Patent ID: 7229075
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a casino table version of cribbage using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, having at least one player making a wager and having a dealer that deals the playing cards, said method comprising: requiring at least one player to make a wager to receive a first plurality of playing cards; dealing a first plurality of playing cards to each player; dealing the dealer a second plurality of playing cards, which second plurality of playing cards is completed concurrently or after said each players are dealt said first plurality of cards; requiring players to discard a third plurality of cards to form a fourth plurality of playing cards; requiring said dealer to expose said dealer second plurality of cards and discard two cards to form a fifth plurality of cards; exposing a single starter card; totaling a value of said dealer's fifth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card; exposing, totaling and comparing a value of said players' fourth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card to said dealer's fifth plurality of cards; and determining whether the player's fourth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card has a higher point value than the dealer's fifth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card.