CN101321564B

CN101321564B - Method and apparatus for conducting a game tournament

Info

Publication number: CN101321564B
Application number: CN2006800454915A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·N·凯尼; D·哈代; M·赫尔曼; B·萨贝特
Original assignee: GameLogic Inc
Current assignee: GameLogic Inc
Priority date: 2005-10-11
Filing date: 2006-10-11
Publication date: 2011-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2026-10-11
Also published as: AU2006302141B2; EP1933960A2; WO2007044785A2; CN101321564A; US20060082056A1; AU2006302141A1; WO2007044785A3; EP1933960A4

Abstract

A player is permitted to play in a tournament involving one or more instances of an online game. In one specific example, the player may choose, at a point of sale (POS), a tournament option that permits the player to play in a tournament-style game involving multiple game instances of a primary game. 'In one example, the primary game is a slot machine type game. In this way, the player may be permitted to enjoy the feeling of playing in a tournament against other players in the environment of an online game. In another example, the primary game result is driven by the result of a secondary game, such as a lottery or game based drawing (e.g., a Keno drawing). The secondary game is then played, and the result of the overall tournament is determined based on the results of the secondary game instances. Results of the secondary game instances and the result of the tournament are sent to an online gaming system. The player is then permitted to play an online game to reveal the results of the secondary game instances and the result of the overall tournament.

Description

The method of management game league matches

Technical field

The field of the invention relate generally to prize drawing and game more particularly, relate to and are used for managing based on the recreation of prize drawing or based on the system of the game of public place of entertainment.

Background technology

Many dissimilar recreation are arranged to comprise that the issue of lottery of playing probability game is a condition.Lottery ticket is to use the machine that is called as point of sale (POS) terminating machine to sell by the retailer.These tickets are normally printed at the POS terminating machine, and normally are that certain prize drawing that will finish is after a while issued.The example of the prize drawing probability game of these types comprises the prize drawing of traditional state and polymorphic prize drawing (for example, PowerBall).The lottery ticket (the technical draw tickets immediately that is called as) of another kind of type comprises the scraping type lottery ticket of printing in advance, this lottery ticket comprises emulsion coating or similar coating, it wipes purchased person (player) off, thereby shows that whether one or more game indicias and this player win in pointed recreation of this ticket or series of games.This indication normally " immediately ", that is, play family belongings they just know whether they win when wiping the ticket coating off in recreation.

Many games on line are arranged, and they can use with the computer system of communication network (for example, internet) coupling and play.These recreation may comprise traditional probability game, skill recreation and the recreation of amusement field pattern, or the like.

Some systems combine lottery-type game and game on line.In such system, lottery ticket is sold the player, and further recreation is played by this player system that uses a computer then.In such games system, the ticket of selling the player comprises a password, and this password is relevant with recreation seed in being stored in the computer system of playing computer game.Computer game is determined relevant recreation seed, and this recreation seed is corresponding one by one with a series of predetermined game state that will cause predetermined result.In other words, the password that is stored on the ticket comprises the result.In the system of another kind of type, the password that is stored on the ticket is prize drawing result's a coding form, and then, this prize drawing result is shown to the player when stopping to play game on line.

Summary of the invention

According to one aspect of the invention, it has been recognized that keeping the player may be useful to the interest of playing.In one aspect of the invention, it will be appreciated that and allow the player feel that they are participating in certain competitive environment may be useful.The result that this environment is provided brings the interest that continues to play various recreation to the player.(for example, in public place of entertainment under) the situation, such recreation may be so that the environment of other recreation that provide in this environment to be provided, and (for example, outside public place of entertainment) is condition outside this competitive environment but the match of recreation is positioned to provide game in recreation.For instance, may be on internet, to prepare one or more recreation for the player.

Be that they can't see and play other people of league matches type recreation for the player provides a problem of recreation on internet, wherein other players may play their recreation separately, and this may influence the result of league matches type recreation.According to one aspect of the present invention, it will be appreciated that the chance that the sensation of tournament gaming provides the excitation that continues to play games and earns extra progressive jackpot to the player.

Internet and other based on the network of computer on game become very popular.Yet,, may be useful for the league matches type game experience that provides in public place of entertainment and other traditional game environment is provided the recreation creation based on internet according to one aspect of the present invention.For this purpose, may provide the system and the game format that are used for managing the recreation of league matches type.

In such game format, the player is allowed to play recreation based on computer (below be referred to as " elementary " play) when the system of playing games shows the result of another recreation (below be referred to as " secondary " recreation).This secondary recreation may be based on the recreation of public place of entertainment or lottery ticket.So secondary recreation is well-known Keno recreation.Yet people should figure out the recreation that secondary recreation may be any other type (for example, lottery ticket recreation).Basic game play may be the recreation based on computer of any kind, comprise skill recreation and/or probability game, for example, card game, casino game, electronic game, or any other type can disclose recreation by him from the result of another recreation.In one aspect of the invention, the match of basic game play that the player plays does not influence the result of secondary recreation.In another aspect of the present invention, the result of secondary recreation does not influence the result of basic game play that the player plays.

In another example, basic game play comprises that to a certain degree player is to basic game play result's influence.For instance, basic game play may be the skill recreation.Yet people should figure out the combination that basic game play may be probability game or skill and chance.In an example, basic game play may be the slot machine as well-known probability game.As everyone knows, slot machine comprises the wheel that several have symbol or other marks, and these wheels make the player win award by specific combinations matches or when otherwise presenting by specific combination.The match of slot machine game may present, for instance, and result's (or partial results) of secondary recreation (for example, the recreation of lottery ticket type, Keno recreation).

According to one aspect of the present invention, the player may be allowed to play one or more recreation illustrations of basic game play (for example, slot machine game).For instance, the player may be allowed to play many wheel slot machine game.These recreation illustrations possibilities for instance, are associated with the single illustration of secondary recreation (the single ticket that for example, is used for a Keno lot) or various illustration of secondary recreation (for example, being used for one or more tickets that one or many Keno draws lots).In an example, the player may be allowed to play 100 recreation illustrations (for example, 100 slot machine game), and those 100 illustrations may join with 100 groups of Keno digital correlations.These Keno numerals may with once draw lots or repeatedly Keno draw lots and be associated.Repeatedly the result of Keno recreation determines the result of league matches.

The player is allowed to play the recreation illustration that shows as league matches type game format, and wherein players is resisted each other to win one or more awards.Award may be, for instance, cashes the award of pointing out in the league matches winning of being presented to the player.This award may be a usefulness, for instance, the ticket sales volume patronage same period that is associated with secondary recreation, maybe may maybe may support by promoting the patronage of budget or free sample in any other mode.Except " rule " secondary type recreation, the recreation of league matches type may be played and may be selected in the ticket point of purchase by the player.

According to one aspect of the present invention, league matches may be carried out at the appointed time, and the player is allowed at the designated time intervals illustration of playing games.For instance, under the situation of the type recreation of inserting coins of being presented to the player that 100 times of slot machine are circled round fast, the player may be allowed to play those illustrations with other players in the fixing time limit (for example, half an hour).In this case, league matches may be (or in fact simultaneously) beginning simultaneously for all players.In another one demonstration game format, league matches also may finish at preset time.Optionally, may before and after finishing, league matches provide phase buffer to finish their recreation to allow the player.In case the player enters phase buffer, may present the league matches winner just in calculated indication.When phase buffer finishes, may present to player's demonstration of guided plate interface (for example, by) to the end product of league matches.

According to one aspect of the present invention, one or more recreation illustrations that players is played are synchronized with each other.According to one embodiment of the invention, such feature is provided, if promptly the player does not begin to play games in predetermined periods, then that recreation that will play takes place automatically.Yet according to another embodiment of the invention, the player is allowed to and equally playing that the player wishes fastly, and is not limited to the player who leads other in competition game.

In a specific embodiment, if the player does not finish in predetermined periods or otherwise disclose the result who is associated with specific recreation illustration, then this recreation illustration is automatically proceeded, and the result who is associated with that specific recreation illustration is displayed to this player.Equally, if the player begins lately in league matches, the player can begin to play from the recreation illustration of the time correlation connection that begins to play with the player.In this specific example, the previous recreation illustration that any result or player do not play as yet may (for example be played at another, type recreation immediately) is shown to this player in and " catches up with " other player, yet still see the result who is associated with the recreation illustration of not playing early to allow this player.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the player need not attend or play the online part of this recreation (for example, basic game play) for the one or more illustrations that win secondary recreation (and therefore league matches).Yet the computer of playing games of implementing game on line may offer each player to current player leading indication in league matches.Because players may needn't play game on line,, promptly be used for representing when the player who plays is absent from the scene at present still in the leading method of league matches to other player so may there be such method.For this purpose, the computer of playing games may point out to win at present the player's of league matches identifier.Because such indication is provided, so if when league matches finishes, one of actual participation person does not win the game, players is rare may be felt to be cheated.Such indication may be, for instance, and the sign that is associated with this ticket or other identifiers (for example, user name, nickname or any other identifier).For the player who does not select user name as yet (for example, the player who arrives lately and do not have to register), carrying out the league matches computer system and may automatically distribute one, so that the result is shown to other players of participation league matches.

The result of the one or more Keno tickets of superincumbent use controls in result's the example of game on line, the numeral that array is associated with this ticket is graded by the Keno system, and is used for determining the victor of league matches from the digit groups of having graded of one or more tickets.The result of league matches may be controlled by the rating result of this ticket with causing this result's recreation.

According to the discussion of front, according to one embodiment of the invention, game on line may comprise one or more slot machine game illustrations.Slot machine game may be, for instance, the multireel axle slot machine of one or more technical known compensation line arranged.This slot machine game may be included in the interface (for example, graphic formula user interface) of the computer generation of showing to the player on the computer system.This slot machine game has the mark of any number and type, and may seem similar to traditional slot machine game.

According to one embodiment of the invention, slot machine game is the single-stage recreation, wherein the predetermined number of times branch that circles round fast of slot machine game is tasked the player.Specifically, the player activates the control that causes the slot machine spool to circle round fast, and the result that after this with at every turn circle round fast (or compensating line) is associated is displayed to the player.After showing the result, the player is allowed to activate again slot machine, and continues to consume the number of times that circles round fast of being assigned, till this number of times that circles round is fast used up.

According to another aspect of the present invention, slot machine game combines with second level recreation.The match of second level recreation can be set about carrying out after certain level of achievement in slot machine game.For instance, the player may play slot machine game according to the discussion of front, and in one embodiment, the second level may set about carrying out after the player successfully plays a series of slot machine game illustrations.As an alternative, the player may play slot machine game before finishing, and in the slot machine game end (for example, the player leaves, uses certain control to play slot machine game automatically, or the like), the player begins to play second level recreation.People should figure out single-stage or multistage recreation can be used for promoting the recreation of league matches type in any specific recreation illustration, and any achievement of any grade may be used for determining the result of this league matches.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the result of basic game play be stored in and the server of the coupled computer systems of playing games on.In an example, this result was downloaded to this computer system before playing games.This possibility of result presents the form of the intermediate object program of each recreation illustration, and various point is shown to the player between game play session.For instance, Zhong Jian the possibility of result is shown to the user during certain illustration of slot machine game.For instance, specific when circling round fast when activating, intermediate object program may be displayed to the player, and specific result or other achievements is implemented (for example, the player compensates line along one or more and obtains specific roller combinations) during playing slot machine game.

In one embodiment of the invention, traditional snipsnapsnorum or similar recreation and second level recreation coupling.In addition, during the recreation of poker board, one or more projects of using are presented to the player in the recreation of the second level.For instance, in the recreation of poker board, issue those projects.In the example of snipsnapsnorum, has the indication that one or more card combinations offer one or more projects (project that for example, can be used for second level recreation) player's pay table.For instance, second level recreation may be the type recreation of inserting coins, and one or many circles round fast and may be presented to the player during playing first order recreation.In one embodiment, provide and make playing card participants in a bridge game and the relevant pay table of the number of times that circles round fast that is presented to the player.In another example, provide the pay table that makes the playing card participants in a bridge game relevant with being presented to counting of player.If the player obtains specific always counting, then this player may receive the project that is used for second level recreation.

The player may accumulate a more than project in first order recreation.In another example,, then can begin second level recreation if the player obtains specific point value.In any example, the player may reach second level recreation maybe may not reach second level recreation.Certainly, the player owing to receiving that award is determined, may be adjusted at the result who receives in the first order recreation so before playing, so that the player continues to play (or lack skill) second level recreation irrelevant with skill when playing first order recreation.In an example, the player may begin to play first order recreation, its have issue to guarantee that the player proceeds the project of second level recreation.The award of being issued may be, for instance, and the cash matrix prize of issuing for specific recreation.Yet people should figure out and may issue other awards (for example, commodity, credit, free game, or the like) and the present invention is not limited to any specific award type.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the award that shows to the player may be stored in the data in server storehouse, and downloads to client computer before playing games.In this example, may when buying ticket, POS reserve the ability of playing many recreation illustrations for the player.Award may be for instance, to issue by each game on line illustration.For instance, in the single-stage slot machine game, award may be the result of circling round fast as slot machine, issues as one or more result who compensates line.In multistage recreation, the possibility of result shows in one or more levels.In order to finish result's demonstration, the result of each award is stored can be in the data in server storehouse, and can be with the identifier retrieval of ticket.For instance, identifier may be the information of sequence number or other identification tickets.

