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Amusement Devices: Games > Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles Therefor Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforCard Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles Therefor patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/17/08 - 20080012228 - Story based card game A story based card game has a series of sequential rounds, the card game comprising a plurality of sets of location cards, one set of location cards for each of a plurality of locations associated with an aspect of the story, each set of location cards including one card for ... 01/17/08 - 20080012225 - Apportionment of pay out of casino dice game with escrow A method of a house apportionment of a bonus value is used to pay during play of a bonus game. Entry of the bonus game is achieved during play of an underlying game of chance. The method of house apportionment includes steps of awarding the player a portion of the ... 01/10/08 - 20080007003 - Method of playing a poker-type game There is provided a method of playing a poker-type game amongst a large number of players located at remote locations. The method includes the steps of dividing a standard 52-card deck into a reserve and a player deck, so that the reserve contains 16 randomly selected cards and the player ... 01/03/08 - 20080001359 - Card game A card game that includes a first deck and a second deck of standard playing cards, a hat and a game board to facilitate playing of the card game. The first deck includes a complete set of fifty two standard playing cards and are utilized to facilitate a first round ... 12/27/07 - 20070296150 - Smart discard rack for playing cards A discard rack moves and reads suit and rank of individual cards. The cards are provided to a card infeed area and moved to a card collection area. Both suit and rank of each card is read in the card infeed area or between the card infeed area and the ... 12/20/07 - 20070290443 - Wagering game involving card ranges A wagering game wherein a player is dealt a card and the dealer is dealt a card, and a player wins if a player's card and the dealer's card are of equal rank, or if a player is dealt a second card that falls in rank between a player's card ... 12/13/07 - 20070284821 - Blackjack game with bingo aspect A variation of casino blackjack that includes a bingo type side game. A scoreboard is prominently displayed to the players which comprise indicator lights representing conditions of either the dealer's hand or a player's hand. When each condition is satisfied, the respective indicator light on the scoreboard is lit. When ... 11/29/07 - 20070273096 - Card game system A card game system, which is for playing a battle game in which a character and an opponent make an attack on each other based on information recorded in a card, includes an attack control device that controls, when attack content identification information recorded in the card is read by ... 11/15/07 - 20070262527 - Poker-type card game and method therefor A poker-type game capable in which participants compete against a dealer in hands whose number of cards progressively increase. Play begins with two cards dealt to a dealer and two cards dealt to each player. Whoever has a superior two-card hand must place a wager into a transitional wagering area. ... 11/15/07 - 20070262525 - Method for playing a poker game This variation of 5-card poker is played with a standard poker deck (52 cards), and uses the standard valuation of hands. During play, the players are playing both their own hand and a “party hand”. Improving one's hand, and, if applicable, wagering, requires exchanging cards from the hand one is ... 11/15/07 - 20070262524 - Three card blackjack A blackjack variation that can be played in a casino. A player is dealt three cards and can take the best two or three card hand out of the three cards. A dealer is dealt three cards and can take the best two or three card hand out of the ... 11/08/07 - 20070257436 - Waterleaf limited Domino wagering games are disclosed in which a player or players place a wager on which domino will be selected, the domino being selected with a domino roulette style wheel or by being revealed after selection from a boneyard. The wagers are based on a bet type as provided in ... 11/08/07 - 20070257435 - Passive learning system for international code flags or signaling flags A passive learning system is provided herein. The passive learning system may comprise a plurality of cards which define a deck of cards. Each card in the deck of cards may define a front surface and a back surface. The front surface may have a unique card identifier, corresponding flag ... 11/01/07 - 20070252333 - Beat the dealer 21 card game A method of playing the card game of Twenty-one or “Black Jack” involving a variation modification which allows a player to place a side wager in addition to the initial wager or ante, wherein the side wager allows a player to win if one of the printed cards grouped together ... 11/01/07 - 20070252332 - Building card kit A building card kit including a character, a plurality of building cards and printed material relating to at least one of the characters and the plurality of building cards. Each of the building cards preferably has at least one side thereof provided with indicia relating to the character. ... 11/01/07 - 20070252331 - Casino card game A casino card game requires each player to make an Ante wager and allows each player to also make a Bonus wager at the same time. Three cards are then dealt to each player and one card to the House. At that time, each player can fold or make a ... 10/18/07 - 20070241507 - Method for adding qualifier to casino games An improvement to two groups of wagering games with at least one player hand and a dealer hand. In one group, the gaming pieces in a hand are divided into two or more sub-hands. In the other group the games include a Reverse Bet and/or a Push Bet. Games may ... 10/18/07 - 20070241502 - Poker game and apparatus for play thereof A poker card game and apparatus for its play are disclosed, particularly adapted for casino play, in which each player in a given game, using only a single dealt hand, plays simultaneously separately against the dealer (the house) and against the other players. Betting for the two lines of play ... 10/18/07 - 20070241501 - 21 combo blackjack A gaming method is disclosed and comprises: dealing at least one card to at least one player and to the dealer; requiring each player and the dealer to select a community card value from a set of predetermined community cards; allowing each player and the dealer to decide whether to ... 10/11/07 - 20070235939 - Wagering method including a push bet A method of wagering in the games of Pai Gow and Pai Gow Poker, comprising a wager, called a push bet, that a particular player hand will push with the Dealer hand. This wager can be settled with the same pool of money that is used for bets that a ... 10/11/07 - 20070235937 - Modified blackjack game A method for playing a modified version of blackjack is provided. The modified blackjack game involves a competition between several players, each of whom plays conventional blackjack against the “house”. The objective is to win the most money from wagering. The cards are dealt from a shoe, and at least ... 10/11/07 - 20070235936 - Method and apparatus for playing a poker game In a poker game, where one or more players can play against the house, using a standard fifty-two card deck. Wherein players place their first bet after the cards have been dealt. All cards, twelve total, are dealt face-up exposing six 2-card hands. Players have the option of wagering on ... 10/04/07 - 20070228654 - Card game The present invention provides a method of playing a card game comprising the steps of providing a dealer, providing at least one player, providing a playing surface that displays a plurality of cards having graphical elements, the at least one player selecting at least one player card on said playing ... 09/27/07 - 20070222154 - Gaming system and method for multiple play wagering A gaming method and system which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins, losses, or ties of a game of chance and having the option of withdrawing from a consecutive wins, loss or tie bet before reaching the number of consecutive ... 09/27/07 - 20070222153 - Set of playing cards and card game In a set of playing cards for a playing a wagering game, each card bears on a playing face a letter of the alphabet and a numerical score value associated with said letter of the alphabet. The set is divided into twenty-six series of cards, each series representing a different ... 09/27/07 - 20070222152 - Unique set of game pieces in the form of a new type of playing card deck The article of invention is a unique set of playing cards derived from a combination of features derived from traditional playing cards and domino set. This provides for new possible games to be developed. ... 09/20/07 - 20070216100 - Method and apparatus for simulating games of chance with cards A method and system for simulating games of chance using cards are disclosed using a shuffler to shuffle a set of cards and dispensing one or more cards. Current regulations prohibit certain game operators from using certain games such as traditional craps and roulette. By simulating those games with cards, ... 09/20/07 - 20070216098 - Wizard blackjack analysis Blackjack table of a type used in a casino. Has an imprint of a 5, 6, or 7 circles, Squares or customs spots. Blackjack can be dealt from one to eight decks of cards. Prior to the dealing of any cards, all players must make a wager up to the ... 09/20/07 - 20070216097 - Hold'em table game A method of playing a house-banked casino card game includes dealing player cards to a player, dealer cards to a dealer, and community cards to form a player hand and a dealer hand. The players are provided with options to place wagers, wherein a number of placed wagers in play ... 09/20/07 - 20070216096 - Poker-type game A novel method of playing a poker-type game is disclosed wherein in a single deal a player is given the opportunity to bet twice against posted house odds, bet against a dealer hand, and bet against the other players. Each player makes initial wagers against the house odds and the ... 09/13/07 - 20070210521 - Team poker game A team-poker tournament includes having at least two teams play poker either for a predetermined period of time, a predetermined number of hands, or until the members of one team have no chips remaining. A team captain may call a timeout and implement strategic moves. ... 09/13/07 - 20070210520 - Method of playing card games The present invention relates to games and, more particularly to card-type games which are particularly suitable for use in gaming establishments. ... 09/13/07 - 20070210518 - Number game I Jacinta Lawson designed a game in which two players take turn making five moves that will place their chosen numbered cell into their allowed position in the invention. Their chosen numbered cell must be a cell the when summed with any previously played number that is next to it ... 09/06/07 - 20070205559 - Casino game with player choice (u-pik) In a wagering game, after receiving an initial wager from the players, at least one card is dealt to each player. At least two community cards are dealt to a community card area Subsequently, each player places a Pick wager to select among the at least two community cards. A ... 09/06/07 - 20070205558 - Poker game variation with option card A method of playing a modified poker game comprises multiple deals. Each deal comprises the steps of (a) dealing a predetermined number of hole cards to each player face down; (b) dealing a predetermined number of community cards face up; (c) allowing each player the option of receiving an option ... 09/06/07 - 20070205557 - Card game, deck of cards and method for playing a card game A deck of playing cards includes a fist set of twenty “identity” cards having a similar design of a first color on a back surface thereof and a picture of an item and a distinctive color on a front surface thereof. A single product being displayed on a single card. ... 08/30/07 - 20070200297 - Poker-type card game method A poker-type card game that combines the benefits of limit, pot-limit and no-limit wagering into a single game. At least one round of wagering is of a pre-determined limit, pot-limit or no-limit, while at least one other round of wagering within the same game is another of a pre-determined limit, ... 08/23/07 - 20070194533 - Card game with combination paytable The present invention provides a game for play by a player using a plurality of cards, with each of the cards having a card value associated therewith. The game includes a wager posted by the player, at least two cards provided to the player, and a paytable listing a plurality ... 08/23/07 - 20070194532 - Wagering game with player selected cards A wagering card game where a player is presented with a mandatory set of card(s), a first set of card(s) and a second set of card(s). The player must choose either the first set of card(s) or the second set of card(s), and then a poker hand is formed using ... 08/23/07 - 20070194531 - Spelling poker card game A spelling poker card game includes a deck of cards and a plurality of tokens. The deck of cards are a set of poker cards that also include letters of an alphabet. A plurality of wild cards provide additional letters, such as vowels. Each player makes the strongest poker hand ... 08/09/07 - 20070182100 - Melding card games with solving component The present disclosure is directed to card games, and more particularly to card games in which players play to form certain card combinations or “melds,” in order to collect information that in turn allows the players to solve a puzzle. ... 08/09/07 - 20070182099 - Card game variant using suited blackjack There is disclosed a game having a first player and a second player. The first player may wager against the second player. The first player may be dealt a first hand. The second player may be dealt a second hand. The first hand may have a first card and a ... 08/09/07 - 20070182098 - Card game A method of playing a card game includes dealing each of a plurality of players one card face up and two cards face down, dealing four community cards face up, wherein each community card is usable by any player to form a five-card poker hand, exposing the two face down ... 08/02/07 - 20070176365 - Modified blackjack game A method for playing a modified blackjack game between at least a dealer and one player. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one standard deck of playing cards, having at least one player place a wager, wherein the outcome of the wager is determined by conventional blackjack ... 