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Wagering game using cards and diceWagering game using cards and dice description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080079218, Wagering game using cards and dice. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]Not applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH [0002]Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]The present invention relates to a game and method for playing a game involving the use of both cards and dice. As legalized gaming continues to expand throughout the world, and in particular, in the United States, there is an ongoing need for new games of chance. Despite the number of creative minds expending a great deal of energy in creating new games, the vast majority of these games do not find their way into casinos, due to various shortcomings such as slow pace of play, complex rules, poor player odds, and in some cases, the lack of a significant payout opportunity. Because of these hurdles, games typically found in a casino generally comprise traditional choices such as blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, and various versions of poker. Even with the limited number of existing traditional table games, casinos have been slow to integrate new table games. [0004]An additional reason for casinos' resistance to adoption of new table games is the rise in popularity of electronic gaming machines, wherein casinos have apportioned a higher percentage of their floor space for electronic gaming machines. In most cases, however, a table game may be adopted into an electronic format; a viable table game, therefore, can almost always provide a complimentary electronic gaming machine embodiment. [0005]In order to provide casino patrons with a variety of gaming opportunities and novelty, there exists, therefore, an ongoing need for new table games which are exciting to play, which have relatively simple rules for quick mastery, and which provide reasonable odds to a player for winning. SUMMARY [0006]Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention provide a wagering game having the desired characteristics and which adds the novelty of using both dice and cards, which is an unusual manner of play not found in casinos at this time. [0007]In a live embodiments of the present invention, a table game layout, three dice, and a deck of cards provide the basis for a wagering game. The instant invention can be played individually on a small table (similar to blackjack) or in a group on a large table (similar to craps). Centered on the number 8, play combines the action of rolling the dice with drawing a card to determine the final outcome of the hand. Betting options are available on the roll, the draw, and the hand. [0008]Basic play resembles blackjack, the betting on the dice roll is similar to Sic Bo, and betting on the card draw is similar to roulette. Additionally, raise betting is provided for in a manner which is unique, as is the method of combining dice and cards to provide a single game. Because it utilizes the feel of several traditional casino games, but provides new original features with simple rules of play, the instant game satisfies the needs of casinos and players alike. [0009]The underlying method in the various embodiments of the instant game involve combining a die roll with subsequent card draw to form the player's and dealer's hands. Three dice are used, one each colored white, red, and black, plus a standard 52-card playing deck are used to play the game. Point values for the cards are assigned as in traditional casino games such as blackjack or baccarat (i.e., numbered cards are worth their face value, and face cards are worth 10). The suits have no rank, but the color of the suit (red or black) is important in matching with the red or black colored dice. Similarly, the point values of the dice are the face value or pip count, with six-sided dice being preferred. [0010]In individual play for each hand, a player places an initial bet (ante) and rolls the three dice, after which the dealer draws a single card for the player. In a multi-player casino environment, each player rolls a set of dice and is dealt a card in sequence. The card and the colored die corresponding to the color of the card's suit form the dealer's hand; the off-color die and the white die form the player's hand. To determine hand values, the dealer either adds or subtracts the count values of the card and the die, whichever yields the highest value closest to 8. The player's dice are totaled in a similar manner. The leading digit for values over nine is dropped as in baccarat (e.g., if the player's dice are both six, the resulting hand is two rather than twelve). The winner is the one with the highest total closest to eight; winning hands result in a one-to-one payout, and ties (push) result in cancellation of bets on the hand. [0011]In addition to the basic initial bet on the hand, additional optional bets are available. Before the player rolls the dice, a bet may be made which covers three paying combinations of the dice: (1) three identical results on the three dice, which pays eight to one; (2) a run of consecutive numbers on the three dice, which pays two to one; and (3) a natural total of eight on three dice, which pays three to one with a bonus option to roll for a better potential hand. After the dice are rolled, but before cards are dealt, a player may make a raise bet on the outcome of the hand up to half the value of their initial bet. Payoff on the raise bet is one-to-one, as with the initial bet, and this is essentially the only play decision the player must make. Finally, players may make bets on the card drawn by the dealer, including bets as to suit and value. A bet as to suit is a bet on the color of the suit revealed, red or black, and pays one-to-one. A bet on the value of the revealed card is a bet that the card drawn is a ten-value card; this bet pays two to one. [0012]In group play, a single player rolls the dice for the group in a manner similar to craps, and the dealer deals one card for the group as well. Betting options in addition to those available during individual play are available and will be described in more detail herein. As is apparent, the instant game provides a simple, easily understandable, and fast-paced game which is unique and novel. These and other features of the instant invention as described in more detail herein will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013]FIG. 1 Playing table for individual play [0014]FIG. 2 Playing table for group play [0015]FIG. 3 Flow chart depicting the order of game play for individual play [0016]FIG. 4 Flow chart depicting the order of game play for group play [0017]FIG. 5a Expected value calculations of winning the hand [0018]FIG. 5b Expected value calculations of winning the roll bet in individual play [0019]FIG. 5c Expected value calculations of winning the draw and table bets in group play Continue reading about Wagering game using cards and dice... Full patent description for Wagering game using cards and dice Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Wagering game using cards and dice patent application. 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