METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME SIMILAR TO CRAPS

• US 20090250873A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark Hamilton Jones And Sheryle Lynn Jones Family Trust
• Original Assignee: INAG Inc.
• Inventors: Jones, Mark H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,490,975 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/274
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/12 Card shufflers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/18 Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators time-testing devices G07C
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/046 with a horizontal wheel, i.e. wheel with a vertical rotation axle
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games

Abstract

A method for playing a multi-player table game similar to craps includes use of a point generation device capable of randomly selecting one outcome from a group consisting of thirty-seven or thirty-eight possible outcomes. Betting locations similar to the game of craps are provided on a betting surface (12). Twelve common betting locations (22) allow proposition bets based on the sum of two six-sided dice, together with an additional possible outcome comprised of a wild non-die depiction. Player positions (18) are designated about the betting surface (12), with replicas (48) of each player position (18) affixed within each of the twelve common betting locations (22), as well as at respective first (54) and second (56) color bet locations distributed about the betting surface (12). Game play enables a dealer to handle only value cheques. The game method can utilize a variety of point generation devices (14, 14′) thereby making the game suitable for many jurisdictions and interesting for players.

Claims

1. A method for playing a multi-player table game similar to craps, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a betting surface (literal or virtual);

designating a plurality of player positions spaced about the betting surface, each player position bearing a distinctive player indicia;

prescribing twelve common betting locations on the betting surface;

providing a point generation device capable of randomly selecting one outcome from a group consisting of 37 or 38 possible outcomes;

associating the outcomes with the twelve common betting locations according to the following arrangement;

at least one outcome is associated with a first of the twelve common betting locations, one outcome is associated with a second of the twelve common betting locations,

two outcomes are associated with a third of the twelve common betting locations,

three outcomes are associated with a fourth of the twelve common betting locations,

four outcomes are associated with a fifth of the twelve common betting locations,

five outcomes are associated with a sixth of the twelve common betting locations,

six outcomes are associated with a seventh of the twelve common betting locations,

five outcomes are associated with an eighth of the twelve common betting locations,

four outcomes are associated with a ninth of the twelve common betting locations,

three outcomes are associated with a tenth of the twelve common betting locations,

two outcomes are associated with an eleventh of the twelve common betting locations, and

one outcome is associated with a twelfth of the twelve common betting locations; and

said step of prescribing twelve common betting locations including affixing replicas of each player indicia within the boundaries of each common betting location.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes associating exactly one outcome with the first of the twelve common betting locations when the group of outcomes consists of exactly 37 possible outcomes, and associating exactly two outcomes with the first of the twelve common betting locations when the group of outcomes consists of exactly 38 possible outcomes.

3. The method of claim 1 further including the step of exclusively correlating eighteen of the 37 or 38 possible outcomes with a first color, exclusively correlating a different eighteen of the 37 or 38 possible outcomes with a second color, and whereby the remaining 1 or 2 outcomes of the 37 or 38 possible outcomes are correlated with neither the first color nor the second color.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes relating the outcomes associated with the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth betting locations exclusively to the first color, relating the outcomes associated with the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth betting locations exclusively to the second color.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes relating half of the outcomes associated with the seventh betting location to the first color and the other half of the outcomes to the second color, and relating the outcomes associated with the first betting location to neither the first color nor the second color.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein thirty-six the 37 or 38 possible outcomes include graphic depictions of each possible combination resulting from the roll of two six-sided die, each die presenting at least one and no more than six non-repeating dots on respective sides thereof, and wherein at least one of the remaining 37 or 38 possible outcomes comprises wild non-die depiction.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes correlating outcomes graphically depicting two six-sided die according to the following arrangement:

the outcome whose sum of dots equal 2 is associated with the second common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 3 are associated with the third common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 4 are associated with the fourth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 5 are associated with the fifth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 6 are associated with the sixth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 7 are associated with the seventh common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 8 are associated with the eighth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 9 are associated with the ninth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 10 are associated with the tenth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 11 are associated with the eleventh common betting location,

the outcome whose sum of dots equal 12 is associated with the twelfth common betting location.

