ES2232170T3 - GAME MACHINE TO PLAY A TABLE GAME. - Google Patents

Abstract

Gaming machines (10) are disclosed having a basic mode defining a plurality or reels and a bonus mode defining a plurality of stations about a game board (62) (e.g., MONOPOLY board) traversable by a token identifier. The disclosure describes a plurality of play features for the basic and/or bonus modes including (1) a feature allowing the player to select a game token; (2) a feature allowing the player to predict and wager on landing position(s) of the token identifier; (3) a feature allowing the player to obtain deferred-execution instruction(s) which are exercisable by the processor to override later-issued instruction(s) otherwise to be executed by the processor; (4) a feature in which movements of the token identifier are determined according to movement tables corresponding to the various stations of the game board (62); (5) a feature in which escalating bonuses are awarded for reaching a designated bonus square (e.g., the "GO" square); (6) a feature in which bonuses are awarded for completing groups of stations (e.g., color groups); and (7) a feature in which the gaming machine includes two bonus modes, each entered upon certain symbol combinations in the basic game. The first bonus game provides an award selected from a plurality of fixed values and multipliers, and the second bonus game moves a token identifier on a game board (62) and provides an award determined by the landing station of the token identifier.

Description

Game machine to play a board game.

Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to some gaming machines and more particularly, to a machine game that has several game features that refer to a board game.

Invention History

Gambling machines, such as slot machines, video poker machines and the like, have been a cornerstone of the gaming industry for several years. In general, the popularity of such machines with players depends on the probability (or the perceived probability) of making money on the machine and the intrinsically value of machine entertainment in relation to the other available game options. Where the available game options include a number of competition machines and the expectation of winning on each machine is roughly the same (or is believed to be the same), players are more likely to be attracted to the machine for more entertainment and more exciting Cunning operators consequently try to employ the most entertaining and exciting machines available, because such machines attract frequent play and increase profits for the operator.

A concept that has been successfully used to improving the entertainment value of a game is the concept of a "secondary" or "bonus" game that can be play in conjunction with a "basic" game, see for example WO-A-96/35491. The game of bonus can include any type of game, or similar to / or one completely different from the basic game, which is entered into occur a selected event or game result basic. In general, bonus games provide greater expectation of winning that the basic game and can also go accompanied by more attractive video and / or audio screens or unusual Because the bonus game concept offers tremendous advantages in the player's appetite and excitement in relation to other known games, and because such games both players and operators are attractive, there is a continued need to develop game machines with new types of bonus games to meet the demands of The players and operators. The present invention is directed to meet this need.

Summary of the Invention

The invention is set forth in claim 1 attached concerning the apparatus, the corresponding claim 9 to the method and claim 11 in relation to the product of the processor controlled game.

Brief description of the drawings

The foregoing and other advantages of the invention are they will appear with the reading of the following description detailed and with reference to the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a video game machine with an agreement board game theme with a form of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the game machine of figure 1;

Figure 3 shows the glass of the upper case of the game machine of figure 1;

Figure 4 is an illustration of a basic game of a nine-line, five-drum video game machine which can be implemented in the game machine of figure 1;

Figure 5 is an illustration of a screen of "take file" that appears on the video screen of the game machine of figure 1 according to a form of the present invention;

Figure 6 is an illustration of a screen of game of a bonus round that may appear in the video screen of the game machine of figure 1 according with a form of the present invention;

Figure 7 is an illustration of a screen of "Build Houses" that appears on the video screen of the game machine of figure 1 according to a form of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a video game machine with an agreement board game theme with another form of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a block diagram of the game machine of figure 8;

Figure 10 shows the glass of the box upper of the game machine of figure 8;

Figure 11 is an illustration of a game basic of a five-line video game machine, five drum that can be implemented in the game machine of the figure 8;

Figure 12 is an illustration of a screen of "Take Tab" that appears on the video screen of the game machine of figure 8 according to a form of the present invention;

Figure 13 is an illustration of a screen game of a bonus round that may appear in the video screen of the game machine of figure 1 according with a form of the present invention;

Figure 14 is a perspective view of a rotary drum game machine with a board game theme according to yet another form of the present invention;

Figure 15 is a block diagram of the game machine of figure 14;

Figure 16a shows a portion of the glass of the upper case of the game machine of figure 14;

Figure 16b shows a portion of the board of game machine game of figure 14;

Figure 17 is an illustration of three strips of drum associated with a basic game that can be implemented in the game machine of figure 14;

Figure 18 is an illustration of a screen bonus OPPORTUNITY / LUCK that may appear in the dot matrix screen of the game machine of the figure 14;

Figure 19 is an illustration of a screen WATER SUPPLY that may appear on the screen of dot matrix of the game machine of figure 14;

Figure 20 is an illustration of a screen of ELECTRICAL COMPANY that may appear on the matrix screen of points of the game machine of figure 14;

Figure 21 is an illustration of a screen FREE PARKING that may appear on the matrix screen of points of the game machine of figure 14;

Figure 22 is a perspective view of a rotary drum game machine with a board game theme according to yet another form of the present invention;

Figure 23 is a block diagram of the game machine of figure 22, and

Figure 24 shows a portion of the glass of the upper case of the game machine of figure 22;

Figure 25 is an illustration of three strips of drum associated with a basic game that can be implemented in the game machine of figure 22;

Figure 26 shows a first part of a flow chart showing the operation of a specific example in a way;

Figure 27 shows in detail the operation of the Bonus game of the flow chart in Figure 26.

While the invention is susceptible to several modifications and alternative forms, forms have been shown specific by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail below. However, it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the ways in which particular released. Instead, the invention must cover all the modifications, equivalents and alternatives that fall within the spirit and purpose of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Description of specific forms

Returning now to the drawings and referring initially to figure 1, a game machine is represented (10) with a board game theme. In one way, the machine game (10) is operable to play a game called MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™, based on the popular board game MONOPOLY ™. MONOPOLY ™ is a registered trademark owned by and used with the permission of Hasbro, Inc. and Hasbro International, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. However, it will be appreciated that the game machine (10) can be implement with any of several other board games themes other than MONOPOLY ™.

The game machine (10) includes a video screen (12) and a screen of the upper case (32). The video screen (12) can include a dot matrix, CRT, LED, LCD, an electro-luminescent screen or in general any type of video screen known in the art. The upper case screen (32) has a front surface (60) consisting of a partially translucent material such as glass, plastic, Plexiglas or the like that includes an adaptation of a game board (62) (for example MONOPOLY) displayed in her. The game board (62) has a backlight for a number of lights (66) (not visible in Figure 1) on the screen of the upper box (32). A pair of mechanical dice (64) are displayed near the top of the upper case screen
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Figure 2 is a block diagram of a control system suitable for machine operation slot machines (10). The credit / coin detector (82) signals a CPU (70) when a player has inserted a number of coins or Played a number of credits. Then, after the player has a switch (84) activated (for example by pulling a lever or by pressing a button), the CPU (70) is started to display the drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) on the video screen (12). Then, the player activates one or more pay lines (72-80) selected and press the button "drum rotation" (36) or the "Rotation of" Maximum Bet "(37) to" spin "the drums, of so that it will be described in greater detail in relation to Figure 4. The random CPU selects a game result and causes the video screen (12) display clues (for example symbols) in the drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) corresponding to the previously selected game result. In a way, the symbols displayed on the drums define the result of the game  basic.

A system memory (86) stores logical control devices, operating instructions and data associated with the game machine (10). In a way, memory (86) consists of a separate read-only memory (ROM) and a Random access memory backed by battery (RAM). But nevertheless, it will be appreciated that the memory (86) can be implemented in any of several alternative types of memory structures or you can implement in a simple memory structure. A mechanism of Payment (88) is operable in response to CPU instructions (70) to grant a payment of coins or credits to the player in response to certain winning combinations stored in memory (86). As will be described in detail below, the payment amounts that correspond to certain combinations are predetermined of according to a payment table stored in the system memory (86). A separate I / O controller (71) connected to the CPU (70) starts the mechanical dice (64) and the lights of the box upper (66).

The game machine (10) is operable to play a "basic" and a secondary "game of bonus ". The basic game is implemented on the screen of video (12) on five simulated rotary video drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) (hereinafter "drums") with nine pay lines (72-80), as best seen in Figure 4. In In general, the development of a game begins by inserting a number of coins or for playing a number of credits, which causes that the CPU (70) (figure 2) activate a number of payment lines corresponding to the number of coins or credits played. After the activation of the payment lines, the drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) are set in motion or by pulling a lever (not indicated), by pressing a button, or by touching a "key" of a touch screen on the video screen (12).

In the form of Figure 4, each of the payment lines (72-80) extends through a symbol on each of the five drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22). The payment line (72) begins at the upper left symbol (for example "DOG") on the drum (14), extends through the center symbol (for example "DADO") on the drum (16), the lower symbol (for example "OPPORTUNITY") on the drum (18), the central symbol (for example "DICE") on the drum (20) and ends with the upper symbol (for example "ELECTRICAL COMPANY", hereinafter "LIGHT ") in the drum (22). The payment line (73) begins at the upper left symbol (for example "DOG") on the drum (14), extends through the central symbol (for example "DADO") on the drum (16), the symbol upper (for example "SHOE") on the drum (18), the central symbol (for example ("DADO") on the drum (20) and ends on the upper symbol (for example "LIGHT") on the drum (22 ) The payment line (74) extends through the upper symbol each drum (for example "DOG" in the drum (14), "COMMUNITY BOX", hereinafter "BOX" in the drum (16), "SHOE" on the drum (18), "CAR" on the drum (20) and "LIGHT" on the drum (22). The payment line (75) begins at the center symbol (for example "FREE PARKING", hereinafter "PARKING") on the drum (14), extends through the lower symbol (for example "SHOE") on the drum (16), the central symbol (for example "RING") on the drum (18) , the lower symbol (for example "TIO RICO PENIQUES BAGS", hereinafter "PENIQUE") on the drum (20) and ends at the center symbol (for example "DOG") on drum (22)). The payment line (76) extends through the central symbol on each drum (for example "PARKING" on the drum (14), "DICE" on the drum (16), "RING" on the drum (18), "GIVEN" on the drum (20) "DOG" on the drum (22). The payment line (77) begins at the center symbol (for example "PARKING") on the drum (14), extends through the upper symbol (for example "BOX") on the drum (16), the central symbol (for example "RING") on the drum (18), the upper symbol (for example "CAR") on the drum (20) and ends at the center symbol (for example "DOG") on the drum (22). The payment line (78) extends through the lower symbol on each drum (for example "TRAIN" on the drum (14). " SHOE "on the drum (16)," OPPORTUNITY "on the drum (18)," PENIQUE "on the drum (20) and" DICE "on the drum (22)). The payment line (79) begins on the lower symbol (for example "TRAIN") on the drum (14), extends through the central symbol (by e "DADO") on the drum (16), the lower symbol (for example "OPPORTUNITY") on the drum (18), the central symbol (for example "DADO") on the drum (20) and ends with the symbol bottom (for example "DADO") in the drum (22). The payment line (80) begins at the lower symbol (for example "TRAIN") on the drum (14), extends through the central symbol (for example "DADO") on the drum (16), the upper symbol (for example "SHOE") on the drum (18), the central symbol (for example "DADO") on the drum (20) and ends with the lower symbol (for example "DADO") on the drum
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In one way, the player selects the number of Pay lines (between one and nine) to play by pressing one of the five buttons in the top row (28) or using the "Selection Lines" (34) on the video screen (12). He player then choose one of the five buttons in the bottom row (30) corresponding to the number of coins or credits to bet in each of the nine payment lines. The selection of one of the Bottom row buttons (30) puts the five video drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) in "movement". As an alternative, the player can press the "Bet By Line" key (35) on the video screen (12) until the desired bet is displayed and then press the "Drum rotation" key (36) on the video screen (12) to start the game. Like another alternative, if the player wishes to bet the maximum amount of lines and the maximum bet per line, the player can touch the "Maximum Bet Rotation" key (37) on the display of video (12) to start the game. In a way, the game can be adjust for a maximum bet of 5 or 10 credits on each line of payment for a maximum total bet of 45 or 90 credits per game. The CPU (70) allocates an equal amount of credit bet for each payline and then spin the five drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22).

The CPU (70) uses a random number generator (not indicated) to select a game result (eg "basic" game result) that corresponds to a particular drum setting "stop positions". The CPU (70) then causes each of the video drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) to stop at a previously selected stop position. The video symbols (see Figure 4) are displayed on the drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) to graphically illustrate the drum stop position and indicate whether the drum stop position represents a game result winner. Winners of the "basic" game (for example combinations of symbols that result in the payment of coins or credits) can be identified by a payment table (see Table A-1). In one way, the payment table is displayed on the machine (10) and / or displayed by the video screen (12) in response to a command by the player (for example by pressing the button (45) "PAYMENT TABLE" ). The pay table allows the player to visualize the winning combinations and their associated payment amounts. If the exposed symbols are stopped in a winning combination, the game grants the player the prize corresponding to the prize in the pay table for that combination multiplied by the amount of credit bet on the pay line
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Table A-1 is a table of payment that identifies several winning combinations of symbols in the basic game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ and its odds Mathematics and expected values. The various symbols used in the basic game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ include: "PENCIL BAGS DE TIO RICO "(" PENIQUE ")," DICE "," CAR ", "DOG", "SHOE", "RING", "TRAIN", "PARKING", "LIGHT", "BOX" and "OPPORTUNITY". The column "WINNING COMBINATIONS" identifies the different winning combinations that may occur due to the stop of symbols  on an active payment line. In general, win the combinations requires that at least two of the five corresponding symbols are displayed, from left to right, starting on the drum (14) (designated with "R # 1" in Table A-1) in An active payment line. For example, two symbols of "PENIQUE" displayed on adjacent drums ("R # 1") (14) and (16) would be a winning combination. The "ANY SHEET" combination is satisfied by any combination of three or more symbols "CAR", "DOG", and "SHOES" that stand on an active payment line, of left to right, starting at the drum (14) ("R # 1"). By example, a "DOG" symbol on the drum (14) ("R # 1"), followed by a "SHOE" symbol on the drum (16) ("R # 2") and another "DOG" symbol on the drum (18) ("R # 3") would be a winning combination "ANY SHEET".

In one way, the "PENIQUE" symbol acts as a wild card for symbol combinations "RING", "TRAIN" and "PARKING". Therefore for example, the combination of "RING", "PENIQUE" and "RING" on adjacent drums (14) ("R # 1"), (16) ("R # 2"), and (18) ("R # 3") is a winning combination.

The "DISPERSED PAYMENTS" column identify the different winning combinations that can occur for symbols that are not necessarily aligned with An active payment line. A winning combination of the type of payment scattered occurs when the scattered payment symbols are displayed, in any position, in the appropriate drums. In the game basic MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™, the symbols "BOX" and "OPPORTUNITY" are scattered payment symbols and combinations Winners occur when three or more of these symbols are displayed on consecutive and adjacent interchangeable drums. By example, three "BOX" symbols displayed on the drums adjacent (16) ("R # 2"), (18) ("R # 3") and (20) ("R # 4") It is a winning combination of payment dispersed in the game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™.

