| US 7,341,512 B2 | ||
| Computer system communicable with one or more gaming devices having a matching game with multiple rounds | ||
| Jan K. Dolloff, Pasadena, Calif. (US); Randall D. Mead, Reno, Nev. (US); John D. Hostetler, Reno, Nev. (US); and Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Assigned to IGT, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/381,049. | ||
| Application 11/381049 is a continuation of application No. 10/243706, filed on Sep. 13, 2002, granted, now 7,040,983. | ||
| Application 10/243706 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/813698, filed on Mar. 21, 2001, granted, now 6,749,502. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0205465 A1, Sep. 14, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—16 | 32 Claims |
| 1. A computer system operable to communicate with at least one gaming device, the computer system comprising:
at least one processor operatively coupled to a network, the network being operatively accessible to the gaming device; and
at least one data storage device operatively coupled to the processor, the data storage device storing a plurality of instructions
associated with at least one game which is playable by a player using the gaming device, the instructions being executable
to:
(a) cause the gaming device to display of a plurality of rounds;
(b) cause the gaming device to display a base in each round including at least two characteristics;
(c) cause the gaming device to display a plurality of selections, each of the selections having at least two characteristics;
(d) enable a player in an initial round to pick selections in the round until none of the characteristics of the unpicked
selections match one of the characteristics of the base;
(e) cause a determination of an award based on the number of picked selections which include at least one characteristic that
matches one of the characteristics of the base;
(f) cause a subsequent round to initiate in the game when none of the characteristics of the unpicked selections match at
least one of the characteristics of the base; and
(g) cause a total award to be provided to the player associated with the determined award in each of the rounds after a designated
event occurs.
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