Patent ID: 6783456
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming method, comprising the steps of:determining that a first player has made a wager; determining that a first player has selected a first game element from a set of game elements, the first game element being known to the first player when the first game element is selected; determining that a second player has made a wager; determining that a second player has selected a second game element from the set of game elements, the second game element being known to the second player when the second game element is selected; selecting a winning game element from the set or game elements; determining a game outcome according to a closeness of the first game element selected by the first player and a closeness of the second game element selected by the second player to a winning game element; determining a payout according the game outcome, wherein the closeness is defined by at least one of mathematical closeness and physical closeness; and awarding the payout to a player according to the game outcome.