One Card Wild

Abstract

This invention permits an alternative use of a wild card in casino games using a standard deck of fifty-two playing cards in which a set number of cards are dealt to a participant of the game. In existing games in which a wild card is used, the cards which may be used as a wild card are limited because they are predetermined and static. This invention allows each player in the game to choose any card in the player's hand to be used as a wild card, thereby permitting each hand to always have a wild card if the player so chooses.

1 . A process of playing a casino table card game in which:
 a. each person participating in the game is dealt a hand of cards as determined by the rules of the particular game in play;   b. each person, following the rules of the particular game in play, decides to play his or her hand in competition against the house and/or other players, rather than not to play the hand (fold);   c. each person, in the cards held for play against the house and/or other players, and following the rules of the particular game in play, may, at each person's discretion, select any one card in the hand to be a wild card (that is, each person who wishes to play his or her hand of cards may change the value and suit of any one of the cards in the hand to any other value and suit of any card in the deck) for playing of the current hand only.   
   
   
       2 . A process of playing a video card game in which:
 a. the video card game displays a predetermined payoff table of payout amounts for various hands which qualify for receiving payoffs;   b. a player playing the video game is dealt one or more hands of cards, as determined by the rules of the particular game in play, on the screen of the video game;   c. the player, following the rules of the particular game in play, decides for each hand dealt whether or not to play the respective hand(s), rather than not to play the hand(s) (fold);   d. the player, for each hand played, and following the rules of the particular game in play, may, in each hand being played, select any one card in the hand to be a wild card (that is, in each hand the player chooses to play, the player may change the value and suit of any one of the cards in the hand to any other value and suit of any card in the deck) for playing of the current hand only.