The "# OF BEATS" column of the Table A-1 identifies, for each winning combination, the product of the number of symbols on each drum that supports the combination. For example, consider the combination of five symbols "PENNY". This combination is the most valuable combination elevated in the basic game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ because there are relatively few "PENIQUE" symbols on each drum and, in consequently, the probability of giving a "PENIQUE" symbol in Each drum is very low. Specifically, in the form of the Table A-1, there is a "PENIQUE" symbol on the drum (14) ("R # 1"), two "PENIQUE" symbols on the drum (16) ("R # 2"), two "PENIQUE" symbols on the drum (18) ("R # 3"), two "PENIQUE" symbols on the drum (20) ("R # 4"), and four "PENIQUE" symbols on the drum (22) ("R # 5"). Therefore, the "# of HITS" for the combination of five consecutive "PENIQUE" symbols is 32 (ie 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 4).

The "PAYMENT" column of the Table A-1 identifies the amount of currency (s) or credit (s) granted for the different combinations winners in the basic game, per unit of bet. Therefore for example, the combination "PENIQUE", "PENIQUE" that appears on the drums (14, 16) ("R # 1 R # 2") will pay 20 coins or credits with a coin played; the same combination will pay 100 Coins or credits with the set of 5 coins.

The "TOTAL" column of the Table A-1 relates, for each winning combination, the product of the value "# OF BLOWS" and the value "PAYMENT". The combination of five "PENIQUE", for example, having 32 blows, which each pay 20,000 coins or credits has a value "TOTAL" of 640,000.

In one way, each of the drums (14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) have 48 symbol positions, therefore the odds of hitting each single combination in relation to a single active payment line is one in approximately 254 million (ie 1 \ div (48) 5). The spine "PROS" identifies the probability of hitting the various Winning combinations in a single rotation. For example, there is only 32 combinations of symbols of approximately 250 million symbol combinations that will result in the combination of five consecutive "PENIQUE" symbols. Therefore, the probability of hitting that combination is 32 \ div 254 million or approximately 1.25 x 10-7.

The "EV" column of the table A-1 identifies the expected value of the different winning combinations, which is computed as the product of "PAYMENT" and "PROS" values. Therefore, for the combination of five "PENIQUE", the expected value is 0.0025 (20,000 x 1.25 x 10-7). The basic game payment rate, identified at the bottom of the "EV" column, it is computed by adding each of The expected values. In the form of Table A-1, The basic game payment rate is 73.60%.

The bonus game

The bonus game goes off when it happens a special result "start-up - bonus" in the basic game In the MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ game, a combination winner of three or more "DADO" symbols in the basic game represents a result of "commissioning - bonus" which causes the CPU (70) to execute a control instruction of game that enters the bonus game. In a way, the game bonus has a board game theme (for example MONOPOLY) and is implemented in the game board of the box top (62) and the video screen (12). The board game defines a plurality of stations or boxes in relation to a board of table traversible by a game token, or "identifier" of token that indicates the position of a token, or player. By example, an "identifier" tab consists of a form of an illuminated station of the top box game board (62) indicating the position of a chip, or player not displayed otherwise on the game board of the upper box (62). In later, the references to visualize the position of a card, or player, must be understood as meaning the visualization of either a real game chip or an identifier token on a game board or a portion of it.

When initially entering the game of bonus, the CPU (70) is started to replace the display of the drums (14, 16, 18,20 and 22) on the screen video (12) by a tab selection screen (figure 5) that offers a selection of board game chips (40). In the game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ the tab selection screen displays a symbol of Penny Bags of the Uncle Rico animated (38) above of a selection of MONOPOLY tokens (40) (for example, "CAR", "DOG", "HORSE", "SHOE" and "HAT"), and the player is asked to select one of the Game tokens (40). In one way, the video screen (12) It consists of a touch screen and the selection of a game chip (40) is carried out by touching the desired tab on the screen (12). It will be appreciated, however, that any of several devices of Known player control can be used to implement the selection of a record (40). In another way, the player moves through the tabs (40) and select a particular tab by pressing a "select" button designated on the machine play (10) when the desired chip (4 0) is illuminated. Shift to through the cards (40) before the selection of the desired card It can also be carried out automatically according to the game program or can be controlled by the player by pressing Several buttons Once the player selects a chip (40), the CPU (70) is started to display a portion of the game board on the video screen (12) with the tab selected at the start station of the game board. CPU (70) also signals the I / O controller (71) to illuminate the start station on the top box game board (62). For example, in the MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ game, the station at the beginning is the "GO" box. The CPU (70) starts up to display the MONOPOLY tab selected in the box "GO" of a MONOPOLY board on the video screen (12), and also signals the I / O controller (71) to illuminate the OUTPUT box on the MONOPOLY board of the upper box (62).

Then, in one way, the CPU (70) select an integer movement value that defines a number of stations or steps to move the card from the box EXIT. In one way, the value of the integer movement is select from a plurality of movement values that They correspond to the sum of two dice. In this case, the selection of the value of the movement could include the selection of two integer values, each corresponding to a possible result of one of the dice, then the integer values are added. For example, in one way, the CPU (70) selects a first integer value, of one to six, corresponding to the faces of a first six die sides, then select a second integer value, from one to six, corresponding with the faces of a second six-sided die. The CPU (70) adds the two values to define the movement value of integers, consisting of a number from two to twelve. Alternatively, the CPU (70) could select a value of entire movement from two to twelve without selecting and adding values intermediate

In one way, the player "rolls" a pair of dice by touching the "Roll Dice" key (41) or the key "Automatically Roll" (42) on the video screen (12). The result of each run (for example the value of the integer movement) is selected by the CPU (70) which then issues game control instructions to display hints of the "rolling" determined previously. In a way, the displayed indications consist of mechanical dice (64) and a couple of "video" dice (43) on the video screen (12) (figure 6). In one form, the mechanical dice (64) are propelled by a I / O controller (71), in response to control instructions of game of the CPU (70), to make them roll mechanically and then stop them to reveal the default result of the rolling The video dice (43), similarly "roll" and then they stop to reveal the default rolling in response to the instructions of the CPU (70). The rolling result of the dice (43) (figure 6) and (64) (figure 1) determine how many spaces will move the tab of its previous position on the board game. In the upper case screen (32), the movement is illustrated by the illumination, in the step by step mode, of the appropriate stations (boxes) on the game board (62) (for example a MONOPOLY board) from the position before the position determined by rolling the dice. On the screen video (12), the movement through the game card is illustrated selected (40) (for example "SHOE" in figure 6) to be move one space at a time, a number of corresponding spaces in a sliding portion on the game board.

In a way, when the chip (40) stops from move for each run, an animated character icon (for example Uncle Rico Penny Bags, in the game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™) announces the name of the station (box) on which the record has landed (40). The player is awarded the amount indicated in the  station, multiplied by the line bet. In a way, at player could be granted an additional amount resulting from a side bet, if any, associated with the station (which will describe in relation to figure 7). In a way, the game of continuous bonus with consecutive rolling of the dice, with the player collecting several corresponding amounts with the landing stations determined by the taxiways of the dice, until the player's chip has completed a lap Around the game board. If the rolling starts by pressing the "roll Dice" key (41), the game will stop between the shots until the player touches the key (41 or 42). If the Shoots are initiated by the "Automatically Roll" key  (42), the CPU (70) causes the dice to roll automatically after a small delay that follows the previous rolling.

In the game `` MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™, if the tab of the game (40) lands at a station (box) "OPPORTUNITY" or "COMMUNITY BOX" during the round of  bonus, the CPU (70) shoots an animation on the screen of video (12) showing the top card of a stack of cards that rise to reveal the results of the "Opportunity" or the "Community Fund". The drawing of the letters looks like the cards in a real MONOPOLY ™ game. In general, the results of the "Opportunity" or the "Caja de la Community "consist of fixed currency value awards (for example "BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOR, 100 \ textdollar"), or they can move the player to a new space (for example, BACK A SPACE BACK). If the player moves to a property, it indicates the movement on the top box board (62) and the video screen (12). The possible results of the boxes "Opportunity" or the "Community Fund" in a way of the MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ bonus game shown in the Table A-2 below.

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In a form of the MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ game, yes the game piece (40) lands in one (s) station (s) other than "Opportunity" or "Community Fund", the CPU (70) causes it to be granted to the player a number of credits that correspond to the product of the coins or credits bet by basic game line and a multiplier value associated with the respective station (s). Four of the seasons (for example "INCOME TAXES", "IN PRISON", "GO TO PRISON" and "LUXURY TAXES") have a value zero in the bonus game, that is, they are associated with quantities with the zero multiplier. All other stations have positive integer multiplier values that in overall increase as the token progresses beyond board length The multiplier values associated with the respective stations are shown in figure 3 and in the Table A-3 next.

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In one way, the bonus game gives the player the opportunity to place secondary bets, apart from the coins or credits bet on the basic game, at the stations from the game board where the player predicts will land during The bonus game. Increases in side bets that can be done on the different stations can be varied  according to the game program. For example, in the game of MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ bonus, the player has the opportunity to "build" houses (make side bets) in the MONOPOLY board properties in which the player predicts It will land during the bonus game. The amount of the side bet corresponds to the "cost" of the houses built in different properties, which generally varies from according to the selected property.

If the player wishes to build one (s) house (s), the player touches the "Build Houses" key (46) on the video screen (12) (figure 5) that appears at beginning of the bonus round. If the key is selected "Build Houses" (46), the CPU (70) starts up to display a "Build Houses" screen (figure 7) in the video screen In one way, the video screen (12) consists of a touch screen and the player bets (build houses) in a property touching the desired property. It will be appreciated, without However, that any of several player control devices  alternatives can be used to implement the selection and House construction.

After selecting a property, the CPU (70) is launched to display a property deed (54) corresponding to the property selected on the screen video (12). In Figure 7, the property deed shown on the video screen (54) is "Baltic Avenue", therefore indicates that the player has selected to build houses on the Avenue Baltic. More specifically, the player has identified the station "Baltic Avenue" as a forecasted landing position of the file, to be determined by the execution of the program of the game. The player builds houses on the selected property touching the property again, touching the writing (54), or touching the "Build Houses" key (46). You can put up to five bets (houses) on each property. In one way, the houses in the part of the bottom of the MONOPOLY ™ board (from Ave. Mediterráneo to Ave. Conecticut) cost 5 credits each, the houses on the side Left of the board (St. Charles Square to Ave. New York) cost 10 credits each, the houses on the top side of the board (Ave. Kentucky to Marvin Gardens) cost 15 credits each and the houses on the right side of the board (Pacific Ave. to Boardwalk)  They cost 20 credits each.

The cost of the houses is subtracted from the credits Earned previously or paid on the machine by the player. In one way, the player can insert coins or bills into the machine (10) at any time while viewing the "Build Houses" screen as desired to increase the credits available to build houses. If the player, what You have selected a property and placed one (s) house (s) on the property, you want to remove the (s) house (s) on the selected property, the player touches a "Release Property" key (48) on the screen (12). If he Player wishes to free houses (side bets) placed throughout the board, the player touches a "Release All Houses "(50) on the screen (12).

In one way, the video screen (12) displays a number of icons of houses and hotels that correspond to the number of houses built in each selected property. In the Figure 7, for example, the video screen (12) shows four green icons of houses and a red hotel icon adjacent to the Deed of ownership of the Baltic Avenue, indicating by so much so that the player has placed five bets on Baltic Avenue. The four house icons represent the first four bets and the hotel icon represents the fifth bet placed on the Baltic Avenue. Property deed on screen (54) identify the cost per house (for example 5 credits for the Baltic Avenue) and the payment value for landing on the property (for example 125 credits for Baltic Avenue, with five houses).

In one way, the game program defines a move value of target integer and a bonus to the player if the player "rolls" the value of the movement of the target integer to land on the property selected The bonus consists of a prize of one more value elevated, greater than the prize that would otherwise be awarded by land on the selected property. In the illustrated way, the value of the entire target movement is two, corresponding to a shoot of "Snake Eyes" (doubles). The writing of the on-screen property (54) indicates the payment value of the "Snake Eyes" bonus, 2000 credits for the Avenue Baltic (with five houses). The cost per house, the payment value per House and Snake Eyes bonus value per house for different properties in a form of the game MONOPOLY ONCE AROUND ™ It is identified in Table A-3.

In one way, a "Help" key (44) is Display on the "Build Houses" screen. If you touch by part of the player, the "Help" key (44) allows the player access different information and instructions associated with the characteristic of building houses. For example, in one way, the Information associated with the "Help" key (44) may allow to the player determine how much the Eye of Bonus is worth Snake for different properties.

After the player has placed the number of desired side bets, the player touches a "Back to Game "(52) on the screen (12), which causes the CPU (70) replace the "Build Houses" screen with a screen of the  MONOPOLY board (figure 6) with the card starting in the box EXIT. Then, the player presses the "Roll Dice" button (41) or the "Automatically Roll" button (42) to make Roll the dice and start the bonus game.

Then, the CPU (70) runs a game program, selecting the corresponding integer movement values with a roll of data to advance the game card, or the tab identifier along the game board. The landing station (s) of the identifier of tab determined by the execution of the game program define a position (s) "real (s)" or "true (s)" of the token identifier, as opposed to the predicted positions selected through the screen  of "Build Houses". After each "rolling", the CPU (70) compare the true position with the (s) predicted position (s) and, if the true position is matched with any of the predicted positions, the player is paid an amount of coins or credits, depending on appropriate, corresponding to the construction cost of the house (s) on that property. In a way, the amount paid upon landing on an improved property is five times the cost of building houses on that property. The "Build Houses" prize (s), if any, are supplements to the awards given as a result of landing on the properties in the regular bonus game.

The prize of currency (s) or credit (s) for the "Build Houses" feature or the game of Regular bonus may occur immediately upon landing the tab (40) on a particular property or may be deferred up to Finish the bonus game. In a way, the Bags of Pennies of Uncle Rico will celebrate it on the screen (12) during All big bonus prizes. After it has been finished the bonus game, the bonus screen will disappear and the video drum screen will be displayed in the screen (12) so that the player can continue playing the basic game

Now let's go back to figure 8, there are represented another game machine (110) with a game theme of table. In one way, the game machine (110) can be operated to play a game called MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ based on the game of MONOPOLY ™ table. MONOPOLY ™ is a registered trademark owned by and used with permission from Hasbro. Inc. and Hasbro International, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Alternatively, the game machine (110) can be implemented with any of several other themes of board game other than MONOPOLY ™.

The game machine (110) includes a screen of video (112) and a screen of the upper box (132). The screen Video (112) can consist of a dot matrix, CRT, LED, LCD, electro-luminescent display or in general any type of video screen known in the art. The upper case screen (132) has a front surface (160) consisting of a partially translucent material such as glass, plastic, Plexiglas, or similar that includes an adaptation of a game board (162) (for example MONOPOLY) displayed in she. The game board (162) has a backlight by means of a number of lights (166) (not visible in figure 1) on the display of the upper box (132).

