Gambling-style board game

Abstract

A game system includes playing cards, game cards, dice, and a game board with a game path. The game path has spaces instructing players to play card games and dice games, including a dice pairs game and a multilevel dice game. Players wager on outcomes before playing a game and may place side bets on certain games played by another player. The card games include 5-card draw poker and blackjack. The dice games include a craps-style game, a dice poker game, a win-from-jackpot dice, and a pay-to-jackpot dice game. Various playing areas are provided including a playing area with icons for each combination required to win the multilevel dice game, as well as areas to place side bets in favor of and against a player.

1 . A game system comprised of: 
 a plurality of playing cards,    a plurality of game cards,    a plurality of random number generators,    a medium displaying a game path, said game path being comprised of a plurality of spaces, including 
 one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a first card game with the playing cards,  
 one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a second card game with the playing cards,  
 one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a first dice game with the plurality of random number generators, and  
 one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a second dice game with the plurality of random number generators,  
   wherein said second dice game is a dice pairs game, 
 one or more spaces instructing a player to draw a game card and perform an action determined by the drawn game card.  
   
   
   
       2 . A game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the game path includes at least one offshoot, said offshoot having spaces marked for pairs of the dice pairs game.  
   
   
       3 . A game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first card game is a 5-card draw poker card game.  
   
   
       4 . A game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the second card game is a blackjack card game.  
   
   
       5 . A game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first dice game is a multilevel dice game.  
   
   
       6 . A game system according to  claim 5 , wherein the game path includes at least one multilevel dice game playing area, said playing area having icons for each combination required to win the multilevel dice game.  
   
   
       7 . A game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first dice game is a dice game from the group consisting of a pay-to-jackpot dice game and a win-from-jackpot dice game.  
   
   
       8 . A game system according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the first card game is a Pecos 5-Card Draw Poker card game,    the second card game is a blackjack card game,    the first dice game is a Roll for the Jackpot dice game, and    said plurality of spaces further including one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a Pay Jackpot dice game and a Lucky Jackpot dice game.    
   
   
       9 . A game system according to  claim 1 , further including a jackpot bowl.  
   
   
       10 . A game system according to  claim 1 , further including indicia for defining an area to place side bets favoring a player and indicia for defining an area to place side bets against a player.  
   
   
       11 . A method of playing a game system as in  claim 1 , said method comprising steps of 
 rolling dice to determine a number of spaces of a path to advance a playing piece,    advancing the playing piece a number of spaces shown on the rolled dice,    performing an action according to the space on which the advanced playing piece lands, said action including one of:    rolling dice again to determine a number of spaces of the path to advance the playing piece,    selecting a dice or card game to play,    drawing a game card, or    playing a game from the group consisting of: 
 a draw poker game,  
 a dice poker game,  
 a craps-style game with dice,  
 a multilevel dice game,  
 a dice pairs game,  
 a win-from-jackpot dice game, and  
 a pay-to-jackpot dice game.  
   
   
   
       12 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 11 , wherein, if the action corresponding to the space on which the advanced playing piece lands is playing a game, then the method further comprises a step of wagering on the outcome of said game.  
   
   
       13 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 12 , wherein the draw poker game is a Pecos 5-Card Draw Poker game.  
   
   
       14 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 12 , wherein the dice poker game is a 5-dice poker game.  
   
   
       15 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 12 , wherein the multilevel dice game is a Roll for the Jackpot game.  
   
   
       16 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 12 , wherein the dice pairs game is a Gambler's Row game.  
   
   
       17 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 12 , wherein the win-from-jackpot dice game is a Lucky Win dice game.  
   
   
       18 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 12 , wherein the pay-to-jackpot dice game is a Pay Jackpot game.  
   
   
       19 . A method of playing a game system according to  claim 11 , wherein, 
 the first card game is a 5-dice poker game, the second card game is blackjack, the first dice game is a craps-style game with dice, the second dice game is a dice poker game; and    the game system further includes one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a multilevel dice game, and one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a win-from-jackpot dice game; and one or more spaces instructing one or more players to play a pay-to-jackpot dice game.    
   
   
       20 . A method of playing a game using a path with a plurality of spaces, each space instructing a player who lands on the space to perform an action, a plurality of playing pieces, a plurality of dice, and a plurality of playing cards, said method comprising steps of 
 rolling one or more dice to determine a number of spaces of the path to advance a playing piece,    advancing the playing piece a number of spaces shown on the rolled dice, and    performing an action according to the space on which the advanced playing piece lands, said action including placing a wager and, after placing the wager, playing a card game or playing a dice game.