EP 1390924 A2 20040225 - MULTIPLE-STAGE GAME OF CHANCE AND METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING THE GAME
Title (en)
MULTIPLE-STAGE GAME OF CHANCE AND METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING THE GAME
Title (de)
MEHRSTUFIGES GLÜCKSSPIEL SOWIE VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SPIELEN DESSELBEN
Title (fr)
JEU DE HASARD A PLUSIEURS TIRAGES, PROCEDE ET SYSTEME POUR JOUER A CE JEU
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0200755 W 20020221
- US 79226001 A 20010223
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02068071A2] A game of chance for a plurality of game participants that is played in a plurality of drawing stages and a method and system for playing the game are disclosed. Game participants self-select or have selected automatically for them a plurality of playing numbers from a population of numbers that are arranged on a game ticket (100) in a number of columns and/or rows, which are grouped in a plurality of discrete blocks (200, 300). A selection device randomly selects a plurality of winning numbers from the same population in two or more stages. Game participants can win a prize during or at the completion of each drawing stage if all of their playing numbers in designated rows and/or columns match the winning numbers selected in that drawing stage. Thus, game participants can win some prize for matching fewer than all of the winning numbers selected. Moreover, a plurality of winning combinations is possible on each game ticket, producing a plurality of ways to win on a single ticket (100). The game is played online to facilitate determining the number of winning game tickets and the number of winning combinations per winning game ticket; determining the prize payout amount; and authenticating winning game tickets.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63F 3/065 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 02068071A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02068071 A2 20020906; WO 02068071 A8 20031204; AU 2002233530 A1 20020912; EP 1390924 A2 20040225; US 2002149152 A1 20021017
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0200755 W 20020221; AU 2002233530 A 20020221; EP 02700459 A 20020221; US 79226001 A 20010223