Figure 9 is a block diagram of a control system suitable for machine operation slot machines (110) in figure 8. The coin / credit detector (182) signals to the CPU (170) when a player has inserted a number of coins or played a number of credits. Then, later that the player has activated a switch (184) (for example by pulling a lever or pressing a button), the CPU (170) gets in progress to display the drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) (see figure 11) on the video screen (112). The player activate one or more selected payment lines (172, 174, 176, 178, 180) and press the "Rotate Drums" button (136) or the button "Rotate Maximum Bet" (137) to "spin" the drums, in the way that will be described in relation to figure 11. The CPU (170) randomly selects a game result and causes the video screen (112) expose some clues (eg symbols) on the drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) that correspond to the Result of the previously selected game. In a way, the symbols displayed on the drums define the result of basic game

A system memory (186) stores the logical control components, operating instructions and the data associated with the game machine (110). In a way, the memory (186) consists of a single independent read memory (ROM) and a battery-backed random access memory (RAM). However, it will be appreciated that memory (186) can be implemented in any of several alternative types of structures of memory or can be implemented in a simple memory structure. A payment mechanism (188) is operable in response to some CPU instructions (170) to grant a coin payment or player credits in response to certain winning combinations stored in memory (186). As will be described in detail in later, the payment amounts that correspond to certain combinations are predetermined according to a table of payments stored in system memory (186). A controller Separate I / O (171) connected to the CPU (170) starts the Upper case lights (266).

The game machine (110) is operable to play A basic game and a bonus game. The basic game is implements on the video screen (112) in five drums simulated video rotary (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) (in forward "drums") with five pay lines (172, 174, 176, 178 and 180), as best seen in Figure 11. In general, the game starts by inserting a number of coins or by play a number of credits, which cause the CPU (170) (figure 9) activate a corresponding number of payment lines with the number of Coins or credits played. After activation of the lines for payment, the drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) are put in movement or by pulling a lever (not indicated), by pressing a button, or by touching a "key" of a touch screen on the video screen (112).

In the form of Figure 11, each of the Payment lines (172, 174, 176, 178 and 180) extend through a symbol on each of the five drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122). Payment lines (172) start at the top symbol left (for example "TRAIN") on the drum (114), extends through the center symbol (for example "SUPPLY OF WATER ", hereinafter" WATER ") on the drum (116), the symbol bottom (for example "WATER") on the drum (118), the symbol center (for example "TRAIN") in the drum (120) and ends in the upper symbol (for example "HAT") on the drum (122). The payment line (174) extends through the symbol top of each drum (for example "TRAIN" on the drum (114), "ELECTRICAL COMPANY", hereinafter "LIGHT" in the drum (116), "COMMUNITY BOX" hereinafter "BOX" in the drum (118), "TIO RICO PENIQUES BAGS", in forward "PENIQUE" on the drum (120) and "HAT" on the drum (122). The payment line (176) extends through the center symbol on each drum (for example "PARKING FREE ", hereinafter" PARKING "on the drum (114), "WATER" in the drum (116), "DOG" in the drum (118), "TRAIN" on the drum (120) and "LIGHT" on the drum (122). The Payment line (178) extends through the lower symbol on each drum (for example "PENIQUE" in the drum (114), "OPPORTUNITY" in the drum (116), "WATER" in the drum (118), "CAR" on the drum (120) and "PARKING" on the drum (122). Payment line (180) begins at the bottom symbol (for example "PENIQUE") on the drum (114), extends to through the central symbol (for example "WATER") on the drum (116), the upper symbol (for example "BOX") on the drum (118), the central symbol (for example "TRAIN") on the drum (120) and ends at the bottom symbol (for example "PARKING" on the drum (122).

In one way, the player selects the number of Pay lines (between one and five) to play by pressing one of the five buttons in the top row (128) or using the key "Line Selection" (134) on the video screen (112). He player then choose one of the five buttons in the bottom row (130) corresponding to the number of coins or credits to bet in each of the five payment lines. The selection of one of the buttons in the bottom row (130) puts the five video drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) in "movement". As an alternative, the player can press the "Bet By Line" key (135) in the video screen (112) until the bet is displayed desired and then press the "Drum Rotation" key (136) on the video screen (112) to start the game. Like another alternative, if the player wishes to bet the maximum amount of lines and the maximum bet per line, the player can touch the "Maximum Bet Rotation" key (137) on the display of video (112) to start the game. In a way, the game can be adjust for a maximum bet of 5, 9 or 18 credits on each line of payment for a maximum total bet of 25, 45 or 90 credits per game. The CPU (170) allocates an equal amount of bet of credits for each payline and then spin the five drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122).

The CPU (170) uses a random number generator (not indicated) to select a game result (for example "basic" game result) that corresponds to an adjustment Particular of the drum "stop positions". The CPU (170) then cause each of the video drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) stand at a selected stop position previously. The video symbols (see figure 11) are displayed on the drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) to illustrate graphically stop the drum position and indicate if the stopping position of the drums represents a game result winner. Some "basic" game winner results (for example combinations of symbols that result in the payment of currencies or credits) can be identified by a payment table (see Table B-1). In a way, the table of Payment is displayed on the machine (110) and / or displayed by the video screen (112) in response to a command by the player (for example by pressing the "PAYMENT TABLE" button (145)). The payment table allows the player to visualize the combinations winners and their associated payment amounts. Yes the symbols displayed stand in a winning combination, the game awards to the player the prize corresponding to the prize in the pay table for that combination multiplied by the amount of credits posted on the winning payline.

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Table B-1 is a table of payment that identifies several winning combinations of symbols in the basic game MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ and its odds Mathematics and expected values. The various symbols used in the basic game MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ include: "PENCIL BAGS DE TIO RICO "(" PENIQUE ")," CAR "," HAT ", "DOG", "TRAIN", "PARKING", "WATER", "LIGHT", "BOX" and "OPPORTUNITY".

The "WINNING COMBINATIONS" column identify the different winning combinations that can occur by stopping symbols on an active payment line. In In general, winning combinations can occur when from one to five corresponding symbols are displayed, from left to right, starting at the drum (114) (designated with "R # 1" in Table B-1) on an active payment line. By example, a "PENIQUE" symbol displayed on the drum (114) It is a winning result, as it is two symbols "PENIQUE" displayed on adjacent drums (114) ("R # 1") and (116) ("R # 2").

In one way, the "PENIQUE" symbol acts as a wild card for combinations of game chips "CAR", "HAT" and "DOG". Therefore for example, the combination of "CAR", "PENIQUE" and "CAR" on adjacent drums (114) ("R # 1"), (116) ("R # 2"), and (118) ("R # 3") is a winning combination.

The "DISPERSED PAYMENTS" column identify the different winning combinations that can occur for symbols that are not necessarily aligned with An active payment line. A winning combination of the type of payment scattered occurs when the scattered payment symbols are displayed, in any position, in the appropriate drums. In the game basic MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™, the symbols "BOX" and "OPPORTUNITY" are scattered payment symbols and combinations Winners occur when three or more of these symbols are displayed in the adjacent drums. For example, three "BOX" symbols displayed on adjacent drums (116) ("R # 2"), (118) ("R # 3") and (120) ("R # 4") is a winning combination of scattered payment in the MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ game.

The "# OF BEATS" column of the Table B-1 identifies, for each winning combination, the product of the number of symbols on each drum that supports the combination. For example, consider the combination of five symbols "PENNY". This combination is the most valuable combination elevated in the basic game MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ because there are relatively few "PENIQUE" symbols on each drum and, in consequently, the probability of giving a "PENIQUE" symbol in Each drum is very low. Specifically, in the form of the Table B-1, there is a "PENIQUE" symbol on each of the drums (114) ("R # 1"), (116) ("R # 2"), (118) ("R # 3"), (120) ("R # 4"), and (122) ("R # 5"). So, the "# of HITS" for the combination of five symbols Consecutive "PENIQUE" is 1 (ie 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x one).

The "PAYMENT" column of the Table B-1 identifies the amount of currency (s) or credit (s) granted for the different Winning combinations in the basic game, per unit of bet. Therefore, for example, the combination "PENIQUE", "PENIQUE" that appears on the drums (114, 116) ("R # 1, R # 2 ") will pay 10 coins or credits with a coin played; that same combination will pay 50 coins or credits with the game of Five coins

The "TOTAL" column of the Table B-1 relates, for each winning combination, the product of the value of "# OF BLOWS" and the value of "PAYMENT". The combination of five "PENIQUE", for example, having 1 hit, which pays each 10,000 coins or credits has a value "TOTAL" of 10,000. As another example, the combination of four "PENIQUES", having 24 hits that pay 1,000 coins or credits, has a "TOTAL" value of 24,000.

In one way, each of the drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122) have 26 symbol positions, therefore odds of hitting each single combination in relation to a single active payment line is one between approximately 12 million (ie 1 \ div (26) 5). The spine "PROB" identifies the probability of hitting the various Winning combinations in a single rotation. For example, there is only 1 combination of approximately 12 million symbols symbol combinations that will result in the combination of five consecutive "PENIQUE" symbols. Therefore, the probability of giving that combination is 1 \ div 12 million or approximately 8.4 x 10-8.

The "EV" column of the table B-1 identifies the expected value of the different winning combinations, which is computed as the product of "PAYMENT" and "PROB" values. Therefore, for the combination of five "PENIQUE", the expected value is 0.08% (10,000 x 8.4 x 10-8). The basic game payment rate, identified at the bottom of the "EV" column, it is computed by adding each of expected values. In the form of the Table B-1, the basic game payment rate is one 74.6%

The bonus game

The bonus game goes off when it happens a special "start - bonus" result in the game basic. In a form of the MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ game, the game of bonus is triggered when three or more "BOX" symbols or "OPPORTUNITY" are displayed in the payment format dispersed in one of the adjacent drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122). Alternatively, depending on the program of the game, the game of bonus could be triggered when the symbols "BOX" or "OPPORTUNITY" is displayed on an active payment line in the drums (114, 116, 118, 120 and 122). The bonus game has a board game theme (for example MONOPOLY) and is implemented in the game board of the upper box (162) and the display of video (112).

When initially entering the game of bonus, the CPU (170) is started to replace the display of the drums (114, 116, 118, 120, 122) in the video screen (112) with a tab selection screen (figure 12) which offers a selection of board game chips (140). In the MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ game, the selection screen tab displays a symbol of the Penny Bag of Uncle Rico (138) on top of a selection of MONOPOLY tokens (140) (for example "CAR", "DOG", "HORSE", "SHOE" and "HAT"), and the player is requested to select one of the game chips (140). In one way, the video screen (112) It consists of a touch screen and the selection of a game token (140) by touching the desired token on the screen (112). It will be appreciated however, that any of several devices of Known player control can be used to implement the selection of a record (140). In another way, the player moves through the tabs (140) and select a particular tab by pressing a button designated "select" on the machine play (110) when the desired chip (140) is illuminated. Scroll to through the tabs (140) before the tab selection desired can also be carried out automatically according with the game program and can be controlled by the player by pressing several buttons, once the player selects one record (140).

Once the player selects a chip (140), the CPU (170) signals to the I / O controller (171) so that light up a start station on the game board of the box upper (162) and then illuminates successive stations around the board in a step-by-step mode, quickly at the beginning, and then, after a couple of revolutions, slowing down and stopping at a indicated station. In general, the indicated station is randomly determined by the CPU (170) before lighting of the successive stations on the game board of the box upper (162). At a certain point, when the light on the board Top box game (162) starts to go slower, the CPU (170) is launched to generate a corresponding screen in the video screen (112), in which the tab is "moved" selected (140) on a sliding portion of the board game before finally stopping at the indicated station. He game token movement (140) on the video screen (112) corresponds exactly to the lighting of the stations in the Top box game board (162).

For example, in the MONOPOLY REEL game ESTATE ™, once the player selects a chip, the MONOPOLY board stations (boxes) (162) of the box upper light up step by step, starting with the box EXIT. The lighting of the stations starts quickly, then goes slower and stops, to reveal an indicated station of the MONOPOLY board. On the corresponding video screen (112) (Figure 13), the selected MONOPOLY tab (140) (for example, "HORSE") is shown moving forward, scrolling on the board MONOPOLY and then stop at the indicated station (for example the "GO" box in figure 13).

In a form, when the chip (140) "lands" at the indicated station, a character icon animated (for example Uncle Rico Penny Bags, in the game MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™) announces the name of the indicated station and The player is awarded an amount associated with the station. Yes the game card (140) lands in an "Opportunity" box or "Community Box", the CPU (170) triggers an animation on the video screen (112) showing the top card of a stack of cards that go up to reveal the result of "Opportunity" or "Community Fund". The drawing in the Cards looks like cards in a real MONOPOLY ™ game. In general the results of "Opportunity" and "Caja de la Community "consist of prizes of fixed currency values (for example "LIFE INSURANCE EXPIRATION", \ textdollar 12), or move the player to a new space (for example ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK). If the player moves to a property, the movement in the top box board (62) and the screen of video (12). The possible results of the boxes "Opportunity" and "Community Fund" in a form of MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ bonus game shown in the box B-2 next.

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In a form of the MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ game, yes the game piece (140) lands in one (s) station (s) other than "Opportunity" or "Community Fund", the CPU (170) causes it to be granted to the player a quantity of credits that correspond to the product of the coins or credits wagered in the basic game and a multiplier value associated with the respective station (s). all the stations they have positive integer multiplier values that they increase in general as the card progresses more board length The multiplier values associated with the respective stations are shown in figure 10 and the table B-3 next.

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The bonus game consists nominally of only one indicated result ("rotation") resulting in a single bonus prize, after which the CPU (170) Go back to the basic game. In one way, a Penny Bags of Animated Uncle Rico will celebrate it on the video screen (112) during all the big bonus prizes. After having completed the bonus game, the CPU (170) causes the bonus screen turns off and the drums are displayed video so that the player can continue playing the game basic.

In a way, certain of the seasons of the game Table (162) have characteristics that identify them as members of a discernible subgame or group of seasons. By example, in the MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ game, as in the game of real MONOPOLY table, the various properties of the board game are associated with color groups: Mediterranean Avenue and Avenue Baltic define a purple group, Oriental Avenue, Vermont Avenue and Conecticut Avenue define a blue group Of course and so on. In one way rotations can be granted additional "completing" all stations in a group of particular color. With each bonus play move, if the  tab (140) lands at a station (for example a box of a property) that is part of a color group, the CPU (170) identify the station as a "completed" station and stores the result of that rotation in the game's memory. Then, in one way, the CPU (170) causes the I / O controller (171)  illuminate a light indicator associated with that property in the game board (162), thereby indicating that the property is a "completed" property.

After each move of the card, or tab identifier, on the game board (162), the CPU (170) assigns a "completed" status to the landing station, as appropriate, then assess the status of the other stations in the group. If the other stations in the group have also completed, the CPU (170) identifies that group as a group completed and provides a prize to the player. The prize could include an additional "rotation" of the bonus game or a payment improved in relation to the basic value of the property over the That landed. For example, if a token lands on Ave. Mediterranean, which is a member of the purple group, the CPU (170) assigns a completed status to the Ave. Mediterráneo station and then evaluate the state of the other purple station, Baltic Ave. Continuing with the present example, if Baltic Avenue were also "completed", the CPU (170) would identify the group purple as completed and would reward the player as appropriate, with perhaps an additional "rotation" of the game of bonus Alternatively or additionally, there could be other incentives provided to complete the color groups. By example, in a way, if a player's chip (140) lands on a property space that completes a color group, to the player it could be compensated with double the associated value of another form with that property. For example the Mediterranean Avenue in a form is associated with a multiplier "3X", and the CPU (170) could cause the payment to double, effectively to a "6X" multiplier when landing the game token in the Mediterranean Avenue and complete the purple group.

