摘要 |
A method for playing a virtual card game on a computer, with one or more players, the method including the steps of: (A) providing a central processi ng unit having: (i) means to define a virtual deck of cards; (ii) means to set up a series of quality combinations which a given hand must achieve in order to win, each hand comprising a predetermined number of cards; (iii) means to de al (16) from the deck, a plurality of hands of cards (12A...12F); (iv) means to determine whether any hand has achieved a quality combination, if not, assessing for each hand, which cards in that hand best assist the hand in achieving one or more of said quality combinations; (v) means to discard (18 ) from each hand, the cards which do not assist in achieving one of the said quality combinations; (vi) means to establish a betting value (14A...14F) fo r each hand based on the likelihood of that hand achieving a said quality combination when the discarded cards are replaced with new cards from the deck; (vii) means to replace the discarded cards (16) for each hand; (B) providing at least one display device (10) connected to the central processi ng unit for displaying the plurality of hands to one or more of the players; wherein, the steps (iv) to (vii) are activated sequentially by the central processing unit until at least one hand achieves a quality combination.</SDO AB>
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