Method and apparatus for play of a game with negative outcomes

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US 20060252517A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0252517 A1
WALKER et al. (43) Pub. Date: NOV. 9, 2006
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAY OF A Related U.S. Application Data
GAME WITH NEGATIVE OUTCOMES
(63) Continuation of application No. 10/787,356, ?led on
Feb. 26, 2004, Which is a continuation-in-part of
('76) Inventors. Jay s_ WALKER’ Ridge?elda CT (Us); application NO. 10/420,981, ?led on Apr. 22, 2003.
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US); . . . .
Stephen C- Tuney’ pair?elds CT (Us); (60) ggoélgignal applicatlon No. 60/450,466, ?led on Feb.
David F. Zucker, Winnetka, IL (U S); ’ '
Andrew D‘ Rogers’ Menlo Park’ CA Publication Classi?cation
(US); Geo?rey M. Gelman, Stamford,
CT (US); Daniel E. Tedesco, (51) Int. Cl.
Huntington, CT (US) A63F 13/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. Cl. ............................................... .. 463/25; 463/20
Correspondence Address: (57) ABSTRACT
WALKER DIGITAL
2 HIGH RIDGE PARK Method and apparatus are described for conducting a sec
STAMFORD, CT 06905 (Us) ondary game at a gaming device. In various embodiments,
a player may acquire equity in the secondary game in such
forms as a location of a game character, a number of
(21) Appl, No.1 11/428,726 symbols aggregated, a degree of completion of a puZZle, or
a defensive provision. Certain symbols or outcomes in a
primary game, hoWever, may cause the player to lose equity
(22) Filed: Jul. 5, 2006 in the secondary game.
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GAMING CASINO
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DETERMINE THAT PLAYER HAS
EQUITY WHICH MAY BE DEBITED
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GENERATE OUTCOME OF
THE GAMING DEVICE
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DETERMINE THAT THE OUTCOME
IS A NEGATIVE OUTCOME
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REDUCE BALANCE BY MORE
THAN WAGER AMOUNT
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