In a way, once a station is complete, retains its completed status (and its indicator light stays on) when the bonus round ends and then throughout all the additional bonus rounds up to such moment in which all the stations in that group are completed, thus defining a completed group. The game of bonus could be played several times, by several players, before completing any station group. When completing a group, the CPU (170) rewards the player as appropriate and then remove the completed status of the stations in the group of stations, causing the indicator lights to go out.

For example, in the MONOPOLY REEL ESTATE ™ game, a first player could enter the bonus game five times, landing, respectively on Ave. Illinois (red); Bird. Ventnor (Yellow); Community Box (without color), Plaza St. James (orange) and Ave. Pacifico (green), causing the CPU (170) assign a completed status and illuminate the indicator lights associated with those properties. A second player could then enter the bonus game three times, landing respectively on Ave. North Carolina (green) and Ave. Tennessee (orange), again causing the CPU (170) to assign a been completed and illuminate the indicator lights associated with those  properties. A third player could then enter the game bonus and land on Ave. New York (orange), therefore completing the orange group. After identifying that The Avd. New York has been completed and that the group of orange color, the CPU (170) could then grant the player a free bonus rotation and empty or withdraw status completed and turn off the indicator lights on the properties orange. If the player lands on Pennsylvania Ave. (green) in the free rotation, thus completing the color group green, the CPU (170) would give the player another rotation of free bonus, empty the completed status and extinguish the indicator lights on the green properties. Otherwise, any other result would cause the CPU (170) to terminate the bonus game and return to the basic game.

In one way, the characteristic of rotation free has a relatively low payment of 1.9%, so that the player will not feel compelled to continue playing the game until complete a color group (or vice versa, immediately leave the  game after completing a color group), and in such a way that the other players will not be seduced to "sit" and wait for machines that have a large proportion of properties on.

Now going back to figure 14, there it is represented another game machine (210) with a game theme of table. In one way the game machine (210) can be operated to Play a game called `` MONOPOLY ADVANCE UNTIL BOARDWALK ™, based in the MONOPOLY ™ board game. MONOPOLY ™ is a registered trademark owned and used with permission from Hasbro. Inc. and Hasbro International, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Alternatively, the game machine (210) can be implemented with any of the several other board game themes other than MONOPOLY ™.

The game machine (210) includes a screen of video (270) through which a player can observe three mechanical drums (214, 216 and 218). The game machine (210) includes a top box (232) that includes a graphic display (212) and an adaptation of a game board (262), (for example MONOPOLY). The graphic display (212) may consist of an array of dots, CRT, LED, LCD, screen electro-luminescent or in general any type of Video screen known in the art. The game board (262) It consists of a partially translucent material such as glass, plastic, Plexiglas, or similar that has backlight by means of a number of lights (266) (not visible in figure 14) in the box upper (232). As best seen in Figure 16a, the front surface (260) of the upper case has several printed drawings, symbols and text associated with the game MONOPOLY ADVANCE A BOARDWALK ™, including a payment table (250) and a table of instructions (252). The game board is partitioned so that can be switched on independently differently sections

Figure 15 is a block diagram of a control system suitable for machine operation slot machines (210) in Figure 14. The coin / credit detector (282) signals to the CPU (270) when a player has inserted a number of coins or played a number of credits. Then, later that the player has activated a switch (284) (for example by pulling a lever or pressing a button), the CPU (270) starts a game, starting the drums (214, 216, 218), randomly selecting a game result and using technology well known in the art, it causes a drum motor and a step controller (290) stop the drums (214, 216, 218) in one corresponding stop position with game result previously selected. A rotating position detector (292) provides feedback to the CPU (270) to ensure that the Drums (214, 216, 218) stand in the stop position correct. The symbols displayed on the drums in position of previously selected stop define results of the previously selected game. In a way, the symbols displayed on the drums define the game result basic.

A system memory (286) stores the logical control components, operating instructions and the data associated with the game machine (210). In a way, the memory (286) consists of an independent read only memory (ROM) and a battery-backed random access memory (RAM). However, it will be appreciated that memory (286) can be implemented in any of several alternative types of structures of memory or can be implemented in a single structure memory. A payment mechanism (288) is operable in response to CPU instructions (270) to grant a coin payment or player credits in response to certain winning combinations stored in memory (286). As will be described in detail in later, the payment amounts corresponding to certain combinations are previously determined according to a payment table stored in system memory (286). A Separate I / O controller (271) connected to the CPU (270) operates the graphic display (212) and the upper case lights (266).

The game machine (210) is operable to play A basic game and a bonus game. In the form of the Figure 14, the basic game is implemented in three mechanical drums (214, 216, 218) with a central payment line (276). In a way, the player can observe three positions of symbols (for example a top, center and bottom display position) in each drum (214, 216, 218), which therefore define a group of symbols of nine symbols visible through the viewing window (270). Payment line (276) extends through the position of the central display on each drum.

In one form, the group of symbols displayed in The drums (214, 216, 218) can indicate any of four basic game results, including

(1) a standard profit result, which causes that the CPU (270) grants the player a predetermined amount of currency (s) or credit (s) corresponding to the table of payment displayed;

(2) a surprise profit result that causes that the CPU (270) grants the player a predetermined amount of corresponding currency (s) or credit (s) with a "surprise" profit result that is not identified in the payment table displayed;

(3) a bonus start result, which causes the CPU (270) to enter a bonus game; Y

(4) a loss result that causes the processor (40) continue to operate in basic mode without granting No currency or credit.

In general, both profit results standard as a surprise are characterized by the display of one or more predefined combinations of symbols. The symbols and the payments that define the standard winning combinations and of Surprise are stored in the memory of the game (286). In a way, the symbols and payments that define the winning combinations standard are shown in the payment table (250) (figure 16a) in the face of the slot machine (210) so that the player can observe, while the symbols that define the Winning surprise combinations are not shown in the box superior (232) and hence they are likely to "surprise" the player when they result in a payment. In the game MONOPOLY ADVANCE A BOARDWALK ™, the symbols that define the winning combinations surprise are identified only in general in the upper box (232) as a "blank mystery combination" that begins the bonus game ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™. The combination specific of BLANK symbols that define the "combination in mystery target "is predefined and stored in memory of the game (286).

The symbols that define the combinations of start bonus preference are identified in the payment table or other portion (s) of the screen of the upper box (232). For example, as will be described in greater detail on, the game MONOPOLY ADVANCE A BOARDWALK ™ has two  bonus features: a bonus feature of OPPORTUNITY and a bonus feature ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK In the form of Figure 16a, the characteristic of bonus and symbols (ie bonus combinations start) that triggers the bonus feature OPPORTUNITY are explained in the text indicated below the icon OPPORTUNITY in the center left of the screen of the box upper (232). Specifically, the screen (232) includes the following description of the bonus feature OPPORTUNITY as illustrated:

THE OPPORTUNITY SYMBOL corresponds only to 7's and BARS on the payment line. When the OPPORTUNITY symbol is in a winning combination, the BONUS CHARACTERISTICS OPPORTUNITY begins on the screen. THE BONUS OF OPPORTUNITY is a random prize multiplier of 2-10 or 2-25 coins of bonus The OPPORTUNITY SYMBOL does not replace AZAR.

The ADVANCE A bonus feature BOARDWALK and symbols (ie bonus combinations of start) that trigger the ADVANCE A bonus feature BOARDWALK are explained in field (252) on the right side bottom of the upper case screen (232), as follows:

THREE TIO RICO MONEY BAGS in any position starts the BOARDWALK ADVANCE GAME. The player Start on "GO." A random number shown on the screen will move the player around the board. The player collects the coins displayed in each space in which it lands. He player continues to accumulate coins until the player lands in a "GAME FINISHED SPACE" or has been granted the "SIXTH BONUS PASSED BY EXIT". Taking out a CARD "GO TO PRISON" OPPORTUNITY or COMMUNITY BOX will send the player to the space "IN PRISON", ENDING THE GAME OF BONUS TABLE GO TO PRISON does not grant bonuses for "PASS OUT". The boxes of the OPPORTUNITY board and COMMUNITY BOX grant 5-50 credits. The mystery blank combination launches the game Advance to Boardwalk. PASS BY EXIT SIX TIMES AND WIN MORE THAN 2100 COINS.

Figure 17 shows a set of drum strips for use with the slot machine (210) to implement the game MONOPOLY ADVANCES UNTIL BOARDWALK ™. Drum strips correspond to the drums (214, 216, 218) in figure 14 and are identify by the corresponding reference numbers (214, 216, 218). Each of the drum strips (214, 216, 218) include twenty four symbols (including blank ones) that correspond with the twenty-four drum stop positions available. Symbols include AZAR, SEVEN, OPPORTUNITY, BAR-3, BAR-2, BAR-1, Blank and CHERRY, which, if displayed in certain combinations previously defined in relation to Pay lines (22), define the standard winning combinations and for surprise. Three of the BLANK symbols on each drum define the mysterious whites, who, if they line up on the pay line, they will trigger a "surprise" winning result. I also know show on the drum strips (214, 216, 218) some symbols of small PENIQUE BALLS OF TIO RICO (hereinafter "PENIQUE") that are displayed at the top of (and thereby share the same drum stop position as) some of the others Symbols In one way, the PENIQUE symbols do not form the basis of the standard winning combinations in the basic game but in instead define the combination (s) of beginning of bonus, if displayed in the payment format dispersed in the drums (214, 216, 218). This is achieved in the physical components. when treating the blank symbols above and below the symbol PENIQUE as special symbols. If some of these symbols PENIQUE specials or symbols appear on the payment line, this it is equivalent to a PENIQUE symbol that appears in one of the Three payment positions scattered on the drums.

Specifically, the symbols that appear on the Drum strip (214) include in sequence, BAR-3, Blank, BAR-1, On white, SEVEN, blank, BAR-1, blank, BAR-3 / PENIQUE, Blank, BARRA-2, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, BAR-3, Blank, BAR-2 / PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, BAR-2, Blank. The symbols that appear on the drum strip (216) include, in sequence, BAR-3, Blank, Blank / PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-2, Blank, SEVEN, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, BAR-2, On white, AZAR / PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-2, En white, CHERRY, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, OPPORTUNITY, Blank, BAR-1 and Blank. Finally, the symbols that appear on the drum strip (218) include, in sequence BARRA-3, Blank, BAR-2, Blank, BAR-1, On white, SEVEN / PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-1, On white, BAR-2, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, BAR-2, On white, BAR-1, Blank, BAR-2, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, BAR-2 and Blank.

TABLE C-1 Payment table for the basic game ADVANCE A BOARDWALK

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Table C-1 is a table of payment that identifies the different winning combinations of symbols in the game MONOPOLY ADVANCES A BOARDWALK ™. The Winning combinations include various combinations of symbols standard (for example SEVEN, AZAR, SEVEN) and combinations of bonus - start (for example "Three Bags of Pennies Uncle Rico Starts the Game Advance to Boardwalk "). In one way, the game accepts one to four pence. The winning combinations standard can occur for any number from one to four coins played if the indicated symbols are displayed in the drums (214, 216, 218) in alignment with the central payline (276). For example three symbols "BAR-1" displayed on the drums (214, 216, 218) on the payment line Central (276) is a standard winning combination that will pay 10 credits per coin played, 20 credits for two coins played, and 30 credits for 3 or 4 coins played. The combination "Any Bar "is satisfied by any combination of three or more "BAR-1" symbols, "BAR-2" and "BAR-3" which they stop at the central payment line (276).

In one way, the "AZAR" symbol acts as A wild card for all BAR combinations. Therefore for example the combination of "BAR-2", "AZAR", and "BARRA-2" is a combination standard winner who would pay the same as the combination of three "BAR-2" symbols, corresponding to the number of coins played. In a way, the symbol "OPPORTUNITY" acts as a wild card for combinations of "SEVEN" and "BAR" and also triggers the characteristic of OPPORTUNITY bonus (to be described hereinafter), if it is A winning combination. Therefore, for example, the combination of "BAR-2", "OPPORTUNITY" symbols, "BARRA-2", is a standard winning combination that would pay the same as the combination of 3 symbols of BAR-2; which correspond to the number of coins plays and it's also the bonus start combination that launches the OPPORTUNITY bonus feature.

In one way, if the player bets 4 coins, and if three symbols are displayed Penny Bags of Uncle Rico ("PENIQUE") in the payment format scattered on the drums (214, 216, 218), the game starts the bonus feature ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK (which will be described later). In the format of scattered payment, the PENIQUE symbols are not required to be aligned with the central payment line (276). Instead, it gets The ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK bonus is underway if the drum (214) display PENIQUE in any of the display positions, the upper, the central or the lower, the drum (216) displays PENIQUE in any of the display positions, the upper, central or lower, (which does not need to correspond with the PENIQUE display position on the drum (214)) and the drum (218) displays PENIQUE in any of the positions, the upper one, the central one or the lower one (which does not need correspond to the PENIQUE display positions in the drums (214 or 216)).

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Table C-2 summarizes the payments, the probabilities and expected values associated with the various combinations of the game ADVANCE TO BOARDWAY ™. The combinations are designated, in order of appearance: "no gain", "1 Random "," 1 Cherry "," Any bar "" 1 Bar ", "Any bar / Cherry", "2 Bars", "1 Bar / Cherry "," 3 Bars "," 2 Bars / Cherry ", "Seven", "3 Bars / Cherry", "Seven / Cherry", "7 - Azar - 7 "," Uncles "and" Surprise ".

The columns "Pay / 1 Currency", "Payment / 2 Coins "," Payment / 3 Coins ", and" Payment / 4 Coins " identify the amounts of payments associated with the respective combinations in Table C-2. At case of the standard winning combinations, the amounts of payment are predetermined amounts stored in the memory of the system. For example, the "1 Cherry" combination is a standard winning combination that will grant 2 coins or credits in a set of 1 coin, 4 coins or credits in a set of 2 coins and 6 coins or credits in a set of 3 or 4 coins.

In the case of combinations "Start - Bonus ", the payment amounts represent the amounts Average pay that can be expected in the bonus game. For example the combination "Any bar / Cherry" (ie a winning combination "any bar" with a symbol of wild card OPPORTUNITY) will start the OPPORTUNITY bonus and pay, on average, 16.75 coins or credits in a set of 1 coin, 33.5 coins or credits in a set of 2 coins and 50.26 coins or credits in a game of 3 or 4 coins. "Uncle" combinations and "Surprise" represent combinations of PENIQUE BAGS DEL TIO RICO ("PENIQUE") and blank mystery symbols that trigger the ADVANCE TO BOARDWAY bonus. Two of these combinations are available only with 4 coins played and They will pay 98.4 coins or credits on average.

