Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-24
2001-09-04
O'Neill, Michael (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...
C463S001000, C463S007000, C463S010000, C463S011000, C463S013000, C463S016000, C463S017000, C463S019000, C463S020000, C463S021000, C463S026000, C273S237000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06283855
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for playing a game of cards. The game is based on a modified game of solitaire, and incorporates several other sub-games within the game so that the player has multiple opportunities to win. All of the sub-games are played simultaneously, with the modified game of solitaire serving as a link to all of the other sub-games. The game is played on a machine that employs a computer chip to track the particular payouts and jackpots. The game machine also provides an indication of when the player wins in any of the sub-games and provides a way to pay winnings to a player.
2. Description of the Related Art
Gaming has developed into a growing industry and there is always a need for new games that players will enjoy and will continue to play. It is important that any new game be easy to understand and that the game provided multiple opportunities to win. With multiple opportunities to win, a player will win frequently and thus will not become frustrated with the game and abandon it.
The present invention addresses this need by providing a game that incorporates, in modified form, elements of several different common card games. The present invention is a game composed of several sub-games that are linked together via a modified game of solitaire. All of the sub-games are played simultaneously and each sub-game provides several opportunities for the player to win. The present invention is played on a game machine that employs a computer chip to keep track of the payouts and jackpots. The game machine also provides appropriate visual and auditory indicators whenever the player wins and provides a payout of the winnings to the player.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a card game that is played on a gaming machine and provides multiple opportunities for players to win. The present invention is played on a game machine that employs a computer chip to keep track of the payouts and jackpots. The game machine also provides appropriate visual and auditory indicators whenever the player wins and provides a payout of the winnings to the player.
The game consists of several sub-games that are played simultaneously and are linked together by playing a sub-game that is a modified type of solitaire. The scores that result from repeatedly playing games of the modified sub-game of solitaire are employed to play the other sub-games. The sub-games that comprise the game of the present invention are the sub-game of solitaire, a keno type sub-game, a blackjack type sub-game, a sub-game involving five scores in a row where each score is an odd number, a sub-game involving five scores in a row where each score is an even number, a modified sub-game of poker, a sub-game involving ordering the first 90 scores on a 100 space grid so that the maximum number of subsequent 10 scores can be placed numerically into the spaces that are left open in the grid, and finally a sub-game that involves counting the total number of scores that resulted in the exact same score number.
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McKay Molly D.
Nguyen Binh-An D.
O'Neill Michael
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