Systems and methods for playing a game of chance with bonus feature

Abstract

Systems and methods enable one or more players to play a game of chance. A system includes a processor and a memory device configured to store processor executable instructions that provide a game of chance in which a plurality of house indicia is selected from a pool of house indicia. The processor is programmed to randomly select a plurality of house indicia from the pool of house indicia, provide a random chance of selecting a bonus indicia, and determine a number of matching player indicia that match the selected plurality of house indicia. If a bonus indicia is selected, the processor is programmed to increase the number of matching player indicia.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a memory device configured to store processor-executable instructions that provide a game of chance;   an input device configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value;   a user interface configured to:
 enable a player to select a wager for the game; and 
 enable the player to initiate a cash out operation; and 
   a processor coupled to said memory device for executing the instructions, wherein, when said processor executes the instructions, said processor is programmed to:
 add the monetary value to a credit balance for the player; 
 deduct the selected wager from the credit balance; 
 enable the player to select one or more player indicia; 
 randomly select a plurality of house indicia from a pool of house indicia; 
 provide a random chance of selecting a bonus indicia; 
 determine a number of matching player indicia that includes each selected player indicia that matches one of the selected plurality of house indicia; 
 increase the number of matching player indicia upon a determination that the bonus indicia is selected; and 
 decrease the credit balance in response to the cash out operation. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said processor is further programmed to select the bonus indicia to be an indicia that is not included within the pool of house indicia. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said processor is further programmed to end the game when a predetermined number of the house indicia have been selected. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said processor is further programmed to determine that the player wins a prize when the number of matching player indicia is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of player indicia. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said processor is further programmed to determine that the player wins a prize even when another player playing the game also wins the prize. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the game is a first game of a plurality of games, said processor is further programmed to enable the player to switch from the first game to a second game of the plurality of games. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said memory device comprises a wrapper program module comprising instructions that, when executed by said processor, program said processor to transfer gameplay data from the first game to the second game. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said processor is further programmed to enable the player to start the game on a first device and obtain the result of the game on a second device. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said processor is further programmed to increase the number of matching player indicia by 1 upon the determination that the bonus indicia is selected. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the bonus indicia is one of a plurality of bonus indicia that are randomly selectable by said processor. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said processor is further programmed to select each bonus indicia of the plurality of bonus indicia to be indicia that is not included within the pool of house indicia. 
     
     
         12 . A method of providing a game of chance, said method comprising:
 receiving a physical item associated with a monetary value using an input device of a gaming device;   adding the monetary value to a credit balance;   presenting the game to the player on the gaming device;   receiving an input from the player to select a wager for the game using a user interface of the gaming device;   deducting the selected wager from the credit balance;   enabling the player to select one or more player indicia;   randomly selecting, by a processor, a plurality of house indicia from a pool of house indicia;   providing a random chance of selecting a bonus indicia;   determining, by the processor, a number of matching player indicia that includes each player indicia that matches one of the selected plurality of house indicia;   increasing the number of matching player indicia upon a determination that the bonus indicia is selected;   enabling the player to initiate a cash out operation using the user interface; and   decreasing the credit balance in response to the cash out operation.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising selecting the bonus indicia to be an indicia that is included within the pool of house indicia. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising ending the game when a predetermined number of the house indicia have been selected. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising determining that the player wins a prize when the number of matching player indicia is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of player indicia. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining that the player wins a prize even when another player playing the game also wins a prize. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the game is a first game of a plurality of games, said method further comprising enabling the player to switch from the first game to a second game of the plurality of games. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising transferring gameplay data from the first game to the second game when the player switches from the first game to the second game. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising enabling the player to start the game on the gaming device and obtain the result of the game on another device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising increasing the number of matching player indicia by 1 upon the determination that the bonus indicia was selected. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising selecting the bonus indicia to be one of a plurality of bonus indicia that are randomly selectable by the processor. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising selecting each bonus indicia of the plurality of bonus indicia to be indicia that is not included within the pool of house indicia.