game
symbols of said group of playing cards.
14. The method in accordance with claim 13 wherein said group of
game cards comprises five of said plurality of game cards.
15. The method in accordance with claim 14 further comprising the
step of permitting a player to discard one or more or all of said
five game cards and obtain replacement cards and wherein said steps
of determining an outcome are made with reference to said cards
after any replacement.
16. The method in accordance with claim 13 wherein said plurality
of game cards comprise 52 game cards.
Description
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional
Application Ser. No. 61/277,993, filed Sep. 30, 2009.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates generally to playing cards and games
using cards, and in particular to a casino-style game played with
cards having secondary bonus symbols.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Casino-style gaming is a very popular activity. Casinos
offer various traditional table games such as poker, roulette,
craps and blackjack. Casinos also offer the play of spinning reel
mechanical or video gaming machines and video poker gaming
machines.
[0004] Casinos are continually seeking to present new and exciting
games to their players. For example, casinos may offer a wide
variety of video slot machines having different game "themes".
However, there is a need for games having new unique and exciting
features.
[0005] From the discussion that follows, it will become apparent
that the present invention addresses the deficiencies associated
with the prior art while providing numerous additional advantages
and benefits not contemplated or possible with prior art
constructions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] Particular embodiments of the invention relate to gaming
devices and game methods utilizing game cards. In one embodiment,
game cards include at least one primary indicia and, in some
instances, at least a secondary or bonus indicia or symbol. The
primary indicia may comprise, for example, standard playing card
rank and suit indicia. The primary indicia might be other forms of
indicia, however, such as slot-game symbols.
[0007] In one embodiment a deck of game or playing cards comprises
multiple cards each having primary indicia. One or more or all of
the game cards also include a secondary or bonus symbol. The
secondary or bonus symbols associated with the cards may the same
or different, such as selected from a set of bonus symbols.
[0008] In one embodiment, the game cards may be used in the play of
a game such as a wagering game. The game may have a primary or base
component. This component may be played with the primary indicia of
the game cards. Such a game might comprise a poker game. The game
may have a secondary or bonus component. The secondary component
might comprise a bonus game played using the bonus symbols on the
cards, or may comprise a bonus event which is triggered as a result
of the bonus symbols associated with the cards.
[0009] As one example, a deck of game cards may be used to play a
primary game. One or more of the cards may be dealt or displayed to
a player. The primary game may be played using the primary indicia
associated with the dealt cards. In addition, if the cards used in
the game bear one or more designated bonus symbols or combinations
thereof, a bonus event may be triggered. The bonus event may
comprise an award of winnings or presentation of a secondary event
which may or may not include player input. That secondary event may
provide the opportunity for outcomes having awards.
[0010] As another example, all of the cards may include a secondary
or bonus symbol. A game play may be played using one or more of the
game cards. The game cards may be evaluated for potential winning
combinations of primary symbols, such as for winning poker hands.
The game cards may also be evaluated for potential winning
combinations of bonus symbols, such as in a slot-type game.
[0011] The game cards may comprise physical cards. The cards may
have a front and a back. The primary indicia and secondary bonus
symbols (if any) may be, for example, printed on the front of the
cards. A deck of game cards might comprise 52 cards each having the
unique playing card combinations of the ranks 2 through Ace in the
suits Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds. One or more or all of the
cards may include a secondary symbol. Decks of game cards may be
the same or they may be different. For example, different decks may
have different numbers of cards bearing secondary symbols or the
same number of cards bearing secondary symbols but where the
particular secondary symbols born by the cards differ.
[0012] In another embodiment, the game cards may comprise video
images, such as presented on an electronic display of an electronic
or electro-mechanical gaming machine. In such an embodiment game
cards may be randomly selected or generated. For example, secondary
symbols may be randomly selected and be randomly associated with
one or more the game cards.
[0013] Another embodiment of the invention is a gaming device and
game method utilizing a unique set of game indicia, such as in the
form of a set or deck of slot cards. In one embodiment, the game
indicia comprises a plurality of game symbol primary indicia, a
plurality of game suit secondary indicia and one or more slot line
tertiary indicia. Each game symbol primary indicia is replicated
for each one of a plurality of game suit secondary indicia and
further replicated with one or more slot line tertiary indicia
resulting in a total number of slot cards in a slot card deck that
equates to the number of game symbols multiplied by the number of
game suit secondary indicia multiplied by the number of slot line
tertiary indicia.
[0014] In one or more embodiments, the slot line tertiary indicia
may be graphical or numerical. Additionally, when the slot game is
played with only one slot line, the slot line tertiary indicia need
not be displayed.
[0015] In one or more embodiments, each slot card has a slot card
front and a slot card back, wherein the game symbol primary
indicia, the game suit secondary indicia, and the slot line
tertiary indicia are displayed within a rectangular area resembling
a playing card to form the slot card front. In one or more
embodiments, a slot card back may contain a common graphic indicia
displayed within a rectangular area for each slot card; the slot
card back representing a slot card with the slot card front hidden
from the player.
[0016] Many combinations of game symbol primary indicia, game suit
secondary indicia and game slot line tertiary indicia are possible
resulting in a large number of unique slot cards. Each unique slot
card is combined with other unique slot cards to form a plurality
of slot cards resulting in a deck of slot cards wherein one or more
decks of slot cards may be used for a plurality of game
implementation embodiments.
[0017] In one game embodiment, slot cards may be arranged in one or
more groups of five slot cards. In one or more game embodiments
where more than one group of five slot cards are played, the groups
may be arranged in a plurality of rows where each slot card within
a group exists within one of a plurality of columns.
[0018] In one embodiment, the game may be played as a multiple
sequence game with multiple decks of slot cards. For example, the
game may comprise three groups of five slot cards arranged in three
vertical rows. All three groups of slot cards are displayed with
the slot card back face-up until the player makes a wager. For
example, wagers may be placed by the player in any number of
scenarios, such as a single wager made on the overall game, a wager
on each group of slot cards, and/or a wager on a select group of
slot cards when there are multiple groups of slot cards being
played.
[0019] In one embodiment, upon wagering, the slot cards in the
bottom row are flipped over to display their front faces and those
card faces are replicated to each row above; resulting in three
groups of slot cards, wherein each group displays the same slot
cards in each of columns as are displayed in the bottom row.
[0020] The player may then select one or more slot cards to HOLD on
the bottom row; the HOLD selection being replicated to each of the
slot cards in the same columns of each row above.
[0021] The player then presses a game selection indicator such as a
PLAY button on the gaming machine or touch screen. The slot cards
in each group that were held remain, however the non-held slot
cards are replaced with new slot cards.