Each illustration of recreation may comprise the award (or not comprising award) that is associated, and these awards may be merged as the total award that is associated with this ticket.In an example, the award Shi $10 that is associated with first illustration (or compensating line) of slot machine game.

Each illustration of recreation may all comprise the award (or not comprising award) that is associated, and these awards may be merged as the total award that is associated with this ticket.In an example, the award Shi $10 that is associated with first illustration of slot machine game.The award Shi $15 that is associated with second illustration of slot machine game.The award that is associated with each illustration of slot machine game may be stored in the data in server storehouse as inlet.

In alternate embodiment, a slot machine game illustration is arranged, a plurality of triumph chances are wherein arranged in single recreation illustration.For instance, in single slot machine game, has the triumph chance that is associated with the specific number of times that circles round fast of slot machine game.In a specific example, the triumph chance may be compensated line with corresponding slot machine game and be associated.When circling round fast of being associated with one of triumph chance was done, award may be displayed to the player.The combination of the award of these demonstrations may add up to become the total award that is associated with particular ticket.For whole awards are provided, the possibility of result that circles round fast is scheduled to as previously discussed at every turn.

Because each result's the substitute of each recreation illustration is scheduled to, so can dynamically determine by client computer to the result of each award of each recreation illustration.For instance, if total award (for example) of this ticket is known, client's function is determined the distribution of all winnings among the recreation illustration of (for example, randomly) total award so.In the superincumbent example, can as follow issue the $25 award among two recreation illustrations: be used for the first recreation illustration De $5 award and be used for the second recreation illustration De $20 in the recreation of the ticket on the computer.May issue the $25 award in a different manner among two recreation illustrations in the recreation of another ticket on the identical or different computer (for example, the first recreation Li Zheng $10, the second recreation Li Zheng $15, or the like).Yet people should figure out recreation may comprise some recreation illustrations, and may be stored in any memory location (for example, client computer, server, or the like) with each award of being associated of recreation illustration.As what discuss, the award distribution may be stored in the data in server storehouse, may (for example, be determined randomly), maybe may be stored in any position or definite by any way by client computer by client computer.

According to another aspect of the present invention, improved recreation experience is to prepare for the result who discloses game on line.According to the discussion of front, the player buys ticket or other recreation coin at POS or other positions.On ticket, provide various recreation of the game on line that is associated with each ticket or other recreation coins.The player can play various recreation of crossing the recreation group.For instance, the recreation group may comprise, for instance, and skill that discussed the front and/or probability game.Specific recreation may comprise one or more trials (or chance) that are used for winning award.These triumph chances may be associated with one or more awards.For instance, the player who plays slot machine may obtain the playing games of given number (for example, the chance of recreation illustration (or competition game) or win other chances of award when playing specific recreation illustration (for example, many lines of multi-thread slot machine).Under the situation of slot machine game, the player may obtain the specific number of times that circles round fast of slot machine game, and as the result of circling round fast at every turn, the player may obtain (or not obtaining) award.In one embodiment, all the result of recreation is scheduled to, and the recreation experience is at causing contributive each chance of the result of whole recreation (for example, circling round fast) to be determined.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the type of being played games is immaterial to the result who is shown to the player.More particularly, the identical result that is associated with specific ticket may be used for controlling polytype recreation.This permission, for instance, the game operator provides polytype recreation with single ticket, and allows the player to select to play which (which) recreation to show the result who is associated with this particular ticket.For instance, the player may select to play the recreation of slot machine game or other types for the first recreation illustration of ticket, is that second illustration is selected the recreation of poker board.In according to the recreation of the league matches type of one embodiment of the invention, the recreation illustration that is associated with each league matches may be dissimilar recreation (for example, the combination of the recreation of dissimilar slot machines, slot machine game and other types, or the like).

Certainly, people should figure out the recreation of any kind and other recreation combinations all are possible.By this way, can provide the flexibility of playing the interested particular game of player, increase his/her interest whereby and impel him to participate in recreation for the player.In addition, be introduced into new game that identical ticket or other recreation coins are associated/can offer game operator to additional flexibility when replacing it.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the result of recreation print, distribution or when buying ticket or predetermined soon thereafter.In other words, the game result that is associated with particular ticket before ticket is offered the player, simultaneously or can get soon thereafter, the player is allowed to play the result of any recreation to show that this is scheduled to that time after.In another embodiment, the result who is associated with the ticket that is issued to the player determines (that is, the result is " back is determined ") certain time after this ticket distribution.Such was the case with based on the recreation of lot for Keno or other, and wherein game result is definite after the ticket distribution.

In one aspect of the invention, may be useful be that ticket is activated after a while, especially under the situation based on the recreation of ticket, ticket is distribution in certain other the game environment (for example, public place of entertainment) in this case.May be that what to suit the requirements is only to allow the player to play such recreation outside this game environment, thus with other recreation competition.In addition, may also be that what to suit the requirements is that the requirement player returns this game environment again to redeem ticket and to increase the chance that the player buys other ticket or plays the recreation of the other types that this game environment provides.

In such recreation, the player is allowed to obtain the result at certain preset time (normally after the player buys ticket).In an example, this recreation may be scheduled to the specific time started (for example, Wednesday afternoon 7:00).In addition, the league matches the possibility of result is in (for example, all intermediate object programs all certain scheduled time after the player shows) announcement of the specific scheduled time.In addition, the recreation illustration and with it its possibility of result that is associated carry out according to preset time and/or show to the player.In one embodiment, in order to carry out the league matches match, each recreation illustration all carries out according to preset time.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, first recreation may be used for disclosing the result of second recreation.According to the discussion of front, this second recreation may be not to be adjusted the recreation that the person checks and approves.Such system may be, for instance, and the recreation that its result is controlled by randomizer (the technical RNG of being called as).Such recreation is well-known Keno recreation.Another operable recreation is well-known Bingo recreation.Other recreation may be used for controlling the result of game on line.

In an example, Keno recreation and system associated thereof are used for being created in plays the result who is shown to the player during the game on line.For this purpose, may use together with online game playing system, so that the new and interesting game on line of submitting to the result that provides by the Keno system to control its result based on the system of Keno.In a specific example, the Keno system is provided at the ticket identifier of certain scheduled time maintenance and the dependency relation of Keno recreation.When taking out the Keno numeral, produce the result who is associated with specific ticket identifier and offers online game playing system.This online game playing system uses the result who is produced to propose in the new and interesting game experience in online game environment the inside.According to discussion, such environment may comprise the one or more online skill recreation of online object for appreciation, online probability game or their combination.

According to one embodiment of the invention, victory or defeat is to cross the recreation illustration that is associated with ticket to optimize.For instance, ticket has the predetermined result (award of Ban Fa $50 for instance) that possibility is crossed the recreation illustration distribution that is associated with the sort of ticket.For instance, under 5 innings of (5 recreation illustration) tickets may the situation of Ying $50, the triumph chance is assigned on each recreation illustration and may needs for specific recreation experience is provided.For instance, the recreation experience of win $50 may be distributed in (for example, five recreation that separate of Ying $5, $0, $0, $5, $40 respectively) offer the player so that an early stage triumph is indicated on five recreation illustrations.In addition, the remaining competition game of this recreation illustration may be to write for the dramatic incident of setting up this recreation experience in the interest that still keeps the player.According to an embodiment, such result that writes is more interesting, because by this way the result is presented to the player, so that reservation is to the interest of this recreation.This is useful, because overall result is included in outside the point of sale and the scraping type recreation of expanding outside the satisfying of instant (but of short duration) of being associated with scraping type or other instant ticket recreation experience or the recreation of other types are experienced.

According to an embodiment,, be allowed to (for example, such as lottery ticket retail division, public place of entertainment legal compass of competency) chip and fetch chip down when the player can be when the online part of this recreation be played in any place or compass of competency in the position of getting permission.Under these circumstances, the experience of public place of entertainment or prize drawing can be brought into play on such position, is unallowed in this position prize drawing and/or casino game.Thereafter, the ticket that the player gets back to prize drawing or public place of entertainment mechanism redeems them can offer the player to the another one entertainment machine whereby.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the possibility of result of triumph is dispersed on each triumph chance.One embodiment of the invention are usually directed to and the chance of winning shows win to the player across.In a specific example, embodiment relates to and is used for crossing one innings of various recreation illustration and shows the method for win, the interest that this method stimulates player's maintenance to play this recreation to the player.It will be appreciated that be distributed among each triumph chance in interesting mode if win, the recreation experience may become more irresistible.

The method that another kind is used for keeping player interest comprises with every ticket issues additional triumph chance.For instance, one of award of issuing with specific triumph chance (for example, during that office's recreation illustration) may be one or more additional triumph chances.For instance, in slot machine game, the ticket of distribution may be associated with five (5) inferior circling round fast.One of award of issuing with this ticket may comprise circling round fast of appending.When initial ticket activates, can be scheduled to this ticket and be associated, and these chances of appending may be associated with the ticket of distribution with the triumph chance that these append.The player will obtain additional satisfying in the process of object for appreciation when playing this recreation, because the number of the recreation illustration that the player will play increases to some extent and therefore their also increase to some extent of triumph chance.This may be useful in order to produce more real game experience (for example, inserting coins) in public place of entertainment, and circling round fast of wherein appending may be issued during casino game.Yet being different from can be according to online account or the casino game of proceeding by the chip that adds down in order to produce more continuous recreation experience slot machine game, and circling round fast that these append issued to single ticket.

Under online game system was situation based on the system of the Keno recreation of predetermined result not or other recreation of drawing lots, the triumph chance of appending may be to be associated with ticket with the selected form of appending numeral of computer system and to be associated with ticket when the lot.For instance, this can realize as award itself by the one or more additional lot inlets of distribution in the pay table that the recreation of playing with Keno or other recreation of drawing lots are the basis is associated.More particularly, the inlet of drawing lots may be issued as award, and this award itself is the index that enters other inlets of same pay table.Such addition entry point may be awarded corresponding to one or more.For instance, when taking place when drawing lots, the lot numeral that is associated with this ticket is presented in additional recreation.These numerals of drawing lots may be associated with specific recreation illustration, wherein have manyly to be associated with a ticket.When this ticket is activated and allow by lot result to play game on line, will be presented to the player to the additional recreation (with corresponding any award) that are associated with these additional recreation in beginning at the recreation of this ticket or specific recreation illustration.These additional recreation can be used as itself has the additional additional recreation illustration that appears chance to play.As an alternative, the additional chance that appears can be added to and on one or more other recreation illustrations recreation become more to stimulate.

In another example, additional triumph chance is presented to ticket, but these additional opportunity are to issue for recreation illustration in the future.In an example, this recreation is in the one or more triumph chances that show during the triumph chance (for example, circle round fast, appear, or the like) of the first recreation illustration within the second recreation illustration.These triumph chances can be redeemed and " being added in addition " second recreation illustration on, perhaps these triumph chances " free game " of can be used as additional recreation illustration partly provides.Controlling under the situation of recreation based on the system of lot (for example, Keno system, Bingo system, or the like), additional triumph chance may be to provide for the recreation illustration that carries out after a while.For instance, in first recreation, can offer the player to " free game " of (or can be used to play) the recreation illustration that will carry out in specific time started.For this purpose, can offer the player to the additional password that allows the player to play this recreation after a while.Subscribe under the situation based on the system that orders of playing a more than recreation the player, the player can have the additional recreation that is added on his the existing order form.

In another example, the additional opportunity that wins award may provide outside basic game play.Because this chance is presented on outside this innings recreation, so for such triumph chance some interests are arranged.For instance, even the ticket that is associated with basic game play is the triumph ticket, also allow the player to lose basic game play.In a specific example, the player may be allowed to play basic game play and lose, and the triumph result who shows in additional triumph chance is arranged.Therefore, the recreation scope of broad and real recreation can provide with such game format.In one embodiment, Fu Jia triumph chance can be presented to the player with the form of additional recreation.In a specific game format, numeral selects recreation can be used as additional recreation.

In addition, provide so additional triumph chance to allow basic game play to be simplified, because the various displacements of the possible outcome of basic game play need not design among this basic game play.For instance, the pay table that is associated with basic game play may not show the whole potential combination of the game result that may produce predetermined triumph result fully.Therefore, in order to pay attention to dropping on any game result of pay table outside, can provide additional triumph chance.In addition, Fu Jia triumph chance can be used for outside the basic game play match player being presented in award by game operator.For instance, game operator or affiliated group may provide so additional award in additional triumph chance, and for example, repayment is counted, gift token, discount or other bonus items.Issue these projects and have increase other the intention of recreation, product and/or service of the interest of this recreation and/or sales promotion.

In another aspect of this invention, play further game on line illustration in order to allow the player, player's winning can be by online redemption.For instance, the player is allowed to this award of online redemption receive award when playing specific recreation illustration after.In one type online redemption, the one or more additional recreation illustrations that will play are offered the player.For this purpose, can offer the player to the access code that one or more permission players play additional recreation illustration.These additional access codes may be to offer the player with Email or additive method in the interface of this recreation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that is used for enhancement mode game experience is offered the player.According to an embodiment, it will be appreciated that the interest that raising player (especially loser) plays games is useful.In one embodiment, phantom is presented to the player so that provide very near the phantom that wins particular game.For instance, under the situation of slot machine, the possibility of result of slot machine is pointed out, in the three-wheel slot machine, the player once accepted a possible triumph combination relevant with initial two-wheeled, and had only last demonstration of taking turns to make the player recognize that he has lost this recreation.According to an aspect, people will recognize that the experience of losing recreation should force the player to continue to play games.

