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Game assembly and a method for playing a gameRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforGame assembly and a method for playing a game description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070158910, Game assembly and a method for playing a game. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to a game assembly and to a method for playing a game and more particularly to game assembly and to a method for playing the game of blackjack which includes a bonus round which is played before the game of blackjack is played. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The game of blackjack is popularly played in many, if not all, the countries of the world, and typically requires the "hand" (e.g., the cards) of each player to be compared and evaluated against those of the dealer. The general object of the game is to obtain a hand having a value of twenty-one or less. Should the hand have a computed value which is greater than twenty-one, the player automatically loses. A player "wins the hand" if the value of the player's hand is less than twenty-one but greater than the value of the dealer's hand. Typically, the player "loses the hand" if the value of his hand is equal to the value of the dealer's hand. Sometimes, a "push" is declared and neither the player nor the dealer have a greater computed hand value. To compute the value of a hand, the value of each card in the hand is added until a final amount is determined. For purposes of such counting, the actual value of each card is utilized. If a card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten, then the actual value of the card is utilized. A value of ten is assigned to each jack, queen, and king. Further, an ace is designated as having a value of one or eleven, depending upon the desire of the holder of the card. For a complete overview of the game of blackjack, the reader is directed to the books Basic Blackjack by Stanford Wong and Blackjack Wisdom by Arnold Synder. These books may be ordered from the website entitled www.conjelco.com and are each fully and completely incorporated herein by reference, word for word and paragraph for paragraph. [0003] While the game of blackjack is well known, it is regarded by many as being boring, especially if played for a relatively long period of time. Further, with the relatively large increase in gaming establishments, each playing the same games, it has been difficult for these gaming establishments to differentiate themselves and increase their market share based upon their suite of offered games. One well regarded way of a gaming establishment to differentiate itself it for it to offer a new and novel game which becomes very popular in a very quick or fast manner. [0004] The present invention overcomes these previously delineated drawbacks in a new and novel fashion and by way of example and without limitation addresses these drawbacks in a new and novel fashion. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] It is a first non-limiting object of the present invention to provide a game assembly and a method for playing a game which overcomes the various previously delineated drawbacks of prior game assemblies and game methodologies, including but not limited to those which have been previously delineated. [0006] It is a second non-limiting object of the present invention to provide a game assembly and a method for playing a game which overcomes some or all of the previously delineated drawbacks associated with prior game assemblies and game methodologies and which, by way of example and without limitation, increases the popularity of playing a blackjack game. [0007] It is a third non-limiting object of the present invention to provide a game assembly and a method for playing a game which overcomes some or all of the previously delineated drawbacks associated with prior game assemblies and game methodologies and which, by way of example and without limitation, increases the revenue received by a gaming establishment. [0008] According to a first non-limiting aspect of the present invention, a game assembly is provided and includes a playing portion having a bonus position and two separate card playing portions which are adapted to be playably controlled by a single player, the playing portion further having a third card playing portion which is adapted to be playably controlled by a dealer; and a plurality of playing chips. [0009] According to a second non-limiting aspect of the present invention a method for playing a game is provided and includes an initial bonus playing round; and a blackjack playing round thereafter. [0010] According to a third non-limiting aspect of the present invention, a method for playing a game is provided and includes the steps of placing a certain amount of money in a certain bonus position; providing four cards to a player, wherein the face portion of each of the four cards are exposed; providing two cards to the dealer, wherein only one of the two cards has a face portion which is exposed; and paying the player a bonus amount only if at least two of the four cards constitute a blackjack. [0011] According to a fourth non-limiting aspect of the present invention, a method for playing a game is provided and include the steps of placing a certain amount of money in a certain bonus position; providing four cards to a player, wherein the face portion of each of the four cards are exposed; providing two cards to the dealer, wherein only one of the two cards has a face portion which is exposed; and paying the player a bonus amount only if the value of the poker hand comprising the four cards dealt to the player and the one card which was dealt to the dealer and which has an exposed face portion is greater than a certain value. [0012] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a reading of the detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, including the subjoined claims, and by reference to the following drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] FIG. 1 is a game board which is made in accordance with one non-limiting aspect of the present invention and which may be used to play the various non-limiting game methodologies of each non-limiting embodiment of the invention; and [0014] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the sequence of steps associated with the game methodologies of the various embodiments of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION [0015] Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a game board or playing portion 10 which is made in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment of the invention and which may be used to selectively play the various gaming methodologies of the present invention. [0016] Particularly, game board or portion 10 includes a playing portion 12 which may be, in one non-limiting embodiment, adapted to be removably attached to or to selectively overlay the top of a table or other flat structure. In one non-limiting and selectively removable embodiment, the playing portion 12 may be constructed from plastic, felt, or another type of commercially available material. Alternatively, the game portion 12 may be integrally formed within a structure, such as within the top of a table or imprinted upon this structure. [0017] As shown, the playing portion 12 includes substantially identical card reception portions 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 36 and, in this embodiment, these portions 14-36 are arranged in pairs. Particularly, the pairs are respectively formed by portions 14, 16; 18, 20; 22, 24; 26, 28; 30, 32; and 34, 36. Proximately and respectively positioned to each such pair 14, 16; 18, 20; 22, 24; 30, 32; and 34, 36 is a substantially identical and respective bonus playing portion 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, and 50. It should be realized that while the portions 14-36 are shown as being substantially circular in shape, that nothing in this description is meant to limit there geometric configuration in this manner. Rather, the shape of these portions 14-36 may be generally elliptical, oval, square, rectangular or of any other desired shape and size. Further, the portion 14-36 may not even be substantially similar in size and shape. Moreover, the shape of portions 40-50 may also be of substantially any desired geometric configuration, such as an "x", a dot, a circle, a square, or any other shape or size and that these portions 40-50 may also have a dissimilar size and shape and any desired geometric configuration. [0018] As is further shown in FIG. 1, the playing portion 10 includes a substantially square or rectangularly shaped playing portion 54 which is meant to be proximate to a dealer and to contain the cards which are played by the dealer in the manner which is discussed in greater detail below. In one non-limiting embodiment, portion 54 is referred to as the "dealer rack" portion and is the area in which the chips are kept for the gaming establishment which are used by the dealer to pay or take player bets. Further, the playing portion 10 includes an arcuate separation portion 60 which separates the dealer's cards and play portion from the player's playing portion. Portion 60 may also be of any substantially desired shape and size. In one non-limiting embodiment, portion 60 is referred to as "the insurance line" and allows a "side bet" to occur during a game or round or hand of blackjack. Particularly, this "insurance side bet" is only played when the dealer receives two cards and the first card which has an exposed face portion and which is controlled or given to the dealer comprises an ace. If this occurs, during a round or hand of blackjack, then the players can place a bet, within portion 60, that the exposed card and the second unexposed card of the dealer cooperatively form a blackjack or cooperatively total twenty-one. The allowed bet is typically one half of a players' original blackjack wager, for each portion 14-36 that the player controls. If the dealer has a blackjack, then the players who bet within portion 60 receive twice the amount of money which they respectively bet. This betting occurs after the bonus round, discussed below, and before the blackjack round begins. It should be appreciated that the playing portion 12 may also have any desired shape and size and that nothing in this description is meant to limit the playing portion 12 to any particular size and shape and that the playing portion 12 may be formed in the top of a table or other such object. It should be further appreciated that playing portion 10) may also reside upon a computer, operable under stored program control, and played electronically. [0019] Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown a flowchart or methodology 66 which includes a sequence of steps which cooperatively comprises the various gaming methodologies of the invention. Continue reading about Game assembly and a method for playing a game... 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