System And Method For Conducting A Wagering Game

Abstract

A device includes a data processor executing program instructions for a wagering game. The program instructions include receiving a wager and a selection set from a player. A selection is received from the player, or randomly chosen, to locate a multi-spot template comprising a pattern of multiple spots on a matrix. An outcome set is selected and the player is rewarded in accordance with a pay table for matches between the selection set and the outcome set. The multi-spot templates are examined for a bonus trigger condition such as all the spots in the multi-spot template containing members of the outcome set. If a bonus trigger condition is fulfilled, a bonus feature is conducted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented system for conducting a wagering game played by a player, comprising:
 a display device displaying:
 a game set comprising a plurality of consecutively numbered spots arranged in a matrix, 
 at least one multi-spot template shaped to cover a plurality of the spots and positioned on the matrix, and 
 a selection set comprising at least one of the plurality of spots on the game set; and, 
   an input device for receiving, from the player, the selection set.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented system of  claim 1 , the input device further receiving, from the player, a location for positioning the at least one multi-spot template on the matrix. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented system of  claim 1 , further comprising a processor for randomly determining a location of the at least one multi-spot template on the matrix. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a processor for generating an outcome set comprising a plurality of numbers of the game set.   
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented system of  claim 4 , the input device further receiving a wager from the player;
 the display further displaying at least one award payable to the player based upon (a) the wager, and (b) matches between the outcome set and one or both of the selection set and the plurality of spots covered by the multi-spot template.   
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented system of  claim 5 , the display device further displaying a bonus feature when a number of outcome set spots in common with the plurality of spots covered by the multi-spot template equals or exceeds a predefined threshold. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented system of  claim 1 , the plurality of spots covered by the multi-spot template being different from the plurality of spots of the selection set. 
     
     
         8 . A method for conducting a wagering game with a player, the wagering game having a game set including a plurality of consecutively numbered spots, the method comprising:
 receiving, from the player using an input device, a selection set comprising at least one of the plurality of consecutively numbered spots of the game set;   randomly determining, via at least one processor, a position of a graphical representation of a multi-spot template on a graphical representation of the game set, wherein the multi-spot template has a visual shape for covering a plurality of spots on the graphical representation of the game set.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising
 determining, via the at least one processor, an outcome set based upon the game set; and   comparing, via the at least one processor, the plurality of spots of the game set covered by the at least one multi-spot template to the outcome set to determine a number of template covered outcome set spots.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising determining, via the at least one processor, if a bonus trigger condition is met based upon the number of template covered game set spots that match outcome set spots and a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising performing a bonus feature if the bonus trigger condition is met. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the multi-spot template covers two or more adjoining spots on the game set. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising
 determining, via the at least one processor, a pay table based upon a wager by the player, a number of spots in the selection set, and a number of spots covered by the multi-spot template; and   determining, via the at least one processor, an award to the player based upon the pay table and the number of spots common to the outcome set and one or both of (a) the selection set and (b) the number of template covered outcome set spots.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the step of performing the bonus feature comprises selecting additional one or more numbers for the outcome set and repeating the steps of comparing, determining and performing. 
     
     
         15 . A method for conducting a wagering game with a player, the wagering game having a game set including a plurality of consecutively numbered spots, the method comprising:
 receiving from the player, using an input device, (a) a selection set comprising at least one of the plurality of consecutively numbered spots of the game set, and (b) a position of a multi-spot template, within a graphical representation of the game set arranged as a matrix, having a visual shape for covering a plurality of spots on the graphical representation; and   displaying, on a display visible to the player, the graphical representation, the selection set, and the multi-spot template.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising:
 determining, via at least one processor, an outcome set based upon the game set; 
 comparing, via the at least one processor, the plurality of spots of the game set covered by the at least one multi-spot template to the outcome set to determine a number of template covered outcome set spots; 
 determining, via the at least one processor, if a bonus trigger condition is met based upon the number of template covered outcome set spots and a predetermined threshold; and 
 performing a bonus feature if the bonus trigger condition is met. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the multi-spot template covers two or more adjoining spots on the game set. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining, via the at least one processor, a pay table based upon a wager by the player, a number of spots in the selection set, and a number of spots covered by the multi-spot template. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising determining, via the at least one processor, an award to the player based upon the pay table and the number of spots common to the outcome set and one or both of (a) the selection set and (b) the number of template covered outcome set spots. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the step of performing the bonus feature comprises selecting additional numbers for the outcome set and repeating the steps of comparing, determining and performing.