In another demonstration system, award may be to connect (for example, the counting in the type recreation of inserting coins) of issuing with each project of collecting in recreation.Therefore, award may be distributed among each element or the level during playing and be distributed among each recreation illustration.According to discussion, award distributes and may be stored in the data in server storehouse, may (for example, be determined randomly), maybe may be stored in any position or definite by any way by the client by the client.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it will be appreciated that the conventional method that is used for playing online probability game is unsafe.Specifically, because the predetermined sequence of this game result or final result or all game states may encode on ticket, so, if the triumph password is cracked, may jeopardize the safety of drawing lottery game.Cracking like this may take place, for instance, inside information and acquisition triumph ticket catalogue by plagiarizing the computer system be associated with online prize drawing or wherein store the triumph password or the reverse engineering software of game state sequence (for example, on personal computer).In addition, people will recognize that in such legacy system lottery ticket or game on line software and data thereof are the single safety failure points in this system.

One aspect of the present invention relates to the method that is used for managing probability game.According to an embodiment, provide a kind of method that can play the comparison safety of game on line.Replacing the recreation seed of definite game state sequence is placed on the ticket (for example, the ticket or the lottery ticket of swiping immediately) is possible game state or result not to be placed on the ticket.On the contrary, the possibility of result is stored in the online database.For this purpose, password may be stored on the ticket, and this password is to use as the deciphering key that is used for searching the result who is stored in the database.Specifically, at password as a result be printed between the deciphering key of the correspondence on the ticket and have mapping relations.

Because the deciphering key is placed on the ticket, so there is not actual ticket not allow this game on line of unsanctioned visit.In another embodiment, part deciphering key is placed on the ticket, and in the database that another part is stored in this game on line is associated.By this way, there are not these two parts (distribution ticket part is arranged or online part is arranged) of key just can not crack.Therefore, the plagiarist does not have ticket can not jeopardize the safety in lottery data storehouse, and because the triumph ticket is arranged, other triumph ticket number can not be determined.Use the power of the online part of this key to obtain, for instance, by some other information (for example, be imprinted on the ticket sequence number) are provided.Yet people should figure out, and are used for obtaining using the information of power of the online part of this key not need to be imprinted on the ticket, and this information may provide on some other medium or with another kind of method.

Ticket may be, for instance, scraping type lottery ticket or " immediately " ticket, easily makes known the ticket of ticket or printing type in advance.As an alternative, ticket may be the lottery ticket of technical known printing, and (POS) prints this ticket in the selling post, is the form (for example, the drawing lottery game of PowerBall or other types) of the ticket of drawing a lottery usually.In addition, ticket may be the electronic bill of computer system distribution.People should figure out, and ticket may be the ticket of any kind issued in any form, and the present invention is not limited to the method for any particular ticket type and distribution ticket.

According to one aspect of the present invention, provide the method that is used for playing probability game.This method comprises following behavior: allow the player to buy the inlet that enters one or more probability games, those one or more probability games are associated with league matches; The player who finishes in game on line to those one or more probability games shows the result; And point out similar situation to the player.According to an embodiment, this method further comprises the behavior of issuing ticket to the player, and this ticket comprises the password that is imprinted on the ticket surface, and this ticket is associated with numerous results.According to another embodiment, this method further is included as the player and is being different from the behavior that another recreation of object for appreciation is prepared on the medium of issuing ticket, and wherein numerous results are shown to the player.According to another embodiment, this method further is included in the behavior that shows numerous results during the game on line of playing.According to another embodiment, this method further comprises the behavior that shows the interface that comprises one or more player identifier, and wherein each identifier is represented the grade of a player and each player correspondence in league matches.According to another embodiment, the result is scheduled to.

According to one embodiment of the invention, game on line finishes at preset time.According to another embodiment, at least one illustration of game on line is from preset time.According to another embodiment, this method further is included in the behavior that game on line finishes to point out to the player afterwards the league matches result.According to another embodiment, game on line comprises slot machine game.According to another embodiment, game on line comprises snipsnapsnorum.According to another embodiment, game on line comprises the skill recreation.According to another embodiment, describedly point out that behavior is included in the behavior that shows this indication on the display of the computer system of playing games.According to another embodiment, this method further comprises the behavior that the result who is associated with this probability game is provided by first server that is associated with first recreation.According to another embodiment, this method comprises that further the result that is associated with this probability game of handle is stored in the behavior in the memory of computer system.

According to one embodiment of the invention, this method further comprises the behavior that the indication that makes result and ticket is associated.According to another embodiment, this method further comprises following behavior: finish and draw lots and definite one group of numeral of winning, some groups of numerals and that group triumph numeral are compared, determine whether every group of numeral allows the player win award, determine the award sum that every group of numeral wins, and whether meet the result that at least one criterion is determined league matches according to fixed sum.According to another embodiment, those group numerals are some groups of Keno numerals, and whether the behavior that wherein said basis is determined the league matches result is finished by the Keno system with fixed sum and be the basis.According to another embodiment, this method further comprises the behavior that the league matches result is sent to the computer system of playing games.According to another embodiment, this method further is included in the behavior that shows the league matches result on the display of the computer system of playing games.According to another embodiment, the behavior of determining the league matches result further comprises according to fixed sum whether surpassing the behavior that other players sum separately in the league matches is determined this result.According to another embodiment, determine league matches result's behavior further comprises according to fixed sum whether surpassing the behavior that certain minimum is determined this result.

The structure of further feature of the present invention and interests and various embodiment of the present invention and operation describe in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings below.In the accompanying drawings, similar reference number is pointed out similar or intimate element.In addition, the picture that occurs first of leftmost this reference number of one or two Digital ID of reference number.

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Do not plan to draw to scale these accompanying drawings.In these accompanying drawings, each same or almost same part in various figure illustrated is with similar numeral performance.For the sake of clarity, be not that each part all marks out in every width of cloth picture.In these accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is the block diagram according to the game management system of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the example ticket that interrelates with recreation that may issue according to one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the flow chart according to the game management program of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart according to the game management program of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the system according to one embodiment of the invention management game;

Fig. 6 is the interface according to one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the interface according to another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 is the interface according to another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is the interface according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the league matches type game management program according to one embodiment of the invention; And

Figure 11 is the interface according to one embodiment of the invention.

The specific embodiment

The player can buy the ticket of lottery ticket or other types, plays basic game play (for example, slot machine game).In one embodiment of the invention, the player is allowed to participate in the league matches that comprises one or more game on line illustrations.Specifically, the player may be allowed in the game on line environment to enjoy with the league matches of other players' antagonism in the sensation of playing.

In an example, basic game play result is controlled by the result of secondary recreation (for example, controlling (for example, Keno draws lots) based on the lot of lottery ticket or public place of entertainment).Then, play secondary recreation, and the result of all league matches is that result according to secondary recreation illustration determines.The result of secondary recreation illustration and the result of league matches are sent to online game playing system.Then, for result who discloses secondary recreation illustration and the result who discloses whole league matches, allow the player to play game on line.

In a demonstration game format, the player may be allowed to enter the recreation of league matches type in the initial recreation point of purchase (for example, in the point of sale (POS)).The player may be allowed to, and for instance, participates in the league matches of being made up of some basic game play illustrations (for example, slot machine game circles round fast).

According to one embodiment of the invention, the result of each recreation illustration among one or more basic game play illustrations is controlled in the secondary recreation such as Keno draws lots.In a specific example, () expense for example, 100 groups of Keno numerals, then the player is allowed to play 100 game on line illustrations if player pays is played 100 innings.For instance, the player may get 100 times of slot machine game and circles round fast.The possibility of result of this recreation is scheduled to, and maybe may be to be controlled by incident in the future (for example, Keno draws lots).

Recreation is met and may be held at preset time.For instance, the one or many Keno that controls basic game play illustration result draws lots and may finish in one or more scheduled times.The player is becoming the line games system and may play those illustrations of playing after available with the draw lots result be associated of Keno.For instance, when Keno drew lots generation, the Keno ticket may be decided grade, to determine whether the player has the triumph ticket.This result can be transferred to online game playing system, and the latter translates into this result the one or more results that are associated with game on line.Under the situation of type recreation of inserting coins, this possibility of result is translated into the Win/Loss indication of compensating line along one or more slot machine game.

The league matches result can become after single Keno draws lots and can get, or in another example, and the player may defrayment plays the various recreation by the generation of may simultaneous Keno drawing lots that is associated.Therefore, match may prolong in certain period, and the possibility of result of each match is to be drawn lots by the Keno that separates to control.

The player continues the illustration of playing games, and after last recreation illustration was played, the result of league matches can present to the player.In an example, the player has an identifier (for example, a user name), and that identifier will be presented to other player during playing.In an example, the computer system of playing games may be presented to the player together with their current state in league matches with top player's catalogue.For instance, each player's progress can be weighed with the award of counting, winning or other modules that can be used for definite league matches winner in the league matches.In a particular example, in league matches, win the maximum player of award and issued extra award.In another example, award may be presented to top player in the league matches.For instance, award may be presented to the winning of realization minimum or any player of other standards.The indication of league matches situation and any relevant information can be presented in the interface of the computer system of playing games.This interface may be in league matches, play in to the form at the guided plate interface that each player shows.

According to an embodiment, the player can point out the tournament gaming of (POS) expection in the point of sale.This indication may be finished like this by the player, for instance, and by on card, forming and those similar signs that are used for entering lottery ticket or the lot of Keno type.For this purpose, have frame or other sections of the card of the selection league matches option of filling in by the player.This card may be scanned (usually at POS) by card reader, and the player is recreation number of times (for example, recreation number) payment.According to discussion, has the more than league matches option that can select for the player.For instance, have and comprise the less recreation of a plurality of illustrations, dissimilar recreation or the league matches of its combination.

The league matches option may otherwise be selected, and for instance, selects in the interface of computer system.In an example, the player may use a computer and buy the ticket of lottery ticket or other types, and this interface may allow the player to select the league matches option.For instance, such ticket may be to buy by the computer system of retail kiosk or other types.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the player plays basic game play on computer system after buying one or more competition games.This computer system may be and the identical or different computer systems of computer system that are used for selecting the league matches option.In an example, this computer system comprises the display that shows the basic game play interface.The player plays one or more matches of this recreation in this interface, and those matches may (or may not) be associated with the triumph result.

According to an embodiment, has the specific pay table of in league matches, issuing award.This pay table may be separated with main pay table according to an embodiment, and main pay table is associated with the game meeting.For instance, league matches pay table may be paid and meet the pay table be associated than game and Duo or few money.In a specific example, this pay table has to the recreation of rule meets similar cost, but lower assurance is arranged so that the league matches winning quantitatively is similar to the ludic activity of rule.In addition, the league matches option may be used as the market orientation instrument, and the meeting recreation that boost is various encourages to continue to play games and return POS (for example, public place of entertainment) and redeem winning.

Though the league matches option is attracting for amusement field pattern recreation (for example, the type of inserting coins recreation), people should figure out any recreation combination that such league matches option may be applied to any kind.For instance, such league matches option may be applicable to that the recreation of lottery ticket type or any other type may adapt to the recreation of league matches form.For instance, the league matches option can be used for such game format, includes but not limited to: slot machine game, video poker board, 21 points, skill recreation and other recreation such as the recreation of PAC-MAN type.

Fig. 2 shows may be to the example ticket 201 of player's distribution according to one embodiment of the invention.The player can swipe ticket surface (under the situation of scraping ticket) to show one or more indications.These indications may comprise, for instance, the sequence number of ticket, access code or other can be with the indication that visits game on line (or its combinations).As an alternative, this ticket may be easily to make known ticket or other suitable ticket types that the player is presented in indication.This ticket may be for instance, also to point out the printing ticket of the selection of league matches option.As an alternative, ticket may be any other ticket type and may point out that (for example, by burrowing) is at the selected league matches option of POS.In an example, league matches may be the separate games type that the player selectes, and maybe may be the additional option that can add on a group recreation illustration.The league matches option may comprise or also may not comprise the extra charge of buying outside the ticket.

This ticket may comprise other indication (for example, above-mentioned deciphering key or its part that can be used for the game result deciphering).In addition, this ticket may to the player point out second the recreation the office number (for example, the player on computer system, play the office number).For instance, under the situation of slot machine game, this ticket can point out that this ticket can be presented to player's the number of times that circles round fast.In addition, according to the discussion of front, the player may be allowed to play any recreation among many recreation that provide, and the player can select to play different recreation so that disclose the result who is associated with the illustration of playing.Ticket may be associated with one or more recreation, and has the indication that this ticket provides which recreation (for example, the recreation of slot machine game and/or any other type) of visit on ticket.Ticket may only be associated with single recreation (for example, the recreation of single branding being arranged), maybe may show and can play various recreation.

In one embodiment, ticket 201 comprises being imprinted on provides visit to be stored in the password 202 of the power of the result's (for example, award) on the server on the ticket surface.According to discussion, password 202 may comprise that also the key that can be used for this result deciphering is as the non-essential feature that increases security.This possibility of result is stored in the database that stores on the server system.Ticket 201 also may comprise the ticket identifier 203 that is used for discerning ticket, and this identifier can be used for discerning the result who is associated with this ticket.In addition, ticket 201 may comprise the recreation indication 204 of telling about the information relevant with the recreation of playing on computer system.For instance, also has the identifier that is stored on this ticket, office's number that this identifier is pointed out to be associated with game on line for the player.Ticket may optionally be illustrated in league matches option selected when buying.In an example, the player buys ticket retailer or other POS positions.

