GB2372132B - An entertainment machine - Google Patents

An entertainment machine

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GB2372132B
GB2372132B GB0103118A GB0103118A GB2372132B GB 2372132 B GB2372132 B GB 2372132B GB 0103118 A GB0103118 A GB 0103118A GB 0103118 A GB0103118 A GB 0103118A GB 2372132 B GB2372132 B GB 2372132B
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entertainment machine
entertainment
machine
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Peter John Farrell
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Bell Fruit Games Ltd
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Bell Fruit Games Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3262—Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
    • G07F17/3265—Influencing the position of stopped moving members to achieve a winning arrangement, e.g. nudging, shuffling, holding
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means

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Expiry date: 20210207