Patent ID: 7811165
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a video dice game having a plurality of stages to be wagered against, each stage representing a roll of the dice, comprising: the video dice game receiving a wager input at the outset of the game according to a number of stages desired to be played, wherein a wager on a stage creates an eligibility for playing that stage; the video dice game initiating play of a first stage of the game by rolling plural dice, wherein each different number appearing on each of the die becomes a respective point-to-match that is stored and displayed, wherein if all die numbers match, a win is experienced and a payout is earned, and wherein play advances to a second stage if the video dice game received a second stage wager input at the outset of the game, independent of whether a win was experienced; the video dice game initiating play of a second stage by rolling the dice; the video dice game determining whether any of the numbers appearing on a die from the second roll match the point(s)-to-match, wherein at least one match is considered a win and play advances to a third stage if the video dice game received a third stage wager input at the outset of the game, but the game is over and any remaining wagers are lost if there is no match, and further wherein for a point matched, a payout is earned, each point-to-match that matches at least one of the dice for the second stage remaining for a third stage, if the video dice game received a third stage wager input at the outset of the game; the video dice game initiating play of a third stage by rolling the dice; the video dice game determining whether any numbers appearing on a die from the third roll match the point(s)-to-match left from the second stage, wherein at least one match is considered a win and play advances to a fourth stage if the video dice game received a fourth stage wager input at the outset of the game, but the game is over and any remaining wagers are lost if there is no match, and further wherein for a point matched, another payout is earned, each point-to-match that matches at least one of the dice for the third stage remaining for a fourth stage if the video dice game received a fourth stage wager input at the outset of the game; the video dice game initiating play of a fourth through n the video dice game making an identical determination for each respective fourth through n