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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Lawlor, Marengo, IL (US);
Matthew C Coriale, Algonquin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Williams Electronics Games, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2731 / ; 273108 ; 2731381 ; 273236 ; 2731 / ; 2731 / ; 2731 / ;
Abstract
A game of skill, such as a pinball game is integrated with a game of chance, such as a simulation of a board game. A micro-processor based control system permits play of the game of chance when a player achieves game objectives in the skill game. The game of chance is played using random number selection to determine the 'moves' on the simulated board game. The player may continue the game of chance until he wins the game or he may stop at a designated point and return to the game of skill. The game of chance simulation may include a plurality of lights arranged in patterns to simulate board game paths.