Lottery-type game system with bonus award

Claim 1

A lottery-type game system providing multiple levels of play, comprising: a plurality of playing cards each of which can be purchased by game players for a predetermined price per playing card, each of said playing cards having a plurality of groups of game symbols displayed thereon, with each of said cards including selectively removable means for concealing the groups of game symbols thereon prior to purchase by a player, said means for concealing said game symbols being removed by the player after purchase for providing a first level of play, and a master game card for use in conjunction with said playing cards, at least one of said master game card and said plurality of playing cards having displayed thereon means for establishing the eligibility of a plurality of selected game players having playing cards displaying predetermined selected ones of said game symbols, said master game card including means for identifying at least one of said eligible players, and selectively removable means for concealing said identifying means prior to establishing all of said eligible game players for providing a second level of play, said master game card further including award identifying means comprising a plurality of award values displayed on said master game card, and selectively removable means for concealing said award values, so that said selected one of said eligible players can determine the award to be received by removing the concealing means associated with one of said award values for providing a third level of play.