08/02/07 - 20070176364 - Method of playing a bonus wager for a hold'em-type poker game A method of playing a bonus for a Hold'em-type poker game wherein at least one card is dealt to each player hand and at least one card is dealt as community cards. A player wagering on the bonus wins if a subset of the community cards has a predetermined combination. ... 07/26/07 - 20070170653 - Pai gow game with supplemental bet The present invention provides a game for play between a player and a dealer including an initial bet, a set of player cards, and a set of dealer cards. The player cards are arranged into at least first and second player hands, while the dealer cards are arranged into at ... 07/26/07 - 20070170652 - Poker game variants and methods thereof A method of playing a two card poker game is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one deck of playing cards including two wild cards, and receiving an ante from a player to play the game. A player is permitted to optionally place additional wagers. The ... 07/26/07 - 20070170651 - Modified poker game A gaming method is disclosed and comprises: providing at least one player with at least one pocket card; dealing three community cards; allowing the player to either check or place a bet before the third community card is dealt; and allowing the player to create a poker hand comprising: the ... 07/26/07 - 20070170649 - Educational games Educational games are provided that include a plurality of sets of tiles or cards or an electronic version thereof, where each tile or card contains a number, a letter of an alphabet, a mathematical symbol or any other symbol that can be used in a mathematical equations, a word, a ... 07/19/07 - 20070164515 - Poker blackjack game A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places a first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play. Players may optionally place an additional wager or side bet corresponding to a five-card poker hand ... 07/12/07 - 20070158910 - Game assembly and a method for playing a game A method for playing a game and a game assembly 10 in which the game of blackjack is played only after a certain bonus round is played. Particularly, the bonus round requires a separate bonus bet and is based upon the value of a poker hand which is formed by ... 07/12/07 - 20070158909 - Learning system and method and trivia game implementing same The present invention provides a progressive fact or trivia game. In one embodiment, the present invention is implemented as a series of cards, each having a unique multiple choice question as well as a unique number or other identifying indicia placed conspicuously thereon. After each possible answer to the question, ... 07/12/07 - 20070158907 - Multi-function playing element and method of using in a card or tile game A card game that includes both wild and skip card features has a predetermined number of cards designated for use as dual-function wild/skip cards. At the option of the card holder at his playing turn, such a dual-function card may be selectively used either as a wild card for melding ... 07/12/07 - 20070158906 - Method of playing a card game involving a dealer A method of playing a card game involves a dealer and at least one player. Each player makes at least first and second stage wagers against a gaming house conducting the game. The first card is dealt to each player for the first stage and a payout is made to ... 07/05/07 - 20070152402 - Method of playing cards A method of playing cards is provided which is suitable for use with video poker machines and other casino arrangements. A player is dealt two hole cards, followed by a matrix including nine flop cards arranged in three rows and three columns. The player may then select three connecting flop ... 06/28/07 - 20070145687 - Method and system of wagering in a house-based card game A method of wagering amongst players in a card game, such as Blackjack, having a dealer or house. The method includes: accepting a quantum of money from each player, thereby establishing a pot; playing the game according to pre-determined game rules, wherein the game includes a house or dealer, each ... 06/28/07 - 20070145686 - Multiple choice card game The present invention generally relates to a card game for entertainment and amusement. Playing cards depicting known public figures, celebrities, fictional characters, or non-fictional characters are dealt to players. Players then play cards from their hands in rounds based upon categories. For each round, players vote on which player played ... 06/28/07 - 20070145685 - Game A game and method for playing same is based on a deck of cards, each card of which uses an icon to represent one element of a transcendental set of elements. Preferably there are three elements in the transcendental set of elements, each one having a value higher than that ... 06/28/07 - 20070145684 - Casino poker game with community hand player choice (pick and win poker) A house-banked casino card game includes a dealer having a dealer hand and at least one player having a player hand. The dealer exposes a first community hand and a second community hand, and the player selects one of the first and second community hands as part of the player ... 06/21/07 - 20070138746 - Trading card game including trading card having a selectively unexposed section A trading card game (10) includes a first card (212) having only one immovable section (234). The game (10) also includes a second card (314) including a first section (352) and a second section (354). The second section (354) can be slidable relative to the first section (352) so that ... 06/21/07 - 20070138745 - Educational card game and related methods of use therefor An educational card game is provided based on the traditional card games such as “War” or “Spades” utilizing cards having a value side and a non-value side. A value side may contain a value such as an integer where the non-value side may be blank or carry a graphic display ... 06/21/07 - 20070138744 - Blackjack game with additional player flexibility A variation of casino blackjack. The player can have the option to split any two cards whether they are identical or not. The player can also double down and receive a double down card, and if the player does not like his or her double down card, then the player ... 06/14/07 - 20070132185 - Parlay poker A player makes a wager and initiates game play, dealing a first hand of at least five cards all face up to the player. The player may hold none, one or more of the face up cards and draw replacement cards for the unheld cards. The player also has the ... 06/14/07 - 20070132184 - Apparatus and method for playing cards with a unique betting format A method and apparatus for playing a poker game with a unique betting format is disclosed. The card game is somewhat similar to traditional games of poker and, more specifically, to Hold 'Em poker. The unique gameplay disclosed herein allows for two specific variations on the traditional gameplay associated with ... 06/14/07 - 20070132183 - Blackjack game with side bet wager The present invention is directed to a blackjack wagering game including the steps of: wagering a first amount on an underlying blackjack game involving a player playing against a dealer; wagering a second amount on a side bet bonus game integrated with the underlying blackjack game, wherein the wager includes ... 06/14/07 - 20070132182 - Card game variant There is disclosed an aggregation of cards. The aggregation may have at least one card deck, a first quantity of first species wild card, and a second quantity of second species wild card. Each card deck may have a plurality of cards having respective fixed values. Each first species wild ... 06/07/07 - 20070126182 - Playing cards and method for playing card games therewith A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also ... 06/07/07 - 20070126181 - Method of playing a card game A method for playing a card game among players includes determining a first rule, second rule, and third rule for playing the game. A starting hand is dealt to each player who sorts their cards into a first card group, second card group, and third card group. The cards are ... 06/07/07 - 20070126180 - Method for playing draw poker An improved video draw poker game is disclosed wherein for each round of game play five hands of cards are sequentially dealt and played. Bets are placed on each hand, and the player selects some cards in each hand to be held, or to be rejected and replaced. Cards that ... 05/31/07 - 20070120324 - Playing cards A deck of game playing cards is disclosed containing approximately 104 playing cards, each card having a back side which is similar to each of the other playing cards such that the cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side, and a front side containing an indication of location, ... 05/31/07 - 20070120323 - Method of playing an educational smart game A Smart game is a type of an educational game that provides an unlimited horizon of information and knowledge, which can be utilized to motivate and stimulate the intellectuality of the players. The smart game is perfectly fit to teach and educate children about the knowledge and information surrounding them. ... 05/17/07 - 20070108703 - Card and selection device games A method of playing a game is disclosed. The game may include a plurality of cards and a selection device, the selection device configured to be activated by a user to select a supplemental action from a plurality of supplemental actions. The method may include viewing a first card having ... 05/17/07 - 20070108702 - No push card game A card game has three card hands in a round. A player may change a single card in the three-card hand. A player compares three card hands for hand strength first categorizing hands into classes; wherein the highest special hand is the three of a kind. The second highest special ... 05/10/07 - 20070102882 - Four card poker and associated games A casino game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards, the game comprising: each player placing at least one wager to participate in the casino game; dealing a first number of cards to a dealer, the first number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be ... 05/03/07 - 20070096395 - Method and device for playing a game using a grid The invention relates to a method for playing a card game using a grid in which game pieces are placed in a grid configuration. Hands are selected from the game pieces. A value is determined from the selected hand. For example, the grid configuration can include a triangular grid configuration, ... 05/03/07 - 20070096394 - Method for playing a card game A methodology 10 for playing a card game which combines the games of blackjack and poker, which includes a first poker round, and a second blackjack round, and in which a player selectively places a series of wagers selectively forms a five-card poker hand, and selectively forms a blackjack hand ... 04/26/07 - 20070090600 - Casino card games with one or more community cards A poker game that uses a five card hand in making certain determinations related to player payouts is provided. The game has one or more community cards that can be used by each player and, preferably also, by the dealer in deciding the best five card player and dealer hands. ... 04/26/07 - 20070090599 - Method and apparatus for a card game tournament A method and apparatus for a card tournament with elimination hands is presented. The method and apparatus of the present invention provides for a multi-round blackjack tournament with periodic hands wherein players with the lowest chip or point total are eliminated from the game. A home/portable edition implementation is also ... 04/26/07 - 20070090598 - Method of playing a baccarat-type card game A method of playing a baccarat-type card game that provides players with the opportunity to play a simpler version of baccarat with the winning hand having a hand value closest to nine based on the traditional baccarat scoring system, but without all of the complex baccarat rules for determining if ... 04/26/07 - 20070090597 - Method for playing five card stud poker billiards A game which combines aspects of pocket billiards and poker begins with determining the order of play for the pocket billiards portion and determining the ante amount and the raise amount for the poker portion. Cards are then dealt for the poker portion after which the players bet on their ... 04/19/07 - 20070085274 - System and method for managing calculated odds bets in a blackjack game A method of managing a blackjack game is provided. A blackjack game bet comprising a bet against a house entity on a blackjack hand is received from a player. A pair of cards is determined for a hand for the house entity, and another pair of cards is determined for ... 04/19/07 - 20070085273 - Method of playing a poker-type keno game A method of playing a poker-type keno game that has a plurality of two-card, revealed, starter hands and five unrevealed community cards. A player wagers on one or more starter hands, after which the community cards are revealed. Each starter hand is combined with all of the community cards to ... 04/19/07 - 20070085272 - Card game and method of playing the same Disclosed is a method of playing a card game, including the steps of providing a deck including three like sets of numbered cards, each set including a null card; receiving a first wager from each of a group of players; dealing three cards of the deck to each player; collecting ... 04/19/07 - 20070085271 - Casino poker-type game A gambling card game variation that is played against the house. Pairs of cards are dealt face-up on a table, and players are allowed to bet on which pair of face-up cards will be the winning hand together with later-dealt communal cards, and/or to bet the winning rank that will ... 04/12/07 - 20070080497 - Play four poker A method of playing a four-card poker game by at least one player and a banker who is preferably also the dealer. The player has the option to wager against the dealer, wager against a predetermined payout schedule, or both. Additional options of a progressive wager and/or a bad beat ... 04/12/07 - 20070080496 - Method of playing a video poker game A method of playing a video poker game that has a plurality of two-card, revealed, partial hands and five unrevealed community cards. A player wagers on one or more partial hands, after which some of the community cards are revealed. The player then either raises or folds each hand, after ... 04/05/07 - 20070075497 - Bad beat blackjack A side wager for blackjack that allows the player to win when the player loses a hand that the player would have expected to win. If the player is initially dealt a good hand, e.g., 20, and the player still loses, then the player can be rewarded by collecting a ... 