The present invention includes a template for placing toppling toy objects, such as dominos, in a preselected formation to facilitate toppling. The template includes a plurality of openings in a preselected configuration. Toppling toy objects may be placed on a playing surface in an upright orientation within the plurality of openings of one or more templates. After lifting the template or templates, the toppling toy objects are left standing in a spaced formation as defined by the preselected configuration. The toppling toy template may also include feet to assist in elevating the toppling toy template above the playing surface. Further, one or more template may be utilized, with a backboard, to enable users to keep toppling toy objects in a preselected formation for display purposes.

The present invention includes a template for placing toppling toy objects, such as dominos, in a preselected formation to facilitate toppling. The template includes a plurality of openings in a preselected configuration. Toppling toy objects may be placed on a playing surface in an upright orientation within the plurality of openings of one or more templates. After lifting the template or templates, the toppling toy objects are left standing in a spaced formation as defined by the preselected configuration. The toppling toy template may also include feet to assist in elevating the toppling toy template above the playing surface. Further, one or more template may be utilized, with a backboard, to enable users to keep toppling toy objects in a preselected formation for display purposes.

A game tile shuffler may include a tile container and a tile dispenser. Game tiles may pass between the tile container and the tile dispenser. The tile dispenser may include a chute opening and a tunnel that may split into multiple directions. A tunnel door may direct the game tiles between the multiple directions. The tile dispenser may be capable of identifying individual game tiles prior to dispensing. The game tile shuffler may be operable between a shuffle mode, whereby game tiles are circulated through the device, and a dispensing mode, whereby game tiles pass through the tunnel.

A gaming machine having a number of reels. Each of the reels includes at least one special symbol that in either in an active state or a normal state. Each of the reels is in either a held state or a symbol collection state indicative of a number of special symbols currently collected. During a game, when the number of special symbols of a reel reaches a predetermined number, the special symbols on the reel are in an active state for a next play of the game. While in the active state, when a special symbol is selected for the reel, the reel is in a held state a subsequent play of the game.

A computer-implemented method of administering a player-banked dominoes wagering game on a computer user interface depicting a specialized gaming table and having the steps of providing an electronic depiction of a specialized domino playing table, providing an electronic depiction of at least one specialized set of randomly ordered dominoes tiles each with varying ranks and in accordance with gaming regulations in various gaming jurisdictions, receiving a wager from a plurality of players participating in a player-banked dominoes game to have a wager pot, distributing a domino from randomly ordered domino tiles to a domino playing surface that is shared by all of the plurality of players participating in the player-banked domino game, and determining if the domino played by each player is a valid play according to the game rules, and if so allowing, if not disallowing the domino to be placed in the line of play.

A computer-implemented method of administering a player-banked dominoes wagering game on a computer user interface depicting a specialized gaming table and having the steps of providing an electronic depiction of a specialized domino playing table, providing an electronic depiction of at least one specialized set of randomly ordered dominoes tiles each with varying ranks and in accordance with gaming regulations in various gaming jurisdictions, receiving a wager from a plurality of players participating in a player-banked dominoes game to have a wager pot, distributing a domino from randomly ordered domino tiles to a domino playing surface that is shared by all of the plurality of players participating in the player-banked domino game, and determining if the domino played by each player is a valid play according to the game rules, and if so allowing, if not disallowing the domino to be placed in the line of play.

An electronic gaming machine may present a wagering game in which a player goal is displayed for a player of the electronic gaming machine. In general, the player goal may specify a goal to be achieved by the player in an associated reel game. In one embodiment, such a player goal is displayed on a simulated wheel (or “goal wheel”). During play of the wagering game, the electronic gaming machine may spin and stop the goal wheel to identify one of the player goals displayed on the goal wheel. Likewise, the electronic gaming machine may spin and stop a plurality of reels to display a game outcome. The electronic gaming machine may compare the identified player goal to the game outcome, and if the game outcome matches or otherwise satisfies the player goal, the electronic gaming machine may provide a game award (and/or another game feature, such as a bonus game) to the player.

An instant lottery scratch ticket and method of playing a lottery instant scratch ticket game comprises a plurality of physical tickets, wherein each ticket provides a removable sticker that may provide wins or enhanced wins.

A game piece assembly includes: a front surface formed in a first predetermined shape and including a predetermined number of pips, a back surface formed in a second predetermined shape, a side surface extending between the front and back surfaces, wherein the front surface, the back surface and the side surface define a hollow space that is configured to hold a prize therein in a closed configuration.

A game piece assembly includes: a front surface formed in a first predetermined shape and including a predetermined number of pips, a back surface formed in a second predetermined shape, a side surface extending between the front and back surfaces, wherein the front surface, the back surface and the side surface define a hollow space that is configured to hold a prize therein in a closed configuration.