Method of playing a wagering game
OwnerRichard G. McGinnis, Sr., Richard G. McGinnis, Jr. +2inventors
InventorsRichard G. McGinnis, Sr., Richard G. McGinnis, Jr., Adam Politzer, Charles McGinnis
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Abstract
A method of playing a wagering game against a house which includes the steps of wagering an amount of credits, randomly selecting and displaying at least two symbols, and making a payout based on the payout value for the combination of symbols selected. The symbols selected are from a finite set of multi-dimensional symbols which have at least two values. Each value is from a distinct dimension having at least two distinct values wherein all values within a dimension are equally probable.
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A method of playing a wagering game against a house, comprising the steps of:
- (a) wagering an amount of credits;
- (b) randomly selecting and displaying at least two symbols from a finite set of multi-dimensional symbols to form a hand, each of said symbols having at least two values, each of said values being from a distinct dimension, each said dimension comprising a set of at least two distinct values, all distinct values within each dimension being equally probable within said dimension, wherein each said symbol of said finite set is a unique equally probable combination of said distinct values from each of said dimensions, said finite set of multi-dimensional symbols being a complete set, and the selecting and displaying of each said symbol being done with replacement;
- (c) making a payout, said payout being based on an assigned payout value for the combination of symbols in said hand chosen to provide the desired expectation of return for the house.
A method of playing a wagering game against a house, comprising the steps of:
- (a) wagering an amount of credits;
- (b) randomly selecting and displaying at least two symbols from a finite set of multi-dimensional symbols to form a hand, each of said symbols having at least two values, each of said values being from a distinct dimension, each said dimension comprising a set of at least two distinct values, all distinct values within each dimension being equally probable within said dimension, wherein each said symbol of said finite set is a unique equally probable combination of said distinct values from each of said dimensions, said finite set of multi-dimensional symbols being a complete set, and the selecting and displaying of each said symbol being done with replacement;
- (c) choosing which of said displayed symbols of said hand to hold;
- (d) upon the holding of fewer than all the displayed symbols in step (c), randomly selecting and displaying new symbols from said finite set of multi-dimensional symbols to replace those symbols in said hand not held, said selecting and displaying of each new symbol being done with replacement;
- (e) making a payout, said payout being based on an assigned payout value for the combination of symbols in said hand, wherein all possible combinations of symbols from said finite set have been assigned payout values which provide a positive expectation of return for the house.
A method of playing a game against a house, comprising the steps of:
- (a) wagering an amount of credits on a desired combination of symbols predetermined to have a payout value;
- (b) randomly selecting and displaying at least two symbols from a finite set of multi-dimensional symbols, each of said symbols having at least two values, each of said values being from a distinct dimension, each said dimension comprising a set of at least two distinct values, all distinct values within each dimension being equally probable within said dimension, wherein each said symbol of said finite set is a unique equally probable combination of said distinct values from each of said dimensions, said finite set of multi-dimensional symbols being a complete set, and the selecting and displaying of each said symbol being done with replacement;
- (c) upon the selection and display of the combination of symbols wagered upon in step (a), making a payout, said payout being based on the predetermined payout value for the combination of symbols in said hand which is predetermined to provide the desired expectation of return for the house.
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