[0022] Each group or row of slot cards is then evaluated against a
pay table. Preferably, the pay table defines one or more winning
combinations of slot cards, those winning combinations having one
or more associated awards. The pay table preferably defines winning
combination of slot cards comprising combinations of game symbol
primary indicia, game suit secondary indicia and slot line tertiary
indicia. For example, a pay table may pay 10 credits for three game
symbol primary indicia matches when 5 credits are wagered; pay 20
credits for four game symbol primary indicia matches when 5 credits
are wagered; pay 5 credits for two pair of matching game symbol
primary indicia when 5 credits are wagered; may pay 50 credits for
five slot cards containing different game suit secondary indicia
when 5 credits are wagered; may pay 50 credits for five different
slot cards containing game symbol primary indicia when 5 credits
are wagered; may pay 100 credits for five slot cards containing all
matching game symbol indicia and all matching slot line tertiary
indicia; or for other combinations of slot cards. In the preferred
embodiment, the payout is proportional to the amount bet and the
odds of obtaining the specific combination of slot cards given a
specific slot card deck or multiple decks.
[0023] In one or more embodiments, a plurality of slot card groups,
arranged in rows, may be played by the player. For example, a
player might play ten groups/rows, twenty groups/rows, fifty
groups/rows, or one hundred groups/rows of slot cards.
[0024] In one embodiment, a pay table may comprise a slot card
combination such as two matching pairs of slot cards, three
matching slot cards, four matching slot cards, or various other
combinations of game symbol primary indicia, game suit secondary
indicia and slot line tertiary indicia. The payout is based on the
mathematical probability of receiving the specific combination of
slot cards wherein each slot card comprises a game symbols primary
indicia, game suit secondary indicia and a slot line tertiary
indicia.
[0025] In other embodiments, a traditional game such as a spinning
reel game or a video poker game may be played prior, during or
after the described invention to establish a BONUS multiplier
associated with the game outcome of the invention or may be used to
establish one or more BONUS slot cards, slot card game symbol
primary indicia, slot card game suit secondary indicia, and/or slot
line tertiary indicia which may be played along with the deck of
slot cards.
[0026] In one or more embodiments, casino gaming regulations must
be considered for each game implementation for a casino gaming
device and in one or more embodiments may comprise variations of
the same game based on such casino gaming regulations and must
include functionality consistent with all casino gaming regulations
such as the random number generator and security of the game.
[0027] In one or more embodiments, the game may include a set of
configuration parameters that may be set to turn game features on
or off to meet the requirements of the particular gaming
regulations for a particular casino gaming jurisdiction.
[0028] In one or more embodiments, the game may be played as a play
for fun game with a set of parameters configured by the player and
not support casino wagering but rather support play for fun
wagering.
[0029] Other systems, methods, features and advantages of the
invention will be or will become apparent to one with skill in the
art upon examination of the following figures and detailed
description. It is intended that all such additional systems,
methods, features and advantages be included within this
description, be within the scope of the invention, and be protected
by the accompanying claims.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0030] The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale,
emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of
the invention. In the figures, like reference numerals designate
corresponding parts throughout the different views.
[0031] FIG. 1 illustrates a plurality of game suit secondary
indicia examples that may be used in one of a plurality of game
embodiments.
[0032] FIG. 2 illustrates an example symbol group with five slot
cards each of which containing game symbol indicia and game suit
secondary indicia indicia.
[0033] FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a slot card front with game
symbol indicia and game suit secondary indicia indicia.
[0034] FIG. 4 illustrates three groups of five slot cards, arranged
in three rows and five columns, displaying the back of each
symbol
[0035] FIG. 5 illustrates a game play sequence with three groups of
five slot cards wherein the card fronts of each slot card within
the first slot card group are displayed, while the card backs of
two slot card groups are displayed.
[0036] FIG. 6 illustrates a game play sequence with three groups of
five slot cards wherein the card fronts of each slot card within
the first slot card group are displayed, while the card backs of
two slot card groups are displayed where the player selects HOLD
slot cards from the first slot card group.
[0037] FIG. 7 illustrates a game play sequence with three groups of
five slot cards wherein the card fronts of each slot card within
the first slot card group are replicated to each of the slot card
groups along with the slot cards that were held in the first slot
card group.
[0038] FIG. 8 illustrates a game play sequence with three groups of
five slot cards wherein the card fronts of each slot card are
displayed, all cards except the HOLD cards from FIG. 7 are replaced
with new slot cards, the game then identifying winning
combinations.
[0039] FIG. 9 is an example of possible game symbols and game suit
secondary indicia which can be used by one or more of the
embodiments.
[0040] FIG. 10 is a flow chart of one game play embodiment of the
invention.
[0041] FIG. 11 is an example of a slot card displaying a primary,
and secondary indicia with numerical tertiary indicia.
[0042] FIG. 12 is an example of a slot card displaying primary and
secondary indicia with graphical tertiary indicia.
[0043] FIG. 13 illustrates an example symbol group with five slot
cards each of which containing game symbol indicia and game suit
secondary indicia and numerical game line indicia.
[0044] FIG. 14 illustrates an example symbol group with five slot
cards each of which containing game symbol indicia and game suit
secondary indicia and graphical game line indicia.
[0045] FIGS. 15-23 illustrate examples of game cards bearing
primary indicia and, in one or more instances, a secondary or bonus
symbol.
[0046] Table 1 illustrates an example pay table for a three line
slot card game.
[0047] Table 2 illustrates a sample 183 slot card deck.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0048] In the following description, numerous specific details are
set forth in order to provide a more thorough description of the
present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in
the art, that the present invention may be practiced without these
specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not
been described in detail so as not to obscure the invention.
[0049] Particular embodiments of the invention comprise gaming
devices and game methods utilizing a plurality of game symbol
primary indicia, a plurality of game suit secondary indicia and one
or more slot line tertiary indicia, those indicia arranged in
various combinations to form a plurality of slot cards, and the
slot cards arranged in various combinations to form decks of slot
cards. In a preferred embodiment, game cards or other game elements
bear primary, secondary and tertiary indicia. In one embodiment,
each game symbol primary indicia is replicated for each one of a
plurality of game suit secondary indicia and further replicated
with one or more slot line tertiary indicia resulting in a total
number of slot or game cards that equates to the number of game
symbols multiplied by the number of game suit secondary indicia
multiplied by the number of slot line tertiary indicia.
[0050] FIG. 2 illustrates a plurality of possible game symbol
primary indicia as, for example, CHERRIES 200, BAR 205, BELL 210,
HORSE SHOE 220, and DIAMOND 230. The game symbol primary indicia
might also comprise familiar graphical slot symbol indicia from
popular spinning reel games such as MONOPOLY.RTM. from WMS,
CLEOPATRA.RTM. from IGT, and WIZARD OF OZ.RTM. from WMS. There is
no restriction to the graphical indicia that may be used for any
particular game embodiment.
