METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARYING POTENTIAL RESULTS BETWEEN PLAYS IN A BINGO GAMING SYSTEM

摘要

A method includes receiving a first game play request at a bingo player station when the bingo player station is in a first game state (303) and assigning a result for the first game play request according to a first pattern table (304). The first game state corresponds to a first result indicator state displayed by the bingo player station, and the first pattern table includes a number of first result levels with each first result level corresponding to a respective set of one or more bingo patterns and to one or more first result symbols. The method further includes placing the bingo player station in a second game state (308) responsive to an aspect of the result assigned for the first game play request. The second game state corresponds to a second result indicator state that is graphically different from the first result indicator state. With the bingo player station in the second game state, the method further includes receiving a second game play request at the bingo player station (310) and assigning a result for the second game play request according to a second pattern table (311). The second pattern table includes a number of second result levels with each such result level corresponding to a respective set of one or more bingo patterns and to one or more second result symbols. However, the second pattern table may be distinct from the first pattern table such as in terms of the content of the pattern table for example. Ultimately, the bingo player station is returned from the second game state to the first game state in response to some reset event (312).