Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...
Patent
1996-03-29
1999-03-09
Harrison, Jessica J.
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...
463 12, A63F 922
Patent
active
058792333
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for playing duplicate card games such as blackjack and poker. In operation, after shuffling an appropriately sized deck, each player is supplied with an identical first hand. From there, each player plays against the dealer or house directly and against each other indirectly. To ensure parity, the shuffled deck is duplicated in its exact order for each player so that each player uses the same identically ordered cards when playing against the dealer or house. Depending on how each player plays, the initially dealt cards (e.g., call, hold, etc.), the relative skill level between players may be measured. After each round played, the deck is reshuffled. A running total for all participants is maintained and each player may wager against the dealer or house in the normal fashion. The apparatus includes a processing unit connected to a plurality of displays each of which includes associated control buttons.
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Text copy of help file of Bicycle Cribbage computer game by SWFTE International Ltd., Dec. 1994.
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