04/05/07 - 20070075496 - Poker game In a hold 'em type game, each player receives two hole cards. Then the first community card is dealt, followed by a second community card and then the three final community cards. The player with the best five card poker hand using his two hole cards and any of the ... 04/05/07 - 20070075495 - Method of conducting a baccarat game An improved method for the play of a baccarat card game includes the player placing either a banker hand wager or a player hand wager. An initial player hand and initial banker hand are dealt. Depending upon the sum of the initial player hand, each player may have the option ... 03/29/07 - 20070069470 - Poker game with required dealer discard A poker-type card game comprises at least one player making at least one ante wager in the poker-type game at least against a dealer's hand. The player receives a first number of cards and the dealer receives a second number of cards that is at least one card more then ... 03/29/07 - 20070069469 - Method and apparatus for playing a blackjack game with side wagers A casino-style blackjack card game that offers players the option of placing wagers against the occurrence of their hand value exceeding 21 (commonly known as busting) on the next card drawn when they have a hard card count of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20. ... 03/29/07 - 20070069468 - Two cards combo 21 Two Cards Combo 21 is a card game in convention with the playing method of Blackjack (twenty-one) that multiple players engage in taking turns to play their own hand against to dealer's hand. A method of playing Two Cards Combo 21 card game comprises a dealer and at least one ... 03/29/07 - 20070069467 - Blackjack and poker game combination A gaming method is disclosed and comprises the following steps, which need not necessarily be performed in the exact order: providing at least two card representations to a player, each card representation comprising a symbol, the symbol having a corresponding predetermined value; providing at least two card representations to a ... 03/22/07 - 20070063443 - Gaming system and method of operation thereof A gaming system comprises a primary wagering facility which is usable by a player to place an initial wager on a turn of a game of blackjack, and a secondary wagering facility which automatically places a side wager on the same turn of the game of blackjack. The system provides ... 03/22/07 - 20070063442 - Two card poker A method of playing a two card poker game by at least one player and a bank r who is preferably also the dealer. The game features multiple rounds of dealing out of the same deck(s). The player has the option to wager against the dealer, wager against a predetermined ... 03/22/07 - 20070063441 - Playing cards with dual number feature The construction of a set of playing cards comprising a group of single-valued cards and a group of double-valued cards is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power of a select group of conventionally high value cards is shifted to a select group of conventionally low value cards. Methods of using ... 03/22/07 - 20070063440 - Poker-type card game method A poker-type game capable of providing players with an exciting alternative to Texas Hold'em and Omaha in which four community cards are dealt, eliminating the effect of the river card. Preferably, in the poker-type card game each player is dealt three playing cards from which at least one must be ... 03/22/07 - 20070063439 - Poker games with varying position advantage A card game among a plurality of players is played by dealing hands of cards to the players one card at a time, conducting an initial round of wagering among the players, and conducting subsequent rounds of wagering among the players. At least one of the subsequent rounds of wagering ... 03/22/07 - 20070063438 - Game and game apparatus A game apparatus comprising a player display (105) adapted to provide a display representative of a collection of tokens (106, 107, 108, 109, 110) delivered to a player by a dealer and a dealer token (111), the apparatus further comprising a player control means adapted to be operated by the ... 03/15/07 - 20070057468 - Multi-deck playing card set and method of playing card games using same A multi-deck playing card set includes a combination of at least two standard fifty-two card decks, each card having a front side, a back side, and a top portion and a bottom portion on each side. The multi-deck card set also includes a mark or indicia, either in color, black ... 03/15/07 - 20070057467 - Card game A method and apparatus for assembling one or more coherent images from a plurality of segments of the coherent image reproduced on parts, pieces, blocks, cards, or the like is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the face of each segment includes a portion of the resulting single ... 03/15/07 - 20070057466 - Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with selectable odds Playing cards may be selected based on a desired set of payout or house odds and/or house advantage. The playing cards may be placed into, and/or retrieved from, one or more intermediary playing card receivers in a random or pseudo-random order that is based on the selected payout or house ... 03/15/07 - 20070057465 - Poker game with spoken ranks A card game that can be used for wagering purposes. A series of successive poker hands can be formed around a table, and upon formation of each hand a current player declares a rank of the hand which is better than a rank of a former hand. The other players ... 03/15/07 - 20070057464 - Card game A card game with a Dealer and at least one player, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards, including dealing a hand of a first face-up card to each player and a face-down card to the Dealer, and dealing at least one additional card to each ... 03/08/07 - 20070052175 - Side wager and related method of playing blackjack A side wager is placed on a game of Blackjack or Twenty-One that either one of the following two conditions are met: 1) a two-card poker hand value of an initial two cards dealt to the player will equal one of the plurality of paying two card poker hand values ... 03/08/07 - 20070052174 - Poker games using cards and/or dice Card and/or dice games which can be played among several players. Each player tries to obtain a better poker hand than the other players. A player with the best poker hand can win the pot. ... 03/08/07 - 20070052173 - Game combining aspects of roulette and poker A roulette game played with cards. A deck of cards is used that is used to generate random numbers for roulette-style wagering. Wagers can be made both on the next card as well as poker hands formed from cards dealt from the deck. ... 03/08/07 - 20070052172 - Game combining aspects of keno and poker An additional to games of chance such as keno wherein card values can also be generated. A player can mark numbers he predicts will be picked by the house, and after the house picks their numbers, card values can also be generated. A poker hand can be formed from the ... 03/08/07 - 20070052171 - Card game with blackjack and poker aspects A card game that can be used for wagering purposes. A player can be dealt initial three cards and three two card hands can be formed from the initial cards. A three card hand can also be formed from the initial cards. The player can also have the option, after ... 03/01/07 - 20070045962 - Card game Provided herein is a card game involving two or more players that is intended to readily increase overall attack power and allows the players to get familiar with the game in a relatively short time and the game to be completed also in a relatively short time. The game is ... 03/01/07 - 20070045961 - Method and system providing for navigation of a multi-resource user interface A method and system is provided for navigating a multi-resource user interface on a display of an electronic device. Method and systems aspects include displaying a deck of cards representing device resources in a presentation space occupying only a portion of a display screen, wherein a top card overlaps other ... 03/01/07 - 20070045960 - Gaming device stand A gaming device stand including a back plate partially supported by a ground engaging surface and a cabinet having lower, upper, left and right panels. The upper panel has a surface for supporting the underside of a gaming device. The lower panel is cantilevered from the back plate and forms ... 02/22/07 - 20070040333 - Card game A card game comprises a set of playing cards and a gaming cloth, the gaming cloth providing; a dealer area in which cards may be dealt to a dealer and a plurality of player areas, where cards may be dealt to one or more players, each player area including an ... 02/22/07 - 20070040332 - Method of playing a card game A method of playing a card game adds a “showdown” aspect to a conventional game such as Texas Hold 'Em or the like. Generally, a round of the conventional game is played out in the usual fashion. Then, the winning hand from this play is pitted against a specially dealt ... 02/15/07 - 20070035091 - Asia poker with three hands per player The standard game of Asia Poker is modified by dividing the seven cards dealt to each participant into three groups or hands rather than two, with the three groups containing four cards, two cards or one card, respectively. To win, a player must win on at least two of three ... 02/15/07 - 20070035090 - Card game This present invention comprises a two handed game in which comparison is made between the two hands of a player and a banker. Both hands of the player must have a point total greater than the corresponding two hands of the banker in order to win. Each hand of the ... 02/08/07 - 20070029730 - Pull-tab skill tournament poker A gaming system comprises a plurality of tournament tables in at least one physical location wherein multiple players play identical hands of the same game thereby playing a game of skill with equal opportunity given to each player to win. The system including for each hand played a set of ... 02/01/07 - 20070024005 - Four card poker game with variable wager A casino game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards, the game comprising: each player placing at least one wager to participate in the casino game; dealing a first number of cards to a dealer, the first number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be ... 01/25/07 - 20070018405 - Apparatus and method of playing a game An apparatus for playing a card game. The apparatus comprising a set of cards with each card showing a plurality of symbols and indicators, and the indicators being arranged relative to a sub-set of cards to define one or more hands. The hands of two or more players are then ... 01/25/07 - 20070018404 - Poker game with dealer disqualifying hand A method of playing a poker-type wagering game is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) placing a mandatory Ante bet to participate in a poker-type card game against a dealer hand; b) placing a mandatory Super Bonus bet on the occurrence of one of a predetermined plurality of ... 01/25/07 - 20070018403 - Yangtze hold 'em and other poker games played with a chinese poker deck Games (such as any poker game, whether it be draw poker, stud poker or a community card poker and, more particularly, a Texas hold 'em game or a variant in which players are either initially dealt four cards or the seventh card is dealt face down to individual players) normally ... 01/25/07 - 20070018402 - Method of playing a poker-type keno game A method of playing a poker-type keno game where a player wagers on a game that has two cards revealed in each of a plurality of hands. The player wagers on one or more of the hands. Five community cards are revealed and are part of each hand. The winning ... 01/25/07 - 20070018401 - Method of playing a poker-type game A method of playing a poker-type game where a player wagers on a game that has two cards revealed in each of a plurality of hands. Three community cards are revealed followed by a second round of wagering where the player must either raise, check, or fold each of the ... 01/25/07 - 20070018400 - Method of playing a bonus wager for poker games that have community cards A method of playing a bonus wager for a poker game that has community cards wherein at least one card is dealt to each player hand and at least one card is dealt as community cards. A player wagering on the bonus wins if a subset of cards in a ... 01/25/07 - 20070018399 - Method of playing a poker-type game A method of playing a poker-type game where two cards are revealed in each of a plurality of hands followed by a player wagering on at least one of the hands. Three community cards are revealed followed by a second round of wagering where the player must either raise or ... 01/25/07 - 20070018398 - Two card draw poker casino game A player is designated as the ‘banker’. The ‘banker’ moves clockwise from player to player as each game is completed. The dealer deals the first card to the player immediately clockwise of the player who is the ‘banker’. The cards are then continued to be dealt one by one in ... 01/18/07 - 20070013135 - Combination 3 card poker-baccarat gaming method and apparatus A casino gambling card table game in which a player may bet that a next card dealt would provide a selected poker hand and/or a winning baccarat hand. ... 01/18/07 - 20070013134 - Novel deck of playing cards and methods for use The present invention relates to a novel deck of playing cards and to various games that can be played therewith. In some embodiments, the cards of the deck are distinguishable from each other based on three different dimensions, rank, suit, and family. Some embodiments include additional cards such as jokers ... 01/18/07 - 20070013133 - Methods and apparatus for playing poker games Methods and apparatus for playing poker are provided. The method includes a step of placing an ante bet for each of one or more hands to be played. The player may optionally place a side bet for each of the one or more played hands. The side bet is that ... 01/18/07 - 20070013132 - Poker game and deck of cards for playing same A variation of a poker game is shown, with a unique deck of cards. The deck inserts two additional values (11 and 12), and un-suits two values (10s and 11s). The play is substantially equivalent to that of Texas Hold 'Em except that the unsuited cards cannot be used to ... 01/11/07 - 20070007728 - Method of wagering An underlying card game is played with an initial wager by a player on the underlying game and an optional wager on a higher-order outcome of the probabilities involved in the underlying game can be made. Specifically, the optional wager involves the likelihood of a player having the optimal initial ... 