Then, the player continues to play games on computer system.Fig. 1 shows the exemplary systems 100 that can play games according to one embodiment of the invention.User (player) 110 plays games by the interface of host computer system (for example, main frame 101).Main frame 101 may be the computer system that can play games of any kind.Main frame may be, for instance, and the general purpose type computer system (for example, personal computer (PC)) that connects with network (for example, internet).Other general-purpose computing system type (for example, PDA, mobile phone, STB or other system type) also can be used for playing games.

This computer system may be by one or more communication networks 102 and server system 103 couplings.Server can provide the games of carrying out by main frame 101 that are used for playing games 109.More particularly, games 109 game on line that the time can provide the user to play by the interface that is associated with main frame 101 in operation.This game on line may be, for instance, and TV slot machine, 21 or other recreation online or the amusement field pattern.

These games may be stored in, for instance, and in the medium of the computer-readable that games are provided that is associated with server 103 (for example, memory, memory space or other medium).For instance, games may be stored in earlier on the webserver, download to then on the client computer of internet.Games 109 may be one of many games that are associated with the game on line experience.Different games can download on the client computer selectively based on the selected recreation that will play of recreation ticket type, user of distribution, type or other criterions of used client computer.

Server 103 also may be can differentiate ticket, games are provided and realize other and the general-purpose computing system of relevant function or the computer system of any other type of playing.In addition, people should figure out various game function and can realize with one or more server systems.Server 103 generally includes the processor 104 that is used for carrying out based on the game function of server.Server 103 also may comprise and is used for storing the memory of data 105 that is associated with games.Server 103 also may comprise the one or more network interfaces 106 that server 103 and network 102 couplings allowed server 103 and one or more main-machine communications.In addition, server 103 may comprise one or more storage entity 107, comprises being used for disk or other medium of storage data.In one embodiment, storage entity 107 is fit to store one or more games 109 according to the discussion of front.Server 103 has the processor of any number or type, these processor operation systems and one or more application program.In one embodiment, server 103 is in order to visit and a webserver content of playing games offers one or more clients.

Server 103 also may comprise one or more results' that suitable storage is associated with ticket or other game moneys database 108.According to discussion, the possibility of result is to use the identifier of ticket to index.In addition, the information of the league matches option may the store identification players selected of database 108.The league matches option may be associated with the identifier of particular ticket.

Fig. 3 shows according to one embodiment of the invention and is used for an example program of management game.At piece 301, handle 300 beginnings.At piece 302, issue ticket to the player.According to discussion, the player can buy ticket in retailer there or other POS position.In certain time and/or position after a while, the player can go up in one or more computer systems (for example, personal computer or other computer systems that can play games) and play game on line.For instance, at piece 303, host computer system (for example, main frame 101) running game program.These games may be for instance, to be included in the game on line that communication network (for example, internet) is gone up one or more parts of downloading.

According to discussion, ticket may comprise with the password that visits game result.This password may be printed on the ticket front according to the discussion of reference Fig. 2.In an exemplary systems, website of players accesses, this website comprise that the player can be at the interface of piece 304 input passwords.

This interface may be, for instance, is used for the access recreation, maybe may be any other interface (for example, with the interface that visits the download site that is used for downloading game software (for example, games 109)).This interface may be with one or more computer languages (for example, the interface of HTML, Java, Macromedia Flash or other types) programmings and also may comprise that the player can input the text input frame of password.This interface may comprise that input allows the user to obtain to visit the additive method of the password of power of recreation or other parameters (for example, be imprinted on the ticket font).People should figure out the present invention and not be subjected to any specific password input method or any password format restriction, and can use the password or the input method of any kind.

The player inputs password, and the result determines according to this password at piece 305.More particularly, be imprinted on the password on the ticket and be stored between the result on the server and have mapping relations.This password may be stored in, for instance, and in the database structure that in data in server storehouse 108, stores.Database 108 may be, for instance, and relational database, object database, flat file database or other organization objects that are used for storing and keeping data.In addition, the triumph password list may be to provide to the tissue that recreation is provided (for example, the committee is rolled up in state-run prize).According to the discussion of front, password may comprise and will be stored in the non-essential deciphering key of the inlet deciphering on the server.This inlet can be pointed out one or more recreation illustration results.This inlet also may comprise the league matches result based on those recreation illustrations result.Then, this game result is used for determining the recreation that the player plays at piece 306 by game on line.For instance, if store results is " win $50 ", this game on line may with point out player's Ying De $50 award the result present to the player.This gives the form that may present to one or more demonstrations at piece 307 player when the player plays game on line.This is given may be gradual, because ultimate result (for example, " winning $50 ") is series of displays or progressive realization the by running through this game on line.One or more compensating under the situation of the slot machine game that line is associated of play showing that result and player select, such demonstration the possibility of result is that what to present by the order that is stored in server maybe may be to present in order according to the compensation wire size sign indicating number of selecting.For instance, playing is to advance to second level recreation to collect under the situation of the slot machine game of counting, the such announcement the possibility of result that presents during the second level recreation that is associated with each slot machine game illustration is stored in earlier on the server, also little by little presents to the player from server retrieves then.

According to discussion, award may be to be distributed on each recreation illustration and/or project (or more generally being distributed on each triumph chance) so that improve interest in game play to greatest extent and lure the player to play the recreation illustration that each is associated with particular ticket.For instance, a kind of method may comprise that (with respect to recreation illustration series) early stage triumph indication offers the player to keep player's interest.When the player played the more play illustration, the amplitude of award may be adjusted like this, so that the level of recreation " drama " increases gradually.In other words, award be worth be among recreation illustration afterwards, adjust so that in recreation afterwards, provide higher relatively award to be worth.Other method/distribution may provide for increasing or keeping interest in game play.

In case played all recreation illustrations, at piece 308, the player can be in the selling post or other exchange positions and redeem tickets.As an alternative, ticket is just redeemed in player's recreation that may be allowed to not play any or all.For instance, redemption may just allow after certain scheduled time.For instance, the player may be allowed to certain stipulated time (for example, afternoons 10 point) afterwards, buying ticket after certain specific time cycle (for example, 24 hours) definitely or after the relative time redeem ticket afterwards or at other.This may be fit to the Keno system or based on the situation of system of prize drawing, wherein the result of Keno or prize drawing becomes and can get certain stipulated time after buying ticket.As an alternative, ticket can be redeemed after buying at once.At piece 309, program 300 finishes.

Dividend may be to use with the pay table that is associated of playing to determine.The ticket number may be to determine by deducing, and determines that the Fee Schedule of sharing out bonus may be dispatched to ticket.This assignment can be definite like this, for instance, then branch as a result tasked ticket by upsetting Fee Schedule fully.Be the pay table example that may be used for certain recreation according to one embodiment of the invention below:

The ticket number of being issued: 2000

Ticket price: $5

Table I-example scheme of distribution

The ticket number Share out bonus

1 $100

700 $10

500 $5

100 $1

600 $0

Game operator profit: $300 (3%)-expense

Shown in top example, specific ticket number may be to assign as the triumph ticket that specific dividend (for example, result) is arranged.The dividend that some tickets may not be associated with them, and some may have only name share out bonus (for example, little award quantity, free ticket, or the like).The minority ticket may comprise with other dividend amplitudes compares big dividend.Yet people should figure out, and share out bonus to be not limited to money, but may issue the award of other types, comprise commodity, credit, loyalty point or any other value expression.

The triumph probability may be the probability type of experience in real (rather than computer based) recreation.As an alternative, the triumph probability may need not to be " nature " probability of the recreation of winning any particular type, but this probability can be adjusted for obtaining expection (for example, the game operator expects) result.Dividend quantity or other dividend parameters of triumph probability, triumph ticket number, every ticket may be any amount or numeral, and the present invention is not limited to any specific triumph probability, triumph ticket number, dividend quantity or dividend type.Yet, according to an embodiment, the quantity of total triumph probability, dividend and type or the like (for example may be similar to the previous recreation of being checked and approved by adjustment person, the recreation of scraping type ticket, Keno recreation, Bingo recreation, or the like), want much less so show the use person of the being adjusted scrutiny of the result's who is associated with the recreation of before having checked and approved additional recreation, and as a result of, checking and approving of additional recreation is that burden is less.For this purpose, can offer the system (for example, server 103) that manages game on line to ticket and object information with the recreation system associated of before having checked and approved.

According to an embodiment, there is the players of the highest triumph when winning league matches, to be pointed out and may obtains extra award.According to an embodiment, league matches may be the compilation that various Keno plays, and each Keno recreation has independently pay table.The award of league matches may be by the retained part patronage of selling from ticket and/or may be by promoting or the patronage of sale fund.The Keno recreation that is associated with each player may be decided grade and be collected to determine the winner of this league matches.

For instance, having 100 recreation that are associated with single league matches inlet, may be any numeral though people should figure out the number of recreation illustration, even has only a recreation illustration.One group of Keno numeral is associated with each recreation illustration, and as the result that one or more Keno balls are drawn lots, the result of each Keno digit groups is fixed.This decision may be by, for instance, finish that the system of Keno ball lot function makes, may finish by any other system though people should figure out this.The Keno digit groups is decided grade, and the league matches result is fixed.According to discussion, the winner of league matches may be the player who accepts the highest total triumph among the Keno digit groups that all are associated with league matches.

Have the independently pay table that is associated with league matches, this pay table is presented to the player of high triumph to award.This pay table may be modified to provides limited amount award (for example, first, second and the award of the 3rd position).In addition, pay table may encourage to continue to play tournament gaming and adjust for award being offered higher chip.

Be stored in password on the server (for example, server 103) and may be used for determining to utilize the competition game of this computer system.For instance, game result may be " winning $50 ".Under the situation of type recreation of inserting coins, ticket may point out that the player accepts slot machine and circles round fast for 10 times.Each the possibility of result that circles round fast is scheduled to, and this recreation may be pointed out the information of the competition game sequence of being scheduled to from server retrieves according to the discussion of front.Under the situation of type recreation of inserting coins, should predetermined sequence may point out with the winning that is associated of circling round fast at every turn, be each (for example counting of circling round fast and issue, award is not issued for circle round fast at every turn, but recreation experience remains predetermined) and/or the indication of the award won as the result who plays the second level recreation award of circling round fast and pointing out of award wheel (for example, by).Any aspect that people should figure out competition game all may be scheduled to and also be associated with password.

In another example, having only overall result is (for example, the total triumph that is associated with ticket) of being scheduled to, and the sequence of competition game may be determined when playing games.In the example that the player points out to win among 10 times circle round fast, winning (with any centre defeated) can minute be tasked the player at any point that circles round fast for 10 times above-mentioned.Under the situation of the recreation of any other type, winning may be assigned on each recreation illustration.In further example, winning can be assigned on the project of collecting when playing certain recreation illustration.In another example, winning may be assigned among any other game element (for example, card, compensation line or other elements).Because the item number of collecting may change, depend on player's technical ability, between game play session so the distribution of award among the project of collecting can be determined by the system of playing games.Therefore, according to an embodiment, player's technical ability (or lacking technical ability) does not influence the overall result of recreation.

This assignment may be to be determined by server, the Games Software that moves on client computer or both combinations.In addition, competition game may be randomized, because use the further recreation of same ticket to produce to cause same result's different game state sequence.For instance, under the situation of above-mentioned slot machine game, may point out Ying De $50 to the player, may be different but the player obtains the result's of Ying $50 sequence, depends on various factor.Such factor may comprise randomization function or some other functions of the result that determines the individual game match (for example, under the situation of a series of " circling round fast ", the result of circling round fast at every turn).A series of intermediate object programs are according in the database that discussion may be stored in server is associated of front about game result.In addition, those the possibility of result are to use that formula or rule-based method are adjusted so that increase the drama of recreation and the experience that raising is played games at the run duration of playing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the player may buy ticket in the point of purchase (for example, convenience store), and the victory of this ticket/negative condition indicated number is on different medium.For instance, the player buys scraping type ticket in the shop of convenience store or other types.The award that the player wins be not be presented at this scraping card originally on one's body, but this award is to show by another medium (for example, home computer system, personal digital assistant, mobile phone, or the like).

For instance, according to the discussion of front, may present at least another recreation of showing part award (for example, above-mentioned slot machine or the recreation of BEJEWELED type) to the player.May be scheduled to via the potential award that this demonstration can get, because the possibility of result of this recreation is stored in one or more systems.The ticket of this scraping type or other types may show the different recreation number of times that the player accepts (for example, the number of times that draws) in the situation of the recreation illustration of insert coins type recreation or any other type.

In one aspect of the invention, ticket comprises and is used for the authentication information that obtains to show.In an example, ticket comprise be used for will be shown to player's the secret key of result's deciphering.In other words, according to an aspect, do not have ticket (and therefore having secret key) and determine that whether particular ticket is won and what is won is impossible.In another example, ticket may only comprise a part of secret key.Other parts of this secret key may be stored in, and for instance, on one's body the server, and are bases, and for instance, the sequence number of card is fetched from database (for example, file, relational database, or the like).The ticket sequence number can offer the inspection control that prize volume supplier is used to add to the mapping of encrypted result.