It should be noted that, using the provision of symbols of figure 17, the bonus game ADVANCE A BOARDWALK can really start with a symbol layout with an AZAR symbol on the central drum, which otherwise It would be a winning combination of the basic game. Agree in this way, the basic profit is ignored, and instead is paid the eventual gain of the bonus game, which is guaranteed which is older For this reason, the gain of 4 coins "1 Random "in Table C-2 is less likely than in 1 - 3 coin modes. However, some forms are planned in which the gain of the basic game is combined with the bonus gain when a bonus gain occurs simultaneously with a gain of the basic game. The awards could for example be added or multiplied.

The "1-3 prob" column identify the odds of hitting the various results of the C-2 box associated with a set of 1 coin, 2 Coins and 3 coins in one run. The column "4 coins - Prob "identifies the odds of hitting the various C-2 table results associated with a set of 4 coins in one run. Where the drums have each twenty four drum stop positions, as in the game ADVANCE At BOARDWALK ™, there are 13,824 (24 x 24 x 24) possible combinations of Symbols The probability of giving a particular combination in a single run is determined by the division of the number of possible "bumps" associated with that combination (which is a function of the number of drum positions of the symbols that support that combination) for the total number of possible combinations (i.e. 13,824). For example, consider the combination "7 -AZAR- 7". Because there is only one symbol SEVEN on the drum (214), a single AZAR symbol on the drum (216) and a SEVEN symbol on the drum (218), there is only one "beat" associated with that combination. The probability of giving that combination is therefore 7.2 x 10-5 (ie 1 \ 13,824). In a set of 4 coins, the probability of giving a combination "Uncle" is 0.00781 and the probability of giving a combination of "Surprise" is 0.00195.

The columns "1 EV coin", "2 coins EV "," 3 EV coins "and" 4 EV coins "identify the expected normalized values of the table results C-2 for a set of 1 coin, 2 coins, 3 coins and 4 coins respectively. These values are computed for each result taking the product of the payment value (or value average payment) associated with that result and the probability associated with that result, then divided by the number of currency (s) played. Therefore, for example, the result "Seven" has an expected value of 1 coin of 0.005064 (70 x 7.2 x 10-5 \ div 1), an expected value of 2 0.005064 coins (140 x 7.2 x 10-5 \ div 2), a value expected of 3 coins of 0.005064 (210 x 7.2 x 10-5 \ div 3), an expected value of 4 coins of 0.003798 (210 x 7.2 x 10-5 \ div 4). The result of "Uncle" has an expected value of 4 0.192211 coins (98.41212 x 0.00781 \ div 4) and the result "Surprise" has an expected value of 4 coins of 0.048053 (98.41212 x 0.00195 \ div 4).

The basic game payment rate is computed from independent mode for a set of 1 coin, 2 coins, 3 coins and 4 coins, adding the expected normalized values in the respective columns "1 EV coin", "2 coins EV "," 3 EV coins "and" 4 EV coins. "In the form shown in Table C-2, the payment rates for a set of 1 coin and 2 coins are 0.898869 (89.89%), the rate Payment for a set of 3 coins is 0.908514 (90.85%) and the rate of Payment for a set of 4 coins is 0.920673 (92.07%).

Column "40 coin Thrown / Hits" indicates how many rolls, on average, would be expected to hit the respective combinations in a set of 4 coins. This is computed taking the inverse of the probability values associated with a set of 4 coins.

The "Max. Contribution" column indicates, for a set of 4 coins, the contribution in percentage of the values "4 EV currencies" of the total payment rate for a set of 4 coins. Therefore, for example, for the result "Dudes", the contribution is 20.88% (0.192211 \ div 0.920673). The remaining "Max. Contributions" values are They compute in a similar way.

The OPPORTUNITY bonus feature

In the game MONOPOLY AVANZA A BOARDWALK ™, if displays the "OPPORTUNITY" symbol on the payment line and is included in a basic winning combination, the game of OPPORTUNITY bonus. In one way, there is only one symbol of "OPPORTUNITY" in the drum (216) (the central drum) and, of according to the rules of the game, it adapts only to SEVEN and BARS in the payment line, therefore the combinations that would trigger the OPPORTUNITY bonus are: SEVEN, OPPORTUNITY, SEVEN; 3 BARS, OPPORTUNITY, 3 BARS; 2 BARS, OPPORTUNITY, 2 BARS; 1 BAR, OPPORTUNITY, 1 BAR; AND ANY BAR, OPPORTUNITY, ANY BAR.

The Opportunity bonus game can be Activate by playing one to four coins. In a way, the CPU (270) set the OPPORTUNITY bonus game for select first, from a weighted table, one of several possible sets of selection elements. In general, the games of  selection elements comprise a combination of values of multiplier and / or fixed amounts of coins. The magnitude of the respective multiplier values and / or fixed amounts of Coins are unique to each particular game of elements of selection. The selection elements themselves can be varied from according to the game program. In one way, each game includes 10 selection elements but if not the numbers and / or the values of Fixed coin multipliers and prizes may vary from game in play For example, one of the element sets of selection could include 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X and 10X and 2 multipliers, 5, 10, 20 and 25 coin prizes, while another game could include multipliers 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X and 10X and 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 Currency prizes Still another game could include multipliers 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X and 10X and 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 currency prizes.

In one way, as indicated in Figure 18, the CPU (270) causes the selected set of elements of selection must be displayed on the graphic display (212) in more or less an oval shape around a central area where it View the messages In the illustrated way, the message area prompts the player to "PRESS" ROTATION OF DRUMS "TO WIN THE OPPORTUNITY BONUS ". From the screen of visualization shown in figure 18, the OPPORTUNITY bonus is started by the player by pressing the "Rotation of the Drums "or pulls a lever (not indicated). The CPU (270) Then it starts up according to your game show (stored in system memory (286)) to select the random one of the game selection elements. In a way, the several selection items in general are likely different from being selected, as determined by a table stored in system memory (286). In a way that has a set of selection elements that include 2X multipliers, 3X, 4X, 5X and 10X and prizes of 2, 5, 10, 20 and 25 coins, the probabilities of selecting the selection elements respective are: 0.219231 for the 2X multiplier, 0.153846 for the 3X multiplier; 0.061538 for the 4X multiplier; 0.053846 for the 5X multiplier; 0.069231 for the 10X multiplier; 0,126923 for the prize of 2 coins; 0.138462 for the prize of 5 coins; 0.076923 for the prize of 10 coins; 0.042308 for the prize of 20 coins; and 0,057692 for the prize of 25 coins.

In one way, the selection of the prize element bonus opportunity is represented on the graphic display (212) when lighting, one at a time, the selection elements consecutive, in a sequence in the direction of the needles of the clock, quickly at first and then slower and stopping for reveal the selected award element, which could be a fixed amount of coins or a multiplier. At this point, the area message will display the total amount of coins or credits won. For example, if the prize of the basic game drums it was 10 credits, and the lighting stopped at an amount of 25 coins, the message area will contain "10 + 25 = 35 COINS". Yes, on the contrary the prize of the drums of the basic game was of 10 credits, and the lighting stopped on a 4X multiplier, the message area will contain "10 x 4 = 40 COINS". The game then it would total the amount earned on the earnings meter and will display a total screen on the screen (112) announcing how many coins were won in the OPPORTUNITY bonus game. If the amount won is more than the selected hand payment level, a JACKPOT display and animation will then be displayed in the screen (112). In a way, after the amount earned is puts on credit or paid, the bonus feature OPPORTUNITY ends and the game returns to the basic game.

In a form of a set of 4 coins, the Coin prizes are multiplied by two for a bet of two coins and multiply by three when you bet three or four coins The fourth currency allows the player the opportunity to play the bonus game MONOPOLY ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™ and not Increase the value of the OPPORTUNITY bonus.

The ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™ bonus game

In one way, the CPU (270) enters the game of ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™ bonus when the player bets four coins and a special combination of "bonus beginning "of three symbols of TIO RICO PENIQUES BAGS ("PENIQUE") occurs in the drums (214, 215, 216, 218), in the Scattered payment format, in the basic game. As described previously, the dispersed payment format means that scattered payment symbols (for example "PENIQUE" symbols in the game ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™) can be displayed on the top, bottom or center position on the drums respective.

The ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™ bonus game has a board game theme (for example MONOPOLY) and it implements in the game board of the top box (262) and a video screen (212). When initially entering the game of bonus, the CPU (270) causes an animation to be displayed introduction on the graphic display (212) with a fanfare of audio and then signals to the I / O controller (271) that the OUTPUT box in the top box of the MONOPOLY board (262). The player is encouraged to rotate the drums to play the game of bonus Then, in one way, the CPU (270) is set to gear to select an integer value motion indicator and cause the selected movement indicator to be displayed in the graphic display (212).

In one way, the movement indicator is not immediately displayed on the graphic display (212) but revealed slowly to increase the anticipation of the player in relation With the indicator. In one way, the graphic display (212) shows the movement indicator in a screen field that intentionally blurry or cloudy at first, to "hide" the indicator, but that slowly clears to reveal the selected indicator. In a form of the game MONOPOLY ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™, for example, the graphic display shows a Animation of the Penny Bags of Uncle Rico character based on a "control panel" of the desktop type. A message area The control panel includes a computer-type monitor or Animated television adapted to reveal the selected indicator. The monitor is filled with "static" at the beginning to Darken the movement indicator. For example, the area of messages on the control panel could indicate "YOU MOVE [in white] SPACES ", where white is filled with the number a Display on the monitor. After a short time, the character of the Penny Bags of Uncle Rico plays with discs and levers on the control board to remove all static and reveal the Selected indicator At this point, for example, the area of messages could indicate "YOU MOVE [7] SPACES" where the "7" is displayed on the animated monitor.

In one way, the movement indicator (for example "7") identifies a number of spaces, from two to twelve, which will move the chip from its previous position in the game board, in a very similar way as you would roll a dice. In one way, the CPU (270) selects the indicator of random pseudo movement, that is, certain indicator values could occur more frequently than other values of indicator, depending on the space "in which it is located" the Player today. For example, the CPU (270) could more likely to select a movement indicator of "7" if the player were in INDIAN AVENUE (therefore landing the player in GO TO PRISON), that if the player I was in AVENIDA ILLINOIS. In one way, a plurality of Motion tables are stored in the game memory, in the which each movement table corresponds to a box in particular of the MONOPOLY board. The CPU (270) selects, from the movement table that corresponds to the current place, a motion indicator by first picking a random number, and then consult the table of movements to determine the indicator of corresponding movement with the random number.

In one way, motion tables define, for each box, a number of occurrences of each possible result of two to twelve. For example, a movement table could define a game of 46 possible occurrences, including 2 occurrences associated with a movement of 2 spaces, 2 occurrences associated with a movement of 3 spaces, 3 associated occurrences with a movement of 4 spaces, 5 occurrences associated with a 5 space movement, 8 occurrences associated with a movement of 6 spaces, 6 occurrences associated with a movement of 7 spaces, 5 occurrences associated with a movement of 8 spaces, 7 occurrences associated with a movement of 9 spaces, 6 occurrences associated with a movement of 10 spaces, 1 occurrence associated with a movement of 11 spaces, 1 occurrence associated with a movement of 12 spaces.

The CPU (270) could select an indicator of movement of the example table by selecting a number at random from one to 46, and then go through each occurrence until which finds the corresponding movement indicator with that random number. For example, for the movement table of the indicated example, a random number of 5 could indicate that the selected movement indicator would be "4", since the two first "steps through" are 2, the next two "steps through" are 3, and the fifth step ends in a 4 indicator.

After selecting an indicator number of movement and an indicator screen on the graphic screen (212), the CPU (270) is started to illuminate, a space to at the same time, the appropriate boxes on the game board (262) (for example MONOPOLY board) from the position prior to the position determined by the movement indicator.

In a way, when the lights stop moving for each shoot, an animated character icon (for example Uncle Rico Penny Bags) on the graphic display (212) announces the name of the square in which it landed and the amount of coins or credits, if any, associated with the box. The coins or credits are added to a total payment for the game of bonus, which accumulate as the player moves from box in box. In one way, the bonus game continues with consecutive selections of motion indicators, and the corresponding movement around the game board, until the player "lands" in a designated square that The bonus game ends. In one way, the CPU (270) the bonus game will end if the player lands on the PRISON boxes, TAXES ON INCOME or TAXES FROM LUXURY, if you don't continue the bonus game.

If the player lands in a COMPANY box ELECTRICAL, WATER SUPPLY or FREE PARKING during the bonus round, the CPU (270) selects an amount won of a plurality of possible amounts of profit associated with the box In one way, the CPU (270) shoots an animation appropriate on the graphic display (212) to illustrate the selection of  An amount of profit. Figures 19, 20 and 21 show exemplary screens that could occur in response to the player that lands in WATER SUPPLY, ELECTRICAL COMPANY or FREE PARKING respectively.

In general, each of the screens WATER SUPPLY, ELECTRICAL COMPANY or FREE PARKING show a previously selected prize value and a number of other different values in different graphic places. The screen animation appears to "select" a value of prize, which has already been previously selected by the CPU (270), indicating the preselected value or "deleting" the others values. In Figure 19 (WATER SUPPLY), for example, there are four possible prize values (for example 5, 10, 25 and 50) displayed in four graphic locations (for example under four pipes). A character from Penny Bags from Uncle Rico it becomes a valve, causing water to flow out of one of the pipes and "takes" the underlying value displayed. It will three times, causing three of the prize values to be "born", and the player will be awarded the prize value remaining In figure 20 (ELECTRICAL COMPANY), there are four possible prize values (for example 5, 20, 25 and 50) displayed in Four light bulbs. A character from Penny Bags of Uncle Rich animated presses a button, causing one of the bulbs to light illuminate and then explode, to clear the prize value associated with the exploded bulb. As in figure 19, he will do this three times, causing three of the prize values to be deleted, and the player will be awarded the remaining prize value. In Figure 21 (FREE PARKING) there are seven possible values of prize (for example 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 and 200) displayed in a lively parking meter. An indicator on the meter parking moves back and forth, then slowly stops, to indicate one of the prize values, and the player You are awarded the indicated prize value.

In one way, the indicated prize values for the ELECTRICAL COMPANY, WATER SUPPLY and FREE PARKING are previously selected by the CPU (270) of weighted tables of prize values stored in memory of the game. The CPU (270) selects, from the prize table corresponding to the ELECTRICAL COMPANY space, SUPPLY OF FREE WATER AND PARKING, a prize for first taking a number randomly, then check the appropriate prize table for Determine the prize corresponding to the random number.

Assume, for example, a COMPANY box ELECTRICA that has five possible prizes: 5, 10, 20, 25 or 50 coins An award table associated with the COMPANY box ELECTRICA could define a set of eight possible occurrences of the various awards: 2 occurrences associated with a prize of 5 coins, 2 occurrences associated with a prize of 10 coins, 2 occurrences associated with a prize of 20 coins, 1 occurrence associated with a prize of 25 coins and 1 occurrence associated with a 50 coin prize. The CPU (270) could select a prize of the prize table for selecting a random number from one to 8, and then go through each occurrence until you find the prize corresponding to that random number. Continuing with the indicated example, a random number of 5 could indicate that the selected prize would be 20 coins, since the first two "steps through" are 5 coins, the next two "steps to through "it's 10 coins and the next step ends in a prize of 20 coins.