01/04/07 - 20070001398 - System and method for playing a game including a mortgaging option A method and apparatus of playing a game provides a player with at least one option for playing at least one round of the game in accordance with at least one advantage and/or disadvantage. For example, a player may agree to play a current round of play and/or at least ... 01/04/07 - 20070001397 - System and method for playing a game including a mortgaging option A method and apparatus of playing a game provides a player with at least one option for playing at least one round of the game in accordance with at least one advantage and/or disadvantage. For example, a player may agree to play a current round of play and/or at least ... 01/04/07 - 20070001396 - Method and apparatus for directing a game in accordance with speed of play In accordance with the present invention, a gaming device such as a slot machine calculates a speed of game play, and in turn determines a pay schedule based on the speed of game play. The pay schedule for higher speeds of game play typically provides a higher payout percentage, which ... 12/28/06 - 20060290061 - Wagering system with possible tie A pari-mutual wagering system offering a plurality of wagering options to bettors for individual predictions of the individual outcomes sporting contests in contest groupings having a plurality of such sporting contests. At least one of the individual sporting contests of each plurality will have a at least one overtime period ... 12/28/06 - 20060290060 - Method and system for playing a poker game enabling bonus bets Computerized and gaming table versions of a poker game with bonus bets is provided where a player plays a poker game with the option to place bonus bets. ... 12/28/06 - 20060290059 - Method of conducting a poker game Each player places at least one game wager. Game wagers include player hand proposition wagers on the composition of the player hand and inclusion of game indicia having predetermined characteristics in the player hand; competitive wagers on the comparison of the player hand to other player hands and/or a dealer ... 12/21/06 - 20060284379 - Game penalty-imposing method A multi-player card or like game that involves “going out” (getting rid of held cards) to win the game, also involves imposing penalties on opposing players by forcing them to draw a card from the hand of the penalty-imposer. Where the last card of the imposer is taken by the ... 12/21/06 - 20060284378 - Poker game with blind bet and player selectable play wager A system and method for conducting wagering games utilizing one or more decks of standard playing cards preferably including the steps of: receiving an ante wager from a player; receiving a blind wager from the player; dealing a plurality of cards to the player to form a player's hand; dealing ... 12/21/06 - 20060284377 - Board game The board game is set up so that a group of people each control a single game figure and play against a single person who controls a group of game figures. The game board includes a number of castle spaces which each have a treasure card. This treasure card is ... 12/21/06 - 20060284376 - Casino table variant of texas hold'em poker A variant game of Hold'Em poker allows for rules of play of one or all of Players being allowed to remain in game with an option of checking or making specific wagering amounts in first Play wagers, being limited in the size of subsequent available Play wagers or prohibited from ... 12/14/06 - 20060279045 - Active dealer version of blackjack This invention relates to a method of playing a modified version of blackjack wherein the dealer is an active rather than a passive participant. The dealer selects which of the two dealer initial cards to turn face-up for exposure to the other players. The dealer also elects whether to surrender ... 12/14/06 - 20060279044 - Wagering game with variable wager denominations According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine is disclosed comprising a wager-indication element for receiving a wager from a player. The wager-indication element has a plurality of wager amounts arranged along a continuous wager scale. The wager-indication element also has an indicator adapted to visually represent ... 12/14/06 - 20060279043 - Card game A method and apparatus for assembling one or more coherent images from a plurality of segments of the coherent image reproduced on parts, pieces, blocks, cards, or the like is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the face of each segment includes a portion of the resulting single ... 12/07/06 - 20060273520 - Business card texas hold'em card combination A business card combination, comprised of a card body which has at least two severable sections, one severable section is a business card and another section is a Texas Hold'em Card; in which the Texas Hold'em Card has hidden representations of each of the fifty-two cards of a standard deck ... 12/07/06 - 20060273519 - Card game A method of conducting a poker game is disclosed. The method may be played as a player v. house (i.e., dealer) or player v. player game and may be facilitated in an online version or on electronic gaming devices. The method comprises each participating receiving five hole cards, two of ... 12/07/06 - 20060273518 - Card game A method of conducting a poker game is disclosed. The method may be played as a player v. house (i.e., dealer) or player v. player game and may be facilitated in an online version or on electronic gaming devices. The method comprises each participating receiving five hole cards, two of ... 12/07/06 - 20060273517 - Fantasy sports cards A deck of fantasy sports cards simulating fantasy sports season with indicia thereon that represents actual players or drivers in actual teams, that provide statistics of the individual players or drivers for 17 weeks of the previous season and projected statistics for the upcoming season. ... 12/07/06 - 20060273516 - Board game relating to dating experiences A game having a set of question cards. Players draw cards and answer questions based on personal dating experiences they have had to gain points. Upon answering a question, a player gains the number of points specified on the question card and marks the points accordingly on a score-keeping tablet. ... 12/07/06 - 20060273515 - Ultimate liar's poker A liar's poker card game is disclosed. The disclosure includes novel rules for playing the game, novel playing cards for playing the game, and a deck of novel playing cards of about 100 to 1,000 playing cards. The non-stainable, washable playing cards have two sides, an outer side either blank ... 11/30/06 - 20060267285 - Four card poker game A method of playing a wagering game utilizing playing cards including the steps of receiving an ante wager from one or more players to participate in at least a portion of a round of the wagering game; dealing at least four cards to form a dealer's hand; dealing at least ... 11/30/06 - 20060267284 - Multiple hand poker system with choice of stud games A player places a wager to participate in the play of the game. An initial deal of at least two partial hands of poker is dealt from a deck of cards. The player chooses at least one initial partial hand that will be placed into all or some wagered hands, ... 11/30/06 - 20060267283 - Casino poker table game with choice of stud hands related application data A player places an ante wager to participate in the play of the underlying card game. An initial deal of at least one communal partial hand of poker consisting of at least one card is dealt from a single (or multiple) standard deck(s) of cards, standard deck(s) of cards with ... 11/30/06 - 20060267282 - Method and casino gaming table for playing three hand pinochle A casino-adapted wagering game that employs a Pinochle deck of eighty cards in conjunction with a gaming table, finalist board, and statistically derived payout schedules. The game as envisioned here is typically played by at least nine players in groups of three, who tally melt and card points to score ... 11/16/06 - 20060255541 - Flat line hold 'em poker game A method of playing a poker style card game, wherein the dealer deals two “hole” cards to each player. The dealer then deals nine cards as the community cards which are arranged in two separate sets. One set of community cards is arranged in a North-South direction and the other ... 11/16/06 - 20060255540 - Casino card game A card game and method of play combining features of blackjack and poker is disclosed. Like blackjack, the object of the card game is to obtain an aggregate card value nearest to twenty-one. However, each participating player is playing against all other players for a pot. The pot is formed ... 11/09/06 - 20060249907 - East-west cassino An East-West casino offers two or more gambling games in which at least one game involves a Feng Shui element of chance and the other involves either a game based upon a new Chinese Poker Deck of cards or a video slot machine having a carousel in which two or ... 11/09/06 - 20060249906 - System and method for playing blackjack After players make their wagers, a dealer deals hands comprised of two cards to each player and a hand comprised of two cards to himself. When the players hand as dealt has a predetermined point value (or one of a plurality of predetermined point values), the player is offered an ... 11/09/06 - 20060249905 - Game board for a domino game A Mexican Train Dominoes game includes a game board that defines a central recess corresponding to the train station hub of the game. The recess includes a platform on which an “engine” domino tile is placed to commence the game. The platform can be depressed to activate a sound generation ... 11/09/06 - 20060249904 - Video game combining skill and luck A video game which combines skill and luck. The game first provides the user with an outcome, which is created purely by luck. In order to change the outcome the user must choose other options provided by the game to try to create the desired outcome. A player's skill has ... 11/09/06 - 20060249903 - Interactive game including multiple single-use game boards An interactive game (10) for use by a first player and a second player includes a first game board assembly (12A) and a separate second game board assembly (12B). The first game board assembly (12A) includes a first game board (20) having a first variable board component (40) that is ... 11/09/06 - 20060249902 - Casino card game and method therefor A method of playing a card game is disclosed. The method comprising: placing wagers by each participating player on each betting spots associated with each participating player; dealing a hand of cards to all players; dividing the hand of cards by each participating player to form a separate player hand ... 11/02/06 - 20060244218 - Methods of playing pai gow games A method of playing Pai Gow Poker card or tile games include the steps of (a) affording each player an opportunity to place a SIDE BET; (b) affording each player an opportunity to place an ANTE wager to participate in the game; (c) randomly determining an order of dealing hands ... 11/02/06 - 20060244217 - Game with players competing for points and avoiding obstacles Game apparatus including tiles, movers, and/or player boards, and methods of game play suitable for use with the same. Some embodiments have a plurality of tiles that are adapted to be placed into a plurality of stacks. Some tiles may optionally include layer indicia adapted to indicate a starting location ... 11/02/06 - 20060244216 - Casino card game A card game and method of play combining features of blackjack and poker is disclosed. Like blackjack, the object of the card game is to obtain an aggregate card value nearest to twenty-one. However, each participating player is playing against all other players for a pot. The pot is formed ... 11/02/06 - 20060244215 - Casino poker game A casino-based poker card game played with a conventional deck of cards and multiple rounds of betting, that provides each player with two face up cards and the house with two face down cards. Additionally, there are five exposed community cards that each player and the house can use in ... 11/02/06 - 20060244214 - Fencing card game A fencing match is simulated by a card game that includes a plurality of action cards and a plurality of judgment cards. Each action card includes an indication of a movement distance, a reach distance and a relative strength of an action. Each judgment card includes an indication of a ... 10/26/06 - 20060237912 - Method and apparatus for facilitating game play with a mortgaging option In some embodiments, methods and apparatus allow for a plurality of options to be displayed to a player for playing at least one round of a game in accordance with at least one advantage and/or disadvantage. The player may accept an option. For example, a player may accept an option ... 10/26/06 - 20060237911 - Method and apparatus for facilitating game play with a mortgaging option In some embodiments, methods and apparatus allow for a plurality of options to be displayed to a player for playing at least one round of a game in accordance with at least one advantage and/or disadvantage. The player may accept an option. For example, a player may accept an option ... 10/26/06 - 20060237910 - Game with colonizing settlements Game apparatus including cards, tiles, and/or selection devices and method for using the same. Some embodiments have a plurality of cards that each include resource indicia adapted to indicate a resource value associated with the card. Some embodiments have a plurality of tiles that each include bonus indicia adapted to ... 10/26/06 - 20060237909 - Card game A card game has a plurality of playing animal cards which has an image of an animal, a numerical value, and a description of a skill of the animal, and a second plurality of cards which are not playing cards but instead can add special skills to the playing cards, ... 10/26/06 - 20060237908 - Method of playing a card game The present invention preferably relates to a casino card game played with a standard fifty-two card deck. The game is divided into a bonus round and a challenge round. Each player places an ante and a bonus wager at the start of the game and must place a third wager ... 10/26/06 - 20060237907 - Sentence creation game A sentence game is disclosed wherein letters drawn from a random number of lettered and numbered cards from at least one set of cards. Restrictions for forming the sentence are determined by the drawing of an “action” card. ... 10/19/06 - 20060232012 - Table game, related tournament and entertainment broadcast A table card game is provided in which the players at the table play essentially a common card game with the dealer handling the deal essentially as if all players are playing a common game, while handling bets and resolution of winners within two or more groups of players among ... 