Wagering solitaire game
First Claim
1. A game of electronic solitaire, comprising the steps of:
- providing means so that a player can pay a fee and select a solitaire deck to play a first game;
electronically generating at least one deck of cards for a solitaire game;
displaying one or more of the decks to a player so that the player views a predetermined number of upturned cards of each deck after paying the fee;
providing means so that the player can select and play the deck and win or lose the first game;
providing means so that the player can pay a fee and select one of at least two solitaire decks to play for a winner'"'"'s bonus in a second game provided the player wins the first game; and
providing means to pay the winner'"'"'s bonus to the player, provided the player wins the second game.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method for playing a game of solitaire as a wagering game. The method includes a step of a player paying a fee. Once the fee is paid, the player selects a shuffled deck of cards to play a first game of solitaire from one or more shuffled decks. Each of the shuffled decks is displayed with a predetermined number of upturned cards. The player plays the first game to either win or lose the game. If the player wins the first game, the player may pay a fee to play a second game of solitaire and is eligible to win a winner'"'"'s bonus for winning the second game. The player selects a shuffled deck of cards to play the second game from one or more shuffled decks. Each of the shuffled decks is displayed with a predetermined number of upturned cards. The player plays the second game and either wins or loses the second game. The player collects the winner'"'"'s bonus and is eligible to play a third game for a larger winner'"'"'s bonus provided that the player wins the second game.
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29 Claims
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1. A game of electronic solitaire, comprising the steps of:
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providing means so that a player can pay a fee and select a solitaire deck to play a first game; electronically generating at least one deck of cards for a solitaire game; displaying one or more of the decks to a player so that the player views a predetermined number of upturned cards of each deck after paying the fee; providing means so that the player can select and play the deck and win or lose the first game; providing means so that the player can pay a fee and select one of at least two solitaire decks to play for a winner'"'"'s bonus in a second game provided the player wins the first game; and providing means to pay the winner'"'"'s bonus to the player, provided the player wins the second game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23)
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19. A method for playing a game of solitaire, comprising:
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paying a fee to select one of one or more decks of shuffled cards and to play solitaire with the deck of cards selected; selecting a shuffled deck of cards to play a first game of solitaire from one or more shuffled decks wherein each of the shuffled decks display a predetermined number of upturned cards; playing the deck of cards to win or lose the first game; paying a fee to play a second game of solitaire for a winner'"'"'s bonus provided the player wins the first game; selecting a shuffled deck of cards to play the second game from one or more shuffled decks wherein each of the shuffled decks displays a predetermined number of upturned cards; playing the second game to either win or lose the game; and collecting the winner'"'"'s bonus and obtaining an eligibility to play a third game for a winner'"'"'s bonus provided the player wins the second game. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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24. A method for playing a game of solitaire, comprising:
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paying a fee to play a preselected number of decks of cards wherein each player playing the game plays decks having the same arrangement of cards; playing each of the decks of cards wherein cards are turned up during play and removed from play and wherein cards turned up or removed for each deck are tallied to produce a score; and paying a winner'"'"'s bonus to the player having the best score. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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