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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6491296 | Arcade game with spinning wheel bonus An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermine... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6454648 | System, method and article of manufacture for providing a progressive-type prize awarding scheme in an intermittently accessed network game environment The present invention provides a system, method, and article of manufacture for providing a progressive prize awarding and redeeming scheme in an intermittently accessed network gaming system. A host server of a network system transmits a beginning prize ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6015344 | Prize redemption system for games The present invention provides a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses. A game is provided on a game apparatus for a player to play in exchange for monetary input, and prize credits are credited to the player based on the game.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6012722 | Skill-based water gun game Disclosed is a skill-based water gun game. In one embodiment, a water gun game apparatus includes a water tub and a water gun. The water tub has an inner chamber and an outer channel that forms a loop around the inner chamber. The inner chamber and the ou... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6007426 | Skill based prize games for wide area networks The present invention provides a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses. The prize redemption system includes a server in communication with the game apparatuses to form a wide area network that may include the Internet. A game ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5967514 | Multi-player ticket redemption arcade game An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermine... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5888115 | Interactive funnel amusement device The present invention provides an interactive funnel amusement device. The interactive funnel amusement device allows a user to interact with the interactive funnel amusement device to a greater extent than prior art funnel devices. In one embodiment, the... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5882258 | Skill-based card game A method and apparatus for providing a skill-based card game. A game apparatus displays cards on a display screen. The cards are provided from a deck to played by a player according to rules of the card game, where the player can make moves during the gam... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5860648 | Golfing game including object sensing and validation An arcade game including an object sensor for detecting a playing piece directed by a player. A target field including at least one target receives the directed playing piece, and the sensor determines the identity and a position of the playing piece. A s... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5816918 | Prize redemption system for games The present invention provides a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses. A game is provided on a game apparatus for a player to play in exchange for monetary input, and prize credits are credited to the player based on the game ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803451 | Arcade game having multiple score indicators A skill-based game including multiple score indicators is disclosed. The skill-based game preferably involves rolling a playing piece down a playing surface towards targets, and allowing the user to use the targets to manipulate multiple score indicators,... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5769424 | Arcade game for stacking directed playing pieces A game method and apparatus includes a playing surface having a player end and a target end and a target provided at the target end. The target includes a channel on a planar target surface that is inclined and receives multiple playing pieces, such as ba... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5743523 | Multi-game system with progressive bonus An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermine... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5733193 | Boxing arcade game An arcade game including a movable object such as a punching bag for a player to repetitively hit or strike during a game. The bag is suspended from a frame structure that is adjustable in height to accommodate differently-sized players. A sensor is posit... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5704612 | Arcade game with color sensing apparatus An arcade game including a number of playing pieces having distinct colors and a number of targets associated with at least one of the distinct colors. A sensor apparatus is arranged to sense the color of a playing piece received by a target. The targets ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5700007 | Ticket redemption arcade game An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermine... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5697611 | Redemption-type arcade game with game token return A redemption-type arcade game apparatus with a game token return. A token receiving mechanism on the game apparatus receives a game token or coin having a monetary value from a player. A game having a finite duration is started on the game apparatus in re... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5676371 | Arcade games An arcade game including an inclined playing surface, a playing piece which can be directed down the playing surface, and a vibration apparatus operative to overcome the frictional forces between the playing piece and the playing surface. The vibration me... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667217 | Roll-down arcade game An arcade game including an inclined playing surface and a coin directing mechanism. A coin hopper forces multiple coins through the coin directing mechanism and onto the playing surface for each activation of a button by the player. The player can direct... | 09/16/1997 |
