Wheels, as games of chance, have been traced back to ancient Greece, where its soldiers would spin their shields and bet where it would stop, a sword pointing out the winning slot. In Rome, Caesar and his court played chariot wheels with an arrow pointer which he had installed in the game room in his palaces. Some events, even the fate of disfavored ones were sealed by Caesar using the spin of a wheel as an oracle. From such elementary beginnings emerged games of spinning wheels that were further developed in France, early in the 19th century. In modern times wheels are still used to play some very interesting games that magnetize the attention of many players.
Title of Invention: Mega Poker.
Equipment:
The Table:
A railing 6″ wide and 12″ high from the table surface provides 14 players positions and chip racks. Foot rests for players are built-in at the bottom of the table.
With a green felt backdrop the table surface is divided into 14 color printed zones: 5 on the right hand side, 5 on the left hand side, and 4 on the front. See
Lines and colors separate these zones, their colors are: lilac, lime, pink, gray and orange. Letters: L L P G O. The 4 players at the front share the last 12 of a total 21 bets, keeping their bets separate by placing them inside their respective zones. In theory, space is limited, but in actual practice the table dimensions allow these 4 zones also to display the entire 21 bets.
Color printed in the zones are the various symbols that represent the bets:
The hand 1 pair has been excluded on purpose to accommodate other symbols and yet keep total bets at 21.
As referenced in this text the words: symbols and bets have the same meaning.
The Spin Wheel:
At rear center of table is located a Spin Wheel Device 18″ in diameter containing the exact same symbols displayed on the table surface.
The spin wheel is illustrated in
With a function similar to that of a Lazy Susan, the inner circle of the spin wheel rotates on casters fitted with bushings to keep them in their tracks.
The outer circle is stationary. Its perimeter shows the exact same quantity and type of symbols displayed on the table.
The bets in the outer circle may be interspersed at random or listed in their ranking values order as presented above.
The Chips:
Players may buy Mega Poker chips from the table bank. These thin discs have numbers color printed on both their sides: 1, 5, 25, etc., indicative of their value.
For the players their value is the price paid for them. Mega Poker chips valid only at Mega Poker table. Their value or use somewhere else is none. Must be redeemed at the Mega Poker table.
The Personnel:
Rules of Mega Poker-First Format:
Table limits: Minimum: 5 dollars
ALL bets are ONE dollar each without ceiling. This means that larger bets are accepted up to the 5 thousand maximum.
One or more single 5 dollars bets or 5 or more separate ONE dollar each, bets meet the table minimum requirement.
Every time the spin wheel stops and points at a bet, a decision is made: some bets win, and by default, other bets lose, except as provided otherwise by these rules.
Special Features of Some Bets:
The Pay Offs:
The management retains unlimited authority to establish all pay offs.
The management also retains the right to alter above rules and format with the prior written consent of the Inventor.
A total of 21 bets is shown on both the table surface and the wheel, the management further retains the right to change the total bets to be either 7, 11, 13, 15 or 18 and adjust table surface and wheel displays to conform,if it is more suitable for their purposes.
How to Play Mega Poker:
It is easy. After all bets are placed the Boxman spins the wheel, and when it stops and points at a given symbol, dealers pay all winning bets and collect all losers bets.
Then, new bets are placed and the game goes on.
Second Format:
Included in this application for a Patent for Mega poker is an alternative method to play the game:
Under this variant, the same table shape and dimensions is retained, and the rules are the same.
But now the dealers' spin wheel is only 12″ in diameter, PLUS each player has his own mini wheel 8″ in diameter.
All above wheels as well as the table surface display the exact same symbols for bets as shown in
Instead of red, white and blue, 3 different new bets are added: Match dealer, Higher than dealer and Lower than dealer.
And an extra slot is added to the dealers wheel: PLAYERS WIN actually this slot is not a bet, rather a way for the bank to reward the players. When it wins ALL bets are paid even money at face value up to 5 dollars each bet. Bets for more than 5 dollars each, still get paid the 5 dollars limit.
Chips for this SECOND format are also different, they are still round thin discs but either with:
SECOND format Mega Poker table display is different from the table display in FIRST format. The bets are within pyramids, are separated by lines, and the players may share bet spots while keeping their bets apart because each player uses his own color or inlaid chips.
In Mega Poker FIRST format only the dealer has a spin wheel, and its results can be seen by both the dealer and the players to decide which bets win or lose.
In the SECOND format of Mega Poker the spin results can also be seen by both the dealer and by each player in turn, but the comparison is made between the dealers' wheel and the players' mini wheels to decide which bets win or lose.
How to Play Mega Poker-Second Format
After all bets are in place, the Boxman and ALL the players spin their wheels at the same time.
As the wheels are turning the dealers cover all the players' mini wheels with a black, round, plastic lid which does not prevent the mini wheels' spin.
Players are not allowed to touch the lid.
Dealers' wheel spins uncovered.
When dealers' wheel stops spinning the dealer uncovers each players' mini wheel one at a time in left to right rotation, and compares results to decide which bets win, and by default, which bets lose.
The dealers pay all winners bets and collect all losers bets.
Then, new bets are placed and the game goes on.
The letters:
Note the extra wheel slot: PLAYERS WIN, which is not actually a bet, rather a way for the bank to reward the players.