Pinochle Proposition
OwnerGene Squitieriinventor
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Abstract
A method is provided for playing a card game using a deck of cards with rules to define a value of the cards in the deck, in accordance with an example. The method may include distributing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer. A main wager may be received from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the player and a side wager may be received from the player for a first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player. When the first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player match a defined combination of cards, the player may be rewarded for the side wager.
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A computer implemented method for playing a card game using a deck of cards with rules to define a value of the cards in the deck, the method comprising:
- distributing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer;
- receiving a main wager from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the player;
- receiving a side wager from the player for a first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player;
- determining whether a rank of the first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player matches a defined combination of cards for winning the side wager;
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- rewarding the player for the side wager when the rank of the first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player matches the defined combination of cards.
A method for playing a card game using representations of cards on a video terminal using a processor and a memory, with rules to define a value of the cards, comprising:
- virtually distributing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer on the video terminal;
- receiving a main wager from the player through a physical interface of the video terminal for the plurality of cards distributed to the player;
- receiving a side wager from the player through the physical interface of the video terminal for a first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player;
- determining whether a rank of the first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player on the video terminal matches a defined combination of cards for the side wager;
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- rewarding the player for the side wager when the rank of the plurality of cards distributed to the player matches the defined combination of cards.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising executable instructions which, when executed, operate as a method for playing a card game using cards, with rules to define a value of the cards, the method comprising:
- distributing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer;
- receiving a plurality of different wagers from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the player, including a first wager for a total value of all of the plurality of cards distributed to the player and the dealer, and a second wager for a first two of the plurality of cards distributed to the player;
- determining whether to reward the player for the first wager based at least in part on the total value of all of the plurality of cards distributed to the player and the dealer;
- and
- determining whether to reward the player for the second wager based at least in part on whether a rank of the first two of the plurality of cards correspond to one of a plurality of defined combination of cards;
- wherein determining whether to reward the player for the second wager is independent of determining whether to reward the player for the first wager, and wherein the reward for the side wager varies dependent upon a suit of a face up card of the plurality of cards distributed to the dealer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.