Appeal No. 2005-0983
Application 09/923,675
playing cards is/are designated and shown to the player on the
video screen of the gaming machine. As the playing cards are
dealt to a player during the regular play of the video poker
game, each dealt card that corresponds to one of the designated
cards results in a match of the designated card. The designated
card that has been matched is shown by highlighting the matched
card on the video screen. When the player has matched all of the
designated cards, the player receives a bonus award. The amount
of the bonus award is based on the number of deals of video poker
that it took to match all of the designated cards.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method of playing a video poker game having a bonus
award feature comprising:
a) establishing a predetermined arrangement of cards as a
winning bonus award;
b) dealing a first initial five card hand to a player;
c) determining whether any of the first initial five cards
match any of the predetermined arrangement of cards and
if any matches occur, noting the matched cards;
d) allowing the player to play out the first initial five
card hand according to the conventional manner of play of
video poker;
e) continuing to deal subsequent initial five card hands and
determining whether any of the cards of each subsequent
hand match any of the predetermined arrangement of cards
and noting the matched cards;
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