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Card game with travelling wild card
Assignee: International Game Technology
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Filing: 1994-09-23
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Granted: 1995-07-11
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Expires: 2014-09-23
Abstract
Abstract The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to card-type games which provide a player who has received a wild card during one hand, with the opportunity to reserve that wild card for use in a subsequent hand. Therefore, the present invention provides a player with an opportunity to utilize a wild card when it is most advantageous for him to do so, i.e. when he will maximize his winning payout. One embodiment comprises a gaming device having an electronic touch-sensitive screen, another embodiment comprises a gaming device, while a still further embodiment comprises a game table.
Inventors
- 👤 William R. Adams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3293; A63F2001/008; A63F9/00; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2401; A63F2009/2402; A63F2009/241
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of: designating at least one card as a travelling wild card; displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards to at least one player which indicia form at least a partial card hand; during the play of said at least partial card hand, providing said at least one player with the option of reserving said travelling wild card for use in a subsequent hand if said at least one player has been displayed a travelling wild card for use in said at least partial card hand.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of: designating at least one card as a travelling wild card; displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards to at least one player which indicia form at least a partial card hand; during the play of said at least partial card hand, providing said at least one player with the option of reserving said travelling wild card for use in a subsequent hand if said at least one player has been displayed a travelling wild card for use in said at least partial card hand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of playing a card game accord to claim 1 wherein said at least one player receives a replacement card if said at least one player decided to reserve said travelling wild card for use in a subsequent hand.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
A method off playing a card game according to claim 2 wherein said step of displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards comprises: displaying at least one indicia of a playing card selected from a first collection of card indicia which does not comprise a travelling wild card; and displaying at least one additional indicia of a playing card selected from a second collection of card indicia which comprises a travelling wild card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 3 wherein said card indicia are randomly selected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 3 wherein said second collection comprises indicia from said first collection which were not already displayed and at least one indicia of a travelling wild card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 1 wherein said step of displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards comprises electronically generating an image of a playing card on a screen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 6 wherein said screen is a pressure sensitive touch screen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 1 wherein said step of displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards comprises displaying a plurality of playing cards on a playing surface.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of: designating at least one card as a wild card; displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards to at least one player which indicia form at least a partial card hand and which are randomly selected from a first collection of cards which do not comprise said wild card; displaying at least one additional indicia of playing cards to said at least one player, which additional indicia of playing cards are randomly selected from a second collection of cards which comprise at least one of said wild cards; during the play of said at least partial card hand, providing said at least one player with the option of reserving said wild card for use in a subsequent hand if said at least one player has been displayed a travelling wild card for use in said at least partial card hand.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of: designating at least one card as a wild card; displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards to at least one player which indicia form at least a partial card hand and which are randomly selected from a first collection of cards which do not comprise said wild card; displaying at least one additional indicia of playing cards to said at least one player, which additional indicia of playing cards are randomly selected from a second collection of cards which comprise at least one of said wild cards; during the play of said at least partial card hand, providing said at least one player with the option of reserving said wild card for use in a subsequent hand if said at least one player has been displayed a travelling wild card for use in said at least partial card hand.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 9 wherein said step of displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards comprises electronically generating an image of a playing card on a screen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of playing a card game according to claim 9 wherein said step of displaying a plurality of indicia of playing cards comprises displaying a plurality of playing cards on a playing surface.
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