Craps game qualified by another game of chance

Abstract

A method and game board are disclosed for combining the play of blackjack based upon at least one card deck having fifty-two cards divided into four suites of duces through aces and the play of craps based upon two dice each having six faces numbered one to six. The board presents a semi-circular playing arena with a dealer playing area adjacent the straight diameter of the semi-circular playing arena and a plurality of player areas spaced about the circumference of the circular periphery of said semi-circular playing arena and opposed to the dealer playing area. Each of the player areas includes a plurality of craps wager indicator circles dividing the numbers 2 through 12 into three groups for wagering at different odds for each group. After the wagers are settled based upon the play of the cards in accordance with the rules of blackjack, each player who has a blackjack is offered the roll of the dice and a craps wager on one of the craps wager circles. Before rolling the dice, the remaining players may also place bets on one of their respective craps wager circles. Each craps wager is then settled based the outcome of the single roll of the dice by the player having the blackjack. The subject invention is characterized by interleaving an accumulating pot which is supported by each player placing a pot wager on one of the three wager indicator circles prior to the cards being dealt. A register keeps track of these initial pot wagers until the hand is complete. The pot accumulates from hand to hand until a player qualifies and wins at least a portion of the accumulated pot. A player qualifies to roll the dice for a portion of the pot by having a predetermined blackjack, such as the Ace and Jack of one suit or different suits. The pot is divided into three portions correlating to the odds in the respective wager indicator circles and the qualified player wins one of those portions when his initial pot wager is on the wager indicator circle having the group of numbers covering, i.e., matching, the numbers on his roll of the dice.

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