10/19/06 - 20060232011 - Trading card game The present invention is directed toward a method for playing a trading card game between a first player and a second player. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of determining that the first player has an initiative, which allows the first player to perform a plurality of steps ... 10/19/06 - 20060232010 - Speak up & get it right! A fill in the blank answer game is disclosed comprising sets of different color cards which represent each book of the Holy Bible, with a scripture quotation on each card from the books of Genesis to Revelation, taken from the Old and New Testaments of the King James Version of ... 10/12/06 - 20060226605 - Asian baccarat Additional options for the placement of wagers in the game of baccarat are provided, to expand the potential interest and excitement of the game. The various betting or wagering options include different types of “insurance” in which the customer is buying insurance against the loss (or tie in certain cases) ... 10/12/06 - 20060226604 - Method of conducting a card game with tiebreaker Players place one or more wager and opt whether to use tiebreaker resolution. Players and a banker receive a hand that is divided into two sets. If both sets of a player hand outrank the corresponding sets of the banker hand, the player is rewarded on his wager; if both ... 10/05/06 - 20060220317 - Trading card game using historical figures from world history Included herein are the methods of playing a card game and the card layout concept of each card. A plurality of standard size playing cards is explained. Each card is based off of a figure, event or thing found in true world history. Each card presenting one historical subject, the ... 09/28/06 - 20060214376 - Method and apparatus for playing games A system and methods of playing wagering games of chance in which a player receives points based on game play, the points being usable toward either a cumulative jackpot or entry into another game which may be a game of skill or chance. In one example, a system and method ... 09/28/06 - 20060214375 - Method for playing a poker game with many players A method for playing a combination poker and lottery game with many players that allows players to receive at least two playing card designations that can be combined with three or more community cards to create at least one winning five card poker hand whereby no two players having the ... 09/28/06 - 20060214374 - Instant three play game The present invention relates to a three-symbol casino card game. The game is played with one or a plurality of 48 card decks consisting of 16 cards marked with one of three symbols or names. Bets are placed before an initial deal of three cards to each player and the ... 09/28/06 - 20060214373 - Casino craps with cards A craps game utilizing specially designed “craps cards” on a unique playing surface similar to a blackjack table with a special rail. There are one or two dealers who draw two cards from an automatic shuffler or shoe consisting of at least six decks. Each deck contains 48 cards, eight ... 09/28/06 - 20060214372 - Method of playing a blackjack card game A variation on blackjack suitable for tournament play involves at least three players buying a stack of three or more chips for a predetermined buy-in. All of the buy-ins are placed in a pool and the pool is paid out, less a house rake, to the eventual winner of the ... 09/21/06 - 20060208423 - Cards and card games A method and apparatus to play poker or blackjack games that include novel playing cards that do not have non-descriptive backs and novel card arrangements with multiple hands sharing a common card. The novel cards have a first view showing either the suit or rank of the cards but not ... 09/14/06 - 20060202423 - Battle card game Provided herein is a battle card game in which players can concentrate on the progress of a game. A combination card set comprising four cards CC1-CC4 is included in a plurality of cards forming a deck. Each of the cards CC1-CC4 has an image indication field 53 and a layout ... 09/07/06 - 20060197286 - Blackjack variations A method and computer readable storage medium to play an improved variation of blackjack. The method includes (a) receiving an original wager for the blackjack game; (b) dealing a player's hand and a dealer's hand; (c) finishing the game; and (d) if the player's hand ties the dealer's hand then ... 09/07/06 - 20060197285 - Sentence forming game A gaming system includes a set of cards wherein each card is marked with a plurality of words or phrases. The words or phrases in the plurality of cards include various parts of speech so that complete sentences can be formed by playing selected cards adjacent one another. ... 08/31/06 - 20060192339 - Method of playing blackjack The present invention relates generally to card games and specifically, card games played for monetary gain in casinos. The game is an improvement over the traditional method of playing Blackjack or “21” in that it adds an incentive for a player to make a supplemental wager that also effects the ... 08/31/06 - 20060192338 - Game variant using suited aces There is disclosed a card game variant. An opening wager is accepted from a first player. A first hand is dealt to the first player. A second hand is dealt to the second player. The first hand includes a first card and a third card. The second hand includes a ... 08/31/06 - 20060192337 - Method of advertising financial services and interest rate dice A pair of interest rate dice and a method of advertising financial services are disclosed. The dice include a pair of dice having a whole number on one die and a fraction on the other die. The method includes rolling the dice to demonstrate the potential variability of interest rates. ... 08/31/06 - 20060192336 - Rock cycle card game A deck of specially designed cards used to teach the rock cycle though easy to play games. The deck contains cards with the titles of various rock types along with the names and pictures of specific rocks that fit into each type. The cards are color-coded to aid in differentiation ... 08/31/06 - 20060192335 - Poker style game of forming words from playing cards having letters with corresponding point values A method of playing a POKER style game, by dealing a plurality of playing cards to each of a plurality of players; and having the individual players bet against one another as to the perceived values of the playing cards they are each holding, wherein each playing card has a ... 08/24/06 - 20060186600 - System and method for playing community hand poker games utilizing dealer qualifying criteria A system and method for facilitating play of a poker game utilizing dealer qualification criteria that impact the manner in which the game proceeds. The player(s) and dealer ante, and starting hands are dealt to the player(s) and dealer. The player may fold and lose the ante, or place a ... 08/24/06 - 20060186599 - Play four poker A method of playing a four-card poker game by at least one player and a banker who is preferably also the dealer. The player has the option to wager against the dealer, wager against a predetermined payout schedule, or both. Additional options of a progressive wager and/or a bad beat ... 08/24/06 - 20060186598 - a.c triple-flop hold'em game The invention is an “A.C Triple-Flop Hold'Em”, which is a version of the card game poker, which uses a standard 52 card deck. This game uses many of the same rules as the poker game “Texas Hold'Em” with a few variations to add to the excitement and to increase the ... 08/17/06 - 20060181027 - Taraccatm table card game A game uses a deck of cards having three sets of cards with designations 1 through 9, five cards with a Feng Shui designation, four cards with a Green Dragon designation, four cards with an East Wind designation, four cards with a South Wind designation, four cards with a West ... 08/17/06 - 20060181026 - Chinese poker deck A deck of 52 cards has 27 cards with three sets of numbers 1-9 and suits circles, bamboo and script; another 20 twenty cards worth 10 made up of wind directions East (“E”), South (“S”), West (“W”) and North (“N”), plus a Green Dragon (“GD”), each having four identical cards; ... 08/17/06 - 20060181025 - Method of bonus odds gaming A method of including a bonus odds component in any wagering game with a plurality of players, wherein the initial game bet to participate in the wagering game pays out odds greater than a one to one ratio on the initial game bet in favor of the players, using a ... 08/10/06 - 20060175759 - Zardz A series of slits along the perimeter of flat, flexible objects in that the objects can be connected together in a variety of ways for entertainment and/or functional benefit. ... 08/10/06 - 20060175758 - Team poker game A team-poker tournament includes having at least two teams play poker either for a predetermined period of time, a predetermined number of hands, or until the members of one team have no chips remaining. A team captain may call a timeout and implement strategic moves. ... 07/27/06 - 20060163816 - Poker game A conventional deck of fifty-two playing cards is modified by the addition of at least one extra card which can be of any of the conventional card ranks, which can be of a fifth suit or a duplicate of one of the conventional cards and which is preferably an Ace. ... 07/27/06 - 20060163815 - Trading card game including trading card having a selectively unexposed section A trading card game (10) includes a first card (212) having only one immovable section (234). The game (10) also includes a second card (314) including a first section (352) and a second section (354). The second section (354) can be slidable relative to the first section (352) so that ... 07/27/06 - 20060163814 - Card game A method for a card game based on the popular kid's hand game called Rock, Paper, Scissors. The game uses custom cards that have images which represent the symbols for Rock, Paper, and Scissors as well as a custom layout that indicates where the player's cards go and where they ... 07/20/06 - 20060157936 - Multiple way stud poker games A player makes a wager which is allocated among a plurality of stud poker hands to be played by the player. One of the wagers is allocated to a full hand of cards and the other wagers are allocated among poker hands that are comprised of various subsets of the ... 07/20/06 - 20060157935 - Diejack An option in the card game of Blackjack according to which the player pays a fee to buy the option to roll a single die and the outcome, a number between one and six, inclusive, is added to the total point value of the player's cards. ... 07/20/06 - 20060157934 - Multiple site poker tournament A tournament for a poker-type card game is played at multiple sites to determine players in a final tournament. Each multiple site location plays at least a first round of a qualifying event, and an at least second round of advancing players may be used top further narrow the number ... 07/20/06 - 20060157933 - Card game A parlor or casino card game for a plurality of players incorporates each player's placing an ante into a pot, dealing a hand to each player, participating in a round of betting, and then playing hands by collecting combinations of standard playing cards to form melds which may be laid ... 07/20/06 - 20060157932 - Mathematics game and method A method for playing a mathematics game includes the steps of providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card; constructing a numeric sentence framework; dealing a select number of the plurality of numeric cards to a select ... 07/20/06 - 20060157931 - Card game A method of playing a card game includes the steps of: providing n number of cards from a deck of cards to each player; requiring each player to select and remove x number of cards from their n number of cards to make a card hand of x number of ... 07/13/06 - 20060151955 - Method of playing card games In the method of playing a card game, involving a dealer and at least one player provided are more than one pack of cards, preferably at least two packs of card. The player makes a stake on the fact that the player's game combination will be greater than the dealer's. ... 07/13/06 - 20060151954 - Method and apparatus for playing blackjack with active working wagers A variation of the card game of Blackjack that offers predetermined side wagers. The side wagers include wagering options for or against the dealer forming a final hand value of 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 or blackjack before the dealer forms a final hand value that exceeds 21 (also known ... 07/13/06 - 20060151953 - Recipe playing cards The present invention is a standard deck of playing cards with a theme. The deck contains four English suits: spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. Each suit includes an ace, king, queen, jack, and ranks ten through two, with each card depicting the symbol of its suit. Each of the face ... 07/13/06 - 20060151952 - Method for playing a poker game A wagering game for casinos consisting of 1) participation by placing a wager; 2) a table games dealer who delivers multiple cards to all wagering players; 3) the table games dealer delivering three community cards; 4) resolution of all cards played based upon predetermined combinations of cards; 5) paying all ... 07/13/06 - 20060151951 - Playing cards with suit-based color tones A poker playing card deck includes fifty two cards divided into four equal suits, namely, hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. The cards having the following color arrangement: (a.) a first suit with a red predominant color spectrum wavelength; (b.) a second suit with a predominant color spectrum wavelength red, pink, ... 07/06/06 - 20060145424 - Method of playing a card game A card game played against a dealer by other players. A hand begins by placement of low and high hand bets by the other players, dealing one card face down as a low hand, and four cards face down for combination with the one card to form a high hand, ... 07/06/06 - 20060145423 - Stereo playing card The present invention provides a stereo playing card, the provided stereo playing card comprises a multi-faced main body having a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the top surface of the multi-faced main body has engraved figures symbolizing the denomination of spare, club, heart, and diamond. ... 06/29/06 - 20060138728 - System and method of playing a multi-game card tournament At least two card games (i.e., multi-card games) are played tournament style to determine at least one winner, or the best card player or team of players. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, three card games are played tournament style to determine the best card player. ... 