[0051] Referring to FIG. 1, game suit secondary indicia for one or
more embodiments may be any graphical indicia. Preferably, however,
the game suit secondary indicia vary from the game symbol primary
indicia and the slot tertiary indicia. For example, the game suit
secondary indicia HEARTS 100, CLUBS 110, SPADES 120, DIAMONDS 130,
POT OF GOLD 140, and RASBERRY 150 may be assigned as the game suit
secondary indicia for the slot cards used by a particular game
implementation embodiment. The use of graphical indicia to
represent game suit secondary indicia further adds to the
excitement of the game by increasing the payouts related to the
probability of obtaining unique slot card combinations. Such
payouts may be calculated to be part of the overall game or may be
bonus payouts as illustrated in Table 1.
[0052] The game suit secondary indicia may further comprise indicia
familiar to the player and may be associated with the game symbol
primary indicia. For example, in one embodiment of the game,
graphical indicia for the game symbol primary indicia may comprise
familiar symbols from the WIZARD OF OZ.RTM. casino gaming device
from WMS, while the graphical indicia for the game suit secondary
indicia may comprise the key characters from the game such as
DORTHY, TOTO, TIN MAN, SCARE CROW, and LION. In other game
embodiments, those characters may represent game symbol primary
indicia while the game suit secondary indicia may be for example
GOLD COINS, TORNADO, HEARTS, POT OF GOLD, DIAMONDS, CLUBS, SPADES,
and RAINBOW. In other embodiments there is no association required
between the graphical indicia used for the game suit secondary
indicia and the graphical indicia used for the game symbol primary
indicia.
[0053] As indicated, the slot cards preferably include slot
tertiary indicia. Preferably, the slot tertiary indicia vary from,
and are thus distinguishable from, the symbol primary indicia and
the suit secondary indicia. FIG. 11 illustrates an embodiment where
a slot card has slot line tertiary indicia 1110 displayed
numerically as a slot line number, such as the numbers 1, 2, 3,
etc. For example, various slot line tertiary indicia is illustrated
in FIG. 13, wherein each slot card contains a numerical value
representing the slot line number. In this example, slot card 1310
bears slot line number 2, slot card 1320 bears line number 4, slot
card 1330 bears line number 1, slot card 1340 bears line number 9,
and slot card 1350 bears line number 1.
[0054] In other embodiments, the game slot line tertiary indicia
may be represented as graphical indicia, such as illustrated in
FIG. 12. As illustrated therein, the slot line tertiary indicia
1210 represents slot line or line number 4. Various slot line
tertiary indicia are illustrated in FIG. 14, wherein each slot card
contains graphical indicia representing the slot line number. In
this example, slot card 1410 bears line number 2, slot card 1420
bears line number 1, slot card 1430 bears line number 2, slot card
1440 bears line number 1, and slot card 1450 bears line number
1.
[0055] In other embodiments, further graphical combinations are
possible. For example each slot card's slot line tertiary indicia
may be comprised of a plurality of colored graphical line indicia
wherein each color represents a particular slot line number. For
example, RED may equate to Slot Line 2, GREEN may equate to Slot
Line 3 and so on, enabling slot cards to have more than one game
slot line for a particular slot card. In one embodiment, if a
single slot line is played, the slot line tertiary need not be
indicated on each slot card. Such an embodiment is illustrated in
FIG. 2, wherein the slot cards do not display slot line tertiary
indicia and thus the cards are all interpreted to have only 1 slot
line.
[0056] Each game symbol primary indicia is associated with game
suit secondary indicia to form a slot card as shown in FIG. 3.
Preferably, each slot card has a front or face 300 wherein the
indicia of the game symbol 310 and the indicia of the game suit
secondary indicia 320 are displayed within a rectangular area
resembling a playing card to form a slot card front. In the example
used for FIG. 3, the slot card has only 1 slot line, so no slot
line tertiary indicia is displayed. In one or more embodiments
where no slot line tertiary indicia is present on the face of a
slot card, for example as illustrated in FIG. 3, slot card 300 does
not have slot line tertiary indicia visible.
[0057] In one or more embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, each slot
card may have a back 400. The card back 400 may display or bear
common graphic indicia displayed within a rectangular area. The
card backs are preferably identical so that the cards can not be
identified from one another. In addition, the graphical indicia may
aid in preventing the card faces from being visible through the
cards. For example, each slot card back represents an unknown slot
card with which the player will play the game. During the game, the
slot card back will change to a slot card front revealing the
specific slot card game symbol primary indicia, game suit secondary
indicia and slot line tertiary indicia (depending on whether the
cards are physical or graphically represented, this transformation
may occur by flipping over a physical card or replacing the
graphical display of a card back with a card front).
[0058] Many combinations of game symbol primary indicia, game suit
secondary indicia and game slot line tertiary indicia are possible
resulting in a large number of unique slot cards for a given slot
card game embodiment. Further, in a preferred embodiment, each
unique slot card is combined with other slot cards to form a
plurality of slot cards resulting in a deck of slot cards. In
addition, one or more decks of slot cards may be used for a
plurality of game implementation embodiments. See Table 2 which
illustrates one embodiment of a 183 slot card deck.
[0059] In the preferred embodiments of the game, it is highly
desirable that the graphical indicia are familiar to the player and
the game suit secondary indicia relate to the game symbol primary
indicia theme.
[0060] In one or more embodiments, any combination of game symbol
primary indicia and game suit secondary indicia and game slot line
tertiary indicia may be chosen by the game embodiment designer
based on the desired mathematical probability model desired for the
particular game.
[0061] For example, a game embodiment with 20 different game symbol
primary indicia and 5 different game suit secondary indicia and 1
game slot line tertiary indicia will comprise a deck of 100 slot
cards. In this example, the slot card game embodiment has only 1
slot line and a game may be played using 5 slot cards in a single
group or row. The odds for selecting matching game symbol primary
indicia would then be calculated based on the total number of slot
cards and the probability of receiving a particular combination of
slot cards. In another example, the slot card game embodiment has 3
slot lines and uses 5 slot cards in 3 rows of slot cards. For
example, the slot cards may be arranged in groups of slot cards and
displayed in rows as illustrated in FIG. 8 wherein three groups are
illustrated: Group 1--410, group 2--420 and group 3--410. In a
further example, in one embodiment the slot card game uses a slot
card deck of slot cards comprising 100 game symbol primary indicia,
6 game suit secondary indicia and 10 slot line tertiary indicia;
resulting in a total of 100.times.6.times.10=6000 cards.
