Patent ID: 8038522
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A game playing apparatus for a game of chance, comprising: a game display; an operating system for said game apparatus including a processor, said processor having a program effecting play of said game of chance, said program having at least one payout table and a random number generating subroutine, said operating system further including a memory; an input device through which a player provides a control input to said game apparatus; a wagering input device; and a payout device; said operating system: driving said display to present a plurality of game element locations; registering a selection input by a player of game element locations, where said program limits said selection to less than all of said plurality of game element locations; registering a wager input by the player upon an outcome of said game of chance; determining a game element indicium from a set of gameplay indicia to be displayed in at least said selected game element locations for a gameplay condition, said game element indicium to be displayed in each instance being randomly assigned for each said game element location from the entirety of said set of game element indicia displaying said randomly determined indicium for each said selected game element location; determining an outcome of said game of chance based upon said gameplay condition; and providing a payout, if any, according to a winning condition being determined as established by said payout table.