Patent ID: 7393280
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating play of a group game, comprising: in each of a plurality of plays of individual games played by a plurality of players at respective gaming machines, generating an outcome for the individual game, the outcome being one of a plurality of outcomes including at least a first set of outcomes and a second set of outcomes; displaying a first group of cells and an associated first value payout, each cell in the first group of cells capable of being designated with a designator in response to any player of the plurality of players achieving one of the outcomes in the first set of outcomes, wherein the designator indicates the gaming machine at which said one of the outcomes in the first set of outcomes was generated; designating a corresponding cell of the first group of cells with the designator responsive to an occurrence of any outcome from the first set of outcomes if the outcome generated for the individual game is from the first set of outcomes; displaying a second group of cells and an associated second different value payout while displaying the first group of cells and the associated first value payout, each cell in the second group of cells capable of being designated with the designator in response to any player of the plurality of players achieving one of the outcomes in the second set of outcomes, wherein the designator indicates the gaming machine at which said one of the outcomes in the second set of outcomes was generated the second group of cells being non-overlapping with the first group of cells; designating a cell of the second group of cells with the designator responsive to an occurrence of any outcome from the second set of outcomes if the outcome generated for the individual game is from the second set of outcomes; and providing the first value payout if each of the cells in the first group of cells is designated; and providing the second different value payout if each of the cells in the second group of cells is designated, wherein the first value payout is associated with only the first group of cells and is displayed in association with only the first group of cells and the second different value payout is associated with only the second group of cells and is displayed in association with only the second group of cells; and apportioning at least one of the first value payout among a first plurality of players or the second value payout among a second plurality of players, wherein apportioning the first value payout or the second value payout comprises apportioning based on the number of designations of each gaming machine in the designated cells of the corresponding first group of cells or the second group of cells.