The program that is used for finishing the secure access result is illustrated among Fig. 4.At piece 401, program 400 beginnings.Server (for example, server 103) can store many results with encrypted form, and wherein each result can both use corresponding cryptographic acess.These the possibility of result are encrypted, for instance, and known any encryption method on the operation technique (for example, symmetry, asymmetric encryption technology).At piece 402, password is offered server (for example, server 103).

This password may be, for instance, is imprinted on the ticket and offered the security code (for example, symmetrical secret key, private spoon) of server by the computer system interface that the user discussed by the front.(for example, SSL) that password received of transmission between system of known safe transmission method on can operation technique.The result who uses the password of receiving will be stored on the server at piece 403 deciphers.This password can be to be used for deciphering key with any kind of data decode, and has any form or length.Then, the result of deciphering can present to the player at piece 405.This result can use any method to show.For instance, according to the discussion of front, this possibility of result is to present by one or more demonstrations of presenting to the player during playing game on line.At piece 405, program 400 finishes.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to and can go up the software game based on prize drawing of playing at network (for example, internet).According to an embodiment, this system comprises that (POS) buys scraping type ticket or print ticket the player in the point of sale.POS may be, for instance, can sell the place of lottery ticket, comprises that convenience store or other provide the position of prize drawing product.In the alternative system that public place of entertainment or other game places provide, ticket can be sold to the player at public place of entertainment for playing games after a while.Non-essential be that the player selects to comprise the league matches type recreation of one or more recreation illustrations matches.

The player accepts ticket at POS or other positions, plays the computer based recreation in another position continuation that shows game result (or final result) then.The computer based recreation may be that for instance, the recreation of amusement field pattern recreation (for example slot machine, TV playing card) or other types comprises amusement game or probability game.Under the situation of scraping type or printing ticket, the result did not present to the player before the player plays the computer based recreation.This recreation may be, for instance, and the software program of on internet, downloading and playing.As an alternative, may use other approach (for example, PDA, mobile phone or additive method) of this online part of playing of visit.

Ticket comprises that the player obtains the password to the access right of the result on the server that is stored in the result who stores ticket information and be associated with every ticket.Such information may be predetermined when selling ticket, or those the possibility of result are to be ignorant (for example, under Keno recreation, Bingo recreation or other situations based on the system of lot) in the past in the time slower to the player issues ticket after.According to an embodiment, password is with visiting the access key (or its part) that is stored in the result on the server.In addition, result's (being stored in the server) may encrypt.For instance, this password may be private spoon or symmetrical keys.This key can use SSL or any other safe method to be transferred to server so that with this result's deciphering by subscriber's computer system.

Because the deciphering key is stored on the ticket,,, the safety of ticket or server just do not provide access right to object information because being damaged so this game playing system is a comparison safety.More particularly, do not have (being used for the result is deciphered) ticket, the database of visit lottery ticket or other types just can not be realized.In addition, do not have database, ticket just can not be relevant with the result (because the result is stored in the database, rather than being stored on this ticket).

In another example of this system, a part is used for the key of game result deciphering is stored on the ticket, and another part is stored in the data in server storehouse.By this way, guarantee that the arbitrary part that only has this key all can not jeopardize safety as a result.

Yet people should figure out this system does not need SSL or any other encrypting/decrypting method, deciphering key on the ticket or store results on the server that will encrypt.But, no matter whether there is this recreation of these features to realize.In other words, visiting the result who is stored on the server can only use the sequence number or other ticket identifiers that are imprinted on the ticket to finish.

The ticket scraping type or that print also comprises second sequence number or other identifiers (for example, access code) except the sequence number relevant with result on the server or other identifiers.Ticket may comprise sequence number and the ticket identifier that uses for this system.According to an embodiment, it will be appreciated that under the sequence number (this sequence number is imprinted on the ticket) of using the printing ticket situation relevant to have safety problem with the triumph result.In other words, prize volume supplier can not allow any entity except that this lottery system to have the ability to make the result relevant with sequence number.For this purpose, can on ticket, provide another identifier of allowing this system to enter the result data library searching (for example, independently ticket identifier or access code).

In an exemplary systems of the work that combines with lottery system, in order to observe the prize drawing rule, the possibility of result of recreation is scheduled to.In this case, the result be scheduled to and be stored in the database.Do not allow to pre-determine result's (for example, in public place of entertainment) but after a while (for example, adopt draw lots or additive method) determine in result's the alternative environment that the ticket that system issues has the lot time that can play games that is associated in such environment.Control at the Keno game result under the situation of online game system, every ticket can be associated with the set of number of Keno recreation, and the result of this Keno recreation is that result as game on line provides.

In an example, computer system is selected the numeral that one or more groups is associated with this ticket automatically in the distribution ticket.Thereafter, when Keno recreation took place, the Keno lot result was provided for online game system, and this online game system changes Keno result in another recreation (for example slot machine, or the like) recreation experience.Yet people should figure out, though can use the Keno recreation to control the game on line experience, also can use other recreation (for example, Bingo recreation).

Select the player under the situation of league matches option, may select the other several groups of Keno numerals that are associated with the league matches ticket.When one or more Keno drew lots generation, results of those groups Keno numeral were used for controlling any result of game on line and whole league matches.When those groups Keno numeral is all decided grade, can show whole league matches results to the player.

Server (for example, server 103) may be able to be accepted the sequence number and the decryption key spoon of user's input, and the result who is associated with this particular ticket is provided in response.The result of recreation or final result can be shown to the player in the interface of the computer system (for example, the subscriber's computer system such as personal computer (PC)) that is used for playing the computer based recreation.For instance, a series of game results that are associated with ticket may be stored in the server and offer the client, and that series of results may be presented to the player during playing the computer based recreation.

In another embodiment of this system, the dividend of ticket may be encoded on ticket.For instance, if ticket is the ticket of winning $5, the quantity that is ahead may be encoded on ticket.Under the situation of version based on public place of entertainment of this system, dividend may not be stored in (when not being scheduled to share out bonus) on the ticket, but the purchasing price of this ticket may be stored on certain other identifier of this ticket or this ticket.

As shown in Figure 5, can be provided with at least one the system 500 of server.For instance, 501 servers that provide, 502 main being responsible in the selling post to user/player 506 distribution tickets.For this purpose, server 502 may be issued the ticket of printing in advance and maybe may issue the ticket that utilizes printer 505 printings that are associated.Such ticket may comprise one or more identifiers that discussed with reference to Fig. 2 the front.According to discussion, another system (for example, the system of rolling up based on Keno or prize) may be used for the result is offered online game system.

In a version of system 500, can control the defeated/win of ticket with the lot that takes place afterwards.For instance, may use with based on Keno, based on Bingo's or other types lottery system, wherein the result of particular game is unknown in certain following time (for example, draw lots take place in) before.In this case, the ticket identifier that is stored on the ticket may be the access code (for example, with the intermediate system or the Keno server itself that Keno ticket identifier can be transformed into another kind of type identifier) that produces according to the ticket identifier in based on the system of Keno.

The generation of the identifier that separates with Keno ticket identifier is because to relate to the safety of Keno system may be necessary.More particularly, access Keno ticket identifier may be that this system (for example, Keno server) is unallowed.In an example, the Keno system is transformed into Keno ticket identifier access code and the result who is stored on the game server (for example, server 503).Thereafter, client computer (for example, main frame 504A, 504B) is that base access is stored in the result on the server with their access code separately.Such result comprises, for instance, and any result of any recreation/illustration, and the league matches result who is associated is associated with described recreation/illustration.In an example, this Keno system can finish the classification of those groups Keno numeral that is associated with league matches, and can determine the league matches result.

According to the discussion of front, one or more main frame 504A, 504B (for example, general-purpose computing system) can communicate by letter so that management game with server 503 on network.In an example, main frame 504A presents browser window by carrying out browser program (for example, the Internet Explorer browser program that can buy from Microsoft).User/player 506 is imported the URL address of distribution ticket appointment in the window of browser interface, so be drawn towards the website that is associated with server 503.This website may be by, for instance, the www server program that is associated with server 503 (for example, server 507) is presented.

Player 506 can key in access code (and/or any other necessary information) according to instruction for the one or more recreation of visit in the interface that presents by browser.According to discussion, server 503 may be verified the access code of receiving and any result who is stored in the database that is associated with server 510 is provided.In case the checking by server 503 just can allow the user to play one or more recreation.These recreation may be, for instance, and use one or more programming languages (for example, Macromedia Flash) programming and can be downloaded to main frame 504A and be performed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, provide without any need for installation procedure, do not need operator (player) to interfere or the delay of downloading big file just can to download to the games of playing for the player on the client computer apace be useful.For this purpose, games may be use the language supported of the major part system that plays games (for example, Macromedia Flash, or the like) programming, and be that the part that does not need to download and install fatware just can be played.In a specific example, these games can operation in the window of browser program (for example, Microsoft Explorer browser program).By this way, can not hinder and use a computer and/or the inconvenient seasoned inadequately player of software is installed plays this recreation.Certainly, people should figure out and may use any needs or without any need for the programmed method of installation procedure, and the present invention is not limited to any specific programmed method.

In addition, the result who is associated with any recreation can download before playing games.According to discussion, the example of recreation comprises those (for example, those of predetermined result being arranged) that may belong to lottery-draw type and based on those (for example, selling those of uncertain result in the ticket) of public place of entertainment.Lot afterwards influences under result's the situation, may not allow the player to play games in (with before can obtaining results from server 503) before the generation of drawing lots.Influence under result's the situation in lot, lot result can be sent to server 503 from server 502.In addition, server 502 can be provided by the mapping relations of ticket identifier (for example, sequence number) to the access code that provides on the ticket, and provides the mapping relations of result and access code in taking place drawing lots.According to discussion, such object information can be kept in the database 510 that is associated with server 503 and can pass through 509 accesses of database server program.

According to discussion, the dividend of lottery ticket can be shown to the player in many ways.For instance, the dividend of lottery ticket can be presented to the player by one or more demonstrations of presenting to the player between one or more game on line match periods.

For instance, under the situation of slot machine game, the player may be allowed to a series of slot machines along with the distribution of single scraping or printing ticket and circle round fast.Slot machine may produce the contributive result of total dividend that gives the player as the result of circling round fast at every turn.For instance, after once circling round fast, may present his indication of Ying De $5 to the player.The dividend to the player that is provided by server database may be to be used for that series De $50 total value of circling round fast, and the specific result of at every turn circling round fast.The extra De $45 that the possibility of result that circles round fast that appends provides the player to accept.Circling round fast of appending may be added in the contribution to the result of this recreation, deduct from the contribution to the result of this recreation or to the result's of this recreation not influence of contribution.Each these the possibility of result that circle round fast of slot machine game are stored in the database of indexing with the ticket identifier of server, perhaps may be definite randomly by the games that this recreation is provided.In addition, according to the discussion of front, the possibility of result that circles round fast " is made up " so at every turn, so that this recreation experience more stimulates the player.

For instance, under the result of at every turn circling round fast is stored in situation on the server, series of results may download in recreation beginning on the client computer as a series of inlets, then client computer can along with the player by a series of circle round fast to advance progressively disclose each result.According to discussion, what may allow that the player is chosen in slot machine once shows fast at least one result (for example, compensating lines by selecting many) between involution period.In this case, those the possibility of result remain predetermined, but the result of at every turn circling round fast can adjust, so that can show that many are compensated the toe-ins fruit.

In an example of the random device of determining the result, each result of circling round fast individually is not scheduled to, but can be determined with random fashion by the client.For instance, the legitimate reading that at every turn circles round fast may be a random choose among the result's that may produce essential dividend potential combination.Under any situation, each result of circling round fast of slot machine game is not scheduled to, but determine in mode at random by client computer.For instance, the legitimate reading that at every turn circles round fast may be possible produce random choose in the middle of the possible result combinations of required dividend.In either case, the result that slot machine game is circled round at every turn fast is not stored on the ticket, downloads before playing games or between game play session but be stored on the server and just, or is determined randomly by client computer.As an alternative, client computer can be determined the recreation experience according to predetermined one group of rule or formula, and that group rule or formula allow the dynamically definite intermediate object program of client computer when overall result is provided.

Because competition game and result write, so the player also may not play the recreation (with possible secondary recreation) that in fact can win.The player may buy ticket, waits before can redeeming ticket, goes POS to find out his/her winning then.May allow to redeem ticket after the irrelevant lot after certain scheduled time slot whether having played games with the player.Ticket may almost be redeemed at once, be redeemed after the several seconds, be redeemed after a couple of days or be redeemed before any preset time after certain predetermined periods.Depend on that for the result specific Keno plays or the result's of other incidents ticket, ticket can not be redeemed before this incident has been passed through.

At last, after playing game on line, the player is allowed to that (for example, this ticket is verified so that redeem the winning of pointing out during his the online part in this recreation in 501 (for example, prize drawing Agency, public place of entertainment or other game places) in any POS position.According to an embodiment, the player is allowed to only could redeem their winning after playing the online part of this recreation.The player passes through to play the online part of this recreation in server (for example, server 503) set condition information.When the player attempts can check this status information when POS (for example, 501) redeems ticket, allow the player to redeem his/her winning then.For this purpose, server 503 can be the information back server 502 relevant with this competition game.

For instance, server 503 may be collected the information of pointing out the competition game sequence moved on client computer and other player's tracked information.In an example, some tickets may be relevant with specific player, and this player may obtain to play loyalty point or other credit of this recreation.