[0062] The slot cards may be organized in a wide variety of slot
card groupings for any number of game embodiments. For example, the
slot cards may be arranged in a single group, such as in a or row
of 2 or more slot cards (such as 5 slot cards, 10 slot cards or the
like), wherein each of which slot cards comprise a game symbol
primary indicia, a game suit secondary indicia and a game line
tertiary indicia. The objective in this slot card game embodiment
is for the player to match game symbol primary indicia while also
matching slot line tertiary indicia and optionally use the game
suit secondary indicia to pay out an additional bonus, such as when
a specific number of slot cards match the game suit secondary
indicia or other combinations of slot cards as defined in a pay
table are achieved.
[0063] In the preferred embodiment, a slot card does not have a
rank, as is typical in traditional poker games using playing cards.
For example, the slot card game simply pays the player based on the
player's wager and the odds of obtaining a specific number of
matching game symbol primary indicia and/or game suit secondary
indicia and/or slot line tertiary or other predefined
combinations.
[0064] For example, the player may receive a payout based on
receiving all the same game suit secondary indicia or may receive a
payout based on receiving all different game suit secondary indicia
with no consideration at all to what the game symbol primary
indicia is on any of the slot cards.
[0065] In further embodiments, the slot cards may include a ranking
feature and decks or groups of slot cards may utilize specialty
slot cards. For example, the slot card game symbol primary indicia
may contain graphical indicia such as ONE BAR, TWO BARS, THREE BARS
wherein matching multiple THREE BARS game symbol primary indicia on
a slot cards pays more to the player then matching ONE BAR game
symbol primary indicia on a slot card.
[0066] In other embodiments, there may be BONUS slot cards with
game symbol primary indicia used to pay the player a bonus payout.
As such the odds of receiving a BONUS slot card are based on the
odds of receiving the card. Thus for a slot card deck comprising
100 game symbol primary indicia, 10 game suit secondary indicia and
20 slot line tertiary indicia there are a total of
100.times.10.times.20=20,000 slot cards in the slot card deck. By
inserting 1 BONUS slot card, the player has the odds of being dealt
the 1 BONUS slot card based on the total number of slot cards in
the slot deck and related to how many slot cards are dealt to the
player.
[0067] In one or more embodiments, the slot card game is played as
a single sequence game without player input, the game comprising
the steps of: 1) dealing a set or group of two or more slot cards,
2) evaluating the indicia of the slot cards; and 3) paying the
player based on the odds of receiving specific combinations of slot
cards, such as in accordance with a pay table that defines
particular winning outcomes and associated awards (wherein such a
pay table and its awards may be based upon the probability of
receiving a particular slot card combinations).
[0068] In one or more embodiments, the slot card game is played as
a multiple sequence game including player input, the game
comprising the steps of: 1) dealing a set or group of two or more
slot cards, 2) receiving input from a player as to none, one or
more of the slot cards to be held; 3) replacing non-held slot cards
with other slot cards; 4) evaluating the resultant final group of
slot cards; and 5) paying the player, such as based upon a pay
table. In another embodiment, the player may be permitted to
hold/discard one or more slot cards after replacement cards have
been dealt (i.e. a second or other additional levels of
hold/replacement).
[0069] In one or more embodiments, the game may be played with no
interaction by the player; wherein the game automatically HOLDS
specific slot cards for the player and deals new slot cards to
replace the slot cards that were not held.
[0070] In one or more embodiments a game may be played with more
than one group of slot cards. In a preferred embodiment, the groups
may be arranged in a plurality of rows, wherein each row has two or
more slot cards and each slot card within said row exists within
one of a plurality of columns. The rows of slot cards may be played
wherein each slot card group/row is evaluated independently from
other slot card group/rows. In this embodiment, the player is able
to play a plurality of multiple groups of slot cards, each of which
forming a slot card game, simultaneously. While the payout of each
slot card group/row may be combined with the payouts from all other
slot card group/rows by adding the results of each group/rows of
slot cards being played to pay the player.
[0071] In one embodiment, the game may be played as a multiple
sequence game with multiple decks of slot cards. For example, the
game may be played with three groups of five slot cards each
arranged in three horizontal rows. All three groups of slot cards
are displayed with a symbol back until the player makes a wager.
For example, wagers on the game may be placed by the player in any
number of scenarios, such as a single wager may be made on the
overall game, a wager may be made on each group of slot cards,
and/or a wager may be made selectively on a group of slot cards
when there are more than one groups of slot cards being played.
[0072] In one embodiment, the game steps include the steps
illustrated in the game flow chart in FIG. 10.
[0073] In one embodiment, upon wagering, as illustrated in FIG. 5,
the group of slot cards 430 on the bottom row is displayed while
the two rows of slot card groups 410 and 420 above remain
displaying slot card backs. The player then has the choice of
HOLDing any or none of the slot cards 510, 520, 530, 540 and/or
550. In FIG. 6, the player has held slot card 520 and slot card
540. In this particular embodiment of the game, the bottom row is
then replicated as illustrated in FIG. 7, including the HOLD cards,
to each of the two rows above resulting in three groups of slot
cards 410, 420, and 430 displaying each respective slot card front,
wherein each group displays the same slot card fronts displayed in
each of the same columns as displayed in the bottom row 430.
[0074] The player then presses a game selection indicator such as a
PLAY button, or DRAW button or NEXT button on the gaming device
chassis or gaming device touch screen. As illustrated in FIG. 8,
those slot cards that were held remain, while the other slot cards
are replaced with new slot cards, resulting in the three groups of
slot cards 410, 420 and 430 used to determine the player's payout
based on the players wager and the odds established for slot card
combinations defined in the game embodiment's pay table, such as
illustrated in Table 1.
[0075] The player is then paid based on a combination of slot cards
by evaluating the indicia associated with each slot card to a pay
table. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the bottom row 430 of slot cards
contains 2 matches: slot card primary indicia BELL 520 matches slot
card primary indicia BELL 540 and slot card primary indicia HORSE
SHOE 830 matches slot card primary indicia HORSE SHOE 850. The
graphical indicia 810 "2 Matches" may be displayed to help the
player understand why they won.
[0076] In one or more embodiments, a pay table may pay 10 credits
for three matching slot cards when 5 credits are wagered, pay 20
credits for four matching slot cards when 5 credits are wagered,
pay 5 credits for two pair of matching slot cards when 5 credits
are wagered, may pay 50 credits for five slot cards containing five
different game suit secondary indicia when 5 credits are wagered,
may pay 50 credits for five different game symbol primary indicia
when 5 credits are wagered, may pay 150 credits for five different
game symbol primary indicia with the same game suit secondary
indicia, or other combinations of slot cards may result in pay outs
to the player proportional to the amount bet and the odds of
obtaining the specific combination of slot cards based upon a
specific slot card deck. Further, multiple slot card decks may used
in a particular game embodiment resulting in a pay table associated
with the probability of receiving predefined combinations of slot
cards. For example, Table 1 illustrates the pay outs associated
with a slot card game embodiment which is determined based on the
probability of occurrence.
