Roulette game apparatus and method

Abstract

A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve, each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in a same group and column on the game surface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other benefits and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed as an illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the invention.

In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote similar elements:

FIG. 1 shows a prior art game surface for a roulette game;

FIG. 2 shows a prior art American wheel arrangement for a use with the prior art game surface shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a prior art European wheel arrangement for a use with the prior art game surface shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a game surface according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 shows an American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 shows a European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 shows another American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 shows another European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 shows a game surface according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 shows a European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 9, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 shows an American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 9, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 12 shows a game surface according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 shows a European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 12, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14 shows an American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 12, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 15. shows a game surface according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 16 shows an American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 17 shows a European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 18 shows another American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 19 shows another European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 20 shows another American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 21 shows another European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 22 shows another American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 23 shows another European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 15, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 24 shows a game surface according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 25 shows a European roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 24, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 26 shows a game surface according to another embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 27 shows an American roulette wheel arrangement for use with the game surface shown in FIG. 26, according to an embodiment of the invention.

Claims

1. A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel for a roulette game, the method comprising the steps of: a) arranging indicia indicating one or more house numbers on the game surface;b) arranging indicia indicating thirty six whole numbers comprising the numbers 1 through 36, wherein one half of the whole numbers are associated with a first color and a remaining half of the whole numbers are associated with a second color, on the game surface in a matrix of three columns and twelve rows, the whole numbers being arranged in ascending order beginning from a top left corner and proceeding from left to right across the rows;wherein the whole numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each, a first group comprising the numbers 1 through 12, a second group comprising the numbers 13 through 24 and a third group comprising the numbers 25 through 36; andwherein each of said first, second and third group comprise three even numbers associated with the first color, three odd numbers associated with first color, three even numbers associated with the second color and three odd numbers associated with the second color;c) arranging indicia indicating the one or more house numbers on the roulette wheel; andd) arranging indicia indicating each of the thirty six whole numbers on the roulette wheel in a circumferential manner by:selecting a first whole number associated with the first color or the second color and disposed in one of the three columns and one of the three groups and indicating the first whole number on the roulette wheel;selecting a second whole number associated with another of the first color or the second color and disposed in another of the three columns and another of the three groups and indicating the second whole number on the roulette wheel adjacent to the first number; andrepeating this pattern on the roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group on the game surface, are disposed in a same column on the game surface, are disposed in a same row on the game surface, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface, andsuch that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in the same group on the game surface and in the same column on the game surface.

2. A roulette game apparatus comprising: a) a game surface comprising: i) one or more house number wagering areas;ii) an even number wagering area;iii) an odd number wagering area;iv) a first color wagering area;v) a second color wagering area;vi) a low number wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 1 to 18;vii) a high number wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 19 to 36;viii) a first dozen wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 1 to 12;ix) a second dozen wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 13 to 24;x) a third dozen wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 25 to 36; andxi) thirty six individual number wagering areas, each corresponding to a whole number from 1 to 36, said thirty six individual number wagering areas arranged in ascending order from left to right in a matrix of three columns and twelve rows and in three groups of twelve numbers each, a first group comprising the numbers 1 through 12, a second group comprising the numbers 13 through 24 and a third group comprising the numbers 25 through 36; wherein individual number wagering areas corresponding to numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 32, 35 and 36 are associated with said first color, and individual number wagering areas corresponding to numbers 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 34 are associated with said second color; andb) a roulette wheel comprising a plurality of pockets disposed in a circumferential manner, each of said pockets corresponding to a house number or to a whole number from 1 to 36, wherein each of the whole numbers is associated with said first color or said second color as on said game surface, and wherein said pockets are arranged on said roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group on the game surface, are disposed in a same column on the game surface, are disposed in a same row on the game surface, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in the same group on the game surface and in the same column on the game surface.

3. The roulette game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pockets are arranged in the following clockwise sequence with respect to a corresponding number: a first house number, 8, 15, 28, 9, 16, 29, 4, 17, 27, 2, 21, 34, 3, 22, 35, 10, 23, 30, a second house number, 11, 24, 25, 6, 13, 26, 1, 14, 36, 5, 18, 31, 12, 19, 32, 7, 20 and 33.

4. The roulette game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pockets are arranged in the following clockwise sequence with respect to a corresponding number: a house number, 8, 15, 28, 9, 16, 29, 4, 17, 27, 2, 21, 34, 3, 22, 35, 10, 23, 30, 11, 24, 25, 6, 13, 26, 1, 14, 36, 5, 18, 31, 12, 19, 32, 7, 20 and 33.