| CPC G07F 17/329 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A physical lottery ticket comprising:
a base comprising a substrate;
a board on the substrate, the board comprising a plurality of borders that define a plurality of adjacent spaces on the board, the plurality of adjacent spaces arranged in a continuous pattern;
multiple symbol sets printed on the substrate in the plurality of adjacent spaces on the board defined by the borders, wherein a plurality of the symbol sets are different, wherein each of the symbol sets comprises a plurality of symbols comprising one of a shared symbol and an un-shared symbol, and wherein a plurality of pairs of the symbol sets are connected by the shared symbol of that pair of symbol sets;
a plurality of different color-coded indicators on the substrate, each different color-coded indicator indicating the plurality of symbols of a different one of the plurality of the symbol sets for a potential completion award associated with that symbol set, wherein for each shared symbol, two of the different color-coded_indicators indicate that shared symbol as a last symbol of a first symbol set of a pair of the symbol sets connected by that shared symbol and a first symbol of a second symbol set of the pair of the symbol sets connected by that shared symbol;
multiple player symbols printed on the substrate;
a removable covering formed on the substrate and covering the player symbols; and
a paytable printed on the substrate, the paytable indicating a first award associated with a first quantity of the symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, and the paytable indicating a second award associated with a second quantity of the connected symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, wherein the symbol sets, the color-coded indicators, the player symbols, and the paytable co-act to determine a value of the physical lottery ticket.
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