Patent ID: 6612576
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A63F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for use in playing a game of chance comprising:a plurality of playing cards, each of the playing cards including game symbols displayed thereon; at least one of said playing cards displaying winning game symbols; a master game card for use in conjunction with the plurality of playing cards, the master game card including a plurality of playing areas representing a plurality of playing levels; the plurality of playing areas including a first playing area representing a first playing level and at least one successive playing area representing an additional playing level; each of the playing areas including indicia having at least one award identifier for identifying an award and at least one winning game symbol associated with said identified award; the first playing area including indicia having at least two award identifiers collectively having at least two different winning game symbols; and, each of the successive playing areas including indicia having at least one award identifier which includes a winning game symbol of a type not present in any of the previous playing areas, wherein said at least one laying card displaying winning game symbols displays a first of the winning game symbols associated with said first playing area in a first location on said playing card and displays a second winning game symbol associated with one of the successive playing areas in a second location on said playing card, spaced from said first location.