Skill-based card game
First Claim
1. A method for providing a skill card game on a game apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing cards from a deck to be played by a player according to rules of said card game, said deck from which said cards are provided is an equalized deck wherein the card arrangement is such that a predetermined minimum number of moves are available from said deck said player able to make at least one move during said game using at least one of said cards;
providing a game score based on said at least one move made during said card game;
recording the time duration in which said player makes said at least one move, wherein said time duration does not include time expired during said game in which moves cannot be made by said player in said card game; and
adjusting said game score based on said time duration such that the less time expired during said at least one move, the greater said adjusted game score.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a skill-based card game. A game apparatus displays cards on a display screen. The cards are provided from a deck to played by a player according to rules of the card game, where the player can make moves during the game with the drawn cards. A game score is based on the moves made by the player during the card game. The time duration in which the player makes the moves is recorded, and does not include time expired during the game in which moves cannot be made by the player. The game score is modified based on the time duration such that the less time expired during the moves, the greater the game score. The player can be penalized when the player fails to make a move when a move is possible. Also, equalized decks reduce the randomness of available moves during the card game. In one embodiment, the card game is similar to Solitaire, drawn cards are moved onto other cards in a display area as appropriate. In another embodiment, a drawn card and one or more other displayed cards are selected to sum to a predetermined value.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for providing a skill card game on a game apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing cards from a deck to be played by a player according to rules of said card game, said deck from which said cards are provided is an equalized deck wherein the card arrangement is such that a predetermined minimum number of moves are available from said deck said player able to make at least one move during said game using at least one of said cards; providing a game score based on said at least one move made during said card game; recording the time duration in which said player makes said at least one move, wherein said time duration does not include time expired during said game in which moves cannot be made by said player in said card game; and adjusting said game score based on said time duration such that the less time expired during said at least one move, the greater said adjusted game score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A game apparatus for providing a skill-based card game, said game apparatus comprising:
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a monetary input device that receives monetary input from said player; a player input device providing commands to said card game from said player; an output display device coupled to said game processor and displaying images from said card game; and a game processor coupled to said monetary input device, said player input device, and said output display device, said game processor controlling said card game on said game apparatus, said card game providing cards from a deck to be played by a player according to rules of said card game, said deck from which said cards are provided is an equalized deck wherein the card arrangement is such that a predetermined minimum number of moves are available from said deck said player able to make a plurality of moves during said game with said cards based on skill of said player, wherein a game score is updated based on said moves made during said card game, and wherein a time duration of said player making said moves is maintained, said time duration excluding time expired during said game in which moves cannot be made by said player in said card game, and wherein said game score is adjusted based on said time duration such that said adjusted game score is inversely proportional to said time duration. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing a card game having a result based on skill of a player, said method comprising:
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providing a deck of cards having a plurality of cards in a display area of a display screen, wherein said deck of cards is an equalized deck having a card arrangement providing a predetermined minimum number of moves in said card game; providing drawn cards to said player on said display screen; timing the duration that said player makes moves in said card game using said cards, said moves based on skill of said player, said timing being performed only when a move is possible in said card game; and determining a game score based on said moves and based on a time duration recorded only when said moves are possible in said card game, such that said game score is inversely proportional to said time duration. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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