8. The method of claim 7 further including the step of displaying on the betting surface a first color bet location and a second color bet location for each player position.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of providing a betting surface includes horizontally supporting a table surface.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of providing a betting surface includes creating a virtual representation on an electronic graphic user interface.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of designating a plurality of player positions includes displaying a plurality of numbers arranged sequentially beginning with the number “

1.”

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of providing a point generation device includes supporting a card wheel for rotation about a generally vertical axis.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of providing a point generation device includes agitating a plurality of balls in a mixing chamber.

14. A method for playing a multi-player table game similar to craps, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a betting surface (literal or virtual);

designating a plurality of player positions spaced about the betting surface, each player position bearing a distinctive player indicia;

prescribing twelve common betting locations on the betting surface, said step of prescribing twelve common betting locations including affixing replicas of each player indicia within the boundaries of each common betting location;

providing a point generation device capable of randomly selecting one outcome from a group consisting of 37 or 38 possible outcomes;

associating the outcomes with the twelve common betting locations according to the following formula;

at least one outcome is associated with a first of the twelve common betting locations,

one outcome is associated with a second of the twelve common betting locations,

two outcomes are associated with a third of the twelve common betting locations,

three outcomes are associated with a fourth of the twelve common betting locations,

four outcomes are associated with a fifth of the twelve common betting locations,

five outcomes are associated with a sixth of the twelve common betting locations,

six outcomes are associated with a seventh of the twelve common betting locations,

five outcomes are associated with an eighth of the twelve common betting locations,

four outcomes are associated with a ninth of the twelve common betting locations,

three outcomes are associated with a tenth of the twelve common betting locations,

two outcomes are associated with an eleventh of the twelve common betting locations, and

one outcome is associated with a twelfth of the twelve common betting locations;

permitting players to place at least one betting token (that is not in any way correlated to the player indicia) directly adjacent the replica of their respective player indicia within the boundary of a common betting location;

activating the point generation device to randomly select one outcome from a group consisting of 37 or 38 possible outcomes;

announcing the one selected outcome; and

determining a winner by repeating said activating and announcing steps as needed according to the traditional rules of craps.

15. The method of claim 14 further including the step of exclusively correlating eighteen of the 37 or 38 possible outcomes with a first color, exclusively correlating a different eighteen of the 37 or 38 possible outcomes with a second color, and whereby the remaining 1 or 2 outcomes of the 37 or 38 possible outcomes are correlated with neither the first color nor the second color.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes relating the outcomes associated with the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth betting locations exclusively to the first color, relating the outcomes associated with the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth betting locations exclusively to the second color.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes relating half of the outcomes associated with the seventh betting location to the first color and the other half of the outcomes to the second color, and relating the outcomes associated with the first betting location to neither the first color nor the second color.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein thirty-six the 37 or 38 possible outcomes include graphic depictions of each possible combination resulting from the roll of two six-sided die, each die presenting at least one and no more than six non-repeating dots on respective sides thereof, and wherein at least one of the remaining 37 or 38 possible outcomes comprises wild non-die depiction.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said step of associating the outcomes includes correlating outcomes graphically depicting two six-sided die according to the following arrangement:

the outcome whose sum of dots equal 2 is associated with the second common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 3 are associated with the third common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 4 are associated with the fourth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 5 are associated with the fifth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 6 are associated with the sixth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 7 are associated with the seventh common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 8 are associated with the eighth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 9 are associated with the ninth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 10 are associated with the tenth common betting location,

the outcomes whose sum of dots equal 11 are associated with the eleventh common betting location,

the outcome whose sum of dots equal 12 is associated with the twelfth common betting location.

20. The method of claim 19 further including the step of displaying on the betting surface a first color bet location and a second color bet location for each player position.