Patent ID: 7389989
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting a card game using one or more decks of cards depicting Mahjong-type symbols comprising: requiring participating players to place an initial wager to participate in a current hand; providing one or more participating players with at least five initial cards; providing payouts to any player optionally declaring a Tian-Hu formed using the at least five initial cards wherein any such player is out of the current hand; requiring remaining players to discard at least one card and providing each player with a number of replacement cards equal to the number of discards; providing payouts to any player optionally declaring a Di-Hu formed using the at least five cards, comprising held initial cards and the replacement cards, wherein any such player is out of the current hand; requiring remaining players to place a second wager and to discard at least one card in order to continue in the hand or allowing players to fold thereby losing the initial wager; revealing a first set of one or more community cards; providing payouts to any player holding a Fa-Hu formed using the at least five cards, comprising a combination of some initial cards and the replacement cards, in combination with the first set of one or more community cards wherein any such player is out of the current hand; requiring remaining players to place a third wager in order to continue in the hand or allowing players to fold thereby losing the initial and second wagers; revealing a second set of one or more community cards; and providing payouts to any player holding a Ting-Hu formed using the at least five cards, comprising held initial cards and the replacement cards, in combination with the first and second set of one or more community cards wherein at least one card of a Ting-Hu hand must be a held initial card or replacement card.