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US 6,182,968 B2Granted
Card games and methods of playing same
OwnerLamar Wilkinsoninventor
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Abstract
A card game of the modified pseudo-blackjack type in which the point value of each Joker is 2 or 12, the point value of each Ace is 1 or 11, a natural is any pair of cards the total point value of which is 22, and a pair of Aces outranks any other hand. A hand ranking chart of this game is shown in FIG. 2, and another hand ranking chart of this game is shown in FIG. 3. In certain versions of the game one player is designated the player-banker, and the option of serving as player-banker rotates among the players. A house-appointed dealer deals the cards but does not play or function as the banker. Another player is randomly selected at the beginning of each round to serve as the action player, who gets cards first, acts first on his or her hand, and has his or her bet or bets settled first.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising a predetermined combination of playing cards chosen from one or more conventional decks of playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- electing by each player who has been dealt a Joker the value of that Joker as only a two or only a twelve;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- and
- ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with a predetermined rule, wherein said predetermined rule determines the outcome based on the total point value of the cards held by said person, and said person's status as the banker or as an ordinary player.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising a predetermined combination of playing cards chosen from one or more conventional decks of playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- and
- ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with an order from best down to worst as follows:
- Rank Hand Player Status 1st. AA Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 2nd. 22 Joker + (10 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player or face card) 3rd. 22 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 4th. 21 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 5th. 20 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 6th. 19 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 7th. 18 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 8th. 17 Ordinary Player 9th. 16 Ordinary Player 10th. 15 Ordinary Player 11th. 14 Ordinary Player 12th. 13 Ordinary Player 13th. 23 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 14th. 24 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 15th. 25 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 16th. 26 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 17th. 27 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 18th. 17 Player-Banker 19th. 16 Player-Banker 20th. 15 Player-Banker 21st. 14 Player-Banker 22nd. 13 Player-Banker 23-31st. 12-4 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising a predetermined combination of playing cards chosen from one or more conventional decks, of playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with a predetermined rule, wherein said predetermined rule determines the outcome based on the total point value of the cards held by said person, and said person's status as the banker or as an ordinary player;
- and
- handling ties in accordance with a house-elected one of the following procedures:
- (a) said banker wins all ties on any hand or hands of a predetermined value or values;
- (b) the players win ties on any hand or hands of a predetermined value or values;
- (c) said banker and the players win ties on any hand or hands of a predetermined value or values;
- or
- (d) all ties are a push and no one wins on a tie.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising a predetermined combination of playing cards chosen from one or more conventional decks of playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- and ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with a predetermined rule, wherein said predetermined rule determines the outcome based on the total point value of the cards held by said person, and said person's status as the banker or as an ordinary player, wherein the following pairs of cards are natural:
- a pair of Aces, a Joker and a ten, and a Joker and any face card.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising one or more conventional decks of 52 playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- electing by each player who has been dealt a Joker the value of that Joker as two or twelve;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- and
- ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with an order from best down to worst as follows:
- Rank Hand Player Status 1st. AA Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 2nd. 22 Joker + (10 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player or face card) 3rd. 22 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 4th. 21 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 5th. 20 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 6th. 19 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 7th. 18 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 8th. 17 Ordinary Player 9th. 16 Ordinary Player 10th. 15 Ordinary Player 11th. 14 Ordinary Player 12th. 13 Ordinary Player 13th. 23 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 14th. 24 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 15th. 25 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 16th. 26 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 17th. 27 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player 18th. 17 Player-Banker 19th. 16 Player-Banker 20th. 15 Player-Banker 21st. 14 Player-Banker 22nd. 13 Player-Banker 23-31st. 12-4 Player-Banker or Ordinary Player.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising one or more conventional decks of 52 playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- electing by each player who has been dealt a Joker the value of that Joker as two or twelve;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- and
- ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with a predetermined rule, wherein said predetermined rule determines the outcome based on the total point value of the cards held by said person, and said person's status as the banker or as an ordinary player, wherein the following pairs of cards are natural:
- a pair of Aces, a Joker and a ten, and a Joker and any face card.
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A method of playing, by a plurality of persons, a card game comprising the steps of:
- naming one of said persons as the banker and the remaining persons as ordinary players;
- assigning a point value to each card in a playing deck comprising one or more conventional decks of 52 playing cards, with at least one Joker added;
- assigning a predetermined point count value which the persons must attempt to achieve;
- dealing two cards to each of said persons who places a bet at the commencement of a particular round from said playing deck;
- dealing an additional card or cards from said playing deck to each one of said persons who requests the additional card or cards after the dealing of two cards to each one of said persons;
- electing by each player who has been dealt a Joker the value of that Joker as two or twelve;
- adding the point values of the cards in each said person's hand to give a point count value for each said person;
- and
- ranking each of the hands then held by one of said persons to determine an outcome in accordance with a predetermined rule, wherein said predetermined rule determines the outcome based on the total point value of the cards held by said person, and said person's status as the banker or as an ordinary player, and
- handling ties in accordance with a house elected one of the following procedures:
- (a) said banker wins all ties on any hand or hands of a predetermined value or values;
- (b) the players win ties on any hand or hands of a predetermined value or values;
- (c) said banker and the players win ties on any hand or hands of a predetermined value or values;
- or
- (d) all ties are a push and no one wins on a tie.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.