Multi-stage card select

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8944901-B2
Application number	US-201213487417-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2012
Priority date	Oct 16, 2008
Publication date	Feb 3, 2015
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015

Abstract

Embodiments related to conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. In some embodiments the player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager, receiving game indicia from the finite set cumulatively excluding any game indicia previously dealt, playing the game hand to completion, collecting the game indicia from the player and excluding the dealt game indicia from further play, and displaying at least the excluded game indicia or any winning combinations precluded by the excluded game indicia. In some embodiments the game hands continue in sequence until a restoration event, which may include a manually triggered restoration or an automatic restoration event, that restores the excluded game indicia. Other embodiments are also described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
facilitating, by a computing device, a round of a game using a set of game elements by:
(a) determining a plurality of respective ranks of each of a plurality of game elements with reference to the set of game elements,
(b) determining a plurality of respective suits of each of the plurality of game elements without reference to the set of game elements,
(c) removing, from the set for subsequent rounds played using the set of game e…

Assignees

• Alderucci Dean P
• Miller Mark A
• Cfph Llc

Inventors

• Alderucci Dean P
• Miller Mark A

Classifications

• A63F3/00157 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• G07F17/3227

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/3293

  Physics · mapped topic

• A63F2001/003

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• G07F17/3286

  Physics · mapped topic