Bingo games, gaming devices and game systems having a player bingo indicia grab feature

摘要

In a multi-player bingo type matching game, game players attempt to achieve matching patterns of game indicia associated with assigned game cards. Called game indicia are displayed to the players. The first player to select or grab the called game indicia is permitted to attempt to match the called game indicia to game indicia on their assigned card, while other players are not permitted to use the selected game indicia. If that called game indicia does not match the player's game card, the player loses one or more successive game turns. The winner of the game may comprise the first player who is able to achieve a predetermine winning matching pattern relative to their game card.

主权项

1. A method of presenting a matching game played by two or more players via a gaming system comprising at least one game server, a first gaming machine and at least one second gaming machine, said first and second gaming machines each having a wager accepting device configured to accept an item associated with a monetary value, thereby creating a credit balance, and at least one display device, comprising the steps of:
receiving a wager from a player of said first gaming machine and reducing said credit balance associated with said first gaming machine; receiving a wager from a player of said second gaming machine and reducing said credit balance associated with said second gaming machine; assigning, at said at least one game server, at least one game card to said player of said first gaming machine and at least one game card to said player of said second gaming machine, each game card having a plurality of associated game indicia selected from a set of game indicia; displaying said least one game card assigned to said player of said first gaming machine on said at least one display device of said first gaming machine; displaying said least one game card assigned to said player of said second gaming machine on said at least one display device of said second gaming machine; implementing a plurality of game turns comprising:
selecting, at said at least one game server, at least one called game indicia selected from said set of game indicia and causing said at least one called game indicia to be displayed at said at least one display device of said first gaming machine and said at least one display device of said second gaming machine;determining, at said at least one game server, a first player of said two or more players to select said at least one called game indicia; andpermitting only said first player to attempt to match said at least one called game indicia to said game indicia associated with said at least one game card assigned to said first player, wherein if said at least one called game indicia matches a game indicia associated with said at least one game card assigned to said first player, permitting a match thereof, while preventing each remaining player of said two more players from attempting to match said at least one called indicia to said game indicia associated with their at least one assigned game card even if said at least one called game indicia corresponds to a game indicia associated with the at least one game card assigned to them; and providing a credit balance increasing award when at least one winning game outcome is obtained, said at least one winning outcome comprising at least one predetermined matching pattern relative to an assigned game card.