06/29/06 - 20060138727 - Introduction system An introduction system for making new friends and/or dating without time limits, potentially throughout life, easily, inexpensively and even unexpectedly, in which anyone can try to attract anyone they encounter entirely by chance or otherwise, immediately or subsequently into an introduction process, using a ring and/or other device. The ring/other ... 06/22/06 - 20060131810 - Casino card game A card game and method of playing the card game is disclosed. The card game is premised on the game of Texas Hold'em and pits a player against one or more virtual players. Initially, the player places a blind wager and then the player and multiple virtual players are provided ... 06/22/06 - 20060131809 - Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary game that is operable on a secondary game wager by a player. After placing ... 06/22/06 - 20060131808 - Blackjack with a hedge bet A blackjack card game method includes an optional hedge bet to the player, wherein the player may win the hedge bet if the dealer has a card count of 19 or better, or the player may lose the hedge bet if the dealer has a card count of 18 or ... 06/22/06 - 20060131807 - River card poker A casino game comprising one or more decks of standard playing cards and a layout which designates a first area for placing player cards and a second area composed of a plurality of betting areas The object of the game being to make a good poker hand of five cards ... 06/15/06 - 20060125182 - Biased card deal In the present invention, a method is provided for biasing or controlling the deal of cards, or other indicia, to players of a game. The cards are biased such that each player in the game will receive a hand that is close in ranking to all the other players of ... 06/15/06 - 20060125181 - Modified playing cards and method of use A deck of modified playing cards enhances traditional wagering card games. In a first example, traditional card ranks are replaced with letters. For example, each Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of one or more suits in a deck of playing cards is replaced with the letters “V”, “E”, “G”, ... 06/15/06 - 20060125180 - Poker game A shared-card poker game provides each player with two faced-down personal cards and one-faced up personal card. Rounds of betting are conducted, and shared community cards are dealt faced-up in front of the players. To determine the winner of a hand, each player creates the best 5-card poker hand using ... 06/15/06 - 20060125179 - Card game A method of playing a card game and a pack of cards for use therewith, the pack including a number of topic cards at least one of which is selected by the player and a number of playing cards in a pack which can be shuffled, a first additional card ... 06/15/06 - 20060125178 - Card game A method of playing blackjack using a conventional playing card deck of fifty-two cards having four suits of thirteen cards each with number values from one to ten comprising dealing face down two cards to each player and the dealer, allowing one player the option of swapping cards with the ... 06/08/06 - 20060119044 - Method of playing community card games The embodiments of the present invention provide a method of playing community card games, in table games format and or electronic, video, slot machines for casinos. According to an embodiment of the present invention, one or more players place an initial wager and a dealer/electronic, video, and or slot machine ... 06/08/06 - 20060119043 - Multi level progressive blackjack A method is provide for operating a blackjack game. Means are provided for a player to make an initial wager in order to participate in a standard game. Further means are provided for the player to make a further wager on a jackpot feature. After the cards are dealt, the ... 06/08/06 - 20060119042 - Method for playing a blackjack game A method for playing a blackjack game wherein players compete against one another, rather than a dealer, to win. A player may win by having a blackjack, a double blackjack or 21. If a player does not have a blackjack, double blackjack or 21, the player whose hand value is ... 06/01/06 - 20060113729 - Method for playing poker with additional card draws An improved poker game is disclosed that provides a player with an initial five card poker hand plus an indication of additional nudge cards. Four cards in a deck having the same face value, but not suit, are the nudge cards. For each nudge card that a player is initially ... 05/25/06 - 20060108740 - Multiple round pokers A method of playing a casino wagering card game, featuring multiple rounds of dealing poker hands, out of the same deck(s), and before a new shuffle, and or a new deck(s) of cards being used. Joker(s) are not used in the preferred way of playing the game, but may be ... 05/25/06 - 20060108739 - Apparatus and method for scent identification Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for teaching a person, particularly a child, to identify an object associated with a scent. The object can be any substance, material or thing, such as root beer, banana, vanilla or mint, having an identifiable scent. The apparatus includes at least one scented device, which ... 05/18/06 - 20060103071 - Poker-baccarat gaming method and apparatus A casino gambling card table game in which a player may bet that a pair of cards dealt would provide a winning baccarat hand, or that a next card dealt would provide a winning baccarat or a selected poker hand. ... 05/11/06 - 20060097452 - Midway bets A method of playing a conventional game of Craps with an improvement including the step of placing a bet on the Craps game being played where the bet is independent of the game being played and of other bets being made during the game is disclosed. The step of placing ... 05/11/06 - 20060097451 - Character trading card game method of play and property verification A novel method of game play and registration of content that is in one embodiment in the form of trading cards. However, the method of game play may take other forms such as computer games, electronic games, networked games, and video games. The method of registration of content may be ... 05/04/06 - 20060091607 - Casino card game A betting game is described, using a standard 52-deck of cards. Each player receives 3 cards, including an exposed flop hand which indicates a target value. The game is similar to blackjack, in that each player tries to reach a target value for the cards in his hand. An innovative ... 04/27/06 - 20060087082 - Poker game method A method is set forth for playing a Poker game where each player makes a wager and a dealer is dealt N cards and each player is dealt N−1 cards, where N is greater than or equal to 4. The wager placed may be split into a first wager and ... 04/27/06 - 20060087081 - Method of playing a card game A method for playing a card game wherein the player having the highest numeric card count is declared the winner. In order to reach this determination the player must first pass through four fixed wagering levels. The first level is the “ante level.” The player receives 3 cards face down. ... 04/27/06 - 20060087080 - Method for playing a wagering game The present invention comprises a wagering game in which at least one player, but preferably a plurality of players, plays against a banker. Each player and the banker are dealt five cards, discard a card, and then a common starter card is turned face up from the deck. The four ... 04/27/06 - 20060087079 - 2 through 6 main bet A method for playing an improved game of Blackjack is set forth. Instead of the traditional 3-to-2 odds or the new 6-to-5 odds, the game of the invention pays different odds for a player's blackjack. The dealer's face-up card is used in determining how much a player's blackjack should be ... 04/27/06 - 20060087078 - Method and card scheme for practicing feng shui A method for practicing Feng Shui wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: providing a deck of at least nine distinct cards defined as energy cards, wherein each of the energy cards has listed on a face one or more written intentions; selecting a room in a house; ... 04/20/06 - 20060082065 - Method and system for playing a blackjack game enabling bonus bets Computerized and gaming table versions of a blackjack game with bonus bets is provided where a player plays a one-on-one blackjack game against the dealer with the option to place bonus bets. Several bonus bets which can be placed by the player include: one pair; the value of the player's ... 04/20/06 - 20060082064 - Card game The card game provides for a series of three basic progressive wagers by players on three levels. After wagers are placed, a single dealer card is dealt face up and three cards are dealt face up to each player. The object of the game is for at least one player ... 04/20/06 - 20060082063 - Twenty-one skins game A modified method for playing Twenty-One involves each player making two wagers—a first wager to play the conventional Twenty-One game and second wager to play a SKINS game feature in which the accumulated total of the second wagers (less any rake to the gaming establishment) is awarded to the player ... 04/06/06 - 20060071429 - Baccarat game system, method of using baccarat game system, baccarat game program and recording medium It is an object of the present invention is to provide an epoch-making baccarat game system, a method of using such a baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game at the same table, ... 04/06/06 - 20060071428 - Riposte sword-fighting card game A card game designed to simulate movements and activities between two combatants. The object of the game is to force all the other players to lose their game points before the winner does. The game uses a unique set of playing cards each containing one of three possible main color ... 04/06/06 - 20060071427 - Big river poker game A poker type card game includes a betting structure that allows players an opportunity to choose between various denominations to be bet in a final round of wagering. The game shifts the pot odds such that a beginning poker player may more effectively participate against a more experienced player. The ... 04/06/06 - 20060071426 - Baccarat game with jackpot A casino baccarat game includes a jackpot betting area and payout based upon pre-established consecutive outcomes. In the preferred embodiment, players wager on whether the Player or Bank hand will win, for example, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 consecutive times and are paid a pre-established payout amount for the ... 03/30/06 - 20060066051 - Casino card game A card game and method of playing the card game is disclosed. The card game involves placing cards into pre-defined card positions in the form of grids or matrices. For example, a 3×3 grid is filled with nine cards. Game outcome combinations are defined by three horizontal, three vertical and ... 03/30/06 - 20060066050 - Poker blackjack game A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places a first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play. Players may optionally place an additional wager or side bet corresponding to a five-card poker hand ... 03/23/06 - 20060061037 - Card game A game, including a plurality of Message Cards. In another aspect, a method of playing a card game, including providing a plurality of Message Cards to each player and each player in his or her turn providing one or more Message Cards from his or her hand to one or ... 03/23/06 - 20060061036 - Casino table wagering game and method therefor A method of playing a wagering game where each player is dealt a plurality of playing pieces. Each player will review the playing pieces. A first player will make a call of a total quantity of a numeric suit on all playing pieces. Each successive player will make a next ... 03/16/06 - 20060055113 - Multiplayer card tournaments and methods The invention provides a multiplayer card tournament for playing on a communications network and methods for conducting and determining a winner of the tournament. ... 03/16/06 - 20060055112 - Easy 9tm card game Players place bets. A 36 card deck with the tens, Jacks, Queens, and Kings removed from a standard 52 card deck is dealt into eight piles of four cards each in front of a house dealer. A player/dealer chooses an action pile from the eight. A roll of three dice ... 03/16/06 - 20060055111 - Educational card game The present invention is a card game deck including a plurality of cards having a first card with a first set of multiple attributes and a second card having a second set of multiple attributes, the first set and the second set being mutually exclusive. ... 03/09/06 - 20060049582 - Card game, method of play: there's a moose in the house Card game. This method of play employs unique variations of matching cards. Players alternately take turns, playing one card at a time populating their opponent's play area with one leading card to initiate the matching process. This is like an ante up. Once in place, players alternately take turns, playing ... 03/02/06 - 20060043680 - Poker flash cards Poker instructional flash cards arranged on a deck of fifty-two playing cards of standard casino size and shape that particularly correspond with the play of various kinds of poker games facilitating a player's ability to memorize and understand the correct response or playing action to common poker scenarios, as well ... 03/02/06 - 20060043679 - Manufacturing component trading card A collectible trading card (10) includes a manufacturing component (12) that is used in the manufacture of a collectible item (16), and a card body (14) that retains the manufacturing component (12). The manufacturing component (12) includes a component image (18) that is transferred to the collectible item (16) and ... 02/23/06 - 20060038348 - System and method for playing a bonus game A method for playing a bonus game in association with a main game is provided. A bonus game is activated upon the occurrence of a predefined triggering event in the main game. Five cards are randomly drawn from an abridged deck of playing cards. The abridged deck of playing cards ... 02/23/06 - 20060038347 - Method and device for playing a game using remainder values The present invention relates to a method of playing a game in which a guess is made of a number value of a remainder. A total point value is determined from game pieces given to a player. A number value of a remainder is determined by dividing the total point ... 02/16/06 - 20060033281 - Method and apparatus for the casino feng shui slot machine game A slot machine that allows a player to make multiple bets of differing amounts for a simulated roll of three dice, and also allows the player to bet upon the selection of a given Feng Shui indictor from a set of Feng Shui indicators. The slot machine contains a display ... 