Patent ID: 6932343

Claim:
A method for conducting a base game for at least one player utilizing cards or electronic representations of cards, the base game played according to base rules, comprising: randomly including among the cards at least one indicia card with no value in the base game wherein the indicia card is a payout indicia card and the step of resolving wagers includes rewarding each player who receives a payout indicia card according to the payout indicated on the payout indicia card rather than the base rules; each player making a wager; each player receiving a hand of cards; playing the base game according to the base rules; if during play of the base game, a player receives an indicia card in the player's hand of cards, replacing the indicia card; determining whether each player's hand of cards is a winning hand, a losing hand, or a push hand; if a player receives one indicia card, resolving the player's wager according to the indicia card rather than the base rules; and if a player receives more than one indicia card, resolving the player's wager according to a rule selected from the group consisting of: only rewarding the player according to the payout indicia card that results in the highest payout; and rewarding the player according to the combination of payout indicia cards.