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7618313 |
Electronic word puzzle
A word puzzle device, method and apparatus, is disclosed which is based on the popular “find a word,” and “form a word” games. The puzzle employs logical structures to scramble an initial...
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7614945 |
Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus
A color or brightness selected from a plurality of preset colors or brightnesses is set for each of a plurality of puzzle elements, and the plurality of puzzle elements are located and displayed on...
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7591722 |
Gaming device having board and converting chip game
In the game, instead of filling up an entire board as is done in the known Othello® game, a certain amount of moves are made by the game, such as two moves, while the player makes a same amount of...
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7585216 |
Sound generating puzzle
A puzzle includes a base having a receiving area, a plurality of puzzle pieces sized for placement on the receiving area and adapted to form an assembled image, a sound generator, and an electrical...
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7559836 |
System and method for administering a progressive jackpot limited to a bonus round
A method and apparatus that can be used by a casino to maintain a bonus round progressive jackpot that can be earned during a bonus round. When a player plays a slot machine and gains entry into a...
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7549924 |
Instant messaging embedded games
Instant messaging systems and methods are disclosed. The systems and methods allow users to play competitive and collaborative games using an instant messaging client application. The client...
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7549919 |
Jukebox entertainment system having multiple choice games relating to music
Entertainment system based on a multiple choice competition games, including: a remote server and at least one terminal operable to communicate with the server over a communications network,...
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7544129 |
Gaming device having multiple selection groups with related picks
A game for a wagering gaming device including a plurality of levels of selections. The game provides the player with a number of picks. When the player makes a pick from one of the selection...
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7524243 |
Central determination poker game
An poker game which provides a predetermined outcome to a player. In one embodiment, a plurality of playing cards are provided to a player wherein one or more of the provided playing cards are...
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7507157 |
Peripheral information and digital tells in electronic games
An indication of actions by participants taking part in an interactive environment that can represent peripheral information or tells (i.e., not essential to participating in the environment) are...
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7497778 |
Lottery game based on words or phrases
A word-based lottery game wherein a player buys a ticket with a word or set of words and may win a prize if the outcome of a draw confers a win status to one or more words in the ticket. The draw...
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7497777 |
Gaming machine and computer-readable program product
In a machine main unit 1 , the execution order of actions of all characters is calculated and the calculated execution order is displayed on a screen. The execution order of actions of the...
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7481705 |
Financial trading game
A game and particularly an electronic game that simulates trading securities on an exchange. The game is preferably played as a video gaming machine for gambling purposes. A computing device is...
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7480656 |
Active validation of network devices
A system and method for actively validating a network device is provided. Nodes in a network game community are prompted to engage in interrogation and response to facilitate the identification of...
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7478110 |
Game-powered search engine
The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates an interactive game-powered search engine that serve the purposes of both users who may be looking for information as well...
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7467998 |
Puzzle game apparatus, storage medium storing puzzle game program, and puzzle game controlling method
A puzzle image to be solved, and a duplicating block for creating a duplicate character as a copy of a player character are displayed. The duplicate character is, on the basis of at least a fact...
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7462104 |
Method of conducting an interactive competition
An interaction competition provides an entertaining enjoyable environment for a player to compete against a celebrity in a head-to-head trivia game. The questions may be associated with the...
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7431648 |
Method of conducting a wagering game with continuous depletion
A method of conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. The player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager,...
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7431301 |
Creating notable nonrandom patterns in games to encourage play
Tools and techniques are provided for creating nonrandom notable patterns in elements of games of chance which are traditionally random and hence lack such patterns. Players are notified of the...
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7425178 |
Live and electronic wagering and lottery game
A method and device is set forth for playing a game where an inventory of game indicia is arranged in a random but established, serial order. For each hand of play the player makes a wager and game...
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7425175 |
Match game program
A game apparatus includes a CPU core. The CPU core firstly displays a field defined by a first side and a second side and shows a fixed block in the field. Then, the CPU core executes a player game...
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7424388 |
Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon
Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a...
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7422521 |
Method of determining skill level in a tournament setting
The present invention is directed to a method of determining a most skilled individual from a group of individuals in a tournament setting over a computer network. A method of determining skill...
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7419430 |
Wagering game for tracking various types of wager inputs
A gaming system includes a plurality of linked gaming machines and a controller coupled to the gaming machines. The gaming machines are used for playing one or more wagering games having a...
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7416488 |
System and method for playing a game of skill
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for playing a game of skill in a networked environment. A host server transmits a game data packet to each participant after receiving a...