02/16/06 - 20060033280 - Flamable matches as printable medium for casino-related gaming Game played using match-related medium for printing gaming instructions and indicia. At least one of interior surfaces of a matchbook or matchbox carrier is printed with gaming indicia used for comparison against gaming indicia printed at least one of match sticks or match splints. Game instructions are also printed on ... 02/16/06 - 20060033279 - Flamable matches as printable medium for casino, lottery and raffle-related gaming Game played using match-related medium for printing gaming instructions and indicia. At least one of interior surfaces of a matchbook or matchbox carrier is printed with gaming indicia used for comparison against gaming indicia printed at least one of match sticks or match splints. Game instructions are also printed on ... 02/16/06 - 20060033278 - Card game A pack of playing cards includes a first deck each card having a common identifying indicia printed on a first face thereof and a second face which includes a military indicia corresponding to one of a plurality predetermined categories wherein one of the categories includes at least two cards having ... 02/09/06 - 20060027969 - Poker-type card game A poker-type game capable of providing a dealer with an initial advantage and a player with a subsequent advantage. From a predetermined number of cards, a dealer is assigned an initial hand having a greater poker value than an initial hand assigned to a player. Subsequently, a dealer receives a ... 02/09/06 - 20060027968 - Poker game played against multiple dealer hands A method of playing a casino table poker-type game comprises a player placing an Ante wager on the poker-type game. The dealer provides at least one hand to the player placing the wager on the poker-type game and at least two hands to the dealer. The player elects to a) ... 02/09/06 - 20060027967 - Jokers 21 Jokers 21 is a blend card game with the playing method of Casino War and Blackjack (twenty-one) that multiple players engage in taking turns to play their own hand against to dealer's hand. A method of playing Jokers 21 card game comprises a dealer and at least one player. It ... 02/09/06 - 20060027966 - Mothod of betting in poker or like games A method of playing virtually any of the numerous variations of a limit betting poker-type card game with a conventional deck of cards allowing for a limited or fixed amount of money to be bet on all betting hand rounds except for the last betting round (the river card round) ... 02/02/06 - 20060022408 - Mosaic playing-cards A new gaming tool and method of game play including an unconventional deck of playing-cards not employing symbolic relations, but rather employing actual relations between rectilinear geometric regions. The playing-cards preferably employ geometric interactions of reflection, complementarity, contrariety, and identity. Geometric card properties that further enhance game play include figure-ground ... 01/26/06 - 20060017229 - Card game and methods of play This invention relates to a card game comprised of at least one warrior card, at least one technique card, at least one power card, and at least one field card. This invention also includes a method of playing said card game, which involves the use of a battle binder. ... 01/26/06 - 20060017228 - Blackjack'n baccarat with jokers (b&bj) A variation of baccarat is played with six or eight decks standard 53 playing cards (with one joker). The blackjack side bets provide variety optional betting. The jokers serve as winning cards. Either Banker or Player has the joker would win. There are 9 betting areas, such as tie, banker, ... 01/19/06 - 20060012123 - Social game and method of playing the same The present invention is a social game and method of playing the same comprising a plurality of cards. Each card has at least one task for the cardholder to attempt to successfully complete, such as at least one question to answer, at least one act to perform, at least one ... 01/19/06 - 20060012122 - Simultaneous play word-forming game A word-forming game allows multiple players to form words simultaneously, thereby increasing the speed of the game and enhancing excitement. In the preferred embodiment, the game is based upon the game Scrabble®, and includes substantially complete board sections enabling up to four players to form words at the same time. ... 01/05/06 - 20060001217 - Playing cards with separable components The present discussion generally describes separable playing cards that can be reassembled, methods of separating and reassembling the playing cards, and methods of using the playing cards in a gaming environment. The playing cards are combined from constituent components, which are a face and a back. The face can have ... 01/05/06 - 20060001216 - Method of and apparatus for playing a card game The present invention provides a game that uses a standard deck of cards and enables play in several poker activities at once. The invention provides a method of playing Poker games that allows a player to have an interest in a current game even after folding his hand. This is ... 01/05/06 - 20060001215 - Method of playing a card game A method of playing a card game having a deck of cards and rules of play, including the steps of receiving at least two bets from a player, the bets including a low hand bet and a high hand bet, the high hand bet being at least equal to and ... 01/05/06 - 20060001214 - Combination 3 card poker-baccarat gaming method and apparatus A casino gambling card table game in which a player may bet that a next card dealt would provide a selected poker hand and/or a winning baccarat hand. ... 12/29/05 - 20050285344 - Casino card game A casino card game that can be played by any amount of players, and one bank, with the only skill required being the knowledge of addition and recognition of a standard deck of playing cards. The game is substantially similar to “Pan 9,” with the object being to obtain a ... 12/29/05 - 20050285343 - Blackjack variations A method and computer readable storage medium to play an improved variation of blackjack. The method includes (a) receiving an original wager for the blackjack game; (b) dealing a player's hand and a dealer's hand; (c) finishing the game; and (d) if the player's hand ties the dealer's hand then ... 12/29/05 - 20050285342 - Card game for wagering A side bet for Blackjack or Twenty-One is made on whether the first two cards deal a player will be a pair, or whether the player can make a multicard hand from his cards an at least one of the dealers cards. The player can get a pair of his ... 12/29/05 - 20050285341 - Roulette alternative card game Card play is enhanced by a method for playing cards comprising indicating a player's intent by brushing a first indicator for another card, and brushing a second indicator top stand, for example, a cross may be printed on the table. Card play is further enhanced by a method for playing ... 12/29/05 - 20050285340 - Poker-type game method A method of playing a poker-type game between a group of players and a dealer includes the wagering an ante bet by each player followed by dealing two cards to each player. Thereafter, one or more players wagers a hand bet or loses the ante bet. The dealer deals four ... 12/22/05 - 20050280213 - Collectible card games and methods for playing same Games for two or more players, wherein each attempts to be the first to traverse a path consisting of a series of tasks, are disclosed. Game components such as collectible trading cards may be used to represent tasks, movers, and effects, and the game may include a racing theme. Players ... 12/22/05 - 20050280212 - Counter sorting device A sorting device for the sorting of gaming chips comprises a base frame (36), a collection container (1), an oblique transport disc (3) adjoining the collection container (1), the oblique transport disk (3) separating and receiving gaming chips (27), a gaming chip characteristic identification system positioned adjacent the transport disc ... 12/22/05 - 20050280211 - Gaming tablet A gaming tablet including a planar tablet having an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of sides, a padding disposed over the planar tablet and, a covering material disposed over the padding. The covering material and padding provide a soft resilient covering allowing a dealer to position his ... 12/15/05 - 20050275167 - Method of playing a game of war A method of playing a card game based broadly on the game of WAR wherein the higher card wins when a player card in matched against a dealer card. The game includes dealing multiple cards such as 3, 5, 7, etc. to each of the dealer and player for matching ... 12/08/05 - 20050269783 - Wagering game with table bonus A method of playing a casino table wagering game with at least two players comprises wagering on an underlying game where players may receive a bonus for obtaining a player hand of at least a predetermined rank; placing a side bet that at least one player of the at least ... 12/08/05 - 20050269782 - Facilitated gaming system and method with equalizing criteria for facilitator Systems and methods for playing a dealer-facilitated card game including use of a dealer-equalization criteria and a dealer-favored bias criteria. The game involves dealing a starting hand to at least one player and to the dealer, wherein each starting hand includes one or more cards representing a potential portion of ... 12/08/05 - 20050269781 - Methods of playing card games with wagering options Methods for playing card games and modified blackjack games wherein players may wager based on point values, colors, and/or suits associated with individual or pairs of playing cards. Wager zones are provided which correspond to predicted point values, colors and suits. Players indicate wagers by placing wagering devices in the ... 12/08/05 - 20050269780 - Method of playing blackjack The present invention relates generally to card games and specifically, card games played for monetary gain in casinos. The game is an improvement over the traditional method of playing Blackjack or “21” in that it adds an incentive for a player to make a supplemental wager that also effects the ... 12/08/05 - 20050269779 - Casino card game A casino card game that can be played by any amount of players, and one bank, with the only skill required being the knowledge of addition and recognition of a standard deck of playing cards. The game is substantially similar to “Pan 9,” with the object being to obtain a ... 12/08/05 - 20050269778 - Process for removing element of chance from games of skill A system for determining the skill of a player eliminates the element of chance by comparing players who have the same initial position. In the case of cards, the initial position is the hand dealt to the player and in tile games, it is the initial distribution and arrangement of ... 12/01/05 - 20050263961 - Board game A board game wherein players make words from multiple letter tiles. Unlike prior word games, the player must construct words of a particular number of letters, which correspond to numbers appearing on the game board. Each player has a colored moving game piece, and starts with 6 letters. Upon making ... 12/01/05 - 20050263960 - Tile for game Tile for a playing game, comprising a rectangular front plane carrying playing indicia and a first support plane for permitting the tile to be supported on a base with the front plane facing a player having said tile “in hand”, screened off from the other players, wherein the front plane ... 11/24/05 - 20050258600 - Playing cards and method for playing card games therewith A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also ... 11/24/05 - 20050258599 - Golf card game A card game to be played in conjunction with a game of golf includes a set of golf game cards. Each card further includes an instruction for a player in the game of golf. The instructions in the set of cards direct actions by a golfer toward himself or toward ... 11/17/05 - 20050253338 - Blackjack side bet using community cards A method of implementing a side wager in a casino game such as blackjack using community cards. Community cards can be dealt to use with a player's hand in order to form a poker hand. Depending on the player's poker hand, the side wager is either won or lost. ... 11/17/05 - 20050253337 - Method for playing a gambling card game with a dealer and at least one player that utilizies new wagers and elements of faro A casino gambling type game for one or more players having 1) placing at least one wager to participate; 2) a dealer dealing two cards per round; 3) Resolving the wagers against the predetermined winning outcomes and the appropriate pay table; 4) paying each player with a winning wager. The ... 11/03/05 - 20050242506 - Poker game variation with variable size wagers and play against a pay table A card game is played against a pay table, wherein the player receives a partial hand that is preferably completed by community cards (but may be completed by cards dealt directly to a hand or a combination of cards dealt directly to a hand and at least one community card ... 11/03/05 - 20050242505 - Casino style wagering game A wagering game combining the attributes of keno and video poker is disclosed. First, players place wagers and select one or more cards from a plurality of face-up cards. One or more cards from the plurality of cards are then randomly identified. Players receive awards based on the number of ... 11/03/05 - 20050242504 - Card game suitable for casino play System and method for playing a card game is provided. An embodiment for play in a casino using a standard deck of cards comprises allowing a player to place a wager on a selected card value, a wild card value, black, red, or lo ball. Community cards are dealt face ... 11/03/05 - 20050242503 - Mathematical problem solving game A deck of cards, each card displaying on upper face four fixed format mathematical problems, color coded to indicate skill level, to play the game, players simultaneously view a selected problem, objective being to be first player to solve problem using fixed format solution technique, examples: problem displayed is 4,3,2,1=6, ... 10/27/05 - 20050236776 - Electronic video poker games If a wager is made on at least one hand of cards, at least five cards are selected from at least one deck of cards, all displayed face up. The deck of cards includes a plurality of cards each having a rank and a suit. At least two of the ... 10/27/05 - 20050236775 - Electronic video poker games A video poker machine is provided which includes at least one display device, at least one input device and at least one computer. The computer is configured with the display device and the input device to deal a first hand of at least five cards, all face up, and to ... 