Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Memory or matching games
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-15
2005-11-15
Coburn, Corbett (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Memory or matching games
C463S016000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06964416
ABSTRACT:
The method includes a bonus game associated with a base game that allows players to use skill and memory to determine the outcome of the bonus game. Players are prompted at the beginning of the bonus game to select at least a first and then a second game space from an array of game spaces, revealing previously hidden indicia. The player continues the selections for a predetermined period of time or until some event occurs, terminating the selections. Bonus payouts are awarded in the event the revealed indicia match. Alternative embodiments include allowing players to qualify for a “sneak peek”, wherein all or some hidden indicia on the game space array are revealed for a short period of time, and random shuffling of the indicia to different game spaces.
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McClintic Monica A.
Mottes Julie A.
Tessmer Michael T.
Vorias William E.
Coburn Corbett
IGT
Marshall & Gerstein & Borun LLP
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