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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Inventor:

Craig Michael Schaefer, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Assignee:

IGT, Las Vegas, unknown;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3295 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a skill-based wagering game with an available supplemental skill award. In various embodiments, the skill-based wagering game is a matching game. During play, the player makes skill inputs to attempt to correctly match moving objects to corresponding targets. The gaming system determines a primary award based on how many correct matches the player achieves, which is directly tied to the player's skill level during play. The primary award generally increases as the quantity of correct matches increases. For players who exhibit a high skill level during play (e.g., correctly match all of the moving objects to the targets), the gaming system may also provide a supplemental skill award. The probability of the supplemental skill award being large generally increases as the player's skill level during play increases.


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