10/27/05 - 20050236774 - Card game with moving cards A card game where cards are arranged in columns, rows or circles that move in random or pseudo-random fashion. The player uses a point device to cause a line to intersect the cards. The cards that are intersected form the player's hand. The game can be played with split representation ... 10/27/05 - 20050236773 - Method of playing a card game Disclosed herein is a method for playing a card game. The card game follows the rules of Blackjack, however neither a player or dealer bust if one or both go over 21. The game is played between at least one player and a dealer, with at least one deck of ... 10/20/05 - 20050230917 - Method of playing a multiple play video poker game and apparatus A method of playing a primary poker game which allows for the play of three to ten 5-card hands for a single wager; increasing the wager before the initial deal allows for a secondary game which provides a same single additional card to be added to each hand in the ... 10/20/05 - 20050230916 - System and method for playing a bonus game A method for playing a bonus game in association with a main game is provided. A bonus game is activated upon the occurrence of a predefined triggering event in the main game. Five cards are randomly drawn from an abridged deck of playing cards. The abridged deck of playing cards ... 10/13/05 - 20050225032 - Game involving stack of elements An apparatus for playing a game for multiple players, comprising a plurality of elements capable of being placed in a stack in any order, each element having several segments in identical locations, some open and some closed, and the closed segments having thereon various colours or images, letters, numbers or ... 10/06/05 - 20050218599 - Modified playing cards and method of use A deck of modified playing cards enhances traditional wagering card games. In a first example, traditional card ranks are replaced with letters. For example, each Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of one or more suits in a deck of playing cards is replaced with the letters “V”, “E”, “G”, ... 10/06/05 - 20050218598 - Combined baccarat and blackjack game A combination baccarat and blackjack game. Preferably, each wagering player plays a baccarat-type game and a blackjack-type game against a dealer who also plays baccarat and blackjack hands. In one embodiment, a determination card is utilized in the event of a tie, to determine whether or to what extent a ... 10/06/05 - 20050218597 - Baccarat game An improved baccarat-type game. In one embodiment, each player plays his or her own baccarat hand, against a dealer hand. Players may wager on the outcome of their hand versus the dealer hand and, in one embodiment, may bet on either hand to win. Preferably, at least one and preferably ... 10/06/05 - 20050218596 - Casino card games with one or more community cards A poker game that uses a five card hand in making certain determinations related to player payouts is provided. The game has one or more community cards that can be used by each player and, preferably also, by the dealer in deciding the best five card player and dealer hands. ... 10/06/05 - 20050218595 - Customer information card game A customer information card game is disclosed. A set of game cards is provided, each game card having a face and a reverse side, each game card having printed thereon a plurality of types of customer information indicators and a customer loyalty indicator. Methods are provided for playing a game ... 10/06/05 - 20050218594 - Game The present invention includes apparatus, articles of manufacture and methods for a game playable by at least one player with a plurality of cards and involving the simulated sale of product for value and accumulation of value therefrom. ... 09/29/05 - 20050212214 - Table with computer for playing card selection game One embodiment of the invention is a method of playing computerized card games against real players at a table. The cards games are usually variations of poker, where the quality of the players' hands is due to skill and strategy rather than the luck of the draw. Players request desired ... 09/29/05 - 20050212213 - Card-craps game with non-standard deck A casino table card game is played in either a non-wild or wild (special) card version with a playing set of cards comprising multiples of six cards, with at least eight groups of six cards used in the playing set. The groups of cards comprise subsets of six cards having ... 09/29/05 - 20050212212 - Treasure hunt game A treasure hunt game comprising at least one series of clue cards, wherein the series includes at least a first card that contains a rhyme indicating the location of a subsequent card in the series, and a final card that contains a rhyme indicating the location of an ultimate prize. ... 09/29/05 - 20050212211 - Two-to-one blackjack variation card game and method therefore A Blackjack variation card game including one or more conventional decks of cards, each having a plurality of individual playing cards. Each of the individual playing cards has a back, a face, a face suit and an associated face value. The card game a set of rules for playing the ... 09/22/05 - 20050206083 - Poker-type game having adjustable payouts and method therefor A method and apparatus for playing a poker-style game has a player making an opening wager. The player is permitted to make at least one wager to obtain at least one certain selected winning hand. The payout odds are adjusted on winning hands based on an amount of the opening ... 09/08/05 - 20050194742 - Double black jacks, a blackjack type game A casino wagering game where at least one player has the options to either place multiple wagers against a dealer and/or banker (the house) in a game, to qualify for a pre-determined Bonus schedule, or both. However, uniquely by the design of the present invention, each participating player is initially ... 09/01/05 - 20050189716 - Melding card games and apparatus for playing same Melding card games may include a deck of cards including at least one non-suited wild card and a plurality of suits of suited cards, each of the plurality of suits further including at least one suited wild card and a plurality of subsuits of subsuited cards, each of the subsuits ... 08/18/05 - 20050179206 - No limit poker game A poker card game that provides any player the opportunity to fold and get back a percentage of his wager once there is no more betting possible; that is when one or more players are said to have risked all their money or be “all-in”. This safeguard is only available ... 08/11/05 - 20050173863 - Methods and systems for facilitating play of a card game According to an embodiment, a player of a game (e.g., video poker) wagers on a game in which a first set of cards represents a bonus hand having a high value (e.g., royal, straight). The player is also dealt a second set of cards. In one embodiment, an indication of ... 08/11/05 - 20050173862 - Skill based poker tournament A poker tournament for exhibition to an audience, such as a TV audience, is conducted by selecting a first number of poker players and conducting a round of poker. The round includes having the selected players play poker with a fixed stake until all but one of the players is ... 08/04/05 - 20050167924 - System and method for playing community hand poker games utilizing mathematical dealer qualifying criteria A system and method for facilitating play of a poker game utilizing mathematical dealer qualification criteria that impact the manner in which the game proceeds. The player(s) and dealer ante, and starting hands are dealt to the player(s) and dealer. The player may fold and lose the ante, or place ... 08/04/05 - 20050167923 - Mathematical game A game is provided that includes a plurality of sets of tiles or cards or an electronic version thereof, where each tile or card contains a number, a letter of an alphabet, or a mathematical symbol or a symbol that can be used in a mathematical equation. Also provided is ... 08/04/05 - 20050167922 - Player key for an instant-win lottery ticket and method for validating same A game ticket is disclosed. The game ticket includes a first and second indicia concealed by a removable opaque covering and indicating visually whether the game ticket is a winning ticket. The first indicia is located with a game play area. The second indicia includes a first player key located ... 08/04/05 - 20050167921 - Method of playing a game of chance including purchase of additional game play information and system for facilitating the play thereof A method for playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play of the game are disclosed, in which an initial ticket containing initial game play information is received, a second ticket containing additional game play information is received, and the combination of the initial game play information ... 08/04/05 - 20050167920 - Card game Playing cards having a deck divided into a first suit of threat cards and a second suit of tool cards. Play is conducted by each player concocting a story based on the cards, for instance, a defense, using what is shown on the tool card or cards the player has, ... 07/28/05 - 20050161884 - Method of and apparatus for playing a card game Methods of and apparatuses for playing a card game. In one-method, each player and the dealer is dealt at least one face down cards. After viewing the face down cards, each player may act upon his or her hand. The player may be given the option to fold and receive ... 07/28/05 - 20050161883 - Constant pace card game The present invention relates to a method for maintaining a relatively steady pace in a card game and enhancing the drama associated with the game, such as a poker game. The method may be used with virtually any poker game to maintain a relatively constant pace in a poker tournament. ... 07/14/05 - 20050151320 - Method and apparatus for card game A method for playing a competitive card game simulating combat between a first character and a second character has the step of providing a stack of playing cards for each player with each card representing at least one specific character. Each card has games on the card and the card ... 07/14/05 - 20050151319 - Apparatus and method for playing poker-style games involving a draw An apparatus and method for enhancing participation in gaming activities that involve replacement items, replacement cards, or other draw-type activity. A player is allowed to hold cards (or other items) of a starting hand/payline. Multiple sets of potential replacement cards are provided, from which the player can select the desired ... 07/07/05 - 20050146094 - Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack Identifiers are read from playing cards collected after completion of at least one hand of a card game, such as blackjack, and the value of a hand is determined from the resulting sequence of read identifiers (i.e., ending sequence). The playing cards are collected in a defined order, such as ... 06/30/05 - 20050140093 - Cards for columnar card games A pack of playing cards having value and suit indicia that are judicious placed to permit exposure of both suit and value indicia with both less columnar displacements of cards and less precise vertical alignment in a columnar arrangement to than obtainable with a previously known pack of playing cards. ... 06/23/05 - 20050133999 - Match three numbers game of chance This invention relates to a game of chance combining the attributes of lottery and casino style games. The game involves the selection of three numbers by a player from the group consisting of the digits 0 through 9 and wagering what combinations and permutations of those numbers will appear on ... 06/23/05 - 20050133998 - Throw away poker The method of the present invention utilizes the existing electronic video poker machine (that is standard to the industry) to display two separate sets of cards or multiple sets of cards on a standard video poker machine video screen. The apparition screen or picture in a picture screen format will ... 06/16/05 - 20050127608 - Card game and method of playing A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises providing ... 06/16/05 - 20050127607 - Method and device for conducting a blackjack-type card game A game begins with an initial wager and the dealing of one card face-up to a dealer. The player has the option of supplementing the player's initial wager. The initial dealer hand is completed and the initial player hand is dealt. A final dealer hand and final player hand are ... 06/16/05 - 20050127606 - High-low poker wagering games A method of playing a wagering game comprises the steps of a player placing a first wager to participate in the wagering game and dealing at least a partial hand of cards to each player participating in the wagering game. The method includes providing a set of winning outcomes and ... 06/09/05 - 20050121854 - Method for playing blackjack with a three card poker wager (21+3) Card games that combine the play of Blackjack (“21”) with a 3-card Poker wager or side bet (“21+3”). Each player places a basic Blackjack wager and an optional 3-card Poker wager before the cards are dealt. Each player is then dealt a card with the dealer receiving a face-up card. ... 06/09/05 - 20050121853 - 20 card deck poker game and method therefor A new variation of poker comprising a 20-card deck for use with poker games and a table and method therefor. The 20-card deck comprises the five highest ranked cards of 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace in each of the four suits of Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts and Spades. The 20-card ... 06/02/05 - 20050116418 - Playing cards and method for playing card games therewith A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also ... 06/02/05 - 20050116417 - Method, apparatus and article for dual-sided playing cards A dual-sided card deck allows for the contemporaneous play of two separate card games. The deck is comprised of a plurality of cards having a first set of values on a first side and a second set of values on a second side. A first card game is played using ... 06/02/05 - 20050116416 - Pull-tab skill tournament poker A gaming system comprises a plurality of tournament tables in at least one physical location wherein multiple players play identical hands of the same game thereby playing a game of skill with equal opportunity given to each player to win. The system including for each hand played a set of ... 06/02/05 - 20050116415 - Method and apparatus for a game of chance A method and apparatus for conducting a casino-type game of chance that includes placing at least three unexposed cards from a playing card deck on at least three designated areas of a playing surface with one card on each of the at least three designated areas. A player is provided ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |