Card game

Abstract

A card game having a set of playing cards and a gaming cloth ( 10 ), the gaming cloth ( 10 ) defining, a first area ( 12 ) in which a plurality of playing cards may be dealt face-up, and a betting area ( 14 ), the betting area ( 14 ) being divided into a plurality of boxes ( 16 to 36 ), in which bets may be placed on the rank, suit and/or color of one or a combination of the cards turned up.

1 . A card gave comprising a set of playing cards and a gaming cloth  10 , characterized in that the gaming cloth  10  defines: 
 a first area  12  in which a plurality of cards may be dealt face-up; and  
 a betting area  14  in which bets may be placed on the rank, suit and/or color of one or a combination of the cards turned up.  
 
     
     
         2 . A card game according to  claim 1  in which the betting area  14  is divided into boxes  16 , a separate box  16  representing each card of the set of cards, the boxes  16  being arranged in tabular form, having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.  
     
     
         3 . A card game according to  claim 1  in which the betting area  14  has additional boxes  20  to  36 , for placing a bet on combinations of the cards turned up.  
     
     
         4 . A card game according to  claim 3  in which boxes  20  and  22  are provided for placing a bet relating to the number of black or red cards turned up.  
     
     
         5 . A card game according to  claim 3  in which areas  24 ,  26 ,  30 ,  32  and  43  are provided in which bets may be placed on the number of cards falling within a certain range of rank of card which may be turned up.  
     
     
         6 . A card game according to  claim 3  in which an area  28  is provided in which bets may be placed on the number of picture cards turned up.  
     
     
         7 . A card game according to  claim 3  in which an area  36  is provided in which bets may be placed on two or more cards of the same rank being turned up.  
     
     
         8 . A card game according to  claim 1  in which the set of cards comprises 52 cards, five cards being dealt face-up.  
     
     
         9 . A card game according to  claim 1  in which the set of cards comprises 37 cards, three cards being dealt face-up.  
     
     
         10 . A card game according to  claim 1  in which the set of cards includes one or more Jokers, the odds paid out on winning bets being increased if one or more Jokers are turned up.  
     
     
         11 . A card game described in  claim 1  with reference to and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawings.