Patent Publication Number: US-6705612-B1

Title: Card game system and method of playing a card game

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to card games and more particularly pertains to a new card game system and method of playing a card game for providing entertainment through a game of chance. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of card games is known in the prior art. More specifically, card games heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 6,164,652; U.S. Pat. No. 6,158,741; U.S. Pat. No. 6,113,102; U.S. Pat. No. 6,095,525; U.S. Pat. No. 6,012,719; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,586. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new card game system and method of playing a card game. The inventive device includes a plurality of decks. Each of the decks comprises a plurality of suits. Each of the suits has a plurality of cards. A playing member has an upper surface. The playing member has a plurality of playing indicia on the tipper surface. The playing indicia comprises a plurality of player indicia and a dealer area. Each of the player indicia are adapted for indicating a position of a player when a dealer deals the cards. The dealer area indicates the cards dealt to the dealer. 
     In these respects, the card game system and method of playing a card game according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of providing entertainment through a game of chance. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of card games now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new card game system and method of playing a card game construction wherein the same can be utilized for providing entertainment through a game of chance. 
     The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the card games mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new card game system and method of playing a card game which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art card games, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a plurality of decks. Each of the decks comprises a plurality of suits. Each of the suits has a plurality of cards. A playing member has an upper surface. The playing member has a plurality of playing indicia on the upper surface. The playing indicia comprises a plurality of player indicia and a dealer area. Each of the player indicia are adapted for indicating a position of a player when a dealer deals the cards. The dealer area indicates the cards dealt to the dealer. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the card games mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new card game system and method of playing a card game which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art card games, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
     An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such card game system and method of playing a card game economically available to the buying public. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game for providing entertainment through a game of chance. 
     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game which includes a plurality of decks. Each of the decks comprises a plurality of suits. Each of the suits has a plurality of cards. A playing member has an upper Surface. The playing member has a plurality of playing indicia on the upper surface. The playing indicia comprises a plurality of player indicia and a dealer area. Each of the player indicia are adapted for indicating a position of a player when a dealer deals the cards. The dealer area indicates the cards dealt to the dealer. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new card game system and method of playing a card game that provides entertainment for a user. 
    
