Patent ID: 8182324

Claim:
A game method for possibly providing at least one award based on a scattered combination of cards in a card game, the game method comprising: physically or virtually dealing a plurality of hands of cards to a game player capable of winning at least one award by the method, the plurality of hands of cards including at least a first card hand and a second card hand, wherein each of the first and second card hands include at least one or more card positions, and wherein, in each of the first and second card hands, a card is placed in the at least one or more card positions; analyzing characteristics associated with at least one card in each of the dealt card hands; scatter combining at least a first card in a first card position in the first card hand with at least a second card in a second card position in the second card hand, wherein the first card position and the second card position do not comprise one or more predetermined pay lines; determining whether a scatter winning combination of cards is formed by at least the first and second cards in the first and second card hands respectively; and if so, providing a scatter award to the game player based on the scatter winning combination of cards.