Method and apparatus for the casino Feng Shui game
First Claim
1. A game, comprising:
- a carousel wheel with an inner wheel divided into six inner wheel segments, each of which bears a unique inner wheel designation;
a middle wheel divided into twelve segments, each of which bears a unique middle wheel designation; and
an outer wheel divided into twenty-four outer equal segments, each of which bears a unique outer wheel designation;
a first set of four markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique inner wheel designation such that the first set of four markers represents four of the unique inner wheel designations;
a second set of twelve markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique middle wheel designation such that the second set of twelve markers represents all twelve of the unique middle wheel designations; and
a third set of twenty-four markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique outer wheel designation such that the third set of twenty-four markers represents all twenty-four of the unique outer wheel designations;
wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;
wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;
wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification;
wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;
wherein the carousel can be spun so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom; and
wherein after the carousel is spun, and each of inner, the middle and the outer wheels have rotated, said wheels will stop such that each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments.
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Abstract
A game of chance using a carousel wheel having an inner wheel divided into six inner wheel segments, a middle wheel divided into twelve segments, and an outer wheel divided into twenty-four outer equal segments. Each of the segments bears one of four secondary designations. When the carousel is spun, each of its wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom; when the spinning stops each of the inner wheel segments aligns itself with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments. The game can be played in a casino game parlor having multiple tables for two to four players that use one or more carousel wheels displayed about the parlor, or each table, or some of the tables, can have their own carousel, or the game can be played by two or more players remotely located, each of which has an electronic device that is connected to the other players of the game. Each player receives a session set of ten markers, one of which represents a spot on the inner wheel, three of which represent spots on the middle wheel, and six of which represent spots on the outer wheel. Winnings for each player for each spin of the carousel are determined by a set of rules tied to odds for various possible combinations influenced by any exercise of an optional betting declaration.
16 Citations
42 Claims
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1. A game, comprising:
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a carousel wheel with an inner wheel divided into six inner wheel segments, each of which bears a unique inner wheel designation;
a middle wheel divided into twelve segments, each of which bears a unique middle wheel designation; and
an outer wheel divided into twenty-four outer equal segments, each of which bears a unique outer wheel designation;
a first set of four markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique inner wheel designation such that the first set of four markers represents four of the unique inner wheel designations;
a second set of twelve markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique middle wheel designation such that the second set of twelve markers represents all twelve of the unique middle wheel designations; and
a third set of twenty-four markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique outer wheel designation such that the third set of twenty-four markers represents all twenty-four of the unique outer wheel designations;
wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;
wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;
wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification;
wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;
wherein the carousel can be spun so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom; and
wherein after the carousel is spun, and each of inner, the middle and the outer wheels have rotated, said wheels will stop such that each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A casino game parlor, comprising:
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at least one carousel wheel with an inner wheel divided into six equal inner wheel segments, each of which bears a unique inner wheel designation selected from a group consisting of a Harmony designation, a North designation, an East designation, a Flood designation, a South designation and a West designation;
a middle wheel divided into twelve equal segments, each of which bears a unique middle wheel designation representing one of twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac; and
an outer wheel divided into twenty-four equal outer segments, each of which bears a unique outer wheel designation of a number from 1 to 24; and
a plurality of tables, each of which is comprised of;
four playing positions;
a first set of four markers, each of which uniquely represents one of the unique inner wheel designations;
a second set of twelve markers, each of which uniquely represents one of the middle wheel designations;
a third set of twenty-four markers, each of which uniquely represents one of the outer wheel designations; and
a plurality of unit gambling markers;
wherein the Harmony designation, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;
wherein the Flood designation, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;
wherein two of the group consisting of the North, the East, the South and the West designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification;
wherein the other two of the group consisting of the North, the East, the South and the West designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;
wherein the carousel can be spun so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independently degree of freedom; and
wherein after the carousel is spun, and each of inner, the middle and the outer wheels have rotated, said wheels will stop such that each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of gambling for two to four players, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a session set of markers for each player, wherein the session set of markers is comprised of;
a first marker from a first set of four markers;
three markers from a second set of twelve markers; and
six markers from a third set of twenty-four markers;
wherein each of the first set of markers uniquely represents a single unique inner wheel designation of an inner wheel of a carousel divided into six inner wheel segments, each of which bears its own unique inner wheel designation;
wherein each of the second set of markers uniquely represents a single unique middle wheel designation of a middle wheel of the carousel divided into twelve middle wheel segments, each of which bears its own unique middle wheel designation;
wherein each of the third set of markers uniquely represents a single unique outer wheel designation of an outer wheel of the carousel divided into twenty-four outer wheel segments, each of which bears its own unique outer wheel designation;
wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations that is not represented by the first set of four markers, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;
wherein a second of the unique inner wheel designations that is not represented by the first set of four markers, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;
wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification; and
wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;
allowing at least one player to make an optional betting declaration;
spinning the carousel wheel so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom and, after the spinning has stopped, each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments to form a session spin, and each of the players will have a player session spin set of designations made up of one of the inner wheel designations, two of the middle wheel designations and four of the outer wheel designations, wherein the player session spin set of designations is determined by a predetermined inner wheel designation location for the player; and
using each player'"'"'s session set of designations with said player'"'"'s session set of markers, plus any optional betting declaration, to establish any winnings of each of the players from the other players for the session spin. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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