Adopt slot machine game, the player buys the ticket of one or more illustrations (for example, circling round fast) of playing slot machine game at POS.This ticket is pointed out access code, so the player uses this access code to obtain access right (for example, from the main frame by 503 couplings of internet and server) to system.The player imports this access code in user interface, and in case just allows to play slot machine game by checking.Non-ly essential be that the player serves as that the basis is allowed to play any recreation in the middle of many recreation that can get from server 503 with single access code (and ticket).The different recreation of each recreation illustration that such option may allow the player to play to be suitable for being associated with this ticket.

According to one aspect of the present invention, additional triumph chance is offered the player.In such chance, this chance is presented on outside the competition game (for example, the basic game play such as slot machine game, bingo).Because this chance is presented on outside the competition game, so such triumph chance is had some interests.For instance, be under the situation of skill recreation in this recreation, the player lacks skill and may the chance that shows his/her predetermined award to the player do not offered the program of playing games between game play session.For instance, if predetermined players is with Ying De $5, and the player plays bingo, wherein requires the player to announce " Bingo " and the player does not announce " Bingo " and therefore lose this recreation, and then these games handle De $5 winning that is associated with this ticket of may having no chance is presented to the player.In addition, have other situation, the program of playing games may be had no chance and be shown predetermined award to the player.Therefore, according to one embodiment of the invention, outside normal competition game, provide to show that the additional opportunity of award may be useful to the player.For this purpose, have additional recreation and/or the chance that shows award to the player.These recreation or other triumph chances may be between league period various point (for example, at preset time, the time point of between game play session, setting at random, or the like) present.In an example, (for example, during the downtime of competition game) recreation, the player is allowed to play another recreation in this case between the illustration to have the recreation of being dispersed in.For instance, may point out the player to open to show the fortune cookie of award or sundry item, circle round slot machine or play the recreation of any other type fast.

In addition, such additional opportunity is simplified development of games, because recreation does not need to be designed to force the player to win in normal competition game the inside.In other words, even predetermined result points out that the player has won in this recreation, may also allow the player to lose.Therefore, this additional opportunity allows game operator that certain recreation is provided, and this recreation will provide the real gaming result rather than provide fixedly the result with the demonstration of initiation to the player.

In addition, such additional opportunity may be useful, for instance, a predetermined result is being offered aspect the player.For instance, show that to the player specific award has under the situation of difficult in the program of playing games, this program of playing games may present such award with this additional opportunity.In an example, has the result combinations that some can not be considered with the pay table that is associated with recreation.In the particular example of slot machine game, for slot machine the last time shows the award Shi $7 of reservation to the player between quick involution period, but there are not to offer with the result winning $7 of the proceedings of playing games player's pay table inlet and corresponding slot machine game result.Therefore, not during slot machine game, to show to win $7 (not having such pay table result in this case), winning $7 may show to the player outside the slot machine game match.Therefore, development of games is simplified, because this recreation does not need to consider all possible competition game combination and all possible prize combinations of winning a prize.Specifically, additional triumph chance allows games to consider the game result of hell and high water.In addition, additional triumph chance allow dissimilar recreation itself do not cause as basic game play (for example, electronic game, trivia game, or the like) the game form that uses.

In addition, so additional triumph chance may be used to issue other awards that are not associated with recreation, and for instance, repayment is counted, discount, preferential or other promotional items.For instance, except being assigned to according to pay table the award of ticket, game operator can connect additional award and ticket.This contact may be for instance, to finish in the database of server (for example, server 103).

An example of such additional opportunity may be used as independent or the player is presented in " secondary chance " recreation.Except basic game play, may play this independent recreation (for example, the recreation of on computer system, playing for the result who discloses basic game play).This recreation may be taked the form of the game played together with basic game play.So, can't receive that the player basic game play (for example, the recreation of slot machine game, bingo or any other type in the above-mentioned example of) predetermined result, arranged recreation for additional result is provided.

Be the particular example of the solitary play that can play together with basic game play below.For instance, solitary play may be numeral coupling recreation (for example, numeric type recreation every day), and wherein the player selects numeral and those numerals and the set of number that the computer system of playing games extracts are compared.For instance, Xuan Ding numeral may be the numeral of four figures or other length.In an exemplary game form, the player may be allowed to select numeral before playing basic game play.As an alternative, these games may automatically be given the player (for example, with the random fashion such as quick selected) digital distribution.The player has the chance or the computer of playing games of the numeral selected and selects numeral for the player.Then, the player plays the basic game play (for example, slot machine game, the guest really plays games or the recreation of any other type) of one or more triumph chances being presented to the player.

In an example, predetermined players wins award (for example ， $5).The system of playing games may provide the chance of winning $5 during playing, but the player can't activate triumph chance (for example, owing to lose recreation, in time be not " Bingo ", or the like).In an example, the recreation of playing system does not force the player to win the result or the triumph chance of stationary game, illustration in recreation (for example, by).On the contrary, the player loses recreation and/or can't activate the triumph chance.

In special case second probability game of the numeral that a use is selected, when game over, the numeral that the system of playing games may make the player select shows, and this system (for example extracts four numerals to a miracle then, being similar to the Keno type draws lots), so the people obtains and wins the equal coupling of $5.

In another exemplary systems, when a plurality of recreation was played in each meeting, selected numeral may be effective to all recreation of playing in meeting.Non-essential be that the player may be allowed to change into the numeral that each recreation is selected.Such change can use the control in the interface to finish.In addition, Xuan Ding numeral can show to the player in the presumptive area of interface.

Though can use numeral to draw lots, may use other second probability games.For instance, player's numeral may be applicable to the combination of safety box or other container types.If safety box is opened, the player wins owing to open the award that it shows.In another example, container can not comprise (or demonstration) award.

Fig. 6 shows the exemplary game interface 600 according to one embodiment of the invention.According to an embodiment, recreation comprises at least two levels, and the first order comprises the recreation of the type of inserting coins.According to one embodiment of the invention, this type recreation of inserting coins is to present to the player's with computer system in interface 600.Specifically, in the display of the computer system of playing games, the slot machine portrait may be provided in interface 600, this slot machine has spool and (for example is positioned at one or more spools, indicator 603) the one or more marks on (for example, project 601A-601C).This mark may be for instance, to be suitable for the element of feature, project or any other type of slot machine.

Along one or more line (for example, line 604) cross spool (for example, spool 601A-601C) a group echo may corresponding to the marker combination of counting and being complementary of pay table (for example, pay table 608).Pay table may point out, for instance, and marker combination and the dependency relation of issuing between (or credit) summation of counting.In an above-mentioned example, such mark may be included in and produce the achievement type of specific award when mating in the specific combination.If the mark that crosses one or more line is pointed out coupling by pay table, then can issue counting of correspondence that pay table points out to the player.

Slot machine portrait also may comprise the control 602 of circling round fast, and this control may be the control that can cause any kind that the slot machine spool circles round fast when being activated (for example, button, lever, or the like).In addition, interface 600 also may comprise the indicator 607 that circles round fast of pointing out the remaining number of times that circles round fast of player.According to discussion, may issue the limited time numeral of circling round fast to the player and be used for accumulation and count.Therefore, interface 600 may comprise and points out counting or the counter 603 of other credit numbers that the player wins of current generation.In addition, interface 600 may comprise that displaying advances required counting or the indicator 609 of credit number to second level recreation.

Non-essential be that interface 600 may comprise the situation of the league matches option of being selected by the player.For instance, this interface may point out together whether the league matches option is chosen when buying ticket together with the indication of league matches situation (for example, the current leader of league matches, the remaining time of league matches, or the like).

The type of slot machine and layout are not limited to type shown in Figure 6 and layout.On the contrary, it may be any kind and layout that people should figure out slot machine, and the present invention is not limited to any specific slot machine.

When the player realizes being enough to setting about carrying out counting of second level recreation or other credits or as the player, use up when circling round fast the slot machine game end.As additional option, the player may skip the slot machine game match by the control 604 in selecting interface 600.Select element 604 may cause slot machine game to finish.Non-essential be to select element 604 can allow the player to advance to second level recreation.

According to discussion, credit may accumulate in the first order is played and work as in the credit numeral (or the player selects to control 604) that reaches predetermined, and second level recreation is activated.According to an embodiment, the result of second level recreation determines whether the player wins award.

Second level recreation may comprise can point out whether the player wins wheel disc (for example, wheel disc 606) or other indications of (not winning) award.Second level recreation is showed in may playing identical interface with the first order in (or not existing).The interface of second level recreation may comprise the indication (for example, award indicator 610) that can award, and this indication may be placed on some section of wheel disc 606.This wheel disc circles round fast, and this wheel disc is parked on the specific award indicator of pointing out the award won with first and second grades of particular game illustrations of being associated of recreation illustrations.The award of winning may be to show with the pointer 605 that points to the specific award indication on the wheel disc 606.

According to one embodiment of the invention, second level recreation may not be always from the match acquisition of the first order.On the contrary, the match of the first order may be skipped by the player, allows the player to play second level recreation then.In an example second level recreation, the player does not select to set about carrying out second level recreation.In another embodiment, do not provide the selection that continues first order recreation to the player.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the player does not select second level recreation.In other words, award wheel disc or other indications are not different from other inputs of the indication of beginning second level recreation.Second level recreation may be activated, for instance, accept from first order recreation realize specific always count or the indication of total number of credits in.

According to one embodiment of the invention, any award that first order recreation is not associated with it.More particularly, the credit of accumulation can not be transformed into dividend from first order recreation in the first order recreation.On the contrary, when and whether the match decision of first order recreation plays second level recreation.According to an embodiment, actually or partial result determines that alone the player wins, draw is defeated in specific recreation illustration.

After playing second level recreation, competition game is got back to another illustration of first order recreation (for example, slot machine).Yet the player may be chosen in any specific recreation illustration and finish the different recreation (for example, card game or other recreation) of back object for appreciation.Under the situation of slot machine game, certain recreation illustration may be inferred after the game over of the second level.According to another embodiment, the match of each recreation illustration and every other recreation illustration are irrelevant.According to another embodiment, the result of specific recreation illustration is scheduled to.

According to one aspect of the present invention, recognize that the time of activating ticket (and therefore may play) is very important.Playing based on public place of entertainment and under the situation of casino-issued ticket, other recreation that do not provide with public place of entertainment for the competition game that is associated with ticket (for example, flooring recreation) competition comprises that delay may be useful buying between ticket and the possible redemption ticket.For instance, under the situation of slot machine game, for the slot machine game or the competition of other type of play of the other types that do not provide with public place of entertainment, such recreation is activated the player leaves public place of entertainment after or is that what can not be played may be preferred on the contrary in public place of entertainment the time.

In addition, introducing another benefit that postpones in ticket distribution with between activating comprises increasing the possibility that the player plays games another position (for example, being in) and needing the player to get back to ticket and exchanges the position and redeem his/her winning.Because need getting back to, the player exchanges position (may be public place of entertainment), so the possibility that the player will buy other ticket or play the recreation of the other types that this exchange position provides increases to some extent.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the result of second level recreation (for example, award wheel disc result) may be scheduled to, otherwise the result of first order recreation (for example, each result of circling round fast individually) is to use certain randomizer (being RNG) definite.By this way, provide predetermined result, generate experience in first order recreation but the competition game that occurs is the random number more similar to the real gaming of public place of entertainment or other online game experience to the player.Yet, because may need to make more player to be exposed among (in pure RNG experience, may not reach) second level recreation, in order to allow the player to advance to second level recreation, being at least a part of first order recreation, to prepare predetermined (or writing) the possibility of result be useful.

According to an embodiment, only allow the player to play an illustration of second level recreation.In this case, the player uses circling round fast of being provided to arrive second level recreation, and in case arrive, and the player just can obtain the single result that is associated with this recreation.Remaining any circling round fast all lost after the player arrives second level recreation.After playing second level recreation, the online part of this recreation finishes.

As an alternative, may allow the player to play the further illustration of slot machine game, each of slot machine game grade all causes showing the second level of award.According to the discussion of front, these each illustrations with slot machine game disclose in the middle of award quantity may be stored in the data in server storehouse and it play games preceding or game play session between offer the client.As an alternative, intermediate award quantity may be (for example, the whole awards by selecting total value to reach to be presented to the player randomly in the middle of may the making up of award quantity) determined in mode at random with client computer.

In another example, recreation may dynamically be determined according to one or more rules by games system or client computer.These rules may be adjusted, so that this games system shows whole results in interesting mode.

For instance, whole awards of ticket Ke Nengyou $50 are worth, and may award by Lei Jicheng $50 in the award that each illustration of slot machine game is issued.Number with the recreation illustration serves as that the basis realizes that the combined number of award may be limited, and the real gaming experience of presenting to the player may be that limited result's selection at random.In any case according to the discussion of front, the result of each recreation illustration is stored on the server or by client computer and determines randomly or dynamically.

According to one aspect of the present invention, count and may change to some extent for what specific slot machine game marker combination was issued according to the number of times that circles round fast, keep player interest so that increase " drama " of recreation.For instance, along with the number of times that circles round fast increases,, specific markers also may increase for making up counting of issuing.In another example, specific compensation line also possibility increases to some extent according to the number of times that circles round fast or activates, thereby the stimulation that degree increases is to some extent offered the player.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the additional aspect below the slot machine game that carry out may comprise alone or comprise in combination:

● slot machine game may comprise three spools.

● each spool of slot machine comprises three spots, can see nine spots altogether.

