Patent ID: 7410168

Claim:
A method for playing an instant win lottery game, comprising the steps of: displaying a first set and a second set of community game elements to a player on a scratch-off instant win lottery ticket, each set of community game elements including five game elements; displaying a first set and a second set of player game elements to the player on the scratch-off instant win lottery ticket, each set of player game elements including two game elements; displaying a first set and a second set of opponent game elements to the player on the scratch-off instant win lottery ticket, each set of opponent game elements including two game elements; determining a first highest player winning set for the player based upon the potential combination of the first set of player game elements and the first set and the second set of community game elements; determining a first highest opponent winning set for an opponent based upon the potential combination of the first set of opponent game elements and the first set and the second set of community game elements; determining a second highest player winning set for the player based upon the potential combination of the second set of player game elements and the first set and the second set of community game elements; determining a second highest opponent winning set for an opponent based upon the potential combination of the second set of opponent game elements and the first set and the second set of community game elements; determining if either the first highest player winning set, the second highest player winning set, or both, are winners with respect to the first highest opponent winning set and the second highest opponent winning set, respectively; and determining a prize for the player, if either the first highest player winning set, the second highest player winning set, or both, are winners.