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7407437 |
Word based lottery game
A lottery terminal apparatus and method of playing a word based lottery includes a value input device, a display unit and a lottery input unit for receiving alphabetical game play information...
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7374485 |
Gaming machine with player predictable volatility
A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event...
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7374481 |
Rotating pattern matching board game
A sequencing game is provided with a housing and a microprocessor disposed within the housing. A plurality of manually operable controls are affixed to the housing and are in communication with the...
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7367883 |
Method of operating a selection game
A method of operating a game comprising displaying a plurality of selectable objects associated with a characteristic. A first player selection and a subsequent player selection are received. The...
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7364509 |
Systems and methods for facilitating a wager
Methods and systems of facilitating a wager include, a computer implemented method of facilitating a wager between players. The method may include receiving an initial offer from an initial player...
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7364506 |
Gaming machine with a graphical indicator
A wagering game in which a graphical indicator may be used to identify a positive outcome, or a negative outcome, or where multiple graphical indicators may be used to identify and distinguish both...
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7359876 |
Simulated trading system with awards to participants based on portfolio net profits
A simulated trading system allows a user to set up an account with a predefined portfolio of nonzero value, such as a portfolio of a predefined cash amount, and make trades to and from that...
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7351150 |
Fantasy sports live
The purpose of this invention is to change and add to the way fantasy sports games are played by creating an online, virtual live interactive video game that uses fantasy sports statistics as its...
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7351148 |
Electronic sequence matching game and method of game play using same
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method of game play for an electronic sequence matching game the may include a pair of elongated stick member that may be operatively coupled...
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7341455 |
Method and system for training traders
Systems and methods are provided which enable students to participate in a simulated, electronic trading environment. The concept is one where the eSpeed rules based system and GUI may be used to...
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7335098 |
DVD player based Tic-Tac-Toe TV video game
A DVD Player based Tic-Tac-Toe game played utilizing the capabilities of a DVD player via either a stand alone DVD Player or a software-based DVD Player on a computer. The game is limited to a...
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7331857 |
Gaming system
A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to...
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7326115 |
Gaming device and method having a first interactive game which determines a function of a second wagering game
A gaming device including a first player interactive game requiring one or more player inputs which result in an outcome. The outcome does not result in an award provided to the player. In one...
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7311596 |
Decision support system and method of operation thereof
A decision support system comprises a decision repository with at least one stored game play decision for a particular hand held by a player and a corresponding first card held by a dealer, in a...
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7311595 |
Systems and methods for coding competitions
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to...
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7309280 |
Gaming machine, server, and program with image of real player
A gaming machine, with which a plurality of players play a game against each other, is provided so as to enable the players to perform realistic tactical interactions with each other. In a...
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7300345 |
Method and computer-readable medium for deploying characters in a game
An object of the present invention is to deploy soccer players in optimum positions in a soccer game. As means for achieving this object, a base position and ability parameters of player characters...
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7300058 |
Rewarding detection of notable nonrandom patterns in games
Tools and techniques are provided for creating nonrandom notable patterns in elements of games of chance which are traditionally random and hence lack such patterns. Players are notified of the...
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7293235 |
Predicting avatar movement in a distributed virtual environment
A method and apparatus for predicting the likelihood of an avatar under the control of a user in a virtual environment moving with a predetermined range of a boundary as disclosed in which the...
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7291065 |
Method for controlling diffusive game
A diffusive game, comprising: a diffusive space having a plurality of regions; a plurality of variables for being put into the regions and producing actions in the regions. Each variable has an...
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7285044 |
Party play DVD game
A DVD game that employs a method for randomly shuffling through a large set of video and/or audio clips using a DVD player is disclosed. The DVD game may be used as a parlor-type game including a...
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7281928 |
Method and apparatus for conducting a competition using a divided literary work
The invention provides a method of advertising by conducting a competition using a literary work that is divided into a plurality of distinct parts and formed into playing pieces, each piece...
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7275987 |
Virtual world system, server computer and information processor
Objects which are created in conformity with the data format of objects to be handled in a virtual world are offered to users on the terminal computers of the users independently of the virtual...
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7275746 |
Crossword puzzle board game
The crossword puzzle board game provides for competitive play in the solving of a crossword puzzle by two or more players. Players attempt to solve the puzzle by solving selectively revealed clues...
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RE39830 |
Method for apparatus for recording and playback of multidimensional walkthrough narratives
A method and apparatus for recording and playback of multidimensional walkthrough narratives. A three dimensional modeling language is used to automatically create a simple three-dimensional...
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