[0077] In one or more embodiments, a plurality of slot card groups,
arranged in horizontal rows, may be played by the player as a
single slot card game or simultaneously playing multiple slot card
games. For example, seven slot card groups, ten slot card groups,
twenty slot card groups, fifty slot card groups, one hundred slot
card groups, or other combinations arranged by the slot card game
designer grouping a number of slot cards in one or more rows may be
played by the player.
[0078] In another game embodiment, the player may receive one or
more groups of slot cards wherein each slot card used to form a
group of slot cards is drawn from multiple slot card decks of slot
cards and displayed on the screen in one of a plurality of groups
of slot cards arranged in rows. The player may play the game
simultaneously by selecting each particular slot card to HOLD in
any of the rows of groups of slot cards.
[0079] The player then presses a game button or touch screen
control to PLAY and the slot cards not held are replaced with new
slot cards. The player then wins a specific number of credits for
each group of slot cards when a group contains a unique combination
of slot cards consistent with the game's pay table based on the
odds of receiving the combination and the amount wagered.
[0080] In one embodiment, a pay table may comprise a slot card
combination such as two pairs of matching game symbol primary
indicia slot cards, three matching game symbol primary indicia slot
cards, four matching game symbol primary indicia slot cards, five
slot cards with matching game suit secondary indicia, five matching
game symbol primary indicia with five matching game suit secondary
indicia with five matching slot line tertiary indicia or various
other combinations of slot cards based on, but not limited to, a
graphical theme, a numerical theme, a word based theme, the number
of lines.
[0081] The player's payout is based on the mathematical probability
of receiving the specific combination of, but not limited to, the
total number of slot cards, game symbol primary indicia and/or game
suit secondary indicia and/or slot line tertiary indicia and/or
BONUS slot cards.
[0082] In other embodiments, a traditional game such as a spinning
reel game or a video poker game may be played prior, during or
after the described invention to establish a multiplier or BONUS
associated with the game outcome of the invention or may be used to
establish one or more BONUS game symbol primary indicia which may
be played along with the slot cards.
[0083] In one or more embodiments, casino gaming regulations must
be considered for each game implementation for a casino gaming
device and in one or more embodiments may comprise variations of
the same game based on such casino gaming regulations and must
include functionality consistent with all casino gaming regulations
such as the random number generator and security of the game.
[0084] In one or more embodiments, the disclosed invention may be
played as a bonus game or secondary game based on an outcome being
obtained by a primary poker game or primary spinning reel game or
primary keno game, or primary bingo game or other similar casino or
non-casino game, giving the player the chance to play the game.
[0085] In one or more embodiments, the game may include a set of
configuration parameters that may be set to turn game features on
or off to meet the requirements of the particular gaming
regulations for a particular casino gaming jurisdiction. For
example, one such game embodiment may include but is not limited to
parameters such as a max payout of x for gaming jurisdiction A, max
bet of y for gaming jurisdiction A, max game suit secondary indicia
z for gaming jurisdiction A, max slot line tertiary indicia zz for
jurisdiction A.
[0086] In one or more embodiments, the game may be played as a play
for fun game with a set of parameters configured by the player and
not support casino wagering but rather support play for fun
wagering.
[0087] In one or more embodiments, a plurality slot card decks may
be combined to establish any number of desirable game embodiment
game probabilities, including two or more decks of the same slot
cards, two or more decks of different slot cards or one or more
decks of slot cards combined with one or more decks of popular card
game cards such as, but not limited to, poker, hearts, baccarat,
Pai Gow poker, Bridge, Pinochle. When popular card game card decks
are combined with one or more decks of slot cards, the rules of the
popular card game may be used, modified or not used by the
particular game embodiment also incorporating the slot card decks
into the particular game embodiment.
[0088] For example, to obtain a specific set of desirable
probabilities, a particular game embodiment may include two or more
of the same decks of slot cards. In one game embodiment, the game
may use three of the same decks of slot cards. In another game
embodiment, the game may use five of the same decks of slot cards.
In still another game embodiment, the game may use fifty of the
same decks of slot cards.
[0089] In one or more game embodiments, the game may combine three
different decks of slot cards: one slot card deck with 150 cards,
one slot card deck with 50 slot cards and one slot card deck with
1200 slot cards. For example, each slot card deck may contain
different sets of slot cards, wherein each slot card comprises a
game symbol primary indicia, game suit secondary indicia and game
slot line tertiary indicia.
[0090] In one embodiment, the game may include one deck of unique
slot cards with one deck of Pinochle cards wherein the rules of
Pinochle are modified into probability payouts for the overall game
embodiment. In another game embodiment, the game may include one
deck of unique slot cards with one deck of standard playing/poker
cards wherein the rules of draw poker are modified into probability
payouts for the overall game embodiment.
[0091] Another embodiment of the invention will now be described.
In this embodiment of the invention, game cards have primary
indicia. Preferably, the primary indicia comprise standard card
suit and rank indicia (the primary indicia may comprise a single
indicia or multiple indicia). For example, 52 game cards may be
provided each having a unique combination of the ranks A, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q and K in the suits Hearts, Diamonds, Spades
and Clubs, as is well known in the art of playing cards.
[0092] One or more or all of the game cards preferably further
includes at least one secondary, bonus or slot symbol or indicia.
In one embodiment, the bonus symbols are selected from a set of
bonus symbols. The bonus symbols may comprise numbers and/or
letters, words, logos various other elements. The bonus symbols
associated with the cards may be the same (for example, out of a
set of 52 cards, 5 of the cards may bear the same bonus "BONUS
WINNER" symbol) or one or more of the bonus symbols may be
different (for example, out of a set of 52 cards, 2 of the cards
may bear "SPIN" bonus symbols and 2 other cards may bear "LUCKY"
bonus symbols). The number of game cards that bear bonus symbols
may vary, such as by the nature of the game being played, as
detailed below.
[0093] One aspect of the invention is thus a set or deck of game
cards. The game cards bear primary indicia, such as in the form of
suit and rank indicia. In addition, one or more of the cards bear
secondary bonus indicia or symbols. In a preferred embodiment, the
deck of game cards comprises 52 game cards.
[0094] However, the game cards may have other configurations. For
example, the game cards may comprise slot cards similar to those
detailed above. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 15-23, such
cards might bear primary indicia in the form of suit and slot
symbols or the like. In addition, however, one or more of those
cards may bear a bonus symbol. The particular configuration of the
game cards, including the primary indicia, may depend upon a base
game to be played with the game cards. For example, if the base
game is a game of poker or the like, the primary indicia may
comprise standard rank and suit indicia. If the base game is a slot
type game or games such as described above, the primary indicia or
symbols may comprise slot symbols. It will also be appreciated that
the game cards may include other indicia or symbols, such as
tertiary indicia or symbols.
