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The present invention is directed to a card game in which at least five cards are dealt to at least one player position in which the player may have made a wager. The player must make at least one wager corresponding to one or more of the player positions. To initiate a round of play, a number of cards are dealt face down to each of the player positions and one card is dealt to a dealer position. All the cards are turned face up and each player position card is individually compared to the dealer's card. A winning status occurs for each wagered player position in which the player's upturned card has a higher ranking than the dealer's assigned card. The player is awarded a bonus payout according to a predetermined payout table if the player's cards form at least one of a plurality of predetermined combinations and the player has made a corresponding wager prior to any cards being dealt. In another embodiment, five additional cards are dealt to corresponding dealer positions for determining, as part of a bonus bet, if the player's five cards provide a higher-ranking poker hand than the five-card poker hand formed by the five additional cards dealt to the corresponding dealer positions.

A dice game is disclosed. A method of playing a dice game is also disclosed.

The invention provides a panoramic video identification method and device, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: selecting image data of a pre-set frame image in a video file to be identified, judging whether pixel points at the leftmost end and the rightmost end of the pre-set frame image accord with a horizontal joint condition or not according to the image data of the pre-set frame image, judging whether pixel points at the topmost end and the bottommost end of the pre-set frame image accord with a vertical convergence condition or not, and determining that the video file to be identified is a panoramic video if the pixel points at the leftmost end and the rightmost end of the pre-set frame image accord with the horizontal joint condition and the pixel points at the topmost end and the bottommost end of the pre-set frame image accord with the vertical convergence condition. According to the panoramic video identification method and device disclosed by the invention, whether a video to be played is a panoramic video or not can be identified automatically and rapidly before the video is played; therefore, a proper playing mode can be selected according to the identification result; the video playing operation can be simplified; and thus, video playing is more intelligent.

An electrostatic toy has a levitating object; and an electrostatic wand which causes levitation of the object and is provided with an electrostatic generator that charges the wand and is operatable by one hand of a user.

A lottery instant-game ticket and method of making same. On a substrate is placed a first set of game indicia including a first set of game symbols, and a second set of indicia larger than the first set of game indicia and including a second set of game symbols, and includes any winning symbol. A subset of the second set of game indicia with each symbol including a non-winning indicator. The first set and second of game indicia are covered with a removable covering, with the covering having position indicators positioned substantially over each of the first set of game indicia, and identical game symbols positioned substantially over a corresponding identical game symbol of the second set of game indicia such that removal of the identical game symbol reveals the identical game symbol of the second set of game indicia and any non-winning indicator, if present.

An apparatus and method for constructing the two-dimensional five-number puzzle is provided wherein the twenty-five cubes, each with numbered indicia from “1” to “5”, are positionable in a five-times-five relationship grid that forms twenty-five square recesses arranged in five horizontal and five vertical rows intersecting each other, and a plurality of pattern cards can be chosen and positioned as the puzzle's background pattern that divides the five-times-five grid into five sections with three color indicia. The object of the game is to arrange the cubes so that the numerical indicia whereon are unique from “1” to “5” horizontally, vertically, as well as in each section, and the color indicia match those indicia of each section on the pattern card.

A method for playing a blackjack game wherein players compete against one another, rather than a dealer, to win. A player may win by having a blackjack, a double blackjack or 21. If a player does not have a blackjack, double blackjack or 21, the player whose hand value is closest to 21 than that of any other players of the game wins. If two or more players have the same total, then the player with the most number of cards in his hand wins. If the total value and number of the cards are the same, the hand with the highest ranking black card, which is the card closest to the blackjack, wins the pot. Other variations of the game include a blackjack pot and a super jackpot wherein a player wins if he or she has a predetermined hand. The game may be played with or without a conventional gaming establishment dealer.

The embodiment of the invention provides an information display method and a terminal device, relates to the technical field of communication, and aims to solve the problem that the video playing process of the terminal device is relatively complicated at present. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a first input of a user to a target object, wherein the target object is used for indicating at least two video applications; in response to the first input, displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two pieces of video information, each piece of video information being used for indicating one video file; wherein the different video applications are used for playing video files indicated by different video information in the at least two pieces of video information. The method is applied to a scene where terminal device plays a video file.

By providing a playing surface which is dimensioned for enabling a desired game to be played with all competitors positioned thereon, with the playing surface being rotated, a competitive game and / or playing system / environment is created which enables all individuals to compete equally and fairly regardless of their physical capabilities. In the preferred embodiment, the rotation of the playing surface is maintained at a constant rate of speed, although added dimensions and difficulties can be added to the game by altering the rotational speed of the playing surface during the competition. By providing a playing surface upon which any desired game can be played, particularly an action oriented game, with the playing surface being continuously rotated throughout the play of the game, forces previously unknown to each competitor are continuously imposed on each competitor, effectively rendering each competitor to possess equal capabilities, regardless of their strength, agility, proficiency, or size.