Patent ID: 8556701

Claim:
A method for playing a Bingo-like game by at least two players comprising the steps of: displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) including: at least a first n column by m row random symbol display matrix corresponding to a first player, wherein n is at least 2, and wherein each first display matrix has number of display positions defining multiple rows, multiple columns and multiple diagonals; and at least a second n column by m row random symbol display matrix corresponding to a second player, wherein n is at least 2, and wherein each second display matrix has number of display positions defining multiple rows, multiple columns and multiple diagonals; wherein at least one of said first matrices and at least one of said second matrices are positioned so that they have at least one row, at least one column or at least one diagonal aligned with one another; generating and displaying player symbols in said at least one first and at least one second matrix; displaying a plurality of base symbols for potential matching to said symbols of said at least one first and at least one second random symbol display matrix; comparing the base symbols with the symbols displayed in the at least one first and second matrices; and determining whether all of the symbols along any contiguous rows, columns or diagonals of at least one first matrix of said first player and at least one second matrix of said second player are matched and, if so, declaring a winning result.