[0095] In one embodiment, one or more, but not all, of the game
cards bear or have a bonus symbol. This embodiment set of game
cards is particularly suited to play of game where the occurrence
of one or more bonus symbols triggers a bonus or special event. For
example, in one embodiment of a game one or more cards from the
deck of cards are dealt or displayed to a player. Preferably, the
primary indicia associated with those cards are used to play a
primary or base game. Such a game might comprise, for example, a
poker game, a blackjack game or the like. In addition, the
appearance of one or more secondary or bonus symbols associated
with those cards may trigger a bonus or special event. Such an
event might comprise, for example, a bonus payout or winning or a
bonus game or event. The bonus game or event might be for
entertainment purposes or, more preferably, provide the opportunity
for awards such as winnings. For example, a bonus event presented
by a video gaming machine might be an animated event in which a
player is permitted to select a door or box from a set of doors or
boxes which, when opened, reveal a potential bonus payout.
[0096] The particular bonus symbol or symbols that must be obtained
to trigger the bonus event may vary. For example, the mere
appearance of a single bonus symbol might be sufficient to trigger
such. In other embodiments, the player may be required to obtain
multiple matching bonus symbols or other particular combinations of
symbols. Preferably, the one or more symbols or combinations
thereof that trigger such events are defined by a pay table or the
like. In one embodiment, the occurrence of multiple combinations of
bonus symbols might trigger multiple bonus events. Further,
multiple bonus events may be triggered throughout play of the main
game. For example, in a game of poker a player may be dealt an
initial hand of five cards. Those cards may be evaluated for bonus
symbols and one or more bonus events may be triggered. The player
may be permitted to discard and replace one or more or all of the
five cards in order to generate a final poker hand (for comparison,
for example, to a pay table of winning poker hands having
associated awards). The final poker hand of cards may again be
evaluated for potential bonus symbols or combinations thereof.
[0097] In one embodiment, the game cards may all include a bonus or
secondary symbol. In such an embodiment, combinations of bonus
symbols may be used to define bonus triggering events or the
outcome of a secondary event or game. For example, in one
embodiment game cards may be used in the play of a primary or base
game and a secondary slot game. The primary or base game might
comprise a poker game or other card game.
[0098] As one example, a deck of 52 cards is provided. The cards
include primary indicia in the form of suit and rank indicia. Each
card also bears a secondary slot symbol. One or more cards are used
in the play of the base game. For example, if the base game is a
game of stud poker, 5 cards may be dealt or displayed to the
player. The primary card rank and suit indicia may be utilized to
determine the outcome of the base game. Awards may be provided for
winning combinations of rank and suit indicia. In addition, the
secondary slot symbols of the cards may be evaluated to determine
the outcome of a slot game. For example, particular combinations of
slot symbols may be defined to be winning outcomes having
associated awards. As one example, if the five cards bear the same
bonus symbol then a winning outcome may be declared relative to the
slot game. In this configuration, a player may receive a winning
outcome, and thus associated awards, for either or both the primary
game and the secondary game which are played using the same game
cards.
[0099] The games played with the game cards described herein may be
played in various manners. The games may be played as entertainment
games. In a preferred embodiment, the games are played as wagering
games wherein a player is required to place a value wager,
preferably in the form of monies or monetary equivalent credits, to
play the game. In various embodiments one or more, but not all, of
the potential outcomes of the game are defined as winning outcomes.
Those winning outcomes may be set forth in a pay table. Awards may
be provided for winning outcomes. The awards may comprise points,
prizes or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the awards are
monies or credits having monetary value.
[0100] Additional examples of games and game cards will now be
provided. Embodiment 1. In one embodiment, the game is played on an
electronic gaming machine wherein a player inserts a wager amount
into the game then receives a plurality of cards, such as 10 game
cards. The bonus indicia relating to one of a plurality of bonus
games is randomly placed (or not) on each of the 10 game cards
prior to being dealt to the player. During the initial 10 card
deal, when the player receives a bonus indicia on a predetermined
number of game cards dealt to the player, for example 3 matching
bonus indicia, the game automatically begins play of the bonus
game. Once the bonus game is completed and any bonus credits are
awarded to the player and all bonus indicia are removed from the
game cards, the player now has the option of holding any number of
initially dealt game cards.
[0101] Once the player completes the process of making selections,
all the cards that were held by the player remain while those not
held are replaced with new cards. The player is then paid based on
a pay out criteria such as matching a specific number of game
indicia, receiving a specific combination of symbol indicia with
suit indicia, matching a specific set of suit indicia, and
receiving a specific number of symbol indicia containing the same
line number indicia on a particular game card.
[0102] In alternative embodiments, there may be a plurality of
hold-draw sequences associated with a single game. A game may
include the process of holding and drawing game cards more than one
time, for example 3 times, while receiving the chance of getting
new bonus indicia on each newly drawn card and entering a bonus
round when a specific number of bonus indicia match on the newly
drawn cards, each time receiving a payout associated with the bonus
round and/or receiving a payout based on a specific combination of
game cards associated with a payout criteria.
[0103] In yet another embodiment indicia from well known poker card
style games may be added as an additional indicia to the cards
wherein each game card contains a plurality of indicia as
previously described (such as slot symbols and bonus symbols) in
addition to another indicia associated with a traditional poker
card indicia. The additional poker indicia is added to each card
and the player now plays cards based on both the previously
described indicia of matching in addition to traditional poker card
game rules such as 5 card draw, 7 card stud, blackjack, joker's
wild, 3 card poker, and other proprietary card games incorporating
both traditional poker card as well as poker card ranking.
[0104] In a preferred embodiment, the player is dealt 5 cards. Each
card has a symbol indicia, suit indicia, line indicia, and poker
card indicia such as ace, king, queen, jack, nine, and the like.
The player receives five cards and the objective is to match as
many symbol indicia with the same line number indicia as possible
while also receiving the best poker card indicia combination also
on the same line. The player may hold up to five cards or may draw
up to five cards or any combination therein. The player is dealt
those cards which were identified as draw to replace the earlier
cards which were dealt. The resulting hand of five cards is then
evaluated based on the best poker ranked hand and the best symbol
matching combination hand. The suit indicia may be used in
combination with both the poker card indicia and the symbol card
indicia, for example a hand of five cards after the draw step may
include: Card 1: Bell, Hearts, line 2, jack; Card 2: Bell, Hearts,
line 3, Two; Card 3: Bar, Hearts, line 1, Three; Card 4: Bar,
Hearts, line 1. Five; Card 5: Diamond, Hearts, line 3, King. In
this example, the player would have a Flush which would be treated
as a ranked hand and the payout would occur based on the
combination of cards resulting in a Flush. Further, if the player
were to have Card 1: Bell, Hearts, line 2, jack; Card 2: Bell,
Hearts, line 3, Two; Card 3: Bell, Hearts, line 3, Three; Card 4:
Bell, Hearts, line 4; Card 5: Bell, Hearts, line 5, King. The
player would receive a higher payout than a traditional poker Flush
since the player now has a 5 Bell FLUSH.
