Patent ID: 9700784
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. Computer code on a non-transitory computer readable medium for use in a computer for facilitating a method of playing a wagering card game; wherein said wagering card game includes a specific element of counting points utilizing the standard counting technique of cribbage in hand values, a specific element of wagering where wagers accumulate and build upon one another, with said wagering card game being played between a dealer and one or more players, where the dealer deals from a single standard deck of 52 cards and payout odds are predetermined, the method of playing consisting of the steps of; a. each player elects to play said card game by placing a first wager; b. then the dealer deals face down a predetermined number of cards, four cards, to all those players who elected to play and the same predetermined number of cards to the dealer; c. a single card is dealt face down; which will constitute as the last, fifth, card for all players including the dealer; d. then before the dealer turns over the last card, players count the value of their hand according to general cribbage counting procedures and make a determination whether to place a second wager or fold; e. the dealer will collect said first and cards from players who fold and then reveals the last card which will be utilized as a common last card; f. where the player will count the value of their hand and make a determination whether to place a third wager or fold; g. the dealer will collect said second wagers and cards from players who fold and then reveal the dealer's cards; h. the dealer then counts the full five card point value of the dealer's hand according to general cribbage counting procedures; i. the dealer then counts each remaining player's full five card hand according to general cribbage counting procedures; j. then the dealer makes a determination where the dealer's hand must exceed a predetermined number of points or contain a certain combination of cards, according to standard cribbage counting procedures, in order for the dealer to be considered open thus creating possible payouts for the first and second wagers when the dealer opens, and k. then, according to said wagering card game rules of counting cribbage-style hand values, the dealer makes payouts to the first and second wagers plus payouts of predetermined payout odds for the third wager to all said players whose hands exceed the value of the dealer's hand, collects first, second and third wagers from all said players whose hands values are less than the dealer's hand or pushes first, second and third wagers on hands that tie the dealer's hand.