US 5,653,635 A · Wagering solitaire game

Abstract

The present invention includes a method for playing a game of solitaire as a wagering game. The method includes a step of a player paying a fee. Once the fee is paid, the player selects a shuffled deck of cards to play a first game of solitaire from one or more shuffled decks. Each of the shuffled decks is displayed with a predetermined number of upturned cards. The player plays the first game to either win or lose the game. If the player wins the first game, the player may pay a fee to play a second game of solitaire and is eligible to win a winner's bonus for winning the second game. The player selects a shuffled deck of cards to play the second game from one or more shuffled decks. Each of the shuffled decks is displayed with a predetermined number of upturned cards. The player plays the second game and either wins or loses the second game. The player collects the winner's bonus and is eligible to play a third game for a larger winner's bonus provided that the player wins the second game.

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Dependent claims

A game of electronic solitaire, comprising the steps of:

providing means so that a player can pay a fee and select a solitaire deck to play a first game;
electronically generating at least one deck of cards for a solitaire game;
displaying one or more of the decks to a player so that the player views a predetermined number of upturned cards of each deck after paying the fee;
providing means so that the player can select and play the deck and win or lose the first game;
providing means so that the player can pay a fee and select one of at least two solitaire decks to play for a winner's bonus in a second game provided the player wins the first game;
and
providing means to pay the winner's bonus to the player, provided the player wins the second game.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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