Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-26
2006-12-26
Coburn, Corbett B. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07153205
ABSTRACT:
A gaming device and method having a multi-game bonus scheme. The gaming device includes a controller, a device for providing a plurality of bonus games related by a plurality of bonus picks and a display device adapted to exhibit at least the bonus games and the bonus picks. Preferably the bonus picks are used in each bonus game. The gaming device includes an advancement ladder exhibited by the display device, wherein the advancement ladder includes at least start, ready and go blocks which must be reached before the player is awarded bonus values. In one embodiment, the bonus game includes a plurality of selections including at an eliminator selection and at least three other selections. When the eliminator selection is picked, one of the other selections is eliminated, and the remaining selections are available to be picked.
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Coburn Corbett B.
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Yoo Jasson
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