Similarly, suppose the box FREE PARKING has seven possible prizes: 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 and 200 coins. An award table associated with the box FREE PARKING could define a game of nine possible occurrences of the various awards: 1 occurrence associated with a prize of 10 coins, 1 occurrence associated with a prize of 15 coins, 2 occurrences associated with a prize of 20 coins, 2 occurrences associated with a prize of 25 coins, 1 occurrence associated with a prize of 50 coins, 1 occurrence associated with a prize of 100 coins and 1 occurrence associated with a prize of 200 coins The CPU (270) could select a prize from the table of prizes for selecting a random number from one to 9, and then go through each occurrence until you find the prize corresponding to that random number. Continuing with the example indicated, a random number of 5 could indicate that the prize selected would be 25 coins, since the first "pass through" is 10 coins, the next "pass through" is 15 coins, the next two "steps through" are 20 coins, and The next step ends in a prize of 25 coins.

If the player lands in OPPORTUNITY or BOX OF THE COMMUNITY, the CPU (270) shoots an animation on the screen graphic (212) showing the top card of a stack of cards that go up to reveal the results of "Opportunity" or "Community Fund". The drawing in the Cards looks like cards in a real MONOPOLY ™ game. In general the results of "Opportunity" and "Caja de la Community "consist of prizes of fixed currency values (for example `` THE BANK PAYS A DIVIDEND OF 25 COINS), or move the player to a new space (for example ADVANCE TO THE NEAREST RAILWAY STATION). If the player moves to a property, the movement on the box board is indicated top (262) and an animation associated with the property is shown on the graphic display (212).

If the player removes a card GO TO THE UTILITY NEXT, the light will move either to ELECTRIC COMPANY or WATER SUPPLY clockwise (whatever nearest). In a way, if the move to the next utility cause the player to go through EXIT, the player will be granted a  "bonus for going out", in addition to the prize, if there is, associated with the nearest utility.

If the player removes a GO TO PRISON card, the game will play an animation of TIO RICO PENIQUES BAGS that goes to prison, and the light will move quickly in the direction counter clock to space IN PRISON. If the player stops at LUXURY TAX, INCOME TAX OR PRISON, the screen (212) will show an appropriate animation that includes a display of total coins earned in the game of bonus The CPU (270) will cause the payment mechanism (288) grant coins or credits as appropriate, corresponding to the amount won in the bonus game and Then you will return to the basic set of rotating drums.

In one way, a bonus is always granted that the player passes, or lands in the EXIT box. How best is it? see in figure 16b, bonuses are listed by a number of indicator lights (290) on the MONOPOLY board of the upper box (262). In the illustrated way, there are seven lights Indicators associated with bonuses that scale from 5, 10, 25, 100, 1150, 500 and 1,500 coins. When the game starts, the player Receive an automatic bonus of 5 coins for being in OUTPUT and, correspondingly, the 5 COINS indicator lights on the board (262). If the player goes through OUTPUT in his first cycle 1 around the board, the 10 COINS indicator will light, and The player will be awarded 10 coins. If the player goes around of the board again, then the 25 indicator will light COINS, and the player will be awarded 25 coins. If the player continue going through OUTPUT a third, fourth, fifth and sixth time, the respective bonus indicators of 100 will light COINS, 150 COINS, 500 COINS and 1500 COINS and the player is will grant 100 coins, 150 coins, 500 coins and 1500 coins

In one way, the board can be traversed a Maximum of six times. If a player successfully runs the six times across the board, the bonus game will end and the Player will receive all accumulated prizes, plus 1500 coins bonus, plus the prize, if any, associated with the space final. If the final space causes the player to move to another box (for example, GO TO THE NEAREST UTILITY), the player will will grant you the bonus, if any, associated with that other box. For example, suppose the player has completed five laps on the board and has accumulated 1754 coins or credits So far in the bonus game. Suppose further that the Player is currently in PLAZA PARK and Penny Bags of Uncle Rico selects a movement indicator of "5", which cause the player to go through EXIT and land in the BOX box OF THE COMMUNITY. The player will be awarded the 1500 bonus coins to go through EXIT the sixth time plus an associated amount with the box of COMMUNITY BOX. Continuing the example, suppose that Uncle Rico's Penny Bags select a COMMUNITY BOX card GO TO THE NEXT UTILITY. He Player will move to the next utility, ELECTRICAL COMPANY, and will will grant you a selected value, say 25 coins. The game of bonus will end after viewing, and then pay (on the present example), a profit amount of 3279 coins (per example 1754 + 1500 + 25).

The expected bonus game payment is You must calculate to calculate the general payment of the machine. The mode Easier to calculate the expected payout of the bonus game is to establish all the positions (i) that can be reached in the board. If the board forms a circuit, as it does in the specific example, the same physical position on the board should be treated as a different position for the purposes of this analysis for each board circuit, even if the results associated with that position are the same in each circuit of the board. That is, the circuit board should be treated as if unrolled in a long way, with the associated results with the positions on the track that are repeated cyclically. By example, the first position on the physical board after the start position cannot be reached in the first circuit of the board, since it is impossible to roll a value of 1 with two dices. However, it is possible to reach this position in the second board circuit In addition, according to the specific example of the present invention, in which the number of circuits of the board is limited, it is impossible to reach anyone except the first 12 positions on the board after the last circuit of the board unless the game is directed to one or the other position by a special feature in a position that scope. (Playing would stop then once that position). Expanding the board in one way allows them to be in Count these differences.

The expected result, not including bonuses of "go through EXIT" can be calculated simply as the sum of the product of probability prob (i) to reach each position (i) on the board and pay (i) of the expected payment in that position.

That is to say:

Last position

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The prob (i) probability of reaching a Specific position (i) on the board is calculated as follows:

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j = first position

Bonuses for "going through EXIT" are included in the calculation by the multiplication of each bonus for the probability of achieving that bonus to give An expected bonus value. These bonus values expected are then added and added to the expected payment value already obtained to give the expected true result. The probability of achieving an "exit bonus" on particular is calculated by first establishing each possible transition from one box to another that will result in the bonus "bonus for EXIT". For each of these transitions, the probability of being in the starting box for that transition (already calculated) is multiplied by the probability of achieve that transition in that starting box, to give a probability for that transition that occurs during the game. These probabilities are added together to give the probability of achieving that "EXIT bonus" in particular.

It should be noted that if a result in a back position on the board can move play back to a previous position, and then you could move to play from there back to a later position, this equation could reach be circular That is, a prob (i) value could be dependent on a prob (j) value that could itself be dependent of prob (i). The fact that one more position could be reached at once it cannot be taken into account by the equation indicated, and an accurate calculation of the payment becomes very complicated. However, the situation can be easily avoided by or not allow backward motion results, or ensure that all backward motion results result in a loss result, so that a backward cyclic movement and forward cannot happen. Allow such cyclic movement it is also dangerous because an error of logical components and of physical components could lead to a circular without being bound and a corresponding result not linked.

Once the expected result of the game of bonus has been calculated, the expected payment of the game principal can be calculated, incorporating this value in the equations In the present invention, the expected payment of the game of bonus is 98.41.

As in the first way, in practice, it is desirable to vary the payment percentages slightly. Correspondingly, the bonus game may have any of the prob-movement values (i, j) varied slightly to make it more or less likely to move to high or low marking positions, or the associated results with each position they could vary. In practice, the last thing is less practical, since the results associated with most of positions will often be physically marked on the surface of the board. However, the odds of the different results, when more than one result is possible, you can change easily.

The expected gain for the game of bonus is combined with the expected gain of the basic game to determine the expected value of the combined game.

From the indicated, it will be understood that the second form of the present invention provides a bonus game based on a variable probability test, for the fact that a player who qualifies for playing the basic game can play the bonus game on a "rotate until is lost ", where the probability of each allowable result of each test is variable and where the player is not in danger of losing the prizes marked in previous tests when it occurs a loss result, but instead accumulates the gains to along the way. The corresponding bonus game with this form generally has a high hit rate, and as result, the player has a strong induction to "resist" the basic game to qualify for a bonus game in the which is statistically likely to win several times in a row and collect relatively large payments, since while you return you still give A gain for the game owner.

By providing a two-stage game process in which plays a traditional game of opportunity like the game basic, the existing concept with which players are Familiar and comfortable is retained. At the same time, however, a significantly more exciting feature is added in Shape of a bonus game.

To be complete, figures 26 and 27 they contain a flow chart of the way in which they are implemented basic and bonus games in this way in a system based on a processor. Of these diagrams, those with knowledge in the art will be able to immediately program the invention described in them.

The game selects symbols that display and set the outcome of the game and any bonus game in memory before starting to rotate the drums. The values at chance involved in the game result are stored for use when the result is really displayed. In other ways, the random values involved in the bonus game could be calculated after rotating the drums, or simply before using them. The drums are rotated and the symbols chosen are visualize (step 408). Before granting credits to the player, in the in case a winning combination appears on the payment line, the program first check to see if a symbol appears OPPORTUNITY on the payment line (step 410). If it happens, the program play an animation on the dot matrix screen, the way indicated in step (412) and generates a random modification of the payment, either adding or multiplying it. If the game is in mode of 4 coins, the program checks to see if a symbol appears bonus on each drum (step 416) at positions in, above or below the payment line, or if the symbols appear SURPRISE on the payment line on each drum. If so, a game bonus has been earned and the program enters the game of bonus (step 418), as discussed below with reference to figure 27. The program then pays the full payment, if there is, in step (420), thus ending the game. As described so far, with the exception of the OPPORTUNITY feature, this is the operation of a machine standard slots because the feature of bonus The player must continue playing the game mode described until a BONUS symbol appears on each drum inside the payment window or the SURPRISE symbol for in the center line in each drum, to start an operation of the bonus game.

When the bonus game occurs, the program, in step (416) connect to the bonus game shown in figure 27. The starting position on the dashboard track game with backlight turns on, and profits for the Bonus game are set to an initial value of five. A value of random movement between 2 and 12, M is obtained by the program, as indicated in step (424) and an associated animation is displayed on the dot matrix screen to indicate the M value selected. The position indicator moves M places. If the reached position is a lost position, an animation of loss is shown on the dot matrix screen, and the total earnings are transferred to the total pay to be either paid or stored as credits. If the position is not a loss position, the program executes a routine associated with the position. This subroutine could be a position to generate variable result, in which case a random value is generated for Decide what the outcome associated with the position will be. He result will consist of either a "payment" or a "movement". In the previous case, the result is added to the bonus game winnings, along with an animation appropriate on the dot matrix screen, and assumes that the player has not completed the maximum number of allowable circuits in the board, the program goes back in the circuit to generate another movement value M. If the player has traveled around the board the maximum number of times, earnings are transferred to full payment, such as when the player lands in a position of loss, and the bonus game ends. If the result is a result of "movement", the game moves in one direction forward to the indicated position (unless the position indicated is a loss position in which case you can move the game back). The game continues then in the same way as if that position had been reached from step (426).

Now going back to figure 22, there is represented another game machine (310) with a board game theme. In a shape, the game machine (310) can be operated to play a game called MONOPOLY RODAR Y WIN ™, based on the board game MONOPOLY ™. MONOPOLY ™ is a registered trademark owned by and  used with the permission of Hasbro, Inc. and Hasbro International, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Alternatively, you can implement the game machine (310) with any of several other themes of board games other than MONOPOLY ™.

The gaming machine (310) includes a screen of visualization (370) through which a player can observe three mechanical drums (314, 316, and 318). The game machine (310) includes a top box (332) that includes a screen graph (312), mechanical dice and an adaptation of a board of game (362) (for example MONOPOLY). The graphic display (312) It can consist of a dot matrix, CRT, LED, LCD, display electro-luminescent or in general any type of Video screen known in the art. The game board (362) It consists of a partially translucent material such as glass, plastic, Plexiglas or similar that carries a backlight on the part of a number of lights (366) (not visible in figure 22) in the box upper (332). As seen in Figure 24, the surface front (360) of the upper case is printed with several drawings, symbols and texts associated with the MONOPOLY RUEDA Y GANA ™ game, which includes a payment table (350).

Figure 23 is a block diagram of a control system suitable for machine operation slot machines (310) in figure 22. The credit / coin detector (382) signals to a CPU (370) when a player has inserted a number of coins or played a number of credits. Then, later that the player has activated a switch (384) (for example by pulling a lever or pressing a button), the CPU (370) starts the play of a game when moving the drums (314, 316, 318), randomly selecting a game result and using the technology well known in the art, causes an engine to drum and a step controller (390) stop the drums (314, 316, 318) at the stop position corresponding to the game result previously selected. A rotational position detector (392) provides feedback to the CPU (370) to ensure that the Drums (314, 316, 318) stand in the stop position correct. The symbols displayed on the drums in position of previously selected stop define results of previously selected game. In a way, the symbols displayed on the drums define the game result basic.

A system memory (386) stores logical control devices, operating instructions and data associated with the game machine (310). In a way, memory (386) consists of a separate read-only memory (ROM) and a Random access memory backed by battery (RAM). But nevertheless, it will be appreciated that the memory (386) can be implemented in any of several alternative types of memory structures or It can be implemented in a simple memory structure. A Payment mechanism (388) is operable in response to instructions from the CPU (370) to grant a payment of coins or credits to the player in response to certain winning combinations stored in the memory (386). As will be described in detail below, the Payment amounts that correspond to certain combinations are default according to a payment table stored in the system memory (386). A separate I / O controller (371) connected to the CPU (370) starts the graphic display (312), mechanical dice (364) and upper case lights (366).

The game machine (310) is operable to play a basic game and a "bonus" game. In the way of Figure 22, the basic game is implemented in the three drums mechanics (314, 316, 318), with a central payment line (376). In one way, the player can observe three positions of symbols (for example, a superior, central display position and bottom) on each drum (314, 316, 318) that therefore define a group of symbols of nine symbols visible through the display screen (370). Payment line (376) extends through the central display position in each drum.

In one form, the group of symbols displayed on the drums (314, 316, 318) you can indicate any of three possible basic game results, including

(1) a standard profit result, which causes that the CPU (370) grants the player a predetermined amount of currency (s) or credit (s) corresponding to the table of payment displayed;

(2) a bonus result of multiplier, (for example a feature DO ROLL THE DATES) that causes the CPU (370) to grant the player the product of a predetermined amount of currency (s) or credit (s) and a random multiplier determined;

(3) a bonus start result that causes the CPU (370) to enter a bonus game (for example a ROLL AND WIN bonus); Y

(4) a loss result that causes the CPU (370) continue the operation in the basic mode without granting any Currency or credit

In general, the standard gain results They are characterized by the display of one or more combinations Predefined symbols. The symbols and results that define the Standard winning combinations are stored in the memory of the game (386). In one way, the symbols and payments that define the Standard winning combinations are shown in the pay table (350) (figure 24) on the face of the slot machine (310) of so that the player can observe them immediately. From preference, the symbols that define the characteristic DO ROLL DICE and the ROLL AND WIN bonus are also identified in the payment table or in another portion (s) of the upper case screen (332).

