Patent ID: 7416186

Claim:
A method for playing a card game, comprising: outputting at least one card comprising an initial hand of a primary card game; outputting at least one plurality of cards comprising at least one initial set of secondary cards for a secondary card game, wherein each card of the primary card game is distinct from each card in the secondary card game, wherein the at least one plurality of cards is associated with at least one payout that is greater than zero, wherein each card of the at least one plurality of cards is active; facilitating play of the primary card game for a duration of a play session, wherein play of the primary card game causes, in accordance with at least one rule, deactivation of at least one card included in the at least one initial set of secondary cards; determining an end of the play session; determining at least one final set of secondary cards, comprising determining the cards, if any, of the at least one initial set of secondary cards that remain active at the end of the play session; determining at least one final payout for the secondary card game, comprising determining at least one payout associated with the at least one final set of secondary cards; and causing the at least one final payout to be provided.