Systems and methods for playing a game of chance with bonus feature

摘要

Systems and methods enable one or more players to play a game of chance. A system includes a processor and a memory device configured to store processor executable instructions to provide a game of chance in which a plurality of house indicia is selected from a pool of house indicia and in which one or more player indicia is provided. The processor is programmed by the instructions to randomly select a predetermined number of house indicia from the pool of house indicia, provide a random chance of selecting a bonus indicia, determine whether a winning number of matching indicia has been achieved by identifying each player indicia that matches one of the selected predetermined number of house indicia, and present a bonus to the player upon a determination that the bonus indicia matches a player indicia and that a winning number of matching indicia has been achieved.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a memory device configured to store instructions that are executable by a processor to provide a game of chance; an input device configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value; a user interface configured to:
enable a player to select a wager for the game of chance; andenable the player to initiate a cash out operation; and a processor coupled to said memory device for executing the instructions, wherein, when said processor executes the instructions, said processor is programmed to:
add the monetary value to a credit balance for the player;deduct the selected wager from the credit balance;provide a plurality of matrix sizes for player cards to be used during the game of chance;enable the player to select one of the plurality of matrix sizes to be used during the game of chance;enable the player to select a plurality of player cards having the selected matrix size, wherein each player card of said plurality of player cards comprises one or more player indicia;randomly select a predetermined number of house indicia from the pool of house indicia during a draw of house indicia;provide a random chance of selecting a bonus indicia during the draw of house indicia;determine whether a winning criterion has been achieved for each player card of said plurality of player cards by matching a winning number of the one or more player indicia of each said player card with the selected house indicia, regardless of whether a pattern is formed by the matched player indicia;present a bonus to the player upon a determination that the winning criterion has been achieved for at least one player card of said plurality of player cards and that the bonus indicia matches a player indicia of the one or more player indicia for said at least one player card;increase the credit balance based on at least one of the achievement of the winning criterion and the bonus; anddecrease the credit balance in response to the cash out operation.