Abstract: The invention relates to a Keno-type game of chance variation incorporating a means for graphical automated play and calculation of the player's payout. The game includes a playing board divided into a grid of adjoining geometric figures with a surrounding border. Each figure has at least three sides, three corners, or a curvilinear edge. Means for randomly selecting a predetermined number of geometric figures and for identifying their groupings is provided. These groupings include figures having at least one side, corner, side or corner, or curvilinear edge in common with another figure in the grouping. Means for identifying and displaying the grouping containing the largest number of selected figures, for determining the associated payout, and for crediting the payout to a player are provided. A means for sequentially displaying the selected figures identifies and displays a first grouping containing a minimum number of figures.

Abstract: A method and device for playing a game. The device comprising a video screen for displaying a playing board wherein the playing board comprises an array of squares, access for accepting a bet from a player, a selector for a player to select a pattern of squares on the playing board, a template generator, a random number generator for selecting, at random, squares within the playing board, a scanner to calculate the number of randomly selected squares which are contained within the template for each different position in which the template is included within the playing board, a calculator for determining the payout for a winning position and for tallying the winnings and crediting the winnings to the player.