Method of playing a casino card game

• US 5,431,407 A
• Filed: 09/29/1994
• Issued: 07/11/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Renee B. Hofberg, Robert Hofberg
• Original Assignee: Renee B. Hofberg, Robert Hofberg
• Inventors: Hofberg, Renee B., Hofberg, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US08/314,639
• Time in Patent Office: 285 Days
• Field of Search: 273/309, 273/292, 273/274
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

A casino card game is disclosing which uses a deck of cards having series of individual cards which can be arranged into an ordered card sequence such as a poker deck. In the play of the game an initial card is randomly selected to start the game. The selected card is used as the starting point in a game sequence that is the same as the card sequence of the deck except that it is started at position in the sequence established by the selected card. The cards are opened one at a time from the deck. As each card is opened its position in the ordered sequence is compared to the what is the next position in the game sequence. If the opened card does not match the card in the game sequence a second card is opened and compared with the next position in the game sequence. If there still is no match a third card is opened and the process repeated until there is a match or the entire game sequence is completed without a match. The house win if there is a match. The players win if sufficient cards are opened to go through the entire game sequence without a match.

Claims

1. A method of playing a card game with a house and a player using a deck of cards comprised of a plurality of sets of cards, with each set of cards being comprised of a series of cards that can be arranged in the same ordered sequence, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) randomly selecting an opening card;

(b) using the position of the opening card in the ordered sequence, as the starting position in a game play sequence, said game play sequence being the same as the ordered sequence with the exception that the game play sequence starts the position of the opening card in the ordered sequence;

(c) opening a first game card from the deck and comparing its position in the ordered sequence to the first position in the game play sequence;

(d) if the first game card matches the first position in the game play sequence the game is ended with the house winning;

(e) if the first game card does not match the first position in the game sequence, continuing opening and comparing additional game cards in sequence with the remaining positions in the game sequence until a match is made and the game ended with the dealer winning or the entire game sequence being completed without a match, and the game is ended with the player winnings.

2. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein the sets of cards contain six to twenty cards and there are at least four sets in the deck.

3. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1 wherein the deck of cards is a fifty-two card poker deck.

4. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3, wherein when the first game card matches the first position in the game play sequence the dealer does not win and the game is restarted by opening a new first game card.

5. The method of playing a card game according to claim 4, wherein the deck of cards contains a non-sequential card that is not part of the ordered sequence and which, when opened, advances the play to the next position in the game sequence.

6. The method of playing a card game according to claim 5 wherein the deck contains from one to four non-sequential cards.

7. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3, wherein the player wagers at the start of the game that the game sequence will be completed without a match.

8. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3, wherein the player wagers at the start of play and before each game card is opened as to the position of the next opened card in the ordered sequence.

9. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3, wherein before each card is opened the player wager on whether the card opened will be higher or lower than the midpoint in the ordered sequence of cards.

10. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3, wherein before each card is opened the player wager on whether on the suit of the next card opened.

11. A game layout for play of the card game according to claim 3 having indicia showing an ordered sequence of cards and indicia for placement of a wager.

12. The game layout according to claim 11, wherein the indicia for placement of wagers includes indicia for placement of wagers as to whether the next card played will be higher or lower than the midpoint in the sequence.

13. The game layout according to claim according to claim 11, wherein the indicia for placement of wagers includes indicia for placement of wagers as to next card opened.

14. The game layout according to claim 11, wherein the indicia for placement of wagers includes indicia for placement of wagers as to the position in the sequence where a matching card will be drawn.

15. The game layout according to claim 11, wherein the indicia for placement of wagers includes indicia for placement of wagers as to the suit of the next card drawn.

16. The game layout according to claim 11, wherein the indicia for placement of wagers includes a statement of odds paid on wagers.

17. The game layout according to claim 11, wherein the indicia for placement of wagers includes indicia for placement of wagers as to whether one of two identified cards will be drawn next.

18. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3 wherein, the game is played on a game layout having indicia showing the ordered sequence of cards, having indicia for placement of a wager as to the next card drawn, indicia for placement of wagers as to whether the next card play will be high or low, indicia for placement of wagers as to the suit of the next card drawn and indicia showing the wagering odds.

19. The method of playing a card game according to claim 3 wherein the game is played on a video display terminal.