EP4003552A1 - Tapis, table et équipement pour jeu de cartes - Google Patents

Tapis, table et équipement pour jeu de cartes

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EP4003552A1
EP4003552A1 EP20760904.1A EP20760904A EP4003552A1 EP 4003552 A1 EP4003552 A1 EP 4003552A1 EP 20760904 A EP20760904 A EP 20760904A EP 4003552 A1 EP4003552 A1 EP 4003552A1
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banker
designed
fiches
tokens
player
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Andrea Foffano
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Falcaro Claudio
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/067—Tables or similar supporting structures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F2001/001—Bridge or baccarat

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  • the present invention concerns the technical field of gaming and the subject of the invention is a gaming table cloth for playing a card game, more specifically for playing games which are similar to Baccarat-Punto Banco.
  • the invention includes also a table and a piece of equipment for playing a card game, more specifically for playing games which are similar to Baccarat-Punto Banco. State of the art
  • Baccarat-Punto Banco is a table game in which a standard deck of cards with fifty-two cards, without the joker, is used.
  • Baccarat-Punto Banco is played by two subjects: the bank, represented by a person who distributes the cards and collects the bets (generally called bankeroi dea/q ⁇ and one or more players.
  • a player bets on the card combination held by the banker or on the card combination held by the player, whichever the player guesses will be the winning combination; the combination which is closest to number 9 is the winning combination and obviously the player receives a money reward only if he/she bets on the winning combination.
  • the dealer distributes four cards alternately: the first and the third for the player, the second and the fourth for the banker.
  • the dealer After distributing the four cards, the dealer sums the point value of the player’s cards and the point value of the banker’s cards. Hands are valued according to units digit of the sum of their constituent cards, meaning that if the total value of one hand exceeds ten, only the units digit is taken in consideration: in this way, the final score achieved by the player and the final score achieved by the banker are always included between zero and nine.
  • the sum obtained from the two cards associated with the banker and with the player, respectively, is the starting point for further actions by the dealer: the hand, in fact, is finished if one of the sums equals eight or nine, and the hand with the highest score is the winning hand.
  • the hand continues if the total point value of the player’s cards equals zero, one, two, three, four or five. In this case, the dealer draws a third card for the player and may also draw a third card for the banker, even if this last draw depends on a series of precise combinations of the point value of the cards associated with the player.
  • the dealer sums the point value of the cards associated with the banker and with the player once again, in order to establish which is the winning hand (the hand whose total point value is closest to number nine).
  • a first drawback of the classic version of the card game Baccarat-Punto Banco lies in that the dealer needs to make several mathematical calculations, firstly to sum up the point value of the three cards and secondly to identify the units digits in the point values higher than ten.
  • a further drawback associated with the classic version of the card game Baccarat-Punto Banco lies in that with six decks of cards it is possible to play a relatively limited number of hands, approximately sixty.
  • Documents US6 446 971 , WO 2013/149297, US 2003/151200 and US6 742 781 describe gaming table cloths, methods and equipment for playing card games whose rules are different from the rules of Baccarat-Punto Banco or its variants. These documents, however, do not allow the drawbacks described above to be overcome. Furthermore, document US6 446 971 describes a table cloth with an odd number of areas delimited thereon (for placing the cards associated with the banker and those associated with the fictitious player) and this peculiar configuration does not allow the table cloth mentioned above to be used to play Baccarat-Punto Banco or any other variant of the latter.
  • the present invention intends to overcome the technical drawbacks mentioned above by providing a gaming table cloth for playing a card game which makes it possible to play a game derived from Baccarat-Punto Banco in a particularly simple and intuitive manner.
  • the invention concerns also a table for playing a card game according to the independent claim 6, by means of which it is possible to achieve the objects specified above.
  • the present invention concerns a piece of equipment for playing a card game according to claim 10.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of a particular embodiment of the table cloth for playing a card game according to the present invention.
  • the subject of the present invention is a table cloth for playing a card game indicated by the reference number 1 in Figure 1 .
  • Said table cloth 1 is particularly suited to be used for playing card games similar to Baccarat-Punto Banco or games based on a variant of the latter even if they share most of the rules with it.
  • the table cloth 1 is suited to be used for those games including two hands: a banker and one or more players.
  • the person in charge with the bank who is generally called dealer ⁇ n technical jargon, has the task of representing the gaming house when the table cloth 1 is used in a gaming house or casino.
  • the function of the dealer is to“manage the bank”, that is, to manage the bets of the players, hand out the cards and carry out the active tasks required by the game (making calculations, drawing further cards etc).
  • Baccarat-Punto Banco (as well as all its variants) requires the active involvement of two subjects: the banker and a fictitious player. However, many other players can bet on the result of the game and therefore, in this regard, the game is of the multi-player type.
