Card game methods and systems

Abstract

A method for providing a payout based on a scattered combination of game cards is described. A plurality of hands of cards is displayed, including at least a first hand of cards and a second hand of cards. Each hand of cards includes one or more card positions. In each hand of cards, a card is placed in each of the one or more card positions. Characteristics associated with each card in the each displayed hand of cards are analyzed. A first card in a first card position in the first hand of cards is combined with a second card in the second hand of cards. A determination is made whether a winning combination of cards is formed by at least the first and second cards in the first and second hands of cards. A payout award is provided based on the winning combination of cards.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A scatter card game award determining method comprising in combination:
 A. providing a scatter card game to a card game player;   B. during the card game, accessing a scatter card game pay table having:
 (i) at least one scatter card combination indicia being representative of an associated possible combination of cards across at least two virtual or actual hands of game cards; and 
 (ii) at least one scatter card award indicia being:
 (a) associated with one scatter card combination indicia; and 
 (b) representative of a possible scatter card award to a card game player; and 
 
   B. determining whether the card game player has multiple virtual or actual hands of game cards deserving of a scatter card award according to the scatter card game pay table.   
     
     
         2 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 1  wherein at least the one scatter card combination indicia is representative of the same winning hand type in each of a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards. 
     
     
         3 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 1  wherein at least the one scatter card combination indicia is representative of (i) a first winning hand type in a first virtual or actual hand of game cards and (ii) a second winning hand type in a second hand of game cards. 
     
     
         4 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 C. during the card game, determining whether the card game player has a single virtual or actual hand of game cards deserving of a single hand award. 
 
     
     
         5 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 2  further comprising:
 C. during the card game, determining whether the card game player has a single virtual or actual hand of game cards deserving of a single hand award. 
 
     
     
         6 . The scatter card game award determining method  3  further comprising:
 C. during the card game, determining whether the card game player has a single virtual or actual hand of game cards deserving of a single hand award. 
 
     
     
         7 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 1  wherein at least one among a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         8 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 2  wherein at least one among a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         9 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 3  wherein at least one among a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         10 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 4  wherein at least one among a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         11 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 1  wherein each among a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         12 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 1  wherein each among a plurality of virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         13 . The scatter card game award determining method of  claim 3  wherein the first virtual or actual hand of game cards and the second hand of game cards each include a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         14 . A scatter card game award determining method comprising in combination:
 A. providing a scatter card game to a card game player;   B. during the card game, accessing a scatter card game pay table having:
 (i) a plurality of scatter card combination indicia, each said scatter card combination indicia being representative of an associated combination of cards across at least two virtual or actual hands of game cards, with at least one of said scatter card combination indicia being representative of one associated combination of card across up to three virtual or actual hands of game cards; and 
 (ii) a plurality of scatter card award indicia, each said scatter card award indicia being:
 (a) associated with one among the plurality of scatter card combination indicia; and 
 (b) representative of a scatter card award to a card game player; 
 
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   B. determining whether the card game player has multiple virtual or actual hands of game cards deserving of a scatter card award according to the scatter card game pay table.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a scatter card game pay table data structure stored thereon, said scatter card game pay table data structure comprising in combination:
 (i) a plurality of scatter card combination indicia, each said scatter card combination indicia being representative of a possible associated combination of cards among at least two virtual or actual hands of game cards; and   (ii) a plurality of scatter card award indicia, each said scatter card award indicia:
 (a) being associated with one among the plurality of scatter card combination indicia; and 
 (b) being representative of a possible scatter card award to a scatter card game player. 
   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15  wherein at least one scatter card combination indicia is representative of the same winning hand type in each of (i) a first virtual or actual hand of game cards and (ii) a second virtual or actual hand of game cards. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15  wherein at least one predetermined scatter card combination indicia is representative of (i) a first winning hand type in a first virtual or actual hand of game cards and (ii) a second winning hand type in a second hand of game cards. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15  wherein at least one among the two virtual or actual hands of game cards is a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 16  wherein at least one among the first virtual or actual hand of game cards and the second virtual or actual hand of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17  wherein at least one among the first virtual or actual hand of game cards and the second virtual or actual hand of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15  wherein each of the two virtual or actual hands of game cards includes a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 16  wherein both of the first virtual or actual hand of game cards and the second virtual or actual hand of game cards include a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17  wherein both of the first virtual or actual hand of game cards and the second virtual or actual hand of game cards include a poker hand of game cards. 
     
     
         24 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a scatter card game pay table data structure stored thereon, said scatter card game pay table data structure comprising in combination:
 (i) a plurality of scatter card combination indicia, each said scatter card combination indicia being representative of an associated combination of cards across at least two virtual or actual hands of game cards, with at least one scatter card combination indica being representative of one associated combination of cards among up to three or more virtual or actual hands of game cards; and   (ii) a plurality of scatter card award indicia, each said scatter card award indicia:
 (a) being associated with one among the plurality of scatter card combination indicia; and 
 (b) being representative of a scatter card award to a scatter card game player.