Apparent skill games for use with predetermined outcomes

摘要

A gaming system having a game outcome generator separate from a gaming device, where the gaming device is wirelessly connected to the game outcome generator and, upon a game play request from a player, generates a request for a game play result. The game outcome generator generates a specific game outcome (won amount if the game play is a winning result, or a no-win, 0-value result) and sends it back to the gaming device. The gaming device uses the predetermined result to mimic or simulate a skill based game. The skill based game is designed to play just like an actual skill based game, which may result in poor players not getting the game to a state that has an equivalent value as that which is supposed to be awarded (equal to the predetermined game play). Each game includes a final game event, consistent with the game just played, which enables the game to make up any difference between the actual result of the skill based and the predetermined amount. This preserves the look and feel of the skill based game while allowing the game to award the player the total amount of the predetermined award.

主权项

1. A gaming device-enabled gaming system, comprising:
a physical network that enables communication between components in the gaming device-enabled gaming system; a network host that acts as a game results generator and has a random number generator operably disposed therein, wherein the network host is connected to the physical network, wherein the network host determines and transmits a pre-determined payout amount over the physical network prior to a game play sequence on a gaming device, wherein the payout amount is mapped to a plurality of game end states selected from a universe of game end states; and a plurality of gaming devices in communication with the network host over the physical network, each gaming device having one or more processors, at least one display device, an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value that establishes a credit balance on the respective gaming device, and a cashout button actuable to initiate a payout from the credit balance, wherein each gaming device is configured to receive the pre-determined payout amount from the network host over the physical network, to detect a game play event that selects a bet amount drawn on the credit balance, and to initiate at least one apparent game of skill using at least one of the one or more processors and a secondary game regardless of interactions made by the player during the apparent game of skill, the secondary game being independent and separate of the at least one apparent game of skill and having different goals and rules than the at least one apparent game of skill, wherein the gaming system allows a player to interact with the apparent game of skill, and wherein a game outcome for the apparent game of skill and a game outcome for the secondary game each correspond to the pre-determined payout amount received from the network host over the physical network regardless of the interactions made by the player during the apparent game of skill such that a first portion of the pre-determined payout amount is credited to the player upon completion of the apparent game of skill and a second portion of the pre-determined payout amount is credited to the player upon completion of the secondary game, the first and second portions adding up to the pre-determined payout amount received from the network host over the physical network, wherein each gaming device apportions off payout amounts from awards won during the at least one apparent game of skill to reserve a portion of the predetermined payout amount for the secondary game that must be won by the player in the secondary game.