Amusement device for secondary games
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a first bet from a first player;
receiving an indication of a second bet from a second player;
determining an ordering of at least one deck of cards;
providing an indication of a hand of a first set of cards from the deck, thereby yielding the hand of the first set of used cards and a first set of unused cards remaining in the deck;
determining, for at least one outcome, a first payout ratio for the first player;
determining, for the at least one outcome, a second payout ratio for the second player, in which the first payout ratio is different from the second payout ratio;
determining, by a processor, a second set of unused cards that includes the cards of the first set of unused cards;
receiving from the first player a first indication of which cards from the hand of the first set of used cards to discard, the quantity of such cards indicated being equal to a first number;
providing an indication of the first number of cards from the first set of unused cards, thereby yielding a first set of replacement cards;
receiving from the second player a second indication of which cards from the hand of the first set of used cards to discard, the quantity of such cards indicated being equal to a second number;
providing an indication of the second number of cards from the second set of unused cards, thereby yielding a second set of replacement cards;
determining a first payment based on the first bet, the hand of the first set of used cards less the cards described by the first indication, and the first set of replacement cards;
determining a second payment based on the second bet, the hand of the first set of used cards less the cards described by the second indication, and the second set of replacement cards;
providing an indication of the first payment to the first player; and
providing an indication of the second payment to the second player.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of amusement devices and methods for various games are described. In some embodiments, a secondary player may engage in a game started by a first player. Various additional methods and apparatus are described.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a first bet from a first player; receiving an indication of a second bet from a second player; determining an ordering of at least one deck of cards; providing an indication of a hand of a first set of cards from the deck, thereby yielding the hand of the first set of used cards and a first set of unused cards remaining in the deck; determining, for at least one outcome, a first payout ratio for the first player; determining, for the at least one outcome, a second payout ratio for the second player, in which the first payout ratio is different from the second payout ratio; determining, by a processor, a second set of unused cards that includes the cards of the first set of unused cards; receiving from the first player a first indication of which cards from the hand of the first set of used cards to discard, the quantity of such cards indicated being equal to a first number; providing an indication of the first number of cards from the first set of unused cards, thereby yielding a first set of replacement cards; receiving from the second player a second indication of which cards from the hand of the first set of used cards to discard, the quantity of such cards indicated being equal to a second number; providing an indication of the second number of cards from the second set of unused cards, thereby yielding a second set of replacement cards; determining a first payment based on the first bet, the hand of the first set of used cards less the cards described by the first indication, and the first set of replacement cards; determining a second payment based on the second bet, the hand of the first set of used cards less the cards described by the second indication, and the second set of replacement cards; providing an indication of the first payment to the first player; and providing an indication of the second payment to the second player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a first bet from a first player; receiving an indication of a second bet from a second player; determining an ordering of at least one deck of cards; providing an indication of a hand of a first set of cards from the deck, thereby yielding the hand of the first set of used cards and a first set of unused cards remaining in the deck; determining, for at least one outcome, a first payout ratio for the first player; determining, for the at least one outcome, a second payout ratio for the second player, in which the first payout ratio is different from the second payout ratio; determining, by a processor, a second set of unused cards that includes the cards of the first set of unused cards; receiving from the first player an indication of a first decision to receive at least one first additional card; providing an indication of the at least one first additional card from the first set of unused cards, thereby yielding the at least one first additional card and a third set of unused cards; receiving from the second player an indication of a second decision to receive at least one second additional card; providing an indication of the at least one second additional card from the second set of unused cards, thereby yielding the at least one second additional card and a fourth set of unused cards; determining a first payment based on the first bet, the hand of the first set of used cards, and the at least one first additional card; determining a second payment based on the second bet, the hand of the first set of used cards, and the at least one second additional card; providing an indication of the first payment to the first player; and providing an indication of the second payment to the second player. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method comprising; receiving an indication of a first bet from a first player; receiving an indication of a second bet from a second player; providing an indication of at least one first set of symbols in a game involving a number of symbols being chosen that is greater than the number of the first set of symbols; determining, for at least one outcome of the game, a first payout ratio for the first player; determining, for the at least one outcome of the game, a second payout ratio for the second player, in which the first payout ratio is different from the second payout ratio; providing an indication of at least one second set of symbols that in combination with the at least one first set of symbols yields the number of symbols; providing an indication of at least one third set of symbols that in combination with the at least one first set of symbols yields the number of symbols; determining a first payment based on the combination of the first set of symbols and the second set of symbols; determining a second payment based on the combination of the first set of symbols and the third set of symbols; providing an indication of the first payment to the first player; and providing an indication of the second payment to the second player. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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