● the limited number of times that circles round fast that the specific ticket that comes in handy provides (for example, circling round fast for 15 times).

● credit is earned (for example, 1 credit, 2 credits, 3 credits) according to the slot machine pay table, and it may change based on time numeral of circling round fast.

● specific compensation line can be activated according to the number of times that circles round fast.

● the player selects to control (button fast for example, circles round) and causes that spool circles round fast.Simultaneously, compensate the line blast, thereby point out that this active compensation line is used for current circling round fast.

● just can receive any counting for the specific coupling in active compensation of only circling round fast.

● compensate line and before spool stops to circle round fast, keep blast.

● if coupling is to finish on the active compensation line of certain bar, and then the flash respective segments of yellow and pay table (for example, combination and the some numerical table of counting and connecting) of that line is glistened so that the coupling of pointing out to be done.

● if the player realizes specific credit threshold (or predetermined counting), and the award roulette is activated.

● counter is presented to the player to the total value increment of earning of counting.

● in an example, always have five active compensation lines.

● in another example, slot machine game is passed by following order and is compensated line circulation (for example, as shown in Figure 6):

● cross from central authorities

● cross from the bottom

● cross from the top

● from the diagonal in the upper left corner

● from the diagonal in the upper right corner

● award is changeed opinion and is parked in award and goes up or point out not win award.

● if arrive credit threshold, then slot machine game finishes, and the player begins second level recreation.

● if the player selects specific control (for example, button) in interface, then slot machine game end and player enter second level recreation.

● when the player ran up at 1000, the fluorescent screen partly lowered at the slot machine of recreation.The player is apprised of them will set about carrying out second level recreation (for example, they will circle round fast and award wheel disc).

● in case earn 1000 points, the user just sets about second level recreation.In an exemplary game, second level recreation has only an illustration.In this example, any not usefulness circles round fast with forfeiture when the player enters the second level recreation.

● if the player can't accumulate 1000 point, then game over circling round fast of distribution.

● second level recreation is the award wheel disc of pointing out cash quantity or other award types that wins or pointing out not obtain to award when circling round fast.

● the player selects control to make the award wheel disc begin to circle round fast.

● each fragment of wheel disc all is included in dollar value or other award indications on this fragment.

● no matter which fragment wheel disc is parked on, and the player wins as that dollar quantity of award or other award indications.

● when game over, present the indication of second level game over and the indication of any award of being issued to the player.

● in an example, not providing with the some prize being associated of circling round fast is enough to advance to alone counting of second level recreation.

● in another example, neither one coin slot mark provides is enough to advance to alone counting of second level recreation.

● in another example, neither one coin slot combination (for example, three types) provides is enough to advance to alone counting of second level recreation.

● increase along with the number of times that circles round fast and in the recreation that increases at the number of the number of compensating line and credit, guarantee to circle round fast for the last time (the 15th time in for example, circling round fast for 15 times circle round fast) can not accept the player from zero credit to the credit that enough advances to second level recreation.

● in another example, the dividend of award the credit of circle round fast number of times or the accumulation in first order recreation that provide in first order recreation is not provided or is counted.

● the original ticket of distribution can be used to claim any award of issuing at redemption center.

● in another example, the result of any first order recreation can be determined or can be determined when printing lottery ticket by RNG and recreation probability at that time.

● the overall result (for example, sharing out bonus) of buying ticket can be (with the same in the instant lottery ticket recreation of scraping type or other types) of being scheduled to or can determine (for example, lottery ticket or Keno draw lots) by incident afterwards.

According to an embodiment, recreation comprises the single-stage recreation, for example, and the type of inserting coins recreation.Award may be presented to the player in one or more recreation illustrations of this single-stage recreation.Fig. 7 shows an exemplary game interface 700 according to the recreation of one embodiment of the invention performance single-stage.More particularly, insert coins type recreation is to present to the player's with computer system in interface 700.Specifically, in the demonstration of computer system in playing games, the slot machine portrait can appear in the interface 700, with this slot machine some spools are arranged, these spools have the one or more marks (for example, mark 702) that are positioned on one or more spools (for example, spool 707).This mark may be, for instance, and the element of the feature that is adapted at using in the slot machine, project or any other type.

Along one or more line (for example, compensate line 704) cross spool a group echo may corresponding to pay table (showing) in the marker combination of counting and being complementary.Though slot machine shown in Figure 7 is showed three (3) individual spools, the number that the people that count should figure out used spool can be any numeral.Pay table can point out that for instance, mark is compensated the combination of line and the dependency relation between one or more award along one or more.In an example, such mark may comprise the element that produces award when mating in specific combination along specific compensation line.If this mark crosses the coupling that one or more line and pay table are pointed out, then the player can obtain the award of the correspondence that pay table points out.

Slot machine portrait also may comprise the control 701 of circling round fast, and this control may be any kind control that causes the slot machine spool circle round fast when activating (for example, button, lever, or the like).In addition, interface 700 also may comprise pointing out to remain and allows the indicator 709 that circles round fast of the number of times that circles round fast that the player plays.According to discussion, may be presented to the circling round fast of the limited number of times of player to win award.Therefore, interface 700 may comprise the indicator 708 of the quantity of pointing out the current accumulation winning that wins of player.In addition, interface 700 may comprise pointing out whether be transformed into the indicator 705 that the user wins according to the current result of circling round fast of the inlet of pay table.

In one embodiment, first order recreation comprises the pay table that combination that realizes and the award of winning are connected in slot machine game.For instance, the particular result of expressing in pay table may be associated with the triumph combination on appearing at selected compensation line.More particularly, if be complementary along the combination of selected compensation line realization and the inlet of pay table, then the player wins the award of the pointed correspondence of pay table.If be not complementary, the player does not win any award that is associated with that recreation illustration (or selected compensation line).

The type of slot machine and layout are not limited to type shown in Figure 7 and layout.Otherwise people should figure out, and slot machine has any kind and layout, and the present invention is not limited to any specific slot machine.

When the player uses up when circling round number of times fast, slot machine game finishes.As additional option, the player may be by the match of selecting control (for example, " QUIT " button, displaying) to skip slot machine game interface 700 in.Such control is selected to cause slot machine game to finish and is disclosed any result (for example, will being presented to player's any award that is associated with this recreation).

According to discussion, award may be issued in first order recreation.In an example, one or more triumph chances may be associated with first order recreation.Those triumph chances may be to work as, for instance, jointly or individually in any recreation, realize specific spool result, along one or more compensate line realize winning combination, realize specific always count or realizing showing to the player otherwise the time.In addition, in interface 700, have to the player and show that he is playing the indicator of any award that may win during the first order recreation.According to the discussion of front, the result of triumph chance can be stored in and download in the server and before playing games on the computer system of playing games, and can dynamically be determined by the computer system of playing games, or can determine in any other mode.

According to the discussion of front, may allow the player to select one or more to compensate line, wherein every compensation line all may be associated with the triumph chance of presenting to the player in a slot machine game is circled round fast.Fig. 8 shows an exemplary interface 800 that allows to select many compensation lines.According to one aspect of the present invention, allow the player to select one or more of slot machine game to compensate line in (for example, the interface 800) at the interface.In selection " circling round fast " control, show whether those selected compensation lines comprise the combination of winning.Therefore, the player has this recreation how soon to show certain control of predetermined result.

Interface 800 also may comprise the expression of single-stage recreation (for example, insert coins type recreation).Award may be to be presented to the player in one or more recreation illustrations of this single-stage recreation.This type recreation of inserting coins is to present to the player's with computer system in interface 800.Specifically, in the display of the computer system of playing games, the slot machine portrait may be to provide in interface 800, this slot machine (for example has some spools, spool 807), those spools have the mark (for example, mark 802) that is positioned on one or more spools.Mark may be for instance, to be suitable for the element of feature, project or any other type of slot machine.

A group echo that crosses spool along one or more line (for example, compensating line 804) may be corresponding to certain marker combination, and counting in this marker combination and the pay table (not showing) is complementary.Though slot machine shown in Figure 8 is showed five (5) individual spools, it may be any numeral that people should figure out used spool number.Pay table may be pointed out, for instance, compensates the marker combination of line and the dependency relation between one or more award along one or more.In an example, such mark may comprise some elements, and these elements are producing award when specific compensation line is complementary by specific combination.If the coupling that mark on one or more line and pay table are pointed, then the player can obtain the award of the correspondence that pay table points out.

Slot machine portrait also may comprise the control 801 of circling round fast, and this control may be that causing when being activated of any kind waits the control that causes the slot machine spool to circle round fast (for example, button, lever, or the like).In addition, interface 800 also may comprise the indicator 809 that circles round fast, and this indicator points out to remain time numeral of circling round fast of playing for the player.According to discussion, the player may obtain circling round fast of limited number of times and be used for winning award.Therefore, interface 800 may comprise the indicator 801 of the accumulation winning of pointing out that current player wins.In addition, interface 800 may comprise pointing out whether be transformed into the indicator (not showing) that the user wins according to the current result of circling round fast of the inlet of pay table.

In one embodiment, first order recreation comprises the pay table that combination that realizes and the award of winning are connected in slot machine game.For instance, the triumph combination of the particular result that shows in pay table on may the compensation line selected with appearing at certain bar is associated.More particularly, if the combination that realizes along the selected compensation line of certain bar and certain inlet of pay table are complementary, then the player wins the award of the correspondence that pay table points out.If be not complementary, then the player does not win any award that is associated with that recreation illustration (or selected compensation line).

In addition, interface 800 may comprise additional control and the indication relevant with player's compensation line options.For instance, interface 800 may comprise indicator 808, and this indicator is pointed out the number of the compensation line of current selected.Interface 800 also may comprise the control (for example, control 810,811) that is used for selecting to compensate line.Specifically, control 811 (for example, button) may be selected by the player, so that select one or more to compensate line.At a specific example, the player selects control 811 to select many to compensate line in progression ground by progression ground.In other words each selection control 811, the compensation line that appends can be chosen.The player can return the selection of single compensation line, for instance, and by making selected compensation line number of cycles (for example, selecting to append the compensation line after the selected maximum compensation line number).

May provide another to select control 810, this control allows to select the maximum in the slot machine game to compensate the line number.More particularly, control 810 can be chosen in the compensation line number of the maximum that can play in the current slot machine game illustration when chosen.

Fig. 9 shows an example interface 900, and this interface comprises selects more than one to compensate line (for example, Xuan Ding compensation line 901A-901E).For instance, interface 900 may comprise that many are compensated lines, and the player can therefrom select and will play in any specific recreation illustration.In example shown in Figure 9, this interface may comprise five (5) bars compensation line, and these compensate lines can select (for example, using control 902,903) selectively for the player.Yet people should figure out this recreation may comprise that some are compensated lines and the present invention compensation line number shown in being not limited to.

According to one embodiment of the invention, if a more than compensation line is selected, the number of " the circling round fast " that then will play or recreation illustration may be reduced, and therefore allows the player to control the total length of recreation selectively.In an example, selected compensation line number (for example, shown in indicator 904) can reduce the quantity that equates with the remaining number of times that circles round fast (for example, shown in indicator 905).Yet people should figure out the number of times that circles round fast and may reduce with any other ratio.

Therefore in an example, different compensation lines have higher dividend, and the player may be ready to select and wins many that senior award wishes and compensate lines.Yet according to an embodiment, the possibility of result of playing the specific recreation illustration of presenting to the player is adjusted so that consider many selections of compensating line.More particularly, the games that present the result may dynamically be determined and the consistent result of compensation line who chooses, and may dynamically assign winning among the compensation line of choosing.According to discussion, the overall result of recreation may be scheduled to, and games may be tasked different compensation lines to the various piece branch of any whole winnings.Such distribution can be realized like this, for instance, according to one group of rule, in mode at random, or the like.

The type of slot machine and layout are not limited to Fig. 8 and type and layout shown in Figure 9.Yet people should figure out, and slot machine has any kind and layout, and the present invention is not limited to any specific slot machine.

When the player uses up when circling round fast, slot machine game finishes.As additional options, the player can be by the match of selecting control (for example, " QUIT " button) to skip slot machine game in interface 800,900.Select such control may cause finishing slot machine game and announcement any result (for example, the player is presented in any award that will be associated with this recreation).

According to discussion, the player may be allowed to select one or more to compensate the result that line is accepted the triumph chance.According to one aspect of the present invention, the player is presented in the indication of " result of near ideal ", because that selected one or more compensation line is near the compensation line (for example, the player has selected wrong compensation line) of winning.Understand as people, the player may select any compensation line in first order recreation, the award that is associated with not selected compensation line that is shown to the player in selection the last item compensation line may change for the indication that produces the near ideal result.For instance, play the recreation of system and may determine the demonstration of one or more awards in not selected compensation line so that the player feels him because a never up never in (for example, since choosing wrong the compensation line) just lose.Yet according to an embodiment, the result of selection is scheduled to.In other words, the player may select any compensation line and still obtain identical result.

Yet, may be different presenting to that award shown among player's the compensation line distributes, depend on the compensation line that the player selectes.By this way, the player feel to walk back and forth Buddhist compensate line (and therefore their correspondence award) be scheduled to and specific compensation line that they select is influential to the result of first order recreation.Yet according to one embodiment of the invention, player's selection is to the not influence of result of first order recreation.

