Inventors:
Erica Frohm - Evanston IL, US
Michael Stallone - Chicago IL, US
Paul McInemy - Los Angeles CA, US
International Classification:
A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
Abstract:
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, an improved card game is provided. The card game of the present invention comprises dealt cards being face-up cards and draw cards being face-up cards. In one embodiment, the card game of the present invention can be based-on a stud poker game, in which face-up cards are displayed. A player selects a displayed face-up card to add to a hand. The selected displayed face-up card is replaced with another face-up card. The player continues to select displayed face-up cards, and the selected displayed face-up card continues to be replaced with another face-up card, until the hand is complete. In another embodiment, the card game of the present invention can be based-on a draw poker game, in which face-up cards are dealt and face-up replacement cards are displayed. A player chooses cards to discard. The player selects a displayed face-up card to replace a discarded card. Each selected displayed face-up card is replaced with another face-up card. In both embodiments, once all desired cards are selected, the hand is evaluated based on a pay table having payout odds adjusted relative to a face-down card game. This invention may be played using traditional cards or on an electronic gaming machine or a computer.