Patent ID: 6386975
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A wagering game in which a player enrolls in a predefined manner and, upon enrolling, is assigned a unique set of symbols (symbol-set), said symbol-set consisting of a combination of commonly-recognized unique indicia such as; numerals, alphabetical characters, animal figures, names of precious metals or gems, colors or their names, household objects or other common unique indicia subject to differential characterization,said symbol-sets ordered in a predetermined progression determined by a position, such as numerals in the first position, alphabetical characters in the second position, then animal figures in the third position, and so forth; the wagering game proceeding by addressing, one position at a time, each position in the predetermined progression, and selecting, by predetermined means, said unique indicia one at a time from a collection of unique indicia assigned to that position until only one unique indicia remains unselected in each position, thereby identifying said unique indicia from the symbol-set assigned to the player which has survived the selection process; and whereby the player assigned said unique indicia is identified as a winner of the wagering game for the first position, the winner being eligible to continue playing the wagering game in the next position of the predetermined progression.