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US 8,505,920 B1Granted
Count down game
OwnerMichael Slifkerinventor
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Abstract
The present teachings relate to a novel game of chance for use in existing table game formats, for example, in live casinos, in video games, and in computer/animated game playing software. The method comprises playing a game with at least one player and a dealer using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, each card ranked from lowest to highest as Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King. The player is declared the winner if the player has a card lower in rank than the dealer's most recently dealt card, or if the dealer busts.
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A method for playing a game with a player and a dealer using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, wherein the game is played on a computer comprising a processor, wherein method comprises the processor to perform the steps of:
- a) the processor dealing the player and the dealer each—a first card from the deck to the player and a first card from the deck to the dealer, forming a player's hand and a dealer's hand, respectively, at least the dealer's first card being dealt face-down;
- b) the processor receiving a decision from the player to either receive an additional card from the deck or to stay with the card in his hand;
- c) the processor computing if in step b) the player asks to receive an additional card, and if so, dealing the player the additional card from the deck;
- otherwise, computing if the player stays, and if so, advancing to step e);
- d) the processor computing if the player's additional card is the same rank as the player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, advancing to step e);
- otherwise computing if the player's additional card is higher in rank than the player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the player's hand a bust and the dealer the winner, and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the player's additional card is lower in rank than the player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, repeating from step b);
- e) the processor computing if the dealer's first card is face down, and if so, turning it face up;
- f) the processor computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card is lower in rank than the player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the dealer the winner and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card is equal in rank to the player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the game a push and stopping play;
- g) the processor dealing the dealer an additional card from the deck if the dealer's most recently dealt card is above a threshold rank;
- otherwise advancing to step i);
- h) the processor computing if the dealer's additional card has the same rank as the dealer's previous most-recently dealt card, and if so, advancing to step i);
- otherwise computing if the dealer's additional card is higher in rank than the dealer's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the dealer's hand a bust and the player the winner, and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's additional card is lower in rank than the dealer's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, repeating from step f);
- i) the processor computing if the player's most recently dealt card is lower than the dealer's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the player the winner and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card is the same rank as the player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the game a push and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card is lower in rank than that of the player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the dealer the winner and stopping play.
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A method for playing a game with a plurality of players and a dealer using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, wherein the game is played on a computer comprising a processor, where the method comprises the processor to perform the steps of:
- a) the processor dealing each player from a first player to a last player and the dealer each a first card from the deck to form each player's hand and a dealer's hand, at least the dealer's first card being dealt face-down;
- b) the processor designating the first player as the current player;
- c) the processor receiving a decision from the current player to either receive an additional card from the deck or to stay with the card in his hand;
- d) the processor computing if in step c) the current player asks to receive an additional card, and if so, dealing the current player the additional card from the deck;
- otherwise, computing if the current player stays, and if so, advancing to step f);
- e) the processor computing if the current player's additional card has the same rank as the current player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, advancing to step f);
- otherwise computing if the current player's additional card is higher in rank than the current player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the current player's hand a bust and the current player a loser and advancing to step f);
- otherwise computing if the current player's additional card is lower in rank than the current player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, repeating from step c);
- f) the processor computing if the current player is not the last player, and if so, designating the next player the current player and repeating from step c);
- g) the processor computing if the dealer's first card is face down, and if so, turning it face up;
- i) the processor dealing the dealer an additional card from the deck if the dealer's most recently dealt card is above a threshold rank;
- otherwise advancing to step k);
- j) the processor computing if the dealer's additional card has the same rank as the dealer's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, advancing to step k);
- otherwise computing if the dealer's additional card is higher in rank than the dealer's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the dealer's hand a bust and each non-losing player remaining a winner, and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's additional card is lower in rank than the dealer's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, repeating from step i);
- k) the processor in turn, for each of the remaining non-losing players, computing if the player's most recently dealt card is lower than the dealer's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring that player a winner and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card has the same rank as that player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the game a push and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card is lower in rank than that player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring that player a loser;
- l) the processor stopping play.
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A method for playing a wagering game with a plurality of players and a dealer using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, wherein the game is played on a computer comprising a processor, wherein method comprises the processor to perform the steps of:
- a) the processor receiving from each player a bet up to a maximum bet;
- b) the processor dealing each player from a first player to a last player and the dealer each a first card from the deck to form each player's hand and a dealer's hand, at least the dealer's first card being dealt face-down;
- c) the processor designating the first player as the current player;
- d) the processor receiving a decision from the current player to either receive an additional card from the deck or to stay with the card in his hand;
- e) the processor computing if in step d) the current player asks to receive an additional card, and if so, dealing the current player the additional card from the deck;
- otherwise, computing if the current player stays, and if so, advancing to step g);
- f) the processor computing if the current player's additional card has the same rank as the current player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, advancing to step g);
- otherwise computing if the current player's additional card is higher in rank than the current player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the current player's hand a bust and the current player a loser, collecting the current player's bet, and advancing to step g);
- otherwise computing if the current player's additional card is lower in rank than the current player's previous most recently dealt card, and if so, repeating from step d);
- g) the processor computing if the current player is not the last player, and if so, designating the next player the current player and repeating from step d);
- h) the processor computing if the dealer's first card is face down, and if so, turning it face up;
- j) the processor dealing the dealer an additional card from the deck if the dealer's most recently dealt card is above a threshold rank;
- otherwise advancing to step l);
- k) the processor computing if the dealer's additional card has the same rank as the dealer's previous most-recently dealt card, and if so, advancing to step l);
- otherwise computing if the dealer's additional card is higher in rank than the dealer's previous most-recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the dealer's hand a bust and each non-losing player remaining a winner, paying each winning player an amount equal to his bet, and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's additional card is lower in rank than the dealer's previous most-recently dealt card, and if so, repeating from step j);
- l) the processor in turn, for each of the remaining non-losing players, computing if the player's most recently dealt card is lower than the dealer's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring that player a winner, paying that player an amount equal to his bet, and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card has the same rank as that player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring the game a push and stopping play;
- otherwise computing if the dealer's most recently dealt card is lower in rank than that player's most recently dealt card, and if so, declaring that player a loser and collecting that player's bet;
- m) the processor stopping play.
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