[0105] Other combinations of slot symbol indicia with poker card
indicia are possible incorporating both a matching of symbols with
a ranked poker hand occurring on a particular line number. For
example, a player may have 5 Kings with 5 different line number
indicia or a player may have 4 Kings with the same line number
indicia. The player would be paid based on how the cards were
ranked with the poker indicia associated with the same line number
ranked higher than a poker indicia combination occurring on
multiple line number indicia. Additionally, the player may any
number of cards in a single hand as defined by the game implemented
and may use the line number indicia in an attempt to obtain the
best poker hand on multiple lines. For example, in a six slot card
game, a player may receive: Card 1: Bell, Line 1, Heart, King; Card
2: Bar, Line 1, Spade, King; Card 3: Diamond, Line 1, Club, King;
Card 4: Bar, Line 3, Diamond, Queen; Card 5: Bell, Line 3, Hearts,
Queen; Card 6: Horse shoe, Line 3, Clubs, Queen. This player has
Three Kings on line 1 and Three Queens on line 3 and is paid
accordingly. However if the player were to receive Three Kings and
Three Queens on the same line number such as line 1, the player
would be paid more since the poker indicia occurring on a single
line is ranked higher then a poker indicia hand split between
multiple lines.
[0106] Games played with the game cards may comprise base games or
might comprise bonus games. For example, a standard video slot game
may have various bonus outcomes. One or more of those outcomes
might comprise the presentation of a game utilizing game cards as
described herein. In such event, the player may be awarded bonus
awards for winning outcomes of the bonus event(s) played using the
game cards.
[0107] It will be appreciated that numerous games and game
variations may be played using the game cards detailed herein. For
example, while a stud type poker game may be presented, so might
draw poker games. In such games, the manner in which the cards are
evaluated, including any secondary or bonus symbols may vary. For
example, in a draw poker game the occurrence of bonus symbols might
be evaluated after the initial hand of cards is dealt, after each
successive replacement card is presented (if any cards are
discarded) and/or after the final hand is completed with any
replacement cards.
[0108] The secondary or bonus symbols may be associated with the
cards in various manners. For example, in one embodiment, the games
of the invention may be implemented using physical cards. The cards
may have a card back and card face. The card faces may be printed
with the slot card indicia described above. The cards may be dealt
onto a table or the like. In such an embodiment, bonus symbols may
be printed on one or more of the cards. Each deck of cards might be
the same or the decks might be different. For example, the cards
having bonus symbols may be randomly selected and the bonus symbols
printed thereon. In addition, the bonus symbols which are printed
on the cards may be randomly selected from a set of bonus symbols.
In this manner, each deck of physical cards may be the same or
entirely different.
[0109] In another embodiment, the games of the invention may be
implemented at a gaming machine. In one embodiment, for example,
the slot cards may be displayed via a plurality of rotating reels.
The reels may be configured to rotate and stop, displaying one or
more rows of slot cards. In another embodiment, a gaming machine
may be configured to display slot cards via a video display. In a
video game implementation, the game cards are video images. In such
a configuration, game cards may be randomly selected or generated.
For example, game cards may be randomly selected from one or more
sets or decks of game cards. In one embodiment, secondary or bonus
symbols may already be associated with those cards. In other
embodiments, the secondary or bonus symbols may be randomly
generated at one or more times and be associated with one or more
of the game cards. In one embodiment, bonus symbols may be selected
from a set of bonus symbols. For example, a set of bonus symbols
might comprise 10 "LUCKY" bonus symbols, 10 "WHEEL SPIN" bonus
symbols, 5 "JACKPOT" bonus symbols and so on. If 5 bonus symbols
are to be used in the game, they may be randomly selected from the
25 bonus symbols in the master set (such that the 5 selected bonus
symbols may change each time they are selected). In other
embodiments, the bonus symbols may be pre-selected or determined so
that particular combinations thereof always exist relative to a
deck of cards or set of cards used in the game which provide the
opportunity for winning outcomes.
[0110] While the game indicia are preferably associated with cards
or are displayed in a "card" format, it is possible for the indicia
to be used with other elements. For example, the game indicia might
be displayed in other formats, such as on the side of a die,
etc.
[0111] While various embodiments of the invention have been
described, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the
art that many more embodiments and implementations are possible
that are within the scope of this invention. In addition, the
various features, elements, and embodiments described herein may be
claimed or combined in any combination or arrangement.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 SLOT CARD GAME EMBODIMENT EXAMPLE SAMPLE PAY
TABLE SLOT LINES Game Symbol Primary Indicia Slot Line 1 Slot Line
2 Slot Line 3 Payout 1 Bar, 2 Bar, 3 Bar Any Line Any Line Any Line
200 2 Bells, 2 Horse Shoes Any Line Any Line Any Line 100 Any 3
