Baccarat game methods and electronic device for playing the same
OwnerLawrence E. Bartlettinventor
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Abstract
Improved Baccarat Game methods and a device for playing the games are set forth wherein players each make a wager and are dealt a two-card hand of cards. A Banker hand is dealt with two cards face down and a third card face up. Players can receive a third card to better their hand value, modulo ten. After all players have completed their hands, the Banker hand is completed based upon established rules which may or may not include the third, exposed Banker card. According to another embodiment the Banker may receive a third and fourth card face up and eliminate the higher of the two. If the banker is entitled to use a third card, the remaining card is summed with the other two Banker cards. Each Player hand and the Banker hand are compared in a manner similar to Baccarat.
Claims16
An improved method for playing the game of Baccarat a using a deck of playing cards and where hand counts are determined modulo ten and where the target hand value is nine, the improvement comprising:
- each player making a wager to participate in the game;
- dealing two cards to each player and two cards face down to a dealer;
- dealing a third dealer card face up to the dealer;
- each player examining their two cards and standing or receiving a third player card to define one of a two or three card final hand having a final player hand, the cards of the player final hand summed modulo ten to define a player hand final count between 0 and 9;
- upon completion of all player's final hands the dealer exposing his first two cards and (i) if the two card, modulo ten, count is 7-9 ignoring the third dealer card and the two cards count defining the dealer final hand count and (ii) if the two card hand count is other than 7-9, the dealer including the value of the third dealer card with the other two dealer cards, modulo ten, to define a dealer hand final count between 0 and 9;
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- comparing the player final hand count with the dealer final hand and (i) if the player final hand count is greater than the dealer's final hand count, declaring the player the winner and the player receiving an award based on their wager, (ii) if the dealer final hand count is greater than the player's final hand count, declaring the dealer the winner and collecting the player's wager and (iii) declaring a tie if the player and dealer hand counts are equal.
A device for playing an improved Baccarat game comprising:
- a computer processor, a data structure storing data representing each playing card of a deck of playing cards and means for randomly selecting playing card data from said data structure;
- a display and means for at least one player to enter a wager and prompt play of the game;
- the processor configured to, upon prompting of play, select and display two cards for each player hand and two cards face down for an initial dealer hand and a third dealer card face up;
- means for each player to prompt the processor to accept the cards of the initial player hand or prompt the processor to select and display an additional card for the player hand to define one of a two or three card final hand, said cards of the player final hand summed modulo ten to define a player hand final count between 0 and 9;
- said processor configured to, upon completion of all player's final hand, sum the values of the cards of the initial dealer hand and (i) if the two card, modulo ten, count is 7-9 accept the count of the initial dealer hand two cards defining the dealer final hand count and (ii) if the two initial card hand count is other than 7-9, the processor controlling the display to include the third dealer card and summing the value of the third dealer card with the other two dealer cards, modulo ten, to define a dealer hand final count between 0 and 9;
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- said processor further configured to compare the player final hand count with the dealer final hand and (i) if the player final hand count is greater than the dealer's final hand count, issue to the player an award based on their wager, (ii) if the dealer final hand count is greater than the player's final hand count, collect the player's wager and (iii) declaring a tie if the player and dealer hand counts are equal.
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