System and method for providing and conducting wagering dice based game
AssigneeMichigan Muse, LLC
InventorMichael William Brinkman
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Abstract
A system, game table, and method for allowing wagers to be made on a game, and particularly dice games using multiple sets of dice, and awarding a payout as a function of an outcome of the game is provided. The dice game may be played on a physical table using physical apparatuses or may be implemented using one or more computer based gaming machines. The dice game may be played over a network, on line and/or using one or more mobile devices. The dice game may be played using a stand-alone gaming machine. The dice game may be played with one or more players.
Claims30
A method of playing a dice game with at least one player, a first set of dice with each die having a representation of numbers from one through six, a second set of dice with each die having a representation of numbers from one through six, the first set of dice including a first die of a first color and a second die of a second color different from the first color, and the second set of dice including a third die, a fourth die and a fifth die each of the same color, a game layout having a playing area and at least one of personal gaming area, the playing throw area having a plurality of money lines and the personal gaming area having a plurality of symbols for indicating where bets are placed, a plurality of markers for use with the money lines, and a plurality of chips for use with the personal gaming area, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a number of chips by the at least one player;
- placing a bet of at least one of the number of chips by the at least one player in the at least one personal gaming area;
- determining a roller of the first set of dice in a turn;
- facilitating play of the game by rolling and stopping the first set of dice;
- settling the bet for a first roll of the first set of dice by collecting the chips wagered on a losing bet and paying out an appropriate value of chips for a winning bet;
- establishing, by the first roller of the first set of dice, a number of rolls of the second set of dice by determining a number turned up on the first die of the first set of dice;
- establishing, by the roller of the first set of dice, a match number on a match marker of the markers having the first color for the first roll of a turn, the match number being associated with the roller of the first set of dice and determined by a number turned up on the second die of the first set of dice;
- establishing in connection with the match number an anti-match number on an anti-match marker of the markers having the second color for the first roll of a turn, this anti-match number being predetermined according to the established match number;
- placing another bet of at least one of the number of chips by the at least one player in the at least one personal gaming area in a turn as a wager or series of wagers relating to rolls of the second set of dice;
- facilitating play of the game by rolling and stopping the second set of dice;
- placing, by a dealer, the match number marker for the roll of the second set of dice on top of a match number at a bottom of the money lines to keep track of any payout due for winning match bets;
- placing, by the dealer, the anti-match marker in the playing area on the game layout;
- utilizing the second set of dice to determine an outcome that depends on the three numbers that turn up on the third die, fourth die, and fifth die;
- moving the match number marker up the money lines for each winning match turned up on successive die rolls and returning the match number marker to the bottom of the money lines for each losing match turned up on successive rolls;
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- settling each bet after each roll of the second set of dice and paying a payout of chips to the at least one player as appropriate according to each wager and outcome of the dice rolls of the second set of dice.
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