Patent ID: 6220596
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a game similar to bingo comprising the steps of:(a) providing a matrix having an array comprising three columns of elements and three rows of elements, said columns and rows being arranged such that each of said elements is simultaneously included in one of said columns and one of said rows and is positioned adjacent at least two other of said elements so as to form primary predesignated sets, and each of said columns has at least one header space and each of said rows has a pair of side header spaces and one of a plurality of five letters is positioned in at least some of said column or row header spaces, and at least some of said elements have a designation which is a numeral and at least some of the elements have a composite designation selected from the numeral of said element and one or more letters in the row or column of said letter, and a player selects at least some of the designations of the elements;(b) causing the player to be associated by a physical means with the matrix by having said player assigned to a position adjacent the matrix; and(c) generating a random set of elements by identifying a plurality of combinations of letters and numbers and declaring a winning combination when any of said random sets of elements matches any one of the primary predesignated sets of elements, and whereinif the random set of elements generated in this step does not match any one of the primary predesignated sets of elements, further random sets of elements are successively randomly generated until one of said further random sets of elements matches any one of the primary predesignated sets of elements and the player wins when one of said random sets of elements matches any one of the primary predesignated sets of elements.