Poker dice casino game method of play
View Patent ↗A method for playing a stand-alone and a bonus casino poker dice having X dice, each of the X dice having F faces with a different symbol thereon so as to form a set {S} of symbols on each of the X dice. The method of the present invention includes the steps of placing a wager; rolling the dice; holding none, any, or all of the rolled dice; ending the casino poker dice game when the dice are all held or when re-rolling occurs Y times; paying any winning combinations of symbols based on the placed wager and in response to the step of ending the game; re-rolling the non-held dice when less than all the X dice are held; and repeating various of these steps until the game ends. Variations on this basic method are set forth for stand-alone games, bonus games, used in conjunction with underlying gaming machines, and playing a bonus game of the present invention in parallel with an underlying game so that a number of hands are played.
1. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player, the underlying game having a plurality of winning combinations with corresponding payoffs;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game, the bonus condition occurring other than when any one of the plurality of winning combinations occur;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player;
accumulating units based on each bonus play result in response to play input from the player in the bonus game;
ending the bonus game after the bonus plays occur;
awarding the player based upon the accumulated units separately from the payoffs in the underlying game.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the accumulated units are compared to a payoff table, the payoff table containing a schedule of payoffs corresponding to the accumulated units.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the schedule is a fixed schedule of payoffs.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the schedule is a variable schedule of payoffs.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein the schedule is a combination of fixed and variable payoffs.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the input from the player for at least one bonus play is the roll of at least one die.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
awarding the player when the bonus condition randomly initiates.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing the at least two plays further comprises:
receiving an additional wager from the player to continue the next bonus play.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
ending the bonus game in response to a cash out signal from the player in the wagering game.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of accumulating units occurs in a score card.
11. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player;
accumulating units based on each bonus play result in response to play input from the player in the bonus game;
receiving an end input from the player during play of the bonus game to end the bonus game;
ending the bonus game after the bonus plays occur;
awarding the player based upon the accumulated units.
12. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player wherein a number of bonus plays is randomly selected for each bonus game;
accumulating units based on each bonus play result in response to play input from the player in the bonus game;
ending the bonus game after the bonus plays occur;
awarding the player based upon the accumulated units.
13. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager, the underlying game having a plurality of winning combinations with corresponding payoffs;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game, the bonus condition occurring other than when any one of the plurality of winning combinations occur;
providing a predetermined number of bonus plays in the bonus game to the player, the predetermined number greater than one;
awarding the player after each bonus play in response to play input from the player in the bonus play that results in a win separately from the payoffs in the underlying game;
ending the bonus game once the predetermined number of plays occur.
14. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
(a) playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player, the underlying game having a plurality of winning combinations with corresponding payoffs;
(b) playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game, the bonus condition occurring other than when any one of the plurality of winning combinations occur;
(c) providing a bonus play in the bonus game to the player;
(d) awarding the player in response to play input from the player in the bonus play that results in a win separately from the payoffs in the underlying game;
(e) repeating steps (a) through (d) for a next bonus play until the bonus game ends.
15. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player;
accumulating a bonus multiplier with each provided bonus play;
ending the bonus game when the result of the bonus play is a winning combination;
awarding the player based upon the bonus game winning combination, when the bonus game ends, multiplied by the accumulated bonus multiplier.
16. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game and when the underlying game play results in no payoff to the player;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player;
obtaining a bonus value based on each bonus play result;
ending the bonus game once a particular outcome has resulted in a bonus play of the at least two plays;
awarding the player a payoff based upon the bonus values.
17. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game, wherein a particular bonus play Outcome is predetermined prior to playing the bonus game;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player;
accumulating units based on each bonus play result:
ending the bonus game once the particular bonus play outcome has resulted;
awarding the player based upon the accumulated units.
18. A method for operating a wagering game having an underlying game and a bonus game, the method comprising:
playing the underlying game in the wagering game in response to a wager from a player;
playing the bonus game when a bonus condition randomly initiates in the play of the underlying game;
providing at least two bonus plays in the bonus game to the player;
accumulating units based on each bonus play result;
ending the bonus game once a particular bonus play outcome wherein said bonus play outcome is the same outcome as a previous bonus play outcome.