Figure 25 shows a set of drum strips for use with slot machines (310) to implement the MONOPOLY RODAR AND PLAY ™ game. The drum strips correspond to the drums (314, 316, 318) in figure 14 and will be identified by the corresponding reference numbers (314, 316, 318). Every one of the drum strips (314, 316, 318) includes twenty two symbols (including blank ones) that correspond to the twenty two stop positions available from the drums. The symbols include TIO RICO PENIQUES BAGS ("PENIQUE"), AZAR, GIVEN TO THE AZAR, SEVEN, BAR-3, BAR-2, BAR-1, Blank and CHECK that, if they are displayed in certain predefined combinations in relation to the payment line (376), they define the combinations of standard gain and surprise.

Specifically, the symbols that appear on the drum strip (314), include in sequence BAR-1, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-2, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-1, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, SEVEN, On white, BAR-2, Blank, BAR-3, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-2 and Blank. The symbols that appear in the drum strip (316) include in sequence BAR-2, Blank, AZAR, Blank, PENIQUE, On white, DICE TO THE TILE, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, TILE, On white, SEVEN, blank, PENIQUE, blank, BAR-3, Blank, AZAR, Blank, BAR-1 Y Blank. Finally, the symbols that appear on the drum strip (318) include, in sequence BAR-2, Blank, CHERRY, Blank, BAR-3, Blank, BAR-1, On white, PENIQUE, Blank, SEVEN, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, CHERRY, Blank, PENIQUE, Blank, BAR-1, On White, CHERRY and Blank.

TABLE D-1 Payment table for the basic game RODAR Y WIN ™

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Table D-1 is a table of payment that identifies the different standard winning combinations of symbols in the MONOPOLY RODAR Y WIN ™ game. In a way, the game accepts one to four coins. The winning combinations standard can occur for any number from one to four coins played if the indicated symbols are displayed in the drums (314, 316, 318) in alignment with the central payline (376). For example three symbols "BAR-1" displayed on the drums (314, 316, 318) on the payment line Central (376) is a standard winning combination that will pay 10 credits for 1 coin played, 20 credits for two coins played, and 30 credits for 3 or 4 coins played. The combination "any bar" is satisfied by any combination of three or more "BARRA-1" symbols, "BAR-2" and "BAR-3" which they stop at the central payment line (376).

In one form, the symbol "AZAR" and "DICE AL AZAR "act as wild cards for any other symbol in the payment line (376). Where the "AZAR" symbol is used to complete a winning combination, the payment will be the same as for the standard winning combination, as if it were completed without the AZAR symbol. Therefore, for example, the combination of "BAR-2", "AZAR" and "BARRA-2" is a standard winning combination that would pay the same as the combination of three symbols "BAR-2", corresponding to the number of coins played. Where the symbol "DICE TO THE WHITE" is used to complete a winning combination, the CHARACTERISTIC DO ROLL THE DICE is triggered to identify a multiplier value, as described above, and the multiplier value is used to multiply the amount associated in another way with the combination.

The multiplier feature ROLL DICE

In the MONOPOLY RODAR Y WIN ™ game, if you displays the symbol "DICE TO AZAR" on the payment line (376) and is included in a winning combination, the characteristic of multiplier DO ROLLING THE DICE begins. In one way, there is only a symbol of "DICE TO THE AZAR" on the drum (316) (the drum central) and the combinations that would trigger the feature MAKING THE DICE ROLL are: SEVEN, GIVEN TO THE TILE, SEVEN; BAR-3, GIVEN TO THE TILE, BAR-3; BAR 2, GIVEN TO THE TILE, BAR-2; BAR-1, GIVEN TO THE TILE, BAR-1; ANY BAR, GIVEN TO THE SWEAR ANY BAR AND PENIQUE, GIVEN TO THE AZAR, PENIQUE. The combination PENIQUE, GIVEN TO THE AZAR, PENIQUE also shoot the ROLL AND WIN bonus game that will describe later.

The DO ROLL DICE feature can be activate by playing one to four coins. When the DICE TO symbol AZAR appears in a standard winning combination, the CPU (370) activate the DO ROLL DICE feature by selecting at random of a multiplier value, then multiply the amount basic associated with the standard winning combination with value standard multiplier When the symbol DICE TO THE AZAR appears in the combination PENIQUE, DICE TO THE AZAR, PENIQUE, a combination of "bonus start" also triggers the game of ROLL AND WIN bonus, the CPU (370) enters the game ROLL AND WIN bonus first and then, after finishing the bonus game, randomly select a value of multiplier and multiply the amount won in the game of bonus for the multiplier value selected.

In one way, the CPU (370) selects the value of multiplier by selecting a number corresponding to the rolling of two six-sided dice. This is done in a form by random selection of two integer values from one to six (each corresponding with a roll of an individual die of six sides), then the integer values are added to reach the multiplier value. Specifically, there are 36 possible results of the two integer values that could occur: (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2 ,4), (2.5), (2.6), (3.1), (3.2), (3.3), (3.4), (3.5), (3.6), (4 ,one), (4.2), (4.3), (4.4), (4.5), (4.6), (5.1), (5.2), (5.3), (5 ,4), (5.5), (5.6), (6.1), (6.2), (6.3), (6.4), (6.5) and (6.6). These results correspond to 11 possible sums 2 (1 occurrence), 3 (2 occurrences), 4 (3 occurrences), 5 (4 occurrences), 6 (5 occurrences), 7 (6 occurrences), 8 (5 occurrences), 9 (4 occurrences), 10 (3 occurrences), 11 (2 occurrences) and 12 (1 idea).

In one way, each of the possible outcomes of the integer values (corresponding to rolling both dice) has an equal probability of occurrence and consequently the probability that the CPU (370) selects the various values of multipliers (corresponding to the sum of two dice legitimate) is as follows: 2.7% (ie 1 \ div 36) for "2X" and "12X" multipliers; 5.5% (ie 2 \ div 36) for the multipliers "3X" and "11X"; 8.3% (is say 3 \ div 36) for the multipliers "4X" and "10X"; 11.1% (ie 4 \ div 36) for the multipliers "5X" and "9X"; 13.9% (ie 5 \ div 36) for multipliers "6X" and "8X"; and 16.7% (ie 6 \ div 36) for the multiplier "7X".

In one way, the multiplier selection DOING THE DICE ROLL is displayed both graphically, in the graphic display (312) as mechanically, by mechanical dice (364). On the graphic display (312), the CPU (370) generates a screen of two dice that roll at the beginning, then stop at the time, to reveal two dice faces. The dice faces selected to display correspond to the integer values from one to six selected by the CPU (370). For example, having selected the integer values of "1" and "6", the CPU (370) will display a pair of dice, one of which indicates a rolling of "1" and the other indicates a rolling of "6". The CPU (370) then adds the two integer values to determine the value of the multiplier (for example "7X") than in a form is displayed adjacent to both sides of dice on the screen graphic (312). Similarly, the CPU (370) causes two dice mechanics roll or "roll" at first, then stop, one by one to reveal two faces of dice. The faces of dice in the mechanical dice (364) correspond to the faces of the dice in the graphic display (312).

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Then, the CPU (370) generates a screen in the graphic display (312) showing the total gain. For example, suppose that a CPU is selected by the CPU (370) multiplier "7X" in a feature of DO ROLL THE DATES that resulted from a combination of symbols SEVEN, GIVEN TO AZAR, SEVEN. In one way, the graphic display shows the quantity of basic gain associated with the combination of symbols SEVEN, GIVEN DOWN, SEVEN (for example 150 coins with 3 coins plays), the selected multiplier (for example "7X") and the product of the multiplier and amount of basic profit (per example 1050 coins).

The ROLL AND WIN bonus game

In one way, the CPU (370) enters the game of ROLL AND WIN ™ bonus when the player bets four coins and a special combination "bonus start" of three symbols TIO RICO PENIQUES BAGS ("PENIQUE") occurs on the central payment line (376) of the drums (314, 316, 318) in the basic game. The ROLL AND PLAY bonus game has a board game theme (for example MONOPOLY) and is implemented in the game board of the upper box (362) and graphic display (312). When initially entering the game of bonus, the CPU (370) causes an animation to be displayed introduction on the graphic display (312) with a musical jingle and then it starts to display an animation of a tab game that travels around a MONOPOLY board. CPU (370) also signals the I / O controller (371) to illuminate the appropriate to light a start box on the dashboard play the upper box (362) and then light the boxes successive around the board in a step by step mode, quickly first and then, after a couple of revolutions, reducing the running and stopping in a box indicated. In general, the box indicated is randomly determined by the CPU (370) before the lighting of the successive squares on the game board of the upper box (362).

In a way, when the player "lands" In the indicated box, the graphic display (312) shows a animation for that box. As seen in Figure 24, the game board squares (362) in a MONOPOLY game form RODAR AND WIN are: "GO", `` BALTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN AVENUE (in forward "BALTICO"), "READING AND PENNSYLVAINA AND B&O AND SHORT LINE RAILWAY "(hereinafter" RAILWAY "), "AVENIDA CONNECTICUT AND VERMONT AND EAST (hereinafter "VERMONT"), "IN PRISON", "AVENUE VIRGINIA AND STATES AND ST CHARLES PLACE (hereinafter "VIRGINIA"), "OPPORTUNITY", "AVENIDA NEW YORK AND TENNESSEE AND PLAZA ST. JAMES" (in go ahead "NEW YORK"), "FREE PARKING", "AVENUE KENTUCKY AND INDIANA AND ILLINOIS "(hereinafter" ILLINOIS "), "UTILITIES", "MARVIN GARDENS AND VENTNOR AVENUE AND ATLANTIC "(hereinafter" JARDINES MARVIN ")," GO TO PRISON "," PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE AND PACIFICO "(hereinafter" PENNSYLVANIA ")," BOX OF THE COMMUNITY "and" BOARD WALK AND PLAZA PARK "(hereinafter "BOARDWALK").

When the player lands in a box, the CPU (370) cause the player to be awarded the amount, if any, associated with the box. If the player moves to a property, it indicates the movement on the top box board (362), a Animation of the property is shown on the graphic display (312) and The player is awarded an amount, if any, associated with the box In one way, the CPU (370) returns to the basic game after landing in a property box. If the record of game (140) lands in an OPPORTUNITY box or BOX OF THE COMMUNITY, the CPU (370) randomly selects a result of a plurality of possible results of OPPORTUNITY and BOX OF THE COMMUNITY, and causes the graphic display (312) to display the selected result. If the result of OPPORTUNITY or BOX OF THE COMMUNITY is a fixed prize of coins, the graphic display (312) shows an animation of the prize, the player is awarded the designated amount and then the CPU (370) returns to the basic game. Yes the player moves to a new space as a result of a OPPORTUNITY or COMMUNITY CASE result, the movement is indicates on the board of the upper box (362), an animation of the box is shown on the graphic screen (312), the player is grant an amount, if any, associated with the box and then the CPU (370) returns to the basic game.

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TABLE D-2 Values of MONOPOLY RODAR Y boxes WIN

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Table D-2 identifies several payment values, probabilities and expected values associated with the game board squares (362) in a game form of MONOPOLY ROLL AND WIN bonus. The "Payment" column of the Table D-2 identifies the payment amounts associated with the various boxes. For other boxes OPPORTUNITY and COMMUNITY CASE, the payment amounts are amounts default stored in system memory. For example, the "GO" box will pay 200 coins or credits, the box "BALTICO" will pay 20 coins or credits, etc ... In one way, the boxes IN PRISON and GO TO PRISON have a zero value, in consequently, a player who lands in those boxes will not be paid no credit in the bonus game. In the case of OPPORTUNITY and COMMUNITY BOX boxes, the amounts of payment represent the average payment amounts that can be wait to land in OPPORTUNITY and COMMUNITY BOX, respectively. In one way, the two OPPORTUNITY and BOX boxes THE COMMUNITY will pay, on average, 62.4 currencies or credits in the bonus game.

TABLE D-3 Payment information of CAJA DE LA COMMUNITY

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TABLE D-4 Payment information OPPORTUNITY

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The various results of OPPORTUNITY and BOX OF THE COMMUNITY, and its payment values, probabilities and values expected in one way are identified in the tables D-3 and D-4, indicated. In general, OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY CASE results include fixed currency value awards (for example "EXPIRATION OF LIFE INSURANCE "\ textdollar 100) or instructions for a movement to a particular square (for example ADVANCE A BOARDWALK), where the indicated box is associated with a prize Fixed coins. As identified in the table D-3, the results of the COMMUNITY BOX go in value of between 10 currencies or credits (for example "COMPETITION OF BEAUTY ", 10 coins) to a maximum of 200 coins or credits (per Example ADVANCE TO EXIT, and BANK ERROR IN YOUR PLEASE). The value middle of the BOX OF THE COMMUNITY box is 62.4 coins or credits As identified in Table D-4, OPPORTUNITY results vary in the value of between 10 coins or credits (for example "SAMPLE OF DOGS", 10 currencies) to a maximum of 1000 currencies or credits (for example ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK).

In one way, the probability of landing on a particular box is predefined and stored in a table of probability of occurrence in game memory. The CPU (370) select a particular box in a way that is consistent with the probability of occurrence table. In general, the table of probability of occurrence could cause certain boxes to  land more frequently than in other squares. In the frame D-2, the "Occ" column identifies a number default results or "occurrences" of each box of the MONOPOLY RODAR AND WIN board game, and the column "Prob" identifies the probability of selecting or "land" in the respective boxes. An inspection of Table D-2 reveals that there is only 1 result, of 12,802 possible results, which will result in the player lands in the PRISON box. Similarly, there are only 1 result, of 12,802 possible results, which will give as result in the player landing in the GO TO PRISON box. Therefore, the probability that the player lands in A PRISION o GO TO PRISON (and thus not get any prize) is very small, 7,811 x 10-5 (ie 1 x 12,802). The probability of landing in the other squares is generally much larger and also corresponds to the predefined number of results or "occurrences" associated with the boxes. By For example, consider the "GO" box. The "Occ" column of Table D-1 indicates that there are 480 results of 12,802 possible results, which will result in the player land in the EXIT box. Therefore, the probability that the player lands in the OUTPUT box (and thereby get a prize of 200 coins or credits) is 0.037494 (ie 480 \ div 12,802). The probability of landing in other spaces is computed from the "Occ" column in a similar way.

Similarly, in a way, the probability of select certain cards CHANGE or COMMUNITY BOX is predefined and stored in a probability of occurrence table In the memory of the game. The CPU (370) selects a card in particular OPPORTUNITY and COMMUNITY BOX in a way that is  related to the probability of occurrence table. In general, the probability of occurrence table could cause certain cards are "taken out" more frequently than other cards. In Tables D-3 and D-4, respectively, the "Occ" column identifies a number default results or "occurrences" that could occur as a result of landing on OPPORTUNITY and BOX OF THE COMMUNITY on the MONOPOLY RODAR AND WIN game board. The "Prob" column identifies the probability of selecting or "take out" the respective results of OPPORTUNITY and BOX OF THE COMMUNITY. The various probabilities of the results of OPPORTUNITY and COMMUNITY BOX are computed by division of number of occurrences of the result in particular by the number total results of OPPORTUNITY or COMMUNITY BOX, depending on  appropriate. For example, consider the result "ADVANCE TO OUTPUT "in COMMUNITY BOX. Table D-3 shows that there are 4 results, out of 100 possible results of BOX OF THE COMMUNITY, which will result in the probability of taking out the "ADVANCE TO EXIT" card (and thereby obtain a prize of 200 coins or credits) is 0.04 (ie 4 \ div 100). TO the result "OUTPUT ADVANCE" is considered below in OPPORTUNITY. Table D-4 shows that there are 12 results, of 300 possible OPPORTUNITY results, such as result of taking out the card "ADVANCE TO EXIT". So, having landed in the OPPORTUNITY box, the probability that the player removes the card "ADVANCE TO EXIT" (and with it get a prize of 200 coins or credits) is 0.04 (i.e. 12 \ div 300). The probability of taking out other cards is computed in a similar way.

