Patent ID: 7717783
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for playing a card game on a computing device having a display screen ( 640 ), the computing device being programmed to carry out the card game using card representations stored in a memory, the program enabling an actual player to play the card game against at least one virtual player controlled by the computing device, a player remaining in the game being defined as an active player, the method comprising: a) displaying to the actual player on the display screen ( b) if the actual player is active, selecting by the actual player using a computer interface a desired card of a particular rank and suit from the deck of playing cards excluding the randomly dealt cards in step (a); c) selecting by each active, virtual player a card of a particular rank and suit from the deck of playing cards excluding the randomly dealt cards in step (a); d) for each active player, determining if the card selected by that player is the same as a card selected by another player in a current round or the same as a card dealt to another player in a previous round; e) if a first player chose the same card as another player, as determined in step (d), dealing the first player a null card that has no value in forming a card hand, wherein, if the first player is an actual player, the null card ( wherein, if the first player is a virtual player and the null card is dealt face up, the null card ( f) if the first player did not choose the same card as another player, as determined in step (d), dealing the first player the card that the first player selected, wherein, the display screen ( g) repeating steps b-f if there is more than one active player after a round of play, until the same predetermined number of cards have been dealt to each active player, with the cards being dealt face up on at least one round; and h) controlling the display screen (