Abstract:
A casino-type dice game employing at least two dice having identical indicia on each of the six faces. The game is provided with three different betting areas each associated with a different payoff rate and wager minimum. Each betting area has a different indicia combination scheme. Players selectively place wagers next to different indicia combinations associated with each of the three betting areas. Payouts depend on the rolled indicia combinations, the betting areas, and the indicia combination selected by the player.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of Invention 
     A casino-type game of chance utilizing dice a game board, betting pieces and dice. 
     2. Prior Art 
     There are various existing casino-type dice games. Such games often require players to select various outcomes of dice rolls by placing bets in designated areas. Although simple in nature, many of the dice games, such as craps, have complex rules and tend to attract only experienced gamblers. Therefore, there has been a need for casino-type dice games with simple rules that cater to less experienced gamblers. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a casino-type dice game. Preferably, the game utilizes two six-sided dice with color-coded indicia arranged on the faces of each dice cube so that each face has a different color. Other indicia may be used that permit each face of the cube to be distinguished from one another. Thus, the theme of the game is open to utilizing different indicia such as numbers, animals, sporting or business themes. 
     The present game is a game of chance. This is accomplished by dividing the game into three betting areas associated with different indicia combinations. Although the odds to select the correct combination are the same for all three betting areas, the stakes are modified to represent a different payout for each betting area. In addition, each betting area represents a different duration for the period a wager may remain without being lost. 
     The present invention involves a plurality of players and is played with at least two dice and a game board. Three betting areas are provided and each is associated with different indicia combinations that can exist when the dice are rolled. In addition, rewards are set for each betting area based on indicia combinations located therein. 
     The game is played by the players placing wagers next to different indicia combinations located in at least one of the three betting areas. The dice is rolled over a sequence of times. The players are rewarded after each dice roll in an amount associated with a respective betting area. 
     The three betting areas are distinguished as follows. In the first betting area, a first set of wagering spots represent different indicia combinations that correspond to five dice surfaces wherein each of said indicia combinations located in the first set of wagering spots comprise different indicia. In the second betting area, there is a second set of wagering spots representing different indicia combinations that correspond to a sixth dice surface matched with one of the five dice surfaces corresponding to the first set of wagering spots. Finally in the third betting area, there is a third set of wagering spots representing indicia combinations that have the same indicia. 
     Additional features of this invention will become apparent from the ensuing descriptions of this invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE 
     The FIGURE illustrates a preferred embodiment of this game when applied to a casino-type dice game. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring to the FIGURE, there is shown a dice game with two identical cube dice  34  each having six sides with indicia uniquely identifying each of the faces. In a preferred embodiment each of the surfaces is color coded to denote a different surface. While the color coded surfaces are preferred, it will be understood that variations of coding the surfaces may be employed. Thus, indicia that denotes each of the six surfaces may be numbers, animals or business themes. Furthermore, the dice game may be played with more than two dice. 
     Each player already has or is provided with value units or betting pieces such as betting chips. The players select certain color combinations of the dice based on the probability that certain combinations will be rolled. Wagers are made by the players against the house. 
     In a preferred embodiment layout  10 , the game is provided with three betting areas for a variety of wagers associated with different dice color combinations. In the particular layout  10 , a first betting area  36  is arranged with images of ten dice combinations  12 A- 12 J wherein each combination comprises two different colors. The ten dice combinations consist of a same set of five colors for each die. Next to each of the first betting area combinations  12 A- 12 J, a placement spot  14 A- 14 J is furnished for the player&#39;s chips. The first betting area  36  is provided with a description of the type of wager and the payoff, wherein the minimum bet is one chip and the payoff is one chip for each rolled color of the selected color combination such that the maximum payoff is two chips for each color of a combination. Further, new wagers can be placed after each dice roll. 
     The second betting area  38  is arranged with images of five dice combinations  16 A- 16 E. The five dice combinations comprise combinations of each of the five colors of the five color set in the first betting area with a sixth color. Next to each of the five dice combinations  16 A- 16 E a placement spot  18 A- 18 E is furnished for the player&#39;s wagers. The second betting area  38  is provided with a description of the type of wager and the payoff, wherein the minimum bet is three chips and the payoff is three times the amount of the wagered chips. New wagers can be placed after three dice rolls. 
     The third betting area  40  is arranged with images of six dice combinations  20 A- 20 F. The six dice combinations  20 A- 20 F comprise dice combinations wherein each die has the same color as the other. Next to each of the six combinations  20 A- 20 F a placement spot  22 A- 22 F is furnished for the player&#39;s wagers. The third betting area  40  is provided with a description of the type of wager and the payoff, wherein the minimum bet is five chips and the payoff is five times the amount of wagered chips. New wagers are placed after five dice rolls. 
     Within the second betting area  38  and the third betting area  40  are roll numbers  24 , 26  representing the number of rolls. Markers  28 A- 28 B are provided for the dealer to place next to the roll numbers  24 ,  26  after each roll. 
     To begin the game, the players place their chips on color combinations  12 A- 12 J,  16 A- 16 E, and  20 A- 20 F. Before each dice roll, the dealer places the markers  28 A- 28 B next to the roll numbers  24 , 26  corresponding to the roll. The dice is rolled. If the dice roll has one of the colors in a players&#39; selected color combination in a first betting area  36 , the player is payed equal the amount the player has wagered for each color selected in the color combination. If no colors appear on the dice in the selected combination, the player loses the wager. Wagers placed in the second betting area  38  and the third betting area  40  do not count in the single color payoffs. 
     Players having placed bets in the second betting area  38  continue to play with the wagers made before a first dice roll. The wagers placed in the second betting area  38  remain for three rolls. If a player wins after a first, second or third roll, the dealer pays the player three times the amount wagered. The player has the option to remove all chips after winning before the next roll. After three dice rolls, the dealer will collect all chips from the second betting area  38 . 
     Players having placed wagers in the third betting area  40  continue to play with the bets made before the first dice roll. The bets placed in the third area  40  remain for five dice rolls. If a player wins after the first, second, third, fourth or fifth roll, the dealer pays the player five times the amount wagered. The player has the option to remove all wagers after winning before the next roll. After five dice rolls, the dealer will collect all remaining wagers from the third betting area  40 . 
     Having thus described the invention, changes and modifications may be made within this invention as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.