Patent ID: 6834857
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a game, comprising:providing a plurality of cards, at least some of said cards being numbered in consecutive order, wherein for each numbered card in consecutive order, there are a plurality of substantially identical cards; distributing a designated number of cards to at least one player to form a player hand; distributing a designated number of cards to a dealer to form a dealer hand; and determining whether the cards distributed to the at least one player forming the player hand constitutes a winning hand, a winning hand being determined at least in part by: determining the number of winning sets contained in the cards distributed to the at least one player forming the player hand, wherein a winning set is selected from the group consisting of: four substantially identical cards; three substantially identical cards; three consecutively numbered cards; and two substantially identical cards; determining the number of winning sets contained in the cards distributed to the dealer forming the dealer hand; and comparing the number of winning sets of the at least one player with the number of winning sets of the dealer.