    
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed: description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a top view of a new card game system according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is an enlarged of view of one of the decks of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is an enlarged of view of one of the player indicia of the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 and 3 thereof, a new card game system and method of playing a card game embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3, the card game system and method of playing a card game  10  generally comprises a plurality of decks  11 . Each of the decks  11  comprises a plurality of suits  12 . Each of the suits  12  has a plurality of cards  13 . 
     A playing member  14  has an upper surface  15 . The playing member  14  has a plurality of playing indicia  16  on the upper surface  15 . The playing indicia  16  comprise a plurality of player indicia  17  and a dealer area  18 . Each of the player indicia  17  is designed for indicating a position of a player when a dealer deals the cards  13 . The dealer area  18  indicates the cards  13  dealt to the dealer. 
     A portion of the cards  13  of each of the suits  12  has a unique value between 2 and 9. Four of the cards  13  of each of the suits  12  has a value of 10, such as the  10  and all face cards  13 . One of the cards  13  of each of the suits  12  has a value of 1, such as the ace. The value of the cards  13  held by the player is added together when the cards  13  are dealt. 
     Each of a plurality of betting tokens  19  has a monetary value. Each of the betting tokens  19  represents the monetary value being bet by the player. 
     Each of the player indicia  17  has a betting indicia  20 . The betting tokens  19  are placed on the betting indicia  20  of the player indicia  17  for indicating a wager of the player. 
     Each of the player indicia  17  has a card indicia  21 . Each of the cards  13  is placed on the card indicia  21  when the cards  13  are dealt whereby the card indicia  21  indicates that the cards  13  placed on the card indicia  21  are a player cards  13 . 
     Each of the player indicia  17  has a side bet indicia  22 . The betting tokens  19  are placed on the side bet indicia  22  of the player indicia  17  for indicating a wager of the player. 
     Each of the player indicia  17  has a buy indicia  23 . The betting tokens  19  are placed on the buy indicia  23  of the player indicia  17  for indicating the player wishes to buy a card. 
     Each of the player indicia  17  has an ante indicia  24 . The betting tokens  19  are placed on the ante indicia  24  of the player indicia  17  for indicating an ante of the player. 
     The playing indicia  16  of the playing member  14  has a target indicia  25 . The cards  13  are placed on the target indicia  25  when the cards  13  are dealt. The target indicia  25  indicating the cards  13  placed on the target indicia  25  are target cards  13 . 
     In use, each of the players places a portion of the betting tokens  19  on the ante indicia  24  of each of the player indicia  17  by the associated player. Each player decides whether to place of portion of the betting tokens  19  on the side bet indicia  22 . The dealer deals the cards  13  to each player and the dealer. The dealer usually deals from four decks  11  of cards  13 . The cards  13  are placed face down on the card indicia  21  of each of the player indicia  17  of the associated player. The target cards  13  from the cards  13  are dealt onto the target indicia  25  on the upper surface  15  of the playing member  14 . The target cards  13  are placed face up on the target indicia  25  whereby the value and the suit of each of the target cards  13  is viewable by each player and the dealer. 
     The player may then win the game against the dealer depending on the combination of cards  13  held by the player. The player will win if the combination of three cards  13  equals the summed value of the cards  13  dealt to the target indicia  25 , comprises three tens, comprises three of a kind, comprises three sevens, comprises three of kind in the same suit or comprises three sevens in the same suit with the odds paid to player increasing from lowest to highest respectively. The player being paid better odds when having three cards  13  equaling the summed value of the cards  13  on the target indicia  25  when the player has put betting tokens  19  on the side bet indicia  22 . 
     If the player did not win the hand dealt the player compares of the cards  13  dealt to the player to the target cards  13  whereby each player uses a plurality of the cards  13  dealt to the player to be closest to the value of the target cards  13  when the value of the target cards  13  are summed. At this time each player chooses whether to continue playing. 
     If the associated player chooses to not continue, the player forfeits at least a portion of the betting tokens  19  placed on the ante indicia  24  of the player indicia  17  of the associated player. 
     The player at this time has two choices to make. First, the player chooses to continue by placing a portion of the betting tokens  19  on the betting indicia  20  when the player believes that the cards  13  dealt to the associated player is closer to the summed value of the cards  13  of the target indicia  25  than the cards  13  dealt to the dealer. Second, the player may choose to continue by placing a portion of the betting tokens  19  on the buy indicia  23 . The player then selects one of the cards  13  dealt to the associated player to be replaced with a replacement card dealt to the associated player by the dealer. 
     The combination of cards  13  dealt to the player are then placed turned face up on the upper surface  15  of the playing member  14  by the associated player. The cards  13  dealt to the dealer are turned face up. 
     The player wins the game when the cards  13  dealt to each player are compared to the cards  13  of the dealer and the value of the cards  13  dealt to the associated player is closer to the summed value of the target indicia  25  than the value of the cards  13  dealt to the dealer. 
     The dealer pays to the associated player an amount equal to the amount of the betting tokens  19  placed on the ante indicia  24  and returns the portion of the betting tokens  19  placed on the betting indicia  20  to the associated player when the difference between summed, value of the cards  13  dealt to the dealer and the summed value of the cards  13  dealt to the target indicia  25  is 2 or less. The dealer pays to the associated player an amount equal to the amount of the betting tokens  19  placed on the ante indicia  24  and an amount equal to the amount of the betting tokens  19  placed on the betting indicia  20  when the difference between the summed value of the cards  13  dealt to the dealer and the summed value of the cards  13  dealt to the target indicia  25  is greater than 2. 
     The associated player loses the game when the cards  13  dealt to the associated player are compared to the cards  13  of the dealer and the value of the cards  13  dealt to the dealer is closer to the summed value of the target indicia  25  than the value of the cards  13  of the associated player. The dealer collects the portion of the betting tokens  19  placed on the ante indicia  24  and the betting indicia  20 . 
     Each player losing the game when the summed value of the cards  13  dealt to the dealer equals the summed value of the cards  13  dealt to the target indicia  25 . 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.