Method of playing a wagering casino type
OwnerEmilio Ferrerinventor
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Abstract
In a game suitable for casino play a two card hand is dealt to each player, who may then draw at least one additional card after placing a wager. The winning card hand is determined according to the following rules: the point value of each natural number card is its face value and all figure cards and jokers have a value of 1/2 point; any hand adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point wins over any hand adding up to an integer only value; as between hands adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point, the hand with the higher integer value wins; and all hands adding up to an integer value tie with each other.
Claims27
A method for playing a card game among two or more players comprising the steps of:
- providing fifty-six playing cards including a standard poker deck of fifty-two cards plus four joker cards;
- providing a card dealer for dealing said playing cards;
- dealing an initial card hand consisting of two cards to each of the players:
- offering each player the option to draw at least one additional card from said dealer;
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- exposing the card hands of all players to determine the winning card hand according to the following rules:
- the point value of each natural number card is its face value and all figure cards and jokers have a value of 1/2 point;
- any hand adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point wins over any hand adding up to an integer only value;
- as between hands adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point, the hand with the higher integer value wins;
- all hands adding up to an integer value tie with each other.
A method for playing a card game among two or more players comprising the steps of:
- providing fifty-six playing cards including a standard poker deck of fifty-two cards plus four joker cards;
- providing a card dealer for dealing said playing cards;
- each player placing a wager;
- dealing an initial card hand consisting of two cards to each of the players:
- offering each player the option to draw at least one additional card from said dealer;
- exposing the card hands of all players to determine the winning card hand according to the following rules:
- the point value of each natural number card is its face value and all figure cards and jokers have a value of 1/2 point;
- any hand adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point wins over any hand adding up to an integer only value;
- as between hands adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point, the hand with the higher integer value wins;
- all hands adding up to an integer value tie with each other;
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- collecting said wagers and paying the collected wagers to the player holding the winning hand, or in case of a tie, distributing the collected wagers among the players holding the tied hands in equal shares.
A method for playing a card game among two or more players comprising the steps of:
- providing fifty-six playing cards including a standard poker deck of fifty-two cards plus four joker cards;
- providing a card dealer for dealing said playing cards;
- designating one of said players as the banker;
- each player other than said banker placing a wager;
- dealing an initial card hand consisting of two cards to each of the players:
- offering each player the option to draw at least one additional card from said dealer;
- exposing all card hands to determine the winning card hand as between said banker and all other players according to the following rules:
- the point value of each natural number card is its face value and all figure cards and jokers have a value of 1/2 point;
- any hand adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point wins over any hand adding up to an integer only value;
- as between hands adding up to an integer plus 1/2 point, the hand with the higher integer value wins;
- all hands adding up to an integer value tie with each other;
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- paying to the banker said wager placed by each player whose card hand loses to the card hand held by the banker, and paying by the banker to each player whose card hand wins against the card hand of the banker an amount equal to the wager placed by that player.
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