After playing specific recreation illustration, competition game is got back to another recreation (for example, the recreation of the first order such as slot machine game).Yet the player may select to play different recreation illustrations (for example, card game or other recreation) in any specific game over.The player may be allowed to play the further illustration of slot machine game, and wherein each slot machine game can both disclose any award of issuing.These each illustrations with slot machine game disclose in the middle of award quantity may be stored in the data in server storehouse according to the discussion of front and also before playing games or during offer client computer.As an alternative, middle award quantity may be (for example, the award combination in the middle of the whole awards by selecting total value to equal to be presented to the player randomly possible) determined in mode at random in client computer.In another example, recreation may dynamically be determined according to one or more rules by games system or client computer.These rules may be adjusted, so that this games system shows whole results in interesting mode.

For instance, the total award of ticket Ke Nengyou $50 is worth, and may accumulate in the award that each slot machine game illustration (or the triumph chance may associated therewithly be circled round fast, every card or each other game element) is issued at every turn and to form the $50 award.Number with recreation illustration or other game elements serves as that the basis realizes that the number of the combination of $50 award may be limited, and the real gaming experience of presenting to the player may be that limited result's selection at random.In any case the result of each recreation illustration is to be stored in server or is to be determined randomly or dynamically by client computer according to the discussion of front.

According to one aspect of the present invention, people will recognize therefore the ticket time of (and can begin play) of being activated is important.Under game situation (wherein ticket is released at public place of entertainment) based on public place of entertainment, between exchanging, the purchase of ticket and possible ticket comprise delay, so that the competition game that is associated with this ticket may not be useful with other recreation competitions (for example, flooring recreation) that public place of entertainment provides.For instance, under the situation of slot machine game, just preferably may be after the player leaves public place of entertainment, to be activated or in public place of entertainment, can not to play on the contrary for the slot machine game of the other types that do not provide with public place of entertainment or the such recreation of other type of play competition.

In addition, introduce another benefit that postpones in the distribution of ticket with between activating and comprise and increase the possibility that the player (for example, is in) and plays games in another position, need the player to get back to ticket and exchange position (may be public place of entertainment) and redeem his/her winning.Because need getting back to, the player exchanges the position, so will increase the possibility that the player buys other ticket or plays the recreation of the other types that this exchange position provides.

According to one embodiment of the invention, slot machine game may be alone or the additional aspect below comprising in combination:

● according to an embodiment, slot machine game comprises the basic slot machine portrait that is presented in the computer interface, and this recreation has the real sound and the animation of slot machine spool.

● in another example, slot machine game includes and traditional slot machine game traditional pay table of seeming of probability of similarly winning.

● in an example, slot machine may comprise at least three (for example, five) spools, has one or more to compensate line.

● in a specific exemplary game form, active compensation line may always comprise center compensation line.

● spool the first half and the latter half (for example, appear at the center and compensate line top and following mark) may be presented in this interface.These the first half and the latter half may be used to other compensation line (for example, in other row or traversing in the compensation line of several rows).The mark that shows in these parts (for example, icon) may be (for example, icon may be half see thing) of compensating at the center to be different from that mark mode that line shows shows.When the control of circling round fast was selected, the icon that shows in these parts or other marks may be lifelike so that show that spool circles round fast.

● one or more compensates line may be by selected any specific the circling round that is used for participating in this slot machine game of player fast.

● in an example, slot machine game is the single-stage recreation, does not reward bout and/or bonus game.

● according to an embodiment, pay table may comprise that some are compensated line.Yet in a specific example, pay table may comprise nearly 15 inlets.If the compensation line that uses is less than 15, the triumph combination table may be adjusted the compensation line number that reduces with reflection.Yet, may use filling (13 inlets that for example, are used for 15 line pay table).

● this recreation comprises such interface, the control that the user selects spool is circled round fast in this interface (for example, lever, button, or the like).

● in this interface, recreation comprises when the identification player is received in the indication of the triumph on the specific compensation line.

● this interface also may comprise the indication that the residue how many times circles round fast and plays for the player.

● according to the exemplary game form of a simplification, the win that disperses is not supported in this recreation.Yet other exemplary game form may be supported the win that disperses.

● in another kind of game format, defeated as a result the time when presenting, this recreation presents the result of near ideal.For instance, in the slot machine game of three spools, the possibility of result of near ideal is to be parked in as on a part of icon of the combination of winning or other marks and the mark of the 3rd spool is not finished this triumphs and made up and express with two spools.In another example, weighting may be used for simulation (real with simulation) near ideal the result and more irresistible recreation experience is provided.

● have the icon that is used for this slot machine game of predetermined number (for example, eight (8) is individual).In an example, between different game version (for example, public place of entertainment and lottery ticket version), have common icon, but have the icon version that special branding is arranged of this game version uniqueness.In an example, the highest winning of this unique icon performance is compensated combination.In another example, when this icon constituted triumph result's component part, this unique game themes icon moved life-likely.In another example, other icon is when they may move as triumph result's some the time life-likely.In another example, make the lifelike priority of icon comprise that the peak on the pay table begins to lower successively then.

● pay table may be that the player is come-at-able by the button on the interface.

● in another exemplary game form, the order that icon occurs in compensating line need be complementary with the order that pay table is described.

● in a specific example, slot machine game may comprise 5 * 3 video slot machine recreation.5 * 3 video slot machine recreation may comprise 15 " cells " that can present mark (for example, icon).Compensating line may be to use any cell group to form.For instance, the compensation line may be the row or column formation by cell, perhaps may be horizontal between an any delegation or a row cell.According to an exemplary game form, have many crossing compensation lines active in specific " circling round fast ".In the recreation of 5 * 3 video coin slots, has a large amount of icon (for example, ten two (12) individual icons) that in this recreation, uses.

● in another example form,, offer slot machine that the player the fixes number of times that circles round fast with regard to each recreation illustration match.The player can use at every turn once circles round fast or uses repeatedly circle round fast (for example, more than one of one-shot is compensated line) simultaneously.

● when the user uses up when circling round fast game over.

● in a specific example, this recreation may store the counting of following the trail of the number N of office that offers the player.When the player selects to compensate line, according to selected compensation line decreased number office number.By selecting more compensation line specific in circling round fast, the number N of office can be reduced (and therefore the inferior numeral of " circling round fast " that the player played is reduced) quickly.When counting N equals value of zero, game over.

● in an exemplary game, may provide the control of selecting to compensate line.In a specific example, this control may comprise the button of pushing it at every turn and all circulating by the compensation line that can get.More particularly, push this button, the compensation line that appends is chosen at every turn.In a specific game format, have at least one default compensation line, this compensation line is used to circle round fast at every turn.Non-essential be to have the indicator of showing selected compensation line number.

● in another exemplary game form, may provide another control, when this control is activated, be chosen in all compensation lines that can get in the specific slot machine game.In another example form, select this control to cause spool to circle round fast.

● according to selected compensation line number, the numerical value that indicator presented that circles round fast is reduced suitable quantity (for example, Xuan Ding compensation line number).

● when winning award, the award indicator is presented to the player together with the indicator of any current award of winning accumulate the award of winning between game play session.In an example, freely circling round fast may be one of award of winning, and if this is the case, player's the number of times that circles round fast is presented in the numerical value increase of the indicator that circles round fast.

● when game over, the player is presented in the indication of game over and the indication of having issued any award.

Figure 10 shows the example program 1000 that is used for according to the recreation of one embodiment of the invention management league matches type.At piece 1001, program 1000 beginnings.According to discussion, the player may buy one innings or many innings of games on line (for example, insert coins type recreation).When buying, may present the option that enters the league matches type recreation relevant to the player with one or more game on line illustrations.At piece 1002, the player buys ticket or other game moneys, and this player's inlet is added league matches.Under the situation that the league matches result is drawn lots by Keno to control, some groups of Keno numerals may be chosen and be associated with ticket.This may be done in such a way that for instance, by the sequence number of option and ticket or other identifying information are connected.

At piece 1003, the result of recreation illustration and league matches determines, becomes then that game server can get, and after this player's online part that can play this recreation shows those results.Control at Keno under the situation of system, the Keno system may extract some numerals, and the numeral that the numeral drawn and selected those groups are associated with ticket compares and lot result is sent to game server.These the possibility of result are pointed out, for instance, won which recreation illustration, what won, or the like.In addition, the Keno system can give the array digit score of every ticket that is associated with league matches (or player) and determine any league matches winner.

At piece 1004, the player can begin to play this game on line (or series of games).When the player plays each recreation illustration, has the chance that one or more players win award.In one embodiment of the invention, triumph is used for pushing ahead the player in the league matches the inside in the individual game illustration.The indication of league matches situation can be presented to the player in interface (for example, the demonstration of guided plate).After the player played those one or more recreation illustrations that are associated with league matches, can present to the player to the league matches result at piece 1005.At piece 1006, program 1000 finishes.

Figure 11 shows an embodiment at the interface 1100 can be used for playing the recreation of league matches type.Specifically, interface 1100 comprises the interface of playing games that game on line is shown to the player.The player can select this game on line of one or more control operations, and shown in example in, the player plays video poker board recreation.This interface is also included within this thing that is referred to as " guided plate ", and it shows the situation of league matches.For instance, guided plate can show current leading player, each player's score and the remaining time of league matches.In one embodiment, the player can represent with nickname, user name or other identifiers in guided plate.

Because predetermined beginning and end are arranged, so guided plate can present and the relevant information of current league matches state (for example, the time started of league matches, the time and the remaining time that pass) according to an embodiment league matches.Guided plate also can be shown as and win any award that league matches is issued.Guided plate also can show running of each first-class player.This score may be the winning that in one or more recreation illustrations that are associated with league matches, wins () summation for example, money, but it may be other indication of counting of accumulation or some.Guided plate can be refreshed by regular time between whole league period at interval.In an example, guided plate can in illustration finishes, be updated with predetermined refresh rate (for example, 5 seconds) or based on any other parameter in recreation.

So far described some aspects of at least one embodiment of this invention, it will be appreciated that various change, modification and improvement will be easy to take place for the people who is familiar with this technology.Such change, modification and improvement are tended to become a part of of this part announcement and tend to drop within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, the description of front is as just example.

Claims

1. method of playing probability game, this method comprises following behavior:

Allow the player to buy the inlet that enters one or more probability games, one or more probability games are associated with online league matches;

Before online league matches begins, determine the result of one or more probability games;

In online league matches, realize the result is shown to the player of one or more probability games; And

Point out the situation of this online league matches to the player.

2. according to the method for claim 1, further comprise the behavior of issuing ticket to the player, this ticket comprises the password that is imprinted on this ticket surface, and this ticket is associated with numerous results.

3. according to the method for claim 2, further be included as the player and be different from the behavior that another recreation of object for appreciation is prepared on the medium of issued ticket, wherein numerous results show to the player.

4. according to the method for claim 3, further be included in the behavior that discloses numerous results during the game on line of playing.

5. according to the method for claim 1, further comprise the behavior that shows the interface that comprises one or more player identifier, wherein each identifier is represented a player and the corresponding rank of each player in this league matches.

6. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that described result is scheduled to.

7. according to the method for claim 1, further comprise the behavior of the numerous groups of numerals that selection is associated with the inlet that enters one or more probability games.

8. according to the method for claim 1, further comprise the behavior that this league matches and the inlet identifier that enters one or more probability games are connected.

9. method according to Claim 8, the identifier that wherein enters the mouth are at certain point of sale (POS) identifier to the ticket of player's distribution.

10. according to the method for claim 5, further be included in the behavior that shows this interface on the display of computer system.

11., further comprise if the player when not playing at least one illustration of this game on line within the predetermined time, then automatically plays the behavior of at least one illustration of this game on line according to the method for claim 1.

12. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that game on line is from certain scheduled time.

13. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that game on line finished in certain scheduled time.

14. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that at least one illustration of game on line is from certain scheduled time.

15., further be included in this game on line and finish the league matches result is pointed out in behavior from the back to the player according to the method for claim 13.

16. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that game on line comprises slot machine game.

17. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that game on line comprises snipsnapsnorum.

18. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that game on line comprises the skill recreation.

19. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that the behavior of pointing out is included in the behavior that shows indication on the display of the computer system of playing games.

20., further comprise the behavior that the result who is associated with this probability game is provided by first server that is associated with first recreation according to the method for claim 1.

21., comprise that further the result that is associated with this probability game of handle is stored in the behavior in the memory of computer system according to the method for claim 20.

22., further comprise the behavior that the indication that makes this result and a kind of ticket connects according to the method for claim 21.

23., further comprise following behavior according to the method for claim 7:

Finish and draw lots and definite one group of numeral of winning;

Digit groups and that group triumph numeral are compared;

Determine whether in the digit groups each makes the player win award;

Determine the sum of each award won in the digit groups; And

Whether meet the result that at least one criterion is determined this league matches according to fixed sum.

24. according to the method for claim 23, wherein digit groups is the Keno digit groups, and whether described definite league matches result's behavior is finished by the Keno system with fixed sum and be the basis.

25., further comprise the behavior that the league matches result is sent to the computer system of playing games according to the method for claim 24.

26., further be included in the behavior that shows the league matches result on the display of the computer system of playing games according to the method for claim 25.

27. according to the method for claim 23, wherein said definite league matches result's behavior further comprises according to fixed sum and whether surpasses the behavior that other players sum separately in the league matches is determined the result.

28., determine wherein league matches result's behavior further comprises according to fixed sum whether surpassing the behavior that certain minimum number is determined the league matches result according to the method for claim 23.