Patent ID: 6863606
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a wagering game which simulates a knowledge base game and in which a player of the game may win an award comprising: providing an electronic database of a plurality of questions for presentation to the player where the questions are separated into a plurality of question groups wherein the question groups offer different potential values to the player and where the question groups with more difficult questions offering higher potential values to the player; providing an electronic database of a plurality of answers associated with each questions for presentation to the player; assigning a value to at least one answer; allowing the player to select the question group; electronically selecting one of said plurality of questions in the selected question group; displaying said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game; displaying a plurality of electronically selected answers associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge based game; electronically selecting one of said answers associated with said electronically selected question; displaying said electronically selected answer to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game; displaying to the player any value assigned to said electronically selected and presented answer in the format of the simulated knowledge based game; and awarding to the player said displayed value wherein the awarded value is independent of the knowledge of the player.