Patent ID: 7749082

Claim:
An apparatus for enabling a player to play a video game, the apparatus comprising an electronic client device, and the electronic client device being in communication with a network server, wherein the electronic client device is configured to: a) prompt the player to indicate an amount of a bet; b) display a three-dimensional cube, the cube comprising at least two mutually orthogonal faces, each face comprising N 2 squares arranged in an N×N configuration, wherein N is a whole number greater than 1, wherein each of the squares is populated by one of a plurality of symbols, wherein a predetermined portion of the squares defines at least one betting line, wherein the squares in the at least one betting line are located on the at least two faces of the cube; c) determine whether the at least one betting line comprises a winning combination; d) if the at least one betting line comprises the winning combination, i) provide a predetermined credit to the player, the amount of the predetermined credit being related to the specific winning combination; ii) eliminate all squares that are part of the winning combination; iii) shift the remaining squares to replace at least a portion of the squares eliminated in step (ii) by shifting at least one square from one face visible to the player to another orthogonal face visible to the player; and iv) replace the empty squares by randomly generating new squares, wherein each new square is populated by one of the plurality of symbols; and e) repeat steps c) and d) until there is no winning combination in the at least one betting line.