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US 6,070,876 AGranted
Pai gow game
OwnerShenli Koinventor
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Abstract
An improved game of Pai Gow is set forth which includes offering the player an optional bonus wager. Should the tiles of the Player's hand match any predetermined bonus outcome tile combination, the Player receives a reward for their bonus wager regardless of whether or not the Player has won their hand according to the rules of Pai Gow. The game also provides for the player having the option to make a tie wager
Claims6
A method for playing an improved game of Pai Gow by a Banker and a Player using a field of tiles comprising:
- the Player opting to make at least one of a base wager and a tie wager;
- dealing four tiles to the Banker and the Player, each of the Player and Banker arranging their tiles into a two tile high hand and a two tile low hand, the high hand having a higher ranking than the low hand according to the rules or ranking of Pai Gow hands;
- if the Player has made the base wager and (a) both his high and low hands outrank the Banker's corresponding high and low hands, declaring the Player to have obtained a winning outcome and the Banker rewarding the Player based upon his base wager, (b) if one but not both of the Player's high or low hands outranks a corresponding one of the Banker's high and low hands, declaring the outcome a push and (c) declaring all other outcomes a loss and the Player losing the base wager to the Banker;
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- if the player has made a tie wager and the outcome is declared a push, rewarding the player based upon his tie wager.
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A method for playing an improved game of Pai Gow by a Banker and a Player using a field of tiles comprising:
- the Player opting to make at least one of a base wager, a bonus wager and a tie wager;
- dealing four tiles to the Banker and the Player, each of the Player and Banker arranging their tiles into a two tile high hand and a two tile low hand, the high hand having a higher ranking than the low hand according to the rules or ranking of Pai Gow hands;
- if the Player has made the base wager and (a) both his high and low hands outrank the Banker's corresponding high and low hands, declaring the Player to have obtained a winning outcome and the Banker rewarding the Player based upon his base wager, (b) if one but not both of the Player's high or low hands outranks a corresponding one of the Banker's high and low hands, declaring the outcome a push and (c) declaring all other outcomes a loss and the Player losing the base wager to the Banker;
- if the Player has made the bonus wager and his four tiles include one of pre-determined bonus tile combinations declaring the Player to have obtained a bonus outcome and rewarding the Player based upon his bonus wager;
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- if the player has made a tie wager and the outcome is declared a push, rewarding the player based upon his tie wager.
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