Claims
- 1. A method of playing a card game that uses only the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) pre-establishing a group of winning card combinations for the card game, the winning card combinations consisting of a hand having a Six Card Run, a hand having a Five Card Run, a hand having a Four-of-a-Kind, a hand having a Four Card Run, a hand having a Set of 3 & 3, a hand having a Three-of-a-Kind and a hand having a Three Card Run;
- b) displaying at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards;
- c) the player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- d) displaying replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded; and
- e) determining whether the resulting cards form a winning combination from the pre-established group of winning card combinations.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further including:
- a) a player making a wager to be eligible to participate in the game; and
- b) paying the player a predetermined amount if the player achieves a winning combination of playing cards.
- 3. The method of claim 2 in which the winning card combinations are associated in a payout schedule based on the wager made by the player.
- 4. The method of claim 1 in which the game is displayed on an electronic gaming machine.
- 5. The method of claim 1 in which the game is displayed on a hand held amusement device.
- 6. The method of claim 1 in which seven cards are dealt to the player.
- 7. The method of claim 6 in which the winning card combinations further include a Seven Card Run and a Set of 3 & 4.
- 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising including at least one Joker in the standard deck of playing cards.
- 9. The method of claim 1 further comprising designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card.
- 10. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including at least one Joker;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a six card run;
- e) providing the player an award if a six card run results.
- 11. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards from a six card run;
- e) providing the player an award if a six card run results.
- 12. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including at least one Joker;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a four card run;
- e) providing the player an award if a four card run results.
- 13. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a four card run;
- e) providing the player an award if a four card run results.
- 14. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including at least one Joker;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a three card run;
- e) providing the player an award if a three card run results.
- 15. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a three card run;
- e) providing the player an award if a three card run results.
- 16. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a set of a three card run and a three-of-a-kind;
- e) providing the player an award if a set of a three card run and a three-of-a-kind results.
- 17. The method of claim 16 further including:
- a) a player making a wager to be eligible to participate in the game; and
- b) paying the player a predetermined amount if the player achieves a winning combination of playing cards.
- 18. The method of claim 17 in which the winning card combinations are associated in a payout schedule based on the wager made by the player.
- 19. The method of claim 16 further comprising including at least one Joker in the standard deck of playing cards.
- 20. The method of claim 16 further comprising designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card.
- 21. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including at least one Joker;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a set of two three-of-a-kinds;
- e) providing the player an award if a set of two three-of-a-kinds results.
- 22. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards including designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a set of two three-of-a-kinds;
- e) providing the player an award if a set of two three-of-a-kinds results.
- 23. A method of playing a card game that only uses the player's hand to determine winning and losing outcomes comprising:
- a) dealing at least six cards from a standard deck of playing cards;
- b) a player selecting which of the cards the player wishes to hold and which of the cards the player wishes to discard;
- c) dealing replacement cards for those cards that the player has discarded;
- d) determining whether the resulting cards form a set of two three card runs;
- e) providing the player an award if a set of two three card runs results.
- 24. The method of claim 23 further including:
- a) a player making a wager to be eligible to participate in the game; and
- b) paying the player a predetermined amount if the player achieves a winning combination of playing cards.
- 25. The method of claim 24 in which the winning card combinations are associated in a payout schedule based on the wager made by the player.
- 26. The method of claim 23 further comprising including at least one Joker in the standard deck of playing cards.
- 27. The method of claim 23 further comprising designating at least one of the cards of the standard deck of playing cards as a wild card.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 08/336,271, filed Nov. 8, 1994, entitled "Electronic Rummy Game", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,601,488.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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The World's Greatest Gaming Catalog, John Patrick Productions, p. 16 "Hand Held Video Poker", Jan. 1993. |
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