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  Card gameRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060082064. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/619,206, filed on Oct. 15, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to wagering games. More particularly, the present invention comprises various embodiments of a card game in which players place progressive wagers on a series of cards. The object is to have at least one card in the first tier, which matches the suit and is higher in rank than the single dealer card. Additional wagers involve cards above the first tier, poker card combinations, etc. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Wagering games using various playing card formats have been known for centuries. Many of these games have been incorporated into commercial gambling houses and casinos, where they are enjoyed by players from virtually all walks of life. These various wagering card games range from those having relatively simple rules (e.g., baccarat) to more complex games, such as certain forms of poker and other games that are seldom played at the casino level (e.g., bridge, cribbage, etc.). [0006] Nearly all such games are based upon the principle of comparing a series of cards dealt randomly to the player(s) to a series of cards dealt randomly to the dealer or house, or to those cards of other players. Most such games involve a comparison of various card combinations held by the players or the house (e.g., poker), or a comparison of the count or rank of the cards held by the players and dealer or house (e.g., baccarat, blackjack, etc.). The present inventors are aware of one game in which the dealer draws only a single card, but players do not receive cards in this game. Rather, they place wagers relating to the suit and rank of the card, before the card is shown. The various types of card games noted above tend to be relatively complex, requiring an inordinate amount of time to learn to play well, or have relatively simple rules which result in a boring game after a relatively short time. Thus, a card game solving the aforementioned problems is desired. [0007] The card game provides a three-level progressive wager opportunity for players in a relatively uncomplicated game. Players place their wagers before the cards are dealt, with a single card being dealt face up to the dealer and an initial series of three cards being dealt face up to each player. The object of the game is for the player(s) to have at least one of their three cards be of the same suit and of higher rank than the single dealer card. If this does not occur, the player is out of that hand and no further cards are dealt to that losing player. [0008] However, if the player does have at least one (or more) of the initial three cards which are of the same suit and higher in rank than the single dealer card, the player receives two additional cards. The same basic rule applies to the new fourth and fifth cards dealt, as well. The player may also increase his/her second and third progressive wagers on these additional cards before these cards are dealt, if he/she wishes. Additional wagers may be placed upon other potential outcomes, including multiple winning cards and five-card poker hand combinations. Payouts are progressively higher formless likely outcomes, e.g., multiple winning cards in a player hand and/or certain less frequent poker combinations. [0009] These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0010] FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a wagering table configured for the card game of the present invention, showing its general features. [0011] FIG. 2 is a top plan view of two exemplary player positions for the card game of the present invention, showing a right side winning hand and a "push" or tie for the left player hand. [0012] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a two tier winning hand on the right side. [0013] FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a two tier winning hand on the right side and a first tier winning hand on the left side. [0014] FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a first tier winning hand of three cards on the left side and a single card first tier winning hand on the right side. [0015] FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a three card first tier and a third tier winning hand on the left side. [0016] FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a five card winning hand on the left side. [0017] FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a single card winning hand on the right side in which the single winning card also comprises the high card of a poker hand. [0018] FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions, showing a pair for the winning poker hand on the right side. [0019] FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions in which each player has a poker hand pair, with kings high in the left hand. [0020] FIG. 11 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions in which the left side player has a three of a kind winning poker hand. [0021] FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a pair of player positions in which the left side player has a straight for the winning poker hand. Continue reading... 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