Casino Card Game Method of Play

Abstract

The present invention provides the means to “simultaneously” play a multitude of casino card games such as “Poker”, “Blackjack”, “High-Card”, “Low-Card” and table games such as “Roulette”, and floor games such as “Slots” and “Craps” in a single deck of 56 cards, all at a single table. This is accomplished by randomly printing, in the center of the backs of the cards, the names of each of the above-mentioned games. The backs of the cards may also be color-coded to increase recognition of the game in play. The evolving deck of cards is adaptable to both casino operations where players play for monetary rewards or, when combined with a corporate logo on the back of the cards, can also be used as a gift item for non-casino related operations. When incorporated as a table game by a sponsoring casino, the game can be played either with or without a casino dealer.

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         13 . A card deck having a plurality of playing cards, each card in the plurality of playing cards comprising a face and a back, wherein:
 the back comprises an indication of a game type; and   the face comprises a rank indicator and a color indicator.   
     
     
         14 . The card deck of  claim 13 , wherein the game type comprises one of blackjack, 2-card poker, high card, low card, roulette red and roulette black. 
     
     
         15 . The card deck of  claim 13 , wherein the color indicator comprises one of red and black. 
     
     
         16 . The card deck of  claim 13 , wherein the card deck further comprises a set of mystery cards, wherein the back of each mystery card comprises an indication of mystery card status and each face comprises one of a jackpot indicator and a craps indicator. 
     
     
         17 . A method of playing a card game among a plurality of players, the method comprising:
 dealing a first card face down such that a game type indicator is visible on a back of the first card;   dealing, to each player among the plurality of players, at least one subsequent card face up such that a rank indicator and color indicator are visible on a face of the subsequent card; and   identifying a winner among the plurality of players based at least partly on the game type indicator and the subsequent cards.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the game type indicator comprises one of high card, low card, roulette red, roulette black, blackjack, and 2-card poker. 
     
     
         19 . A method of playing roulette using a deck of playing cards, the method comprising:
 dealing an indicator card comprising a color indicator;   dealing, to each of a plurality of players, a play card comprising a rank indicator and a color indicator; and   determining a winner based on a match of the play card color indicator to the indicator card color indicator and the rank indicator.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein determining a winner comprises, iteratively as necessary, when determining that at least two players are associated with a play card having a matching color indicator and a same rank indicator, dealing an additional play card to each of the at least two players and determining a winner based on the rank indicators. 
     
     
         21 . A deck of playing cards, the deck comprising:
 a set of red cards;   a set of black cards; and   a set of mystery cards.   
     
     
         22 . The deck of  claim 21 , wherein the set of red cards comprises twenty-six cards, each card having a face with a red color indicator and a rank indicator. 
     
     
         23 . The deck of  claim 22 , wherein the set of black cards comprises twenty-six cards, each card having a face with a black color indicator and a rank indicator. 
     
     
         24 . The deck of  claim 23 , wherein the rank indicator comprises one of a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, and ace. 
     
     
         25 . The deck of  claim 24 , wherein the set of mystery cards comprises four cards, each mystery card having a face with one of a jackpot indicator and a craps indicator. 
     
     
         26 . The deck of  claim 25 , wherein:
 each mystery card has a back comprising an indicator of mystery type;   each care in the set of black cards and each card in the set of red cards has a back comprising a game type indicator that indicates one of a high card, low card, roulette red, roulette black, blackjack, and 2-card poker game.   
     
     
         27 . A playing card deck comprising:
 a plurality of casino game play modes, each mode specified by a game indicator on the back of a lead card; and   a plurality of card values specified on the front of each of a plurality of play cards, each card value comprising a color and a rank.   
     
     
         28 . A method of playing a card game among a plurality of players, the method comprising, iteratively, for each player in the plurality of players:
 dealing, face down, a lead card that indicates a game type;   dealing, face up, to each of the plurality of players, at least one play card;   identifying a game winner based at least partly on the game type and the at least one play card; and   identifying an overall winner based at least partly on a number of game wins.   
     
     
         29 . A card deck comprising:
 a set of twenty-six red cards, each red card comprising a rank indicator and a game type indicator;   a set of twenty-six black cards, each black card comprising a rank indicator and a game type indicator; and   four mystery cards, each mystery card comprising a mystery type indicator and one of a win and lose indicator,   wherein the set of red cards and the set of black cards each comprise two of each rank indicator 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, and ace.   
     
     
         30 . A deck of playing cards, each card comprising:
 a game type indicator;   a rank indicator; and   a color indicator.   
     
     
         31 . A method of playing a casino card game, the method comprising:
 collecting a wager from each player among a plurality of players;   dealing a lead card comprising a game type indicator;   dealing at least one play card to each player;   determining a winner based at least partly on the game type indicator and the play card; and   distributing, to the winner, an amount double the wager.   
     
     
         32 . A method of playing a casino card game, the method comprising:
 collecting a wager from at least one player;   dealing, face down, a lead card indicating a mystery game type;   displaying a face of the lead card; and   distributing, to the at least one player, an amount triple the wager when the face indicates a win and retaining the wager when the face indicates a loss.