Method and system for playing a card game

Abstract

Systems and methods for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface, a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform, representations of one or more cards in a lottery type game or the like. The card game combines the apparent attractiveness of casino wagering with a user-friendly method of play while still prompting the spontaneous wagering on the seemingly even or higher odds money bets.

1 . A method of playing a card game, said method comprising: 
 providing at least one randomly selected representation of at least one playing card;    placing at least one wager by betting a monetary amount relating to at least one feature of the at least one randomly selected representation of at least one playing card before any feature of said at least one card is revealed;    selectively revealing all features of said at least one card; and    paying any winning wager relating to said monetary amount bet.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of cards are used and the features of each of said plurality of cards is selectively revealed.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a deck of playing cards is used, comprising a conventional deck of 52 cards.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said at least one feature is selected from the group consisting of a face value of a card, a suit of a card, a red color of a card, a black color of a card, and a joker.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of wagers are available to the player, with each of the wagers have varying odds.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of wagers comprise varying odds wagers for the face value of a card, a suit of a card, a red color of a card, a black color of a card, and a joker.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the odds for a color are 2-to-1, the odds for the suits are 4-to-1, the odds for the face values are 13-to-1, the odds for the suit and face value of individual cards and for the Joker is 52-to-1.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said winning wager includes any wager whose guessed features of said at least one card are true features of said at least one card.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said at least one card is virtual and said method is implemented as an electronic card game.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said at least one card is represented on a ticket, and said method is implemented as a lottery game.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said card game is played virtually on a processor-based apparatus, and wherein said processor-based apparatus comprises a personal computer which is programmed, via software, to implement at least said method.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said card game is played virtually on a processor-based apparatus, and wherein said processor-based apparatus comprises a hand-held electronic device which is programmed, via software, to implement at least said method.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said card game is played virtually on a processor-based apparatus, and wherein said processor-based apparatus comprises a standalone video-poker type of electronic system which is programmed, via software, to implement at least said method.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said card game is played virtually by accessing a software implementation of said card game from a server, via the Internet, using a personal computer.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of cards are revealed simultaneously.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of cards are revealed consecutively.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of cards are each used for a different wagers.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of cards are each used for wagers placed by the user.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the first card flipped may be designated for paying off wagering related to suit, a second card flipped for paying off wagering related to the card face value, and a third card flipped for paying off wagering related to both suit and face value.  
   
   
       20 . A processor-based system for implementing a virtual card game, said processor-based system comprising: 
 at least one processor to execute playing of said virtual card game, and wherein said playing of said virtual card game comprises the steps of providing at least one representation of at least one randomly selected card, electronically placing at least one wager by betting a monetary amount and attempting to correctly guess at least one feature of the at least one randomly selected card before any feature of said at least one card is revealed, electronically flipping said at least one card to reveal all features of said at least one card, and electronically paying any winning wager according to said monetary amount bet;    a program memory interfacing to said at least one processor to store software associated with said virtual card game; and    a user interface connecting to said at least one processor to allow a player of said virtual card game to display game information and select various functional inputs of said virtual card game.