ONLINE LOTTERY GAME OF CHANCE AND METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING THE GAME

摘要

A game of chance and a method and system for playing the game for a plurality of game participants that is based on tic-tac-toe. Game participants self-select or have selected automatically for them a plurality of playing game pieces from a population of game pieces. Game participants assign the plurality of playing game pieces into one of a plurality of discrete cells of at least one matrix that appears on each game ticket. A selection device randomly selects a plurality of winning game pieces from the same population of game pieces with or without replacement. Game participants can win a prize if a plurality of their playing game pieces match a plurality of winning game pieces to form one of more winning lines. A winning line comprises a plurality of matched playing game pieces, which are located in adjoining cells of the at least one matrix, forming one or more horizontal, vertical or diagonal rows. Thus, game participants can win some prize for matching fewer than all of the winning game pieces selected. Moreover, one or more winning lines are possible on each game ticket, producing a plurality of ways to win on a single ticket. The game is played online to facilitate determining the number of winning game tickets and the number of wining lines per winning game ticket; determining the prize payout amount; and authenticating at least one winning game ticket.