Paul C Lombardo

US Patent:

61708275, Jan 9, 2001

Filed:

Jun 4, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/325806

Inventors:

Paul A Lombardo - Long Pond PA
Eric Brand - Brooklyn NY

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273292

Abstract:

A card game to be played by preferably seven players completing individually against a dealer. The card game is generally patterned after conventional gambling games such as poker, but includes novel features practiced as steps of a method of play. One feature is that of having each player arbitrarily divide his or her initially dealt cards into two groups each of which is independently pitted against the dealer in two separate comparisons. Two stakes are thus established, one corresponding to each comparison. A second novel feature is that of being allowed to recombine cards to establish a new competitive position if the first comparison with the dealer results in a draw. A third novel feature is that the recombination can utilize a card from the dealer's holding. To play the novel game, the dealer is dealt four cards whereas the players are each dealt but three. The dealer's card holding which participates in the first comparison is predetermined, whereas for the players, this holding is selected at the player's discretion.