  • the embodiment of the cloth 1 illustrated in Figure 1 makes it possible to collect the bets of seven players, however this number is purely indicative and the total number of players involved during one round of play can be different according to the needs or to the rules set by the gaming house.
  • the cloth 1 conveniently comprises an underside intended to come into contact with a supporting plane (not visible in Figure 1 ).
  • the cloth has also an upper side 2 (shown in Figure 1 ) intended to be visible for the dealer and the players.
  • the surface of the cloth 1 can be rough to the touch and the cloth 1 can be made of the same material commonly used for gaming table cloths (for example, polyester).
  • the upper side 2 of the cloth 1 can be provided with a plurality of graphical representations (or patterns) suited to divide the entire area into a plurality of areas, each one of which is suited to serve a precise function during the game.
  • each of said areas 3 may comprise a first area 3’ and a second area 3” respectively defined through triangular patterns 4 arranged in a reciprocal symmetrical manner in such a way as to form one pair.
  • the triangles 4 that define the first area 3’ represent the place for the tokens/fiches associated with the banker’s win, while the triangles 4 that define the second area 3” represent the place for the tokens/ fiches associated with the player’s win.
  • Each pair of triangles 4 is associated with a single player and therefore Figure 1 shows seven pairs of triangles 4 suited to define the reference position for the tokens/fiches bet by the players before the hand is played.
  • a third area 3’ suited to indicate the area where to place the tokens/fiches (or other symbolic objects) associated with the players who want to bet on the tie between banker and fictitious player.
  • this third area 3’ is defined by a plurality of points (or dots) 7 distributed along a semi-circular path in such a way as to be equally spaced from one another.
  • the cloth 1 may comprise further graphical representations associated with different elements intended to be used by the banker or by the player while a hand is being played.
  • FIG. 8 there can be a representation suited to define a central area 8 of the cloth 1 intended to indicate the position of the container for collecting the tokens/fiches. This area is indicated by a coloured rectangle in Figure 1.
  • a further graphical representation instead, can be provided to define the area 9 of the cloth 1 suited to define the position of the cards used during the game or, alternatively, of the container intended to contain them.
  • the cloth 1 can be provided also with a further graphical representation suited to define the area 10 where to place the cards already used in the previous rounds of play.
  • This representation for example, can have an angular shape, as better visible in
  • the cloth 1 can also include a representation intended to define a free central area 1 1 that is not strictly necessary for playing the game but is useful for the insertion of graphic elements or symbols of various types, typically for advertising or informative purposes.
  • the cloth 1 furthermore comprises a plurality of spaces 12, 13 suited to delimit the position of the cards associated with the dealer (banker) and a plurality of spaces suited to delimit the position of the cards associated with the fictitious player.
  • the spaces 12, 13 have contours inside which the dealer is expected to place the cards drawn from the deck during the round of play and associated with the fictitious player and the banker.
  • the sum of all the spaces 12, 13 delimiting the position of the cards associated with the banker and the fictitious player equals four.
  • the banker and the fictitious player are respectively associated with one pair of spaces 12, 13 where to position the cards drawn by the dealer, as the cloth 1 that is the subject of the present invention makes it possible to play a card game which can be considered a variant of Baccarat-Punto Banco in which only two cards are used for each role (fictitious player and banker).
  • the presence of just four spaces suited to delimit the position of the cards has the purpose to considerably reduce the activities of the dealer.
  • the latter in fact, can determine the score associated with the banker/fictitious player by turning over a single card associated with each player (while in the embodiment of the cloth associated with the classic version of Baccarat-Punto Banco the score of the banker/fictitious player is obtained by turning over two cards).
  • the dealer therefore, can determine the temporary score by simply comparing the point value of the two uncovered cards (one related to the banker and the other related to the fictitious player); in the cloths used for playing the traditional version of Baccarat-Punto Banco, in order to determine the intermediate score associated with each player the dealer, instead, has to mentally sum the point values of two cards.
  • the embodiment of the gaming table cloth that is the subject of the present invention makes it possible to support the dealer during the game, as it resolves the technical problem related to the difficulty in determining the score associated with the banker and with the fictitious player.
  • the cloth 1 may comprise further graphical representations suited to represent a precise card from the deck, indicated by the reference number 14.
  • Said representations are provided in proximity to the areas 12, 13 which are suited to define the position of the cards respectively associated with the banker or the player.
  • the point value of the card graphically represented on the table cloth 1 will be the same for both roles (banker and player), and in particular said fixed card can be a ten, a jack, a queen or a king, that is, a card whose point value in this specific game is equal to zero.
  • the cloth may also be provided with a plurality of additional boxes suited to allow one or more tokens or casino fiches to be placed thereon.
