Dice Game and Apparatus

Abstract

A method and apparatus for playing a game, the game comprising a) throwing a pair of dice at least twice and b) placing a wager on the outcome of the final throw of the dice, or a mechanical, electronic or digital equivalent thereof.

1 . A method of playing a game comprising:
 throw a pair of dice at least twice and   placing a wager on the outcome of the final throw of the dice.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the wager is based, at least in part, on the final throw of the dice and at least one of the earlier throws of the dice. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein each die has six sides, each side being marked with a unique indicia and each die being visually different from the other die. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of dice is thrown twice. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 1 , further comprising placing a wager in between throws of the dice that the final outcome will be identical to the previous throw. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the wager is based on the sum of the final throw of the dice. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 2  wherein the dice are thrown twice and wherein the wager is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the first throw of the dice and the second throw of the dice. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the wager is placed after at least one throw of the dice. 
     
     
         9 . A system for playing a game, the system comprising:
 (a) a pair of dice, the dice being visually distinguishable from each other; and   (b) a table surface having a playing area including multiple regions thereon for placing bets on the outcomes of at least two throws of the dice, said regions including at least a first region for placing a bet that the outcome of two distinct throws of the dice will be the same.   
     
     
         10 . A system as in  claim 9  wherein the table surface includes a region for throwing the dice. 
     
     
         11 . A system as in  claim 9  wherein the multiple regions include one or more of:
 a region for placing a wager on the sum of a throw of the dice; 
 a region for placing a wager based on whether the throw of a particular die is odd or even, 
 a region for placing a wager based on a colour of a particular die. 
 
     
     
         12 . A system as in  claim 9  wherein:
 the dice are each six sided, each die having specific distinct indicia on each side thereof, and wherein the dice are of different colours, and wherein the multiple regions include one or more regions for placing wagers based on the colour of a die. 
 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  wherein the multiple regions include at least one region for placing a wager based on the indicia on a die.