GAMING SYSTEM WITH ELIMINATION FEATURE

摘要

A method is described for running a feature on a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming consoles linked by a communication network. The method comprises running at least one elimination round of the feature. A set of participating gaming consoles are determined for the elimination round and a group of options is displayed on the participating gaming consoles. Selections of options from the group are entered by players at the participating gaming consoles and a winning option is displayed from the group of options. Consoles are eliminated from the set of participating consoles unless the winning option was selected at the respective console; and further elimination rounds are commenced unless termination criteria are met. A flashing sequence of lights and sounds may be exhibited to reveal the winning option.

主权项

1. A method of running a feature on a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming consoles linked by a communication network, the method comprising:
running a plurality of elimination rounds of the feature in view of termination criteria to determine a single winner of a jackpot prize, each elimination round comprising: determining a set of participating gaming consoles for the respective elimination round; displaying a group of options on each of the participating gaming consoles; receiving selections of options from the displayed group of options in accordance with selections entered by players at the participating gaming consoles; determining for each of the options in the received selections a probability of the respective option being a winning option for the respective elimination round; deducting entry fees for the options in the received selections from hardware credit meters of the respective participating gaming consoles that provided the received selections; choosing the winning option for the respective elimination from among the group of options based on the determined probability for each of the options being the winning option for the respective elimination round; eliminating consoles from the set of participating gaming consoles unless the winning option was selected at the respective console to obtain a set of remaining gaming consoles; conducting further elimination rounds until a termination criteria are met; and when the termination criteria are met, selecting the single winner from one or more players at gaming consoles that are still in the set of remaining gaming consoles, and awarding the jackpot prize to the selected single winner.