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Method of playing a dice game

Patent 5964463 Issued on October 12, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 19, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Board game apparatus
Patent #: 4047719
Issued on: 09/13/1977
Inventor: Sajkovic

Tetrahedral gaming die with recessed pyramidal faces
Patent #: 4345761
Issued on: 08/24/1982
Inventor: China

Table game employing two sets of cards
Patent #: 4362303
Issued on: 12/07/1982
Inventor: Pell

Gameboard apparatus with separating die
Patent #: 4573688
Issued on: 03/04/1986
Inventor: Grimes

Visually differentiating the coded combinations of three dies
Patent #: 4743025
Issued on: 05/10/1988
Inventor: Gramera

Three player chess-type game
Patent #: 4940241
Issued on: 07/10/1990
Inventor: Faraci, Jr.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 831012 filed on 03/19/1997

US Classes:

273/274Betting or wagering board (e.g., casino)

Examiners

Primary: Layno, Benjamin H.

Foreign Patent References

  • 442132 EP. 12/19/1990

International Class

A63F 009/04

Abstract

A dice game embodied in a table or slot machine format utilizing preferably two dice outputs to generate numbers based multiple repetitions or a count of numbers prior to novel termination and payout events. The preferred embodiment differs from traditional craps in that there is no requirement of a repeated number roll for a win. In one embodiment, a number other than seven, the target number, can be rolled on two six sided dice, numbered on sides from 1-6, in a tournament style fashion over a selected calendar period to win the primary wager. These games include counting the rolls on different players and comparing those rolls and making an award to the player making (a) the most rolls, (b) the most points, (c) the fewest points or rolls or (d) enhanced pay outs for higher targets during a limited (e.g. 4) number of dice rolls. The invention also envisions the addition of points in a given number of rolls to generate a total which is compared to a central number or to reach certain specific numbers. A video layout is disclosed which replaces traditional displays with multiple dice rolls in a novel fashion otherwise consistent with the disclosure herein.

Other References

  • Finite Mathematics, by Raymond A. Barnett, Dellen Publishing Company, pp. 264-293, 1979
  • Sic Bo, Chinese Game, Tripp Plastics, Oct. 199
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