Patent ID: 6508469
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a dice game comprising the steps of:providing six playing dice comprising a first set of three dice and a second set of three differentiated dice; providing a planar game playing surface comprising at least eight separately delineated areas adapted for the placement of bets;establishing odds for payout of winning bets placed in any of the aforesaid seven separately delineated areas; establishing an initial order of play where players are designated as first player, second player, and so on to a last player; placing bets on any of said at least eight separately delineated areas initiating a round of play by a first player establishing a throw by throwing said first set of dice onto a surface for displaying a face-up side of each die within the first set; determining a player's score for the throw by adding the face-up sides of the three dice together; using the score of the first throw to pay any bets on the numbers 3 through 18; using the faces of the three die in the throw of the first set throw to pay any bets on â€œ3 of a kindâ€ ; displaying the Arabic numerals 3 through 35 in an array of similar geometric areas within a first arena of the delineated areas; displaying six spots in one geometric area of the delineated areas and designating the second arena substantially â€œ6 six'sâ€ ; displaying each of the six faces of a die in an array of similar geometric areas within a third arena of the delineated areas and designating the third arena substantially as â€œ3 of a kindâ€ ; displaying each of the six faces of a die in an array of similar geometric areas within a fourth arena of the delineated areas and designating the fourth arena substantially as â€œ4 of a kind; displaying each of the six faces of a die in an array of similar geometric areas within a fifth arena of the delineated areas and designating the fifth arena substantially as â€œ5 of a kindâ€ ; displaying each of five faces of a die exclusive of the face having six spots, in an array of similar geometric areas within a sixth arena of the delineated areas and designating the sixth arena substantially as â€œ6 of a kindâ€ ; displaying doubles of each of six faces of a die, in an array of similar geometric areas within a seventh arena of the delineated areas and designating the seventh arena substantially as â€œany 3 pairâ€ ; displaying each of the six faces of a die in an array of similar geometric areas within an eighth arena of the delineated areas and designating the eighth arena substantially as â€œstraightâ€ ; segregating the first of throw of the first set of die on the board with the faces thrown showing and allowing same to remain on the playing surface; initiating another round of play by a player establishing a second throw by throwing said second set of dice onto a surface for displaying a face-up side of each die within the second set; determining a player's score from the second throw by adding the face-up sides of the three dice of the first set and of the second set together to obtain a total from the faces of six dice; including the first set of dice in the betting after the second set of dice is thrown; using the total to pay bets on the numbers 6 through 35, three of a kind, four of a kind, a straight, any three pair, six of a kind exclusive of the six dot face of the dice, and six of six; after the second throw, only paying and determining bets on matches which include all six dice.