Peek-A-Boo Poker Game
Embodiments described herein include variations of an electronic video poker game that includes showing all 52 cards of a deck of cards to a player on a screen. The player selects from the onscreen deck of 52 cards. The player is presented with a sneak peek of a determined number of overturned cards while selecting from the onscreen deck. The player proceeds to select cards from the onscreen deck, deciding whether or not to use the sneak peek cards. The player is paid for any 5 card poker hand that is deemed of value in a predetermined paytable. If the player has or has not assembled a 5 card poker hand that is deemed payable, then all the remaining cards are turned over.
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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/851,942, titled “Peek a boo poker”, filed Oct. 16, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
TECHNICAL FIELDEmbodiments described herein are related to electronic video card games.
BACKGROUNDElectronic card games have been available to be played on screens in venues such as casinos. Various versions of poker are popular electronic video card games, for example. In prior video card games, less than the full deck of 52 cards was shown at one time. This is due at least in part to technical limitations, such as pixel resolution or touch screen resolution.
Embodiments described herein include variations of an electronic video poker game that includes showing all 52 cards of a deck of cards to a player on a screen. The player selects from the onscreen deck of 52 cards. The player is presented with a sneak peek of a determined number of overturned cards while selecting from the onscreen deck. The player proceeds to select cards from the onscreen deck, deciding whether or not to use the sneak peek cards. The player is paid for any 5 card poker hand that is deemed of value in a predetermined paytable. If the player has or has not assembled a 5 card poker hand that is deemed payable, then all the remaining cards are turned over.
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The player can either choose the peek cards 106, or any of the overturned cards 107 as shown in
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When the poker hand in the hand field is complete, the player is shown the result of the hand. For example, if the hand is one of the hands in the paytable, the player is paid an amount indicated in the “PAID” area on the lower right of the screen. The screen is then returned to the state shown in
After the fifth card is deposited, all the remaining, unchosen cards in the 52 card deck are shown to the player. This reassures the player that the content of the deck is as expected.
In various embodiments, the poker game can include multiple fields 102 with one deck of cards. In other embodiments, the multiple fields 102 each contain identical hands as chosen by the player. In yet other embodiments, multiple decks of cards 101 are shown with multiple fields 102, each of which is associated with one of the decks of cards.
Various venues 906, 908, and 910 are coupled to the network 904 for receiving the electronic video poker game from the server 902. Each of the venues 906, 908, and 910 include video poker machines. The video poker machines include display device or monitors that display the game as shown in
Venue 906 includes machines 912A and 912B through 912N. Venue 909 includes machines 914A and 914B through 914N. Venue 910 includes machines 916A and 916B through 916N.
One or more of the venues 906, 908, and 910 can be casinos licensed to accept wagers and pay bets. Alternatively, one or more of the venues 906, 908, and 910 can be private homes that purchase the electronic video poker game and play the game privately. In yet another alternative, one or more of the venues 906, 908 and 910 are establishments that provide the electronic video poker game to patrons who do not wager real money when playing the game. Other alternatives are possible.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the words “comprise,” “comprising,” and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is to say, in a sense of “including, but not limited to.” Words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number respectively. Additionally, the words “herein,” “hereunder,” “above,” “below,” and words of similar import refer to this application as a whole and not to any particular portions of this application. When the word “or” is used in reference to a list of two or more items, that word covers all of the following interpretations of the word: any of the items in the list, all of the items in the list and any combination of the items in the list.
The above description of illustrated embodiments of the systems and methods is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the systems and methods to the precise forms disclosed. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the systems components and methods are described herein for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the systems, components and methods, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. The teachings of the systems and methods provided herein can be applied to other systems and methods for video card games, not only for the systems and methods described above.
The elements and acts of the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. These and other changes can be made to the systems and methods in light of the above detailed description.
In general, in the following claims, the terms used should not be construed to limit the systems and methods to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all systems and methods that operate under the claims. Accordingly, the systems and methods are not limited by the disclosure, but instead the scope of the systems and methods is to be determined entirely by the claims.
While certain aspects of the systems and methods are presented below in certain claim forms, the inventors contemplate the various aspects of the systems and methods in any number of claim forms. For example, while only one aspect of the systems and methods may be recited as embodied in machine-readable medium, other aspects may likewise be embodied in machine-readable medium. Accordingly, the inventors reserve the right to add additional claims after filing the application to pursue such additional claim forms for other aspects of the systems and methods.
Claims
1. A method of playing a card game, the method comprising:
- presenting a player with a deck of 52 cards, wherein a predetermined number of the 52 cards are face up and the remainder of the 52 cards are face down;
- receiving at least one player input indicating a choice of a card to be placed in a hand field, wherein cards in the hand field make up a hand, and wherein the card can be chosen from the face up cards or the face down cards; and
- when a complete hand is in the hand field, turning the face down cards face up.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
- when a complete hand is in the hand field, determining whether the player is to be paid for the hand; and
- displaying a paid amount to the player.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the card game is a poker game and wherein the hand comprises five cards chosen by the player.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the card game is a poker game and wherein the face up cards comprise three face up cards.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a paytable to the player that includes a plurality of hands and a pay amount for each hand.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the card game is an electronic card game and wherein the input is received electronically, comprising the player touching a touch screen to indicate a choice.
7. An electronic video card game system, comprising:
- a plurality of video poker machines each of which comprises, at least one out put device comprising a monitor configurable to display a video card game; and and at least one input device.
- a server configurable to store instructions comprising a video card game, wherein the server communicates with the plurality of video poker machines via at least one network, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the video card game to be played on the plurality of video poker machines, the video card game comprising, presenting a player with a deck of 52 cards, wherein a predetermined number of the 52 cards are face up and the remainder of the 52 cards are face down; and receiving at least one player input indicating a choice of a card to be placed in a hand field, wherein cards in the hand field make up a hand, and wherein the card can be chosen from the face up cards or the face down cards.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of video poker machines is distributed among a plurality of venues.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein the server and the plurality of video poker machines is located at a venue.
10. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor cause a video poker method to be performed, the method comprising:
- presenting a player with a deck of 52 cards, wherein a predetermined number of the 52 cards are face up and the remainder of the 52 cards are face down;
- receiving at least one player input indicating a choice of a card to be placed in a hand field, wherein cards in the hand field make up a hand, and wherein the card can be chosen from the face up cards or the face down cards; and
- when a complete hand is in the hand field, turning the face down cards face up.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:
- when a complete hand is in the hand field, determining whether the player is to be paid for the hand; and
- displaying a paid amount to the player.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the card game is a poker game and wherein the hand comprises five cards chosen by the player.
13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the card game is a poker game and wherein the face up cards comprise three face up cards.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises further displaying a paytable to the player that includes a plurality of hands and a pay amount for each hand.
15. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the card game is an electronic card game and wherein the input is received electronically, comprising the player touching a touch screen to indicate a choice.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 5, 2007
Publication Date: Apr 17, 2008
Applicant: Global VR (San Jose, CA)
Inventor: Gregory J. Lima (Westport, MA)
Application Number: 11/868,405
International Classification: A63F 1/00 (20060101);