Gaming device and method for individual, head to head and tournament play

Claim 2

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions including reels which control ordinance means, and means for electing three types of player interaction.

Claim 3

The machine of claim 1 wherein said displaying means includes plural sector grids each having an address location, some of said address locations having nautical icons thereon, means responsive to gaming machine outcomes for firing ordnance upon said sector grids, means for tabulating hits on said nautical icons, means for tabulating hits which miss said nautical icons, and means for awarding credits to a player as a function of said tabulating means.

Claim 4

The machine of claim 2 wherein said displaying means includes a plurality of reels which controls said means for firing ordnance, said ordnance firing means configured as artillery pieces located at a periphery of sector grids on said display means and operatively linked to indicia on said reels.

Claim 5

The machine of claim 3 wherein said nautical icons are visible during normal play.

Claim 6

A gaming method, including the steps of: initializing at least one machine, accepting a wager, electing group gaming or head to head competition in addition to individual gaming, enabling a first chance means, said first chance means triggering events in second and third chance means and rewarding outcomes of said chance means, said chance means including or chance means.

Claim 7

A gaming method, including the steps of: initializing at least one machine, accepting a wager, electing group gaming or head to head competition in addition to individual gaming, enabling a first chance means, said first chance means triggering events in second and third chance means and rewarding outcomes of said chance means, said chance means including or chance means.

Claim 8

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: a plurality of reels, means to actuate said reels, means responsive to displays on said plurality of reels to actuate a keno game having a kenotype and a nautical ordnance game having nautied icons.

Claim 9

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: a plurality of reels, means to actuate said reels, means responsive to displays on said plurality of reels to actuate a keno game having a kenotype and a nautical ordnance game having nautied icons.

Claim 10

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, wherein said displaying means includes plural sector grids each having an address location, some of said address locations having nautical icons thereon, means responsive to gaming machine outcomes for firing ordnance upon said sector grids, means for tabulating hits on said nautical icons, means for tabulating hits which miss said nautical icons, and means for awarding credits to a player as a function of said tabulating means, wherein said displaying means includes a plurality of reels which controls means for firing ordnance, said ordnance firing means configured as artillery pieces located at a periphery of said sector grids on said display means and operatively linked to indicia on said reels.

Claim 11

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, wherein said displaying means includes plural sector grids each having an address location, some of said address locations having nautical icons thereon, means responsive to gaming machine outcomes for firing ordnance upon said sector grids, means for tabulating hits on said nautical icons, means for tabulating hits which miss said nautical icons, and means for awarding credits to a player as a function of said tabulating means, wherein said displaying means includes a plurality of reels which controls means for firing ordnance, said ordnance firing means configured as artillery pieces located at a periphery of said sector grids on said display means and operatively linked to indicia on said reels.

Claim 12

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, wherein said displaying means includes a plurality of reels which controls means for firing ordnance, said ordnance firing means configured as artillery pieces located at a periphery of sector grids on said display means and operatively linked to indicia on said reels.

Claim 13

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, wherein said displaying means includes a plurality of reels which controls means for firing ordnance, said ordnance firing means configured as artillery pieces located at a periphery of sector grids on said display means and operatively linked to indicia on said reels.

Claim 14

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, further including said displaying means includes plural nautical icons susceptible to hits or misses wherein said misses on said nautical icons correlates to a keno outcome.

Claim 15

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, further including said displaying means includes plural nautical icons susceptible to hits or misses wherein said misses on said nautical icons correlates to a keno outcome.

Claim 16

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: a display including a plurality of reels, ordnance means for deploying said ordnance on said display, said plurality of reels controlling said ordnance means.

Claim 17

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: a display including a plurality of reels, ordnance means for deploying said ordnance on said display, said plurality of reels controlling said ordnance means.

Claim 18

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: a display having plural nautical icons thereon, said nautical icons correlate to a keno outcome.

Claim 19

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: a display having plural nautical icons thereon, said nautical icons correlate to a keno outcome.

Claim 20

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, said displaying means having a nautical theme including nautical icons located on a display and correlating to a keno outcome, means for firing ordnance, said display including a plurality of reels which controls said ordnance firing means.

Claim 21

A gaming machine, comprising, in combination: means for displaying three distinct gaming propositions, and means for electing three types of player interaction, said displaying means having a nautical theme including nautical icons located on a display and correlating to a keno outcome, means for firing ordnance, said display including a plurality of reels which controls said ordnance firing means.

Claim 22

The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein said three types of player interaction comprise: tournament play; head to head competition with another player; or individual play.

Claim 23

The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein said three distinct gaming propositions comprises: a first gaming proposition defined by a plurality of reels having a series of outcomes some of which bestow an award; second and third gaming propositions defined by a display having at least a two dimensional Cartesian coordinate system upon which plural icons are to be contacted such that contact with said icons fulfills said second gaming proposition and failure to contact said icons fulfills said third gaming proposition.

Claim 24

The gaming machine of claim 6 wherein said keno game and said nautical ordnance game are simultaneously actuated whereby nautical ordnance misses constitute keno plays having a potential winning outcome.

Claim 25

The machine of claim 7 wherein said nautical icons are obscured during bonus play and a player controls sector grid ordnance firing.

Claim 26

The machine of claim 16 wherein the player is allotted a predetermined number of ordnance during bonus play.

Claim 27

The machine of claim 17 wherein said displaying means further includes plural nautical icons susceptible to hits or misses wherein said misses on said nautical icons correlates to a keno outcome.

Claim 28

The machine of claim 18 wherein said electing means enables solitary play.

Claim 29

The machine of claim 19 wherein said electing means enables head to head play.

Claim 30

The machine of claim 20 wherein said electing means enables tournament play.