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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2008
Colin Higbie, Reva, VA (US);
Colin Higbie, Reva, VA (US);
AMI Entertainment Network, Inc., Bristol, PA (US);
Abstract
An amusement device includes a display having a touchscreen and an input component to receive value in order to establish one or more playable credits. The amusement device also includes a controller configured to select and play at least one electronic game. The at least one electronic game is playable by a player to score a plurality of amusement points. The one or more playable credits are used to permit play of the at least one electronic game, and are different than and not based on the amusement points. The at least one electronic game also has a continue feature that provides the player of the amusement device with an option to automatically continue play of the at least one electronic game. The at least one electronic game is configured to require player input during play of the at least one electronic game in order to score amusement points.