System and method for playing a dice game approximating a card game
View Patent ↗In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to poker dice and methods of gameplay using poker dice that (i) allows game participants to roll all of the common poker hands (high card, pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, royal flush), in an efficient manner, (ii) enhances the gameplay of the poker-related dice game by using six-sided dice, and (iii) enhances the gameplay of the poker-related dice game by allowing wildcards to be incorporated into the poker dice.
1. Poker dice, comprising a set of six-sided poker dice wherein all 54 cards of a standard playing deck are represented on the set of six-sided poker dice and value markings and suit markings of all of the 54 cards of the standard playing deck are arranged on the poker dice wherein on any given roll the six-sided dice may produce any of the common poker hands including hands chosen from the set of all four of a kind and all straight flushes.
2. The poker dice of claim 1 , wherein the set of six sided poker dice comprises nine poker dice.
3. The poker dice of claim 1 , wherein the set of six-sided poker dice comprises:
(a) a first poker die with value markings and suit markings of ace of diamonds, three of spades, four of hearts, five of clubs, six of diamonds, and jack of spades;
(b) a second poker die with value markings and suit markings of ace of spades, four of diamonds, three of clubs, nine of diamonds, six of spades, and jack of hearts;
(c) a third poker die with value markings and suit markings of ace of hearts, four of spades, seven of hearts, six of clubs, eight of diamonds and joker;
(d) a fourth poker dice with value markings and suit markings of ace of clubs, three of hearts, seven of spades, five of diamonds, nine of clubs and jack of diamonds;
(e) a fifth poker dice with value markings and suit markings of king of diamonds, two of spades, four of clubs, nine of spades, ten of clubs, and queen of hearts;
(f) a sixth poker die with value markings and suit markings of king of clubs, queen of spades, nine of hearts, seven of clubs, five of spades, and three of diamonds;
(g) a seventh poker die with value markings and suit markings of king of hearts, two of hearts, ten of spades, eight of hearts, seven of diamonds, and jack of clubs;
(h) an eighth poker die with value markings and suit markings of king of spades, queen of diamonds, ten of hearts, eight of clubs, five of hearts, and two of diamonds; and
(i) a ninth poker die with value markings and suit markings of queen of clubs, ten of diamonds, eight of spades, six of hearts, two of clubs and joker.
4. The poker dice of claim one, wherein the set of six-sided poker dice have value markings and character markings such that:
(a) a die having an ace of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining five sides chosen from the set of values king, queen, jack, ten, two, three, four and five, of the same suit;
(b) a die having a king of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values queen, jack, ten, nine, of the same suit;
(c) a die having a queen of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values jack, ten, nine, eight, of the same suit;
(d) a die having a jack of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values ten, nine, eight, seven of the same suit;
(e) a die having a ten of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values nine, eight, seven, six of the same suit;
(f) a die having a nine of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values eight, seven, six, five of the same suit;
(g) a die having an eight of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values seven, six, five, four of the same suit;
(h) a die having a seven of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values six, five, four, three of the same suit; and
(i) a die having a six of a suit chosen from the set of suits club, spade, heart and diamond, will not contain a value on its remaining 5 sides chosen from the set of values five, four, three, two of the same suit.
5. The poker dice of claim one, wherein the set of six-sided poker dice have value markings and character markings such that;
(a) a die having an ace of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain no more than one additional value from the same suit chosen from the set of values six, seven, eight and nine;
(b) a die having a king of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain no more than two additional values from the same suit chosen from the set of values eight, seven, six, five, four, three and two;
(c) a die having a queen of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain no more than two additional values from the same suit chosen from the set of values seven, six, five, four, three and two;
(d) a die having a jack of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain no more than two additional values from the same suit chosen from the set of values six, five, four, three and two;
(e) a die having a ten of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain, from the same suit, no more than two additional values chosen from the set of values five, four, three and two;
(f) a die having a nine of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain, from the same suit, no more than two additional values chosen from the set of values ace, four, three and two;
(g) a die having a eight of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain, from the same suit, no more than two additional values chosen from the set of values ace, king, three and two;
(h) a die having a seven of a suit chosen from the suits spade, club, heart and diamond will contain, from the same suit, no more than two additional values chosen from the set of values ace, king, queen and two.
6. The poker dice of claim one, wherein the set of six-sided poker dice wherein:
a first die will have the ace of a first suit and the first die will not have the king, queen, jack, ten, five, four, three or two of the first suit and the first die will have one and only one value chosen from the nine, eight, seven and six of the first suit;
a second die will have a king of a second suit and the second die will not have the ace, queen, jack, ten, or nine of the second suit and the second die will have at least one and not more than two values chosen from the eight, seven, six, five, four, three and two of the second suit.
7. The poker dice of claim one, wherein the set of six-poker dice has at least one poker die with at least one value marking displayed by design symbols.
8. The poker dice of claim one, wherein the set of six-sided poker dice has at least one poker die with a wildcard value marking.
9. The poker dice of claim 8 , wherein the wildcard value marking is displayed by a character symbol.
10. The poker dice of claim 8 , wherein the wildcard value marking is displayed by a character symbol.
11. The poker dice of claim 8 , wherein the wildcard value marking is displayed by a design symbol.
12. The poker dice of claim 8 , wherein the wildcard value marking is displayed by a design symbols.