Patent ID: 6572471
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming system comprising:a plurality of gaming machines connected to a tournament controller and each gaming machine comprising: display means arranged to display a game being played on the gaming machine; initiating means to initiate the game on the gaming machine; game control means responsive to the game initiating means to control the playing of the game, wherein: the display means is arranged to display at least one game image or game images having a plurality of player selectable zones; the control means includes player zone selection means; a prize being randomly associated with at least one of the player selectable zones, the prize being hidden from the player until the respective player selectable zone is selected, such that if that player selectable zone is selected by the player after the game image is displayed, the gaming machine will indicate to the tournament controller a winning condition, wherein the tournament controller is arranged to initiate a tournament to be played simultaneously on at least two participating gaming machines of the plurality of gaming machines, and monitors the selections of the players of each of the participating gaming machines and substantially simultaneously advises each participating gaming machine of the selections made on each other participating gaming machine, and wherein the game control means of each participating gaming machine reveals selections made by the player of the respective gaming machine and the players of the other participating gaming machines whereby selected zones are removed from player selectable the set of zones available to the player of a gaming machine for selection if already selected by the player of another participating gaming machine and when one or more gaming machines indicate to the tournament controller that a winning condition has occurred, the tournament controller will select the gaming machine that first achieved the winning condition, award a prize to the selected gaming machine and end the tournament.