Process for removing element of chance from games of skill

• US 20050269778A1
• Filed: 06/02/2004
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charles Samberg
• Original Assignee: Charles Samberg
• Inventors: Samberg, Charles
• Granted Patent: US 7,207,563 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/0051 Indicators of values, e.g. score counters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/0074 Game concepts, rules or strategies
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0072 Indicating values other than scores, e.g. handicap, initial settings, coefficients
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0076 with means for changing the level of difficulty

Abstract

A system for determining the skill of a player eliminates the element of chance by comparing players who have the same initial position. In the case of cards, the initial position is the hand dealt to the player and in tile games, it is the initial distribution and arrangement of tiles. A player with a less than advantageous initial position may win a game over an opponent having a better initial position. It cannot conclusively be said whether this win is due to the good play of the winner or the bad play of the loser. However, it can clearly be said that the winning player has a higher skill level than the losing player.

Claims

1. A method of playing a game, comprising

choosing a game having an element of chance,

separating participants into at least two groups,

forming a plurality of individual games, each game having one participant from each group,

using the same element of chance for each individual game.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

said element of chance is the order of a deck of cards.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

said element of chance is the roll of a die or the spin of a wheel.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

electronically generating said element of chance.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein

said game is backgammon, blackjack, or poker.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein

said participants play over the internet.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising

playing at least one game and rotating the players to match different members of said at least two groups, and playing at least one game with the new matches.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising

rotating the players until every player in one group has played every player in another group at least one game.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising

ranking the players in each group against each other.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising

calculating a winning percentage and handicap for each player.