Patent ID: 8714555

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one pressure-filled container suspended in a game play area of said gaming device; one or more prizes coupled to each of said at least one pressure-filled container; one or more barriers located in front of said at least one pressure-filled container, each of said one or more barriers having at least one orifice therein providing an opening in said barrier adjacent to a corresponding one of said at least one pressure-filled container; a target arm having a piercing member coupled thereto, said target arm moveable in at least one dimension within said game play area; and a user input interface, wherein, in response to manipulation by a user, said user input interface controls motion of said target arm allowing said user to align said piercing member with one of said at least one orifice and pass said needle through said at least one orifice to impact a corresponding target pressure-filled container of said at least one pressure-filled container.