High / low card game with a feature

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of playing a card game including categorising cards into different types; providing a game table with a number of regions for players to place bets on; allowing players to place bets in relation to the type of cards to be dealt; dealing cards, one for each of the regions on the gaming table; determining if the player's bet has achieved a winning outcome in relation to those cards; and awarding a prize to the player who has a winning outcome according to predetermined rules of the game. The game may further include an auxiliary including: determining, based on the cards dealt, whether a winning outcome for the auxiliary game has been achieved by a player; and awarding a prize to that player in accordance with predetermined rules of the game.

1 . A method of playing a betting game involving at least one deck of playing cards, the method including the steps of:
 determining a first, single predetermined type of card of the deck, a plurality of second predetermined types of cards from the deck not being of the first predetermined type, and a plurality of cards of third predetermined types, being the remaining cards of the deck;   providing a playing surface, the surface having a plurality of demarcated betting regions, each region having one sub-region with indicia indicating that that sub-region is associated with said first pre-determined type of card, one further sub-region with indicia indicating that that sub-region is associated with said second predetermined types of card, and one further sub-region with indicia indicating that that sub-region is associated with said third predetermined types of card;   allowing a player to selectively place bets in the game by placing at least one betting marker on at least one of the sub-regions according to the player's choice;   dealing a plurality of cards, one for each of the regions;   if the player has placed a bet by placing at least one betting marker on a particular sub-region, and if the particular card dealt for the region in which that sub-region is located corresponds to the predetermined type of card associated with said particular sub-region, determining that the player has achieved a winning outcome; and   on determining that the player has achieved a winning outcome, awarding a prize to the player according to predetermined rules of the game.   
   
   
       2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined types of card are determined by the point-values of the cards in the case of non-picture cards and, in the case of picture cards, by the type of picture card. 
   
   
       3 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first predetermined type of card consists of the 8-card, the second predetermined types of card consists of the group of cards being the 2-card to the 7-card, and the third predetermined types of card consists of a group of cards being the 9-card, 10-card, Jack, Queen, king and Ace. 
   
   
       4 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the card of the first card portion includes indicia indicating that card as a feature card, the second card portion consists of the 2-card to the 7-card, and the third card portion consists of the 9-card, 10-card, Jack, Queen, king and Ace. 
   
   
       5 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the said game includes an auxiliary game, and the method includes the steps of:
 determining, based on the plurality of cards dealt, whether a predetermined winning outcome for the auxiliary game has been achieved by a player; and   if a winning outcome for the auxiliary game has been achieved, awarding a prize to that player in accordance with predetermined rules of the game.   
   
   
       6 . A method as claimed in  claim 5  wherein a player is only deemed eligible to play the auxiliary game where:
 a first condition is met, namely that the player places a bet by placing a betting marker in a sub-region of a particular region, that sub-region being associated with said first predetermined type of card; and   a second condition is met, namely the card dealt for that region is a said first predetermined type of card.   
   
   
       7 . A method as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the meeting of said first and second conditions also constitutes a winning outcome. 
   
   
       8 . A method as claimed in  claim 6  wherein a winning outcome is achieved where a predetermined multiple of said first predetermined type of card is dealt in the game. 
   
   
       9 . A method as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said predetermined multiple is at least three. 
   
   
       10 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , including determining at least one of said cards to be a wild card, wherein, if it is determined that a player has achieved a winning outcome in relation to a dealt wild card, the prize awarded is determined based on the predetermined rules of the game relating to the wild card. 
   
   
       11 . A method as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the step of determining at least one of said cards to be a wild card is performed by an electronic system which includes a random number generator. 
   
   
       12 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , where the card game is played on an electronically operable system. 
   
   
       13 . A method according to  claim 12  wherein said electronically operable system includes at least one of: a gaming machine, a hand-held gaming device and the Internet.