Methods, systems, and apparatus for playing multi-zone 21
First Claim
1. A method of playing a multi-zone blackjack game on an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:
- providing an electronic gaming device having a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency, a processor, and a controller, wherein the controller controls an electronic game of multi-zone blackjack, wherein the electronic game of multi-zone blackjack includes at least two zones;
initiating the game via the processor on the electronic gaming device, the game involving;
a) receiving via the processor, an initial wager from a player;
b) revealing, by the electronic gaming device, a blackjack card to a player;
c) receiving an input from the player regarding which zone area to place the blackjack card in;
d) repeating, by the electronic gaming device, steps (b)-(c) until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21); and
e) determining via the processor whether the player is entitled to a payout if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones.
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Abstract
A method and system for implementing a multi-zone blackjack game, wherein a starting zone value is only zero and a game objective is to reach a numerical value in a maximum amount of zones. In the method and system, a gaming operator device receives an initial wager from a player, reveals each card to a player and receiving an input from the player regarding which zone area to place each card in, determines which zone or zones card placement is permitted, repeats the step of revealing and receiving and the step of determining until a determination is made that card placement is not permitted, and resolves the wager according to a predetermined pay scale.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of playing a multi-zone blackjack game on an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic gaming device having a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency, a processor, and a controller, wherein the controller controls an electronic game of multi-zone blackjack, wherein the electronic game of multi-zone blackjack includes at least two zones; initiating the game via the processor on the electronic gaming device, the game involving; a) receiving via the processor, an initial wager from a player; b) revealing, by the electronic gaming device, a blackjack card to a player; c) receiving an input from the player regarding which zone area to place the blackjack card in; d) repeating, by the electronic gaming device, steps (b)-(c) until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21); and e) determining via the processor whether the player is entitled to a payout if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of playing a multi-zone blackjack game on an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic gaming device having a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency, a processor, and a controller, wherein the controller controls an electronic game of multi-zone blackjack, wherein the electronic game of multi-zone blackjack includes at least two zones; initiating the game via the processor on the electronic gaming device, the game involving; a) receiving via the processor, an initial wager by a player; b) receiving an input from the player regarding which zone area to place the blackjack card in; c) repeating, by the electronic gaming device, the step of receiving an input until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21); and d) determining via the processor whether the player is entitled to a payout if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system for playing a multi-zone blackjack game, the system comprising:
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an electronic gaming device comprising; an input device configured to receive an input from a player; and a controller programmed to control the game, wherein the electronic gaming device is configured to; (a) receive an initial wager from a player; (b) reveal each card to the player; (c) receive an input from the player regarding which zone area to place the blackjack card in; (d) repeat steps (b)-(c) until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21); and (e) determining via the processor whether the player is entitled to a payout if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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