摘要 |
A player activated matching jackpot device having a stop button for receiving signals from individual player during game play. The jackpot device is also provided with a plurality of character displays and a plurality of character lamps visibly arranged on the jackpot device, each character lamp corresponding to a character display. During game play the character lamps activate and deactivate one at a time in a predetermined pattern until the player presses the stop button, indicating a character corresponding to an illuminated character display. The jackpot device may also include reel devices, having a corresponding reel band to display each one of said characters sequentially. Each of the reel devices display a selected character in response to signals received from the stop button. Another reel device may also be added to randomly spin to an object character at start, middle, or end of game play and award points to the player who matches this character. The jackpot device advantageously includes a microprocessor that is configured to control and operate different components of the system. The combination of game characters selected by the player during game play corresponds to a value such that an award, such as a number of tickets or coins, is dispensed when a predetermined value or values is achieved. Various lights, scoring indicators and sounds may be added to the attraction and excitement of the game.
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