Competitive solitaire game

A competitive solitaire game comprising the steps of:

• providing gaming computer including:
• a processor and
• memory storing software;
• and
• providing a display electrically connected to the computer;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate dealing pairs of cards from deck into a house hand comprising three columns, one card from the poker deck face up, and one card from the poker deck face down, for the house, eight cards of the deck including indicia of extra value, the indicia comprising:
• indicia on two black cards that the two black cards may be played as any black card;
• indicia on two red cards that the two red cards may be played as any red card;
• and
• indicia on four additional cards that the four additional cards may be used to fill any two pair;
• the display displaying the house hand;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate dealing pairs of face up cards from the poker deck into a player hand comprising three columns for the player;
• the player selecting a first column to discard from both hands on the gaming computer;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate discarding the same first column from both hands;
• the display displaying the player hand and the house hand after discarding the same first column from both hands;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate dealing two pairs, one card from the poker deck face up, and one card from the poker deck face down into the two remaining columns, for the house;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate dealing two pairs of face up cards from the poker deck into the two remaining columns, for the player;
• the display displaying the cards after discarding the same second column from the player hand and the house hand;
• the player selecting a second column to discard from both hands on the gaming computer;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate discarding the same second column from both hands;
• the display displaying the player hand and the house hand after discarding the same second column from the player hand and the house hand;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate dealing a pair of cards from the poker deck into the remaining column to the house hand;
• the display displaying the house hand;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate dealing a pair of cards from the poker deck into the remaining column to the player hand;
• the display displaying the player hand;
• the gaming computer running the software to simulate scoring the hand;
• the display displaying the score.

A competitive solitaire game comprising the steps of:

• providing a video gambling game comprising:
• a gaming computer including:
• a processor and
• memory storing software;
• and
• a display electrically connected to the computer;
• dealing pairs of cards of a poker deck into a house hand comprising into three columns, one card from the poker deck face up, and one card from the poker deck face down, for the house by a video gambling game, the poker deck including indicia of extra value on eight cards, the indicia comprising:
• indicia on the aces of spades and clubs that the aces of spades and clubs may be played as any black card;
• indicia on the aces of hearts and diamonds that the aces of hearts and diamonds may be played as any red card;
• and
• indicia on deuces of clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts that the deuces may be used to fill any two pair;
• dealing pairs of face up cards from the poker deck into a player hand comprising three columns for the player by the video gambling game;
• displaying the player hand and the house hand;
• the player selecting a first column to discard from both hands on the video gambling game;
• discarding the same first column from the player hand and the house hand on the video gambling game;
• displaying the player hand and the house hand;
• dealing two pairs, one card from the poker deck face up, and one card from the poker deck face down into the two remaining columns, into the house hand by the video gambling game;
• dealing two pairs of face up cards from the poker deck into the two remaining columns, into the player hand by the video gambling game;
• the player selecting a second column to discard from the player hand and the house hand on the video gambling game;
• discarding the same second column from the player hand and the house hand on the video gambling game;
• displaying the player hand and the house hand;
• dealing a pair of cards from the poker deck into the remaining column to the house hand by the video gambling game;
• dealing a pair of cards from the poker deck into the remaining column to the player hand by the video gambling game;
• scoring the player hand and the house hand by the video gambling game;
• and
• if the player wins a number N hands before the house wins a number M hands, declaring the player as a winner by the video gambling machine;
• if the player does not win a number N hands before the house wins a number M hands, declaring the house as a winner by the video gambling machine;
• and
• displaying the winner on the display.