  • ONE PAIR two cards of the same point value associated with the banker or the fictitious player (the average likelihood of occurrence of this combination is 10%);
  • POKER the four cards associated with the banker and the player are all of the same point value but different suits (the average likelihood of occurrence of this combination is 4 * 10 6 %);
  • all the graphical representations present on the cloth 1 can be obtained through a printing process or a similar process.
  • the subject of the same includes a table for playing a card game, in particular a card game of the Baccarat-Punto Banco type or its variants.
  • Said table is suited to allow the game to be played when a banker (or dealer) and one or more players are present.
  • Said table comprises a supporting structure provided with a bearing portion intended to be rested on the ground and a supporting surface superimposed to said supporting structure and provided with an upper side visible to the banker and the players.
  • the upper side of the supporting surface can be provided with a series of graphical representations that serve for playing the game.
  • the upper side of the supporting surface can be provided with all the graphical representations already introduced for the cloth and described in greater detail in paragraphs [0045] - [0061 ]
  • the upper side of the supporting surface can be provided with a graphical representation suited to show, for each role in the game, a fixed card whose point value is possibly equal to zero and which is positioned beside the pair of spaces respectively associated with the dealer and the fictitious player.
  • the graphical representations provided on the upper side of the supporting surface can be obtained, for example, by means of printing and/or engraving and/or screen-printing processes.
  • the subject of the invention also includes a piece of equipment for playing a card game of the Baccarat-Punto Banco type or a similar type.
  • Said piece of equipment comprises a table provided with a supporting surface for the cards and the tokens/fiches used during a round of play.
  • the invention comprises also a gaming table cloth 1 of the type described in paragraphs [0034] - [0084] and designed to cover the supporting surface in such a way as to allow a variant of Baccarat-Punto Banco to be played in compliance with the rules described below.
  • the table cloth, the table and the equipment described above are provided with a series of graphical representations suited to allow a card game deriving from Baccarat- Punto Banco to be played.
  • This variant of Baccarat-Punto Banco is a game between the gaming house (represented by the banker or dealer) and one or more player/s.
  • the decks are mixed by the dealer and then placed in a card container. At this point each player can bet on the combination that he/she thinks will be the winning one (player or banker) or on the tie between banker and player (egalite).
  • the dealer turns over the first card extracting it from the container, this card is associated with the player and positioned - face up - in one of the apposite spaces provided on the cloth or table (for example, beside the already printed card).
  • the dealer extracts another card, in this case associated with the banker, from the container and positions it - face up - in one of the apposite spaces obtained on the cloth or the table (for example, beside the already printed card).
  • the dealer draws a second card for the banker if the latter is associated with a card whose point value is four and the fictitious player is associated with a first card whose point value is six or seven or a second card whose point value is two, three, four, five, six and seven.
  • the dealer turns over a second card for the banker when the point value of the first card associated with the latter is zero, one, two, three, four or five and the point value of the first card associated with the player is six or seven.
  • the table cloth that is the subject of the present invention makes it possible to save some card decks while playing the same number of hands (reduction of approximately two decks every 100 hands played).
  • the combinations associated with the banker or the player can be determined using one or maximum two cards. In this way, the numerical calculation the dealer needs to make during a round of play to determine the combinations is rather simple and intuitive.
  • this variant of the game makes it possible to minimize calculation errors and to play a higher number of hands in the same period of time (in fact, each hand lasts less than one hand of Baccarat-Punto Banco).
  • the variant of Baccarat-Punto Banco described above is played with a total number of cards (associated with the banker/fictitious player) which is a multiple of two (or even).

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un tapis (1) permettant de jouer à des jeux de cartes, plus précisément, un jeu de cartes du type baccara-punto banco ou d'un type similaire, la partie se déroulant entre la banque et un joueur fictif, et un ou plusieurs joueurs misant des jetons et/ou des fiches sur la victoire de la banque, la victoire du joueur fictif ou sur l'égalité entre ceux-ci. Le tapis (1) comprend un dessous conçu pour venir en contact avec un plan de support ; un dessus (2) visible par les joueurs, le dessus (2) comprenant des représentations graphiques appropriées pour définir une ou plusieurs zones (3) où positionner les jetons et/ou les fiches ; une pluralité d'espaces (12) où positionner les cartes associées à la banque ; et une pluralité d'espaces (13) où positionner les cartes associées au joueur fictif. La somme des espaces (12) délimitant la position des cartes associées au croupier et des espaces (13) délimitant la position des cartes associées au joueur fictif est égale à quatre. L'invention concerne également une table et un équipement permettant de jouer à des jeux de cartes, plus précisément, un jeu de cartes du type baccara-punto banco ou d'un type similaire.
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IT102019000012528A IT201900012528A1 (it) 2019-07-22 2019-07-22 Panno, tavolo e attrezzatura per lo svolgimento di un gioco di carte
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