Patent ID: 6575466
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A63F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A method of playing a game of chance, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of representations of cards:assigning each representation of a card a face value selected from the group consisting of Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, and one of a plurality of numbers of at most ten; assigning each representation of a card a first subordinate characteristic comprising a suit selected from among the group consisting of Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs; and a second subordinate characteristic comprising a point value, where the point value of a representation of a card having a face value of Ace is eleven, the point value of representations of cards having a face value of King, Queen, or Jack is ten, and 7the point value of representations of cards having a face value represented by numbers is the number; establishing first, second, and third minimum requirements, where the first minimum requirement is based on the face values of a plurality of representations of cards; the second minimum requirement is based on at least one of the subordinate characteristics of a plurality of representations of cards, and the third minimum requirement is that the face value of at least one of the representations of the cards is an Ace; randomly distributing a set of four representations of cards to at least one player; calculating a total value for the set based on the point values of the representations of cards in the set, where the total value for the set is the sum of the point values of representations of cards in the set meeting one of the first, second, and third minimum requirements, and zero if the representations of the cards in the set do not meet the first and second minimum requirements; and determining whether the at least one player wins based on the total value of the set.