Dice Tipping Game and Method

Abstract

A dice tipping game and method utilizes a set of dice comprising a group of pictorial icons. The server rolls the dice and the dice faces are tallied. This tally represents the percentage gratuity to be paid to the server based on the value of the meal or service. One of the pictorial images has a value of zero, another one of the images has a value equating to an additional percentage added to the tally, and a third image represents an opportunity to roll the dice again for a more favorable tally. One or more optional die with faces representing cash values may be added to the set of dice to provide an additional tip amount to the server above and beyond the total percentage rolled.

1 . A tipping game comprising:
 A set of dice comprising at least one die, each die of said set having multiple faces bearing numerical indicia correlating to a percentage and at least three of the faces of the die in each set bearing a unique pictorial symbol relating to an assigned value, wherein a tally of the numerical indicia on any roll of the dice set ranges between a desired minimum and maximum tip percentage.   
     
     
         2 . The tipping game of  claim 1 , wherein said set of dice is comprised of six cubical dice. 
     
     
         3 . The tipping game of  claim 1 , wherein said set of dice is comprised of three polyhedral dice. 
     
     
         4 . The tipping game of  claim 1 , wherein said desired minimum and maximum tipping amount ranges from four to thirty-nine percent respectively. 
     
     
         5 . The tipping game of  claim 1 , wherein one of the pictorial symbol represents a value of zero, a second pictorial symbol represents a value of ten percent, and a third pictorial symbol represents an option to re-roll the dice. 
     
     
         6 . The tipping game of  claim 1 , wherein at least one additional die having multiple faces bearing numerical indicia corresponding to a currency amount is included in said dice set. 
     
     
         7 . A method of tipping comprising the steps of:
 (a) Offering to tip a server based on a roll of a set of multi-faceted dice comprising at least one die, wherein at least three facets of the die within said set bear a unique pictorial symbol relating to an assigned value and wherein each of the remaining die facets have numerical indicia correlating to a percentage such that a tally of the numerical indicia on any roll of the dice set ranges between a desired minimum and maximum tip percentage;   (b) Asking the server to roll the set of dice;   (c) Tallying the numerical value of the dice roll;   (d) Tipping the server based on the numerical value of the percentage tally.   
     
     
         8 . The tipping method of  claim 7 , wherein each of said set of dice is comprised of six cubical dice. 
     
     
         9 . The tipping method of  claim 7 , wherein each of said set of dice is comprised of three polyhedral dice. 
     
     
         10 . The tipping method of  claim 7 , wherein said desired minimum and maximum tip percentage ranges from four to thirty-nine percent respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The tipping method of  claim 7 , wherein one of the pictorial symbols represents a value of zero, a second pictorial symbol represents a value of ten percent, and a third pictorial symbol represents an option to re-roll the dice. 
     
     
         12 . The tipping method of  claim 7 , wherein the set of dice comprises at least one additional multi-faceted die having faces that each correspond to a currency amount and comprising the additional step of adding the currency amount rolled to the tally of numerical indicia. 
     
     
         13 . A computer application comprising:
 A set of virtual dice comprising at least one die, each die of said set having multiple faces bearing numerical indicia correlating to a minimum and maximum percentage assigned by the user, and at least three of the faces of the die in each set bearing a unique pictorial symbol relating to a value that may be assigned by the user, wherein said user virtually rolls said set of dice and said application tallies the numerical indicia the virtual roll.   
     
     
         14 . The computer application of  claim 13 , wherein at least one additional die having multiple faces bearing numerical indicia corresponding to a currency amount is included in said virtual set of dice. 
     
     
         15 . The computer application of  claim 13 , wherein said first pictorial symbol represents a value of zero, said second pictorial symbol represents a value of ten percent, and said third pictorial symbol represents an option to re-roll the dice.