The "EV" column identifies the values expected associated with the various boxes (Table D-2), COMMUNITY BOX cards (Table D-3) or OPPORTUNITY cards (Table D-4). These values are computed for each result. when taking the product of the payment value (or average payment value) associated with that result and the probability associated with that Outcome. Therefore, for example, the "GO" box has a expected value of 7.49882831 (ie 200 x 0.037494142) and the "ADVANCE TO EXIT" card (both OPPORTUNITY and BOX OF THE COMMUNITY) has an expected value of 8 (ie 200 x 0.04).

The "Spin / Hit" value represents the number of times, on average, that the game must be played before land in a particular square (Table D-2) or take out the cards in particular of OPPORTUNITY or BOX OF THE COMMUNITY (Tables D-3 and D-4). The "Spin / Hit" column is simply the inverse of the "Prob" values in Tables D2, D-2 and D-4 Therefore, for example the "GO" box has the value of "Roll / Hit" of 26.67 (ie 1 \ div 0.037494142), and the card "ADVANCE TO EXIT" (both in OPPORTUNITY as in BOX OF THE COMMUNITY) has a value of "Roll / Hit" of 25 (ie 1 \ div 0.04).

TABLE D-5 Payment information ROLL AND WIN

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Table D-5 identifies several combinations of symbols, probabilities and expected values associated with the game ROLL AND WIN according to a form of the present invention The combinations include several combinations standard winners, including "777", "3B3B3B", "2B2B2B", "1B1B1B", "ABABAB", "2 Cherry" AND "Cherry"; several combinations that will start the game of ROLL AND WIN bonus including "TioTioTio"; and several combinations that will trigger the multiplier feature MAKE THE DICE ROLL, including "7Rueda7", "3BRueda3B", "2BRueda2B", "1BRueda1B", "ABRuedaAB" and "AnyRuedaCereza", and "TioRuedaTio". In the frame D-5 and the description that follows, "Wheel" is a shorthand annotation for the symbol DICE TO THE AZAR, "3B", "2B", "1B" and "AB" are shorthand annotations for the symbols BARRA-3, BARRA-2, BARRA-1 and ANY BAR and "Uncle" is the shorthand annotation for the symbol TIO PENIQUES BAGS RICH.

The "payment" column identifies the payment amounts associated with the respective combinations in the D-5 table, for 1 coin played. In the case of The standard winning combinations, the payment amounts are predetermined quantities stored in system memory. For example, the combination "777" is a winning combination standard that will grant 50 coins or credits in a set of 1 currency. In one way, coin prizes are multiplied by two for a bet of two coins and multiply by three for one three or four coin bet. The fourth currency grants to player the opportunity to play the bonus game MONOPOLY ROLL AND WIN ™ and does not increase the value of combinations standard winners above the payment amount of the 3 coins Therefore, for example, the combination "777", which, As indicated, you will grant 50 coins or credits in a set of 1 coin, grant 100 coins or credits in a set of 2 coins and 150 coins or credits in a set of 3 or 4 coins.

In the case of combinations that begin on bonus game ROLL AND WIN, payment amounts they represent the average amounts of payment that can be expected in the bonus game. For example, the combination "TioTioTio" will start the ROLL AND WIN bonus game (yes 4 coins or credits are played) that will pay, on average, 81.08796 coins or credits

In the case of combinations that include a "Roll" (GIVEN TO THE TIP '', the payment amounts represent the product of the standard payment (or bonus payment medium) with several multiplier values from 2 to 12 that could result from the multiplier bonus MAKE THE DICE ROLL. For example, "2 7Rodar7" is a shorthand annotation for the combination 7, DRAWING TO THE WHITE, 7 that triggers the DO feature ROLL DICE, and in which a multiplication bonus of "2" is selected in the DO ROLL DICE feature. The payment amount for the combination "2 7Rodar7" is 100, or Twice the result of the combination "777". So similar, "3 7Rodar7" is the shorthand annotation for the combination 7, DICE TO THE AZAR, 7 in which a bonus of multiplication of "3" is selected in the characteristic of MAKE THE DICE ROLL to triple the combination payment "777", etc ...

With the exception of the "TioTioTio" combination, which is only available for 4 coins played, the various combinations including a "Roll" symbol (DICE TO ROSE) are multiplied by two for the bet of two coins and multiplied by three to A bet of three or four coins. The fourth coin gives the player the opportunity to play the MONOPOLY RODAR AND WIN ™ bonus game and does not increase the value of the standard winning combinations above the payment amount for 3 coins. Therefore, for example, the combination "2 7Rodar7" which, as indicated, will grant 100 coins or credits in a set of 1 coin, grant 200 coins or credits in a set of 2 coins and 300 coins or credits in a game of 3 or 4
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The "Prob" column identifies, for standard winning combinations, the odds of hitting the result in a single run. For combinations that include a symbol DICE TO THE WHITE ("Roll"), the value "Prob" takes into account the probability of rolling the indicated multiplier at  same as the probability of "hitting" the indicated result. Where the drums each have twenty two stop positions Drum, as in the RODAR AND WIN ™ game, there are 10,648 (22 x 22 x 22) possible combinations of symbols. The probability of hitting any particular combination in a single run is determined by the division of the number of possible "hits" associated with that combination (which is a function of the number of drum positions of the symbols that support that combination) by the total number of possible combinations (ie 10,648). For example, consider the combination "777". Because there are a SEVEN symbol on the drum (314), a SEVEN symbol on the drum drum (316) and a symbol SEVEN on the drum (318), there is a "hit" associated with that combination. The probability of giving that combination is therefore 9.39 x 10-5 (i.e. 1 - 10,648).

Next, let's consider the various "7Rodar7" combinations. If the multiplier DO ROLL THEM DICE is determined according to the rolling of a pair of dice legitimate, the probability of selecting a multiplier "2X"  or "12X" is 2.7%, the probability of selecting a multiplier "3X" or "11X" is 5.5%, the probability to select a multiplier "4X" or "10X" is a 8.3%, the probability of selecting a multiplier "5X" or "9X" is 11.1%, the probability of selecting a multiplier "6X" or "8X" is 13.9% and the probability of selecting a multiplier "7X" is a 16.7% The probability of "hitting" the combinations "2 7Rodar7 "and" 12 7Rodar7 "is therefore 2.53 x 10-6 (it is say 9.39 x 10-5 x 0.027). The remaining odds are They compute similarly.

The "EV" column identifies the values standardized expected of the different winning results standard of table D-2 for a set of 1 coin, of 2 coins or 3 coins. These values are computed for each result when taking the product of the value of the pay (or value of average payment) associated with that result and the associated probability with that result, divided by the number of coins played. By both, for example, the result "12 7Rodar7" has a value expected 1 coin of 0.0015652 (600 x 2.6087 x 10 - 6 \ div 1), an expected value of 2 coins of 0.0015652 (1200 x 2.6087 x 10 ^ - 6 \ div 2) and an expected value of 3 coins of 0.0015652 (1800 x 2.6087 x 10-6 \ div 3).

The "40 Currency" column identifies the expected normalized values of the different results Standard winners of Table D-2 for a set of 4  coins These values are computed in a similar way to the values expected for 1 coin, 2 coins and 3 coins but it differs because the payment value of standard combinations does not increase by set of 3 coins to one of 4 coins. Therefore, for example, the result "12 7Rodar7" has an expected value for 4 coins 0.00117393 (1800 x 2.6087 x 10-6 \ div 4).

Any of the game machines described so far they can be implemented with the results of the bonus resources, which causes the processor to generate a deferred instruction that can be exercised to improve arousal  and / or the hope of winning in the bonus game. In general, the deferred instruction associated with the bonus resource is can exercise in response to results or events later in the game. For example, the bonus resource is could get in response to a combination (s) of special symbols of the basic game and deferred instruction associated with the bonus resource could be exercised in the bonus game. Deferred instruction could be executed automatically by the CPU in response to certain clues visualized later in the game or could be exercised in Response to the introduction of the player. In a way, the CPU continue to operate in basic mode after a result occurs bonus resource in the basic game. In this way, any number of bonus resource results can occur through several repetitions of the basic game (causing the CPU stores a corresponding number of instructions delayed in game memory) before entering the mode of bonus In one way, the CPU exercises the (s) deferred instruction (s) associated with the bonus resource (s), if any, in the bonus game.

In a way, the game resource of bonus consists of a multiplier (for example 2X, 5X, 10X, etc ...) associated with a deferred instruction to multiply a value displayed later, such as an amount of currency (s) or credit (s) granted otherwise in a game of bonus For example a resource "5X", obtained as the result of a particular result of the basic game, it could exercise in the bonus game to give instructions to the CPU to multiply an otherwise indicated prize of 5 coins for five, resulting in a prize of 25 coins. In otherwise, the deferred instruction associated with the resource of bonus game includes an "override" command that causes the CPU to invalidate or block the execution of an instruction otherwise indicated in the bonus game. For example, a deferred "override" command, obtained in the basic game  as a result of a bonus resource result in particular, could be played in the bonus game to invalidate a "bonus end" instruction found in the bonus game.

While the instruction "end of bonus "otherwise it would have caused the CPU to terminate the bonus game, the exercise of the command of "invalidation" will allow the player to continue the game of bonus With a particular reference to the theme game of MONOPOLY described in this document, a bonus resource could include a "EXIT FREE PRISON" card that can be obtained as a result of a special combination of symbols in the basic game and associated with an instruction of "EXIT PRISON" or in other words to invalidate the instruction nominally associated with the PRISON box. By so much, for example, if the box "IN PRISON" is nominally associated with an "end of bonus ", which causes the CPU to finish the game of bonus, a player who lands in the PRISON box I could exercise a "EXIT FREE PRISON" card to invalidate the nominal instruction to end the bonus and Continue with the bonus game.

It will be appreciated that the present invention has been described in general with reference to particular games ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK ™, REEL ESTATE ™, ONCE AROUND ™ AND ROLL AND WIN ™, based on the MONOPOLY ™ board game but not limited to  These games in particular. For example, since the games mentioned have a basic game in the form of a machine slot machines, the present invention can be implemented with virtually any type of luck or skill game or combination of such games that have results (for example "start bonus" results) that can trigger the Game of a bonus game. The basic game can understand, for example, a video poker game or a blackjack Of video. In addition, the present invention can be based on games of table other than MONOPOLY. Other variations within the objective of the present invention include basic games or games of bonus with different numbers and types of drums and / or symbols, different payment line settings, different coin prize values, different odds, percentages of result, etc ...

While the present invention has been described with reference to one or more particular forms, those with knowledge in the art will recognize that many can be done changes without departing from the objective of the present invention. Every one of these obvious forms and variations is contemplated as that falls within the spirit and purpose of the invention claimed, which is set forth in the following claims.

Claims (17)

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A game machine consisting of: a processor to control a game of luck in a basic mode and in a bonus mode, the processor is operable in basic mode to select one or more results of the basic game and in bonus mode to select one or more bonus game results; at least one screen to display the respective indications of the selected results; means associated with the processor for issuing the game control instructions associated with the respective indications, the game control instructions that include a plurality of nominal executable instructions adapted for execution by the processor when displaying the respective indications and characterized by at least a deferred executable instruction adapted for a deferred execution by the processor, the deferred executable instruction includes an invalidation command executable by the processor in response to indications subsequently displayed, the invalidation command is executable to invalidate an end-of-game instruction associated with the signs displayed later. 2. The game machine of claim 1, in which the override command is executed automatically by the processor in response to indicated indications later. 3. The game machine of claim 1, in which the override command is executed by the processor in response to the introduction by the player. 4. The game machine of claim 2, in which the deferred executable instruction is issued in response to one of the results of the basic game and can be run by the processor in the bonus game. 5. The game machine of claim 4, in which one of the deferred executable instructions indicated issued in the basic game includes an override command executable by the processor in response to the clues displayed in the bonus game. 6. The game machine of claim 4, in which one of the deferred executable instructions indicated issued in the basic game includes an override command executable by the processor to invalidate a result of Final bonus displayed in the bonus game. 7. The game machine of claim 1, in which the deferred executable instruction is issued in response to one of the results of the bonus game and you can run by the processor in the bonus game. 8. The game machine of claim 7, in which one of the deferred executable instructions mentioned which is issued in the bonus game consists of a command of invalidation executable by the processor in response to clues indicated later in the bonus game. 9. A method of operating a gaming machine under the control of a processor in a basic mode and a mode of bonus, the method consists of the steps of: the selection, under the control of the processor, of one or more basic game results in basic mode and one or more bonus game results in bonus mode; the issuance, under the control of the processor, of game control instructions, associated with a plurality of selected results, characterized in that the game control instructions include at least one deferred execution instruction in response to a result of game selected, the deferred executable instruction includes an override command; Y the execution, under the control of the processor, of override command in response to an end result of game selected to invalidate the end of game result. 10. The method of claim 9 in which the result of the selected game occurs while the processor is in basic mode and the end of game result selected occurs while the processor is in the mode of bonus, bonus mode is triggered by a result bonus start while the processor is in the basic mode 11. A game of luck controlled by a processor in response to a bet, the game of luck consists of a plurality of possible randomly selected results and game control instructions associated with the mentioned plurality of selected results, possible outcomes include an end-of-game result and is characterized by a resource and at least one deferred game control instruction that is adapted for deferred execution by the game of luck, including a game normally terminated by said end-of-game result. game, the resource result provides the mentioned processor with the indicated exercise resource with an occurrence of the end-of-game result to execute an override command included in a deferred executable game control instruction to invalidate the mentioned end-of-game result. game and allow a player to continue playing the game. 12. The luck game of claim 11, in which the game of luck includes a basic game and a game of bonus, the basic game includes a start result of bonus to shoot the bonus game, the result End of game occurs in at least one of the games, the basic or the  bonus, the resource result occurs in the basic game and is exercisable when the end of game result occurs in the bonus game. 13. The luck game of claim 11, in which the resource is exercised automatically by the processor when the end of game result occurs. 14. The luck game of claim 11, in which the resource is exercised by the processor when the end of game result in response to the introduction of player. 15. The luck game of claim 11, in which the end of game result is a result that shortens the game, the luck game includes a normally shortened game temporarily due to the shortened result of the game, the result of resource that provides a player with a resource that can be exercise when the result of shortening the game occurs to invalidate The result of shortening the game and prolong playing the game. 16. The luck game of claim 12, in which the result of the bonus resource occurs in the basic game 17. The luck game of claim 12, in which the result of the bonus resource occurs in the bonus game.