Patent ID: 8535137

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, one or more cards are placed in the at least one or more card positions respectively; analyzing characteristics associated with one or more cards in each of the first and second 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 without regard to whether the first card position and second card position 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.