Bells Any Line Any Line Any Line 50 Any 3 1 Bar Any Line Any Line
Any Line 25 Any 3 Diamonds Any Line Any Line Any Line 5 Any 3
Shamrocks Any Line Any Line Any Line 5 Any 3 Horse Shoes Any Line
Any Line Any Line 5 1 Bar, 2 Bar, 3 Bar Match Match 2000 Any 3
Bells Match Match 250 Any 3 1 Bar Match Match 250 Any 3 Diamonds
Match Match 250 Any 3 Shamrocks Match Match 250 Any 3 Horse Shoes
Match Match 250 1 Bar, 2 Bar, 3 Bar Match Match 2000 Any 3 Bells
Match Match 250 Any 3 1 Bar Match Match 250 Any 3 Diamonds Match
Match 250 Any 3 Shamrocks Match Match 250 Any 3 Horse Shoes Match
Match 250 1 Bar, 2 Bar, 3 Bar Match Match 2000 Any 3 Bells Match
Match 250 Any 3 1 Bar Match Match 250 Any 3 Diamonds Match Match
250 Any 3 Shamrocks Match Match 250 Any 3 Horse Shoes Match Match
250 1 Bar, 2 Bar, 3 Bar Match Match Match 20000 Any 3 Bells Match
Match Match 5000 Any 3 1 Bar Match Match Match 5000 Any 3 Diamonds
Match Match Match 5000 Any 3 Shamrocks Match Match Match 5000 Any 3
Horse Shoes Match Match Match 5000 Bonus Game Suit Seconary Indicia
Slot Line 1 Slot Line 2 Slot Line 3 Pay Any 3hearts Any Line Any
Line Any Line 100 Any 3 spades Any Line Any Line Any Line 100 Any 3
pot of gold Any Line Any Line Any Line 100 Any 3 diamonds Any Line
Any Line Any Line 100 Any 3 clubs Any Line Any Line Any Line 100
Any 3 rainbows Any Line Any Line Any Line 100 Any heart, Any
Rainbow, Any Line Any Line Any Line 50 Any Clubs
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 SAMPLE 183 CARD DECK 12 Game Symbol
Indicia-5 Game Suit Indicia-3 Slot Line Indicia 3 WILD SLOT CARDS
Game Symbol-Game Suit-Slot Line Game Symbol-Game Suit-Slot Line (a)
1Bar-hearts-line 1 3Bar-hearts-line 1 1Bar-raspberry-line 1
3Bar-raspberry-line 1 1Bar-rainbow-line 1 3Bar-rainbow-line 1
1Bar-potagold-line 1 3Bar-potagold-line 1 1Bar-shamrock-line 1
3Bar-shamrock-line 1 1Bar-hearts-line 2 3Bar-hearts-line 2
1Bar-raspberry-line 2 3Bar-raspberry-line 2 1Bar-rainbow-line 2
3Bar-rainbow-line 2 1Bar-potagold-line 2 3Bar-potagold-line 2
1Bar-shamrock-line 2 3Bar-shamrock-line 2 1Bar-hearts-line 3
3Bar-hearts-line 3 1Bar-raspberry-line 3 3Bar-raspberry-line 3
1Bar-rainbow-line 3 3Bar-rainbow-line 3 1Bar-potagold-line 3
3Bar-potagold-line 3 1Bar-shamrock-line 3 1Bar-shamrock-line 3
2Bar-hearts-line 1 HShoe- hearts-line 1 2Bar-raspberry-line 1
HShoe-raspberry-line 1 2Bar-rainbow-line 1 HShoe-rainbow-line 1
2Bar-potagold-line 1 HShoe-potagold-line 1 2Bar-shamrock-line 1
HShoe-shamrock-line 1 2Bar-hearts-line 2 HShoe-hearts-line 2
2Bar-raspberry-line 2 HShoe-raspberry-line 2 2Bar-rainbow-line 2
HShoe-rainbow-line 2 2Bar-potagold-line 2 HShoe-potagold-line 2
2Bar-shamrock-line 2 HShoe-shamrock-line 2 2Bar-hearts-line 3
HShoe-hearts-line 3 2Bar-raspberry-line 3 HShoe-raspberry-line 3
2Bar-rainbow-line 3 HShoe-rainbow-line 3 2Bar-potagold-line 3
HShoe-potagold-line 3 2Bar-shamrock-line 3 HShoe-shamrock-line 3
(b) Diamond-hearts-line 1 1Bell-hearts-line 1
Diamond-raspberry-line 1 1Bell-raspberry-line 1
Diamond-rainbow-line 1 1Bell-rainbow-line 1 Diamond-potagold-line 1
1Bell-potagold-line 1 Diamond-shamrock-line 1 1Bell-shamrock-line 1
Diamond-hearts-line 2 1Bell-hearts-line 2 Diamond-raspberry-line 2
1Bell-raspberry-line 2 Diamond-rainbow-line 2 1Bell-rainbow-line 2
Diamond-potagold-line 2 1Bell-potagold-line 2 Diamond-shamrock-line
2 1Bell-shamrock-line 2 Diamond-hearts-line 3 1Bell-hearts-line 3
Diamond-raspberry-line 3 1Bell-raspberry-line 3
Diamond-rainbow-line 3 1Bell-rainbow-line 3 Diamond-potagold-line 3
1Bell-potagold-line 3 Diamond-shamrock-line 3 1Bell-shamrock-line 3
1Cherry-hearts-line 1 2Bell-hearts-line 1 1Cherry-raspberry-line 1
2Bell-raspberry-line 1 1Cherry-rainbow-line 1 2Bell-rainbow-line 1
1Cherry-potagold-line 1 2Bell-potagold-line 1 1Cherry-shamrock-line
1 2Bell-shamrock-line 1 1Cherry-hearts-line 2 2Bell-hearts-line 2
1Cherry-raspberry-line 2 2Bell-raspberry-line 2
1Cherry-rainbow-line 2 2Bell-rainbow-line 2 1Cherry-potagold-line 2
2Bell-potagold-line 2 1Cherry-shamrock-line 2 2Bell-shamrock-line 2
1Cherry-hearts-line 3 2Bell-hearts-line 3 1Cherry-raspberry-line 3
2Bell-raspberry-line 3 1Cherry-rainbow-line 3 2Bell-rainbow-line 3
1Cherry-potagold-line 3 2Bell-potagold-line 3 1Cherry-shamrock-line
3 2Bell-shamrock-line 3 (c) 2Cherry-hearts-line 1 1Star-hearts-line
1 2Cherry-raspberry-line 1 1Star-raspberry-line 1
2Cherry-rainbow-line 1 1Star-rainbow-line 1 2Cherry-potagold-line 1
1Star-potagold-line 1 2Cherry-shamrock-line 1 1Star-shamrock-line 1
2Cherry-hearts-line 2 1Star-hearts-line 2 2Cherry-raspberry-line 2
1Star-raspberry-line 2 2Cherry-rainbow-line 2 1Star-rainbow-line 2
2Cherry-potagold-line 2 1Star-potagold-line 2 2Cherry-shamrock-line
2 1Star-shamrock-line 2 2Cherry-hearts-line 3 1Star-hearts-line 3
2Cherry-raspberry-line 3 1Star-raspberry-line 3
2Cherry-rainbow-line 3 1Star-rainbow-line 3 2Cherry-potagold-line 3
1Star-potagold-line 3 2Cherry-shamrock-line 3 1Star-shamrock-line 3
3Cherry-hearts-line 1 2Star-hearts-line 1 3Cherry-raspberry-line 1
2Star-raspberry-line 1 3Cherry-rainbow-line 1 2Star-rainbow-line 1
3Cherry-potagold-line 1 2Star-potagold-line 1 3Cherry-shamrock-line
1 2Star-shamrock-line 1 3Cherry-hearts-line 2 2Star-hearts-line 2
3Cherry-raspberry-line 2 2Star-raspberry-line 2
3Cherry-rainbow-line 2 2Star-rainbow-line 2 3Cherry-potagold-line 2
2Star-potagold-line 2 3Cherry-shamrock-line 2 2Star-shamrock-line 2
3Cherry-hearts-line 3 2Star-hearts-line 3 3Cherry-raspberry-line 3
2Star-raspberry-line 3 3Cherry-rainbow-line 3 2Star-rainbow-line 3
3Cherry-potagold-line 3 2Star-potagold-line 3 3Cherry-shamrock-line
3 2Star-shamrock-line 3 WILD-wild-wild WILD-wild-wild
WILD-wild-wild
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