Craps Table Game Method Eliminating Non-Value Chips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional craps games require both value and non-value chips, leading to high labor costs, slower gameplay, and increased risk of mistakes or fraud due to the handling of multiple chip types, and have a deficient 'Bottom Half' math that is not attractive to casinos.
Innovation Solution
A multi-player table game method that eliminates non-value color chips, using a point generation device to randomly select outcomes associated with player positions and betting locations, allowing players to place bets using value cheques only, and providing a more balanced house edge through distinct betting options and strategies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If both value cheques and non-value color chips are provided for every table game, then the game can be played according to traditional craps rules, but the investment cost for the casino increases and labor costs increase due to the need for a Mucker to assist the dealer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the non-value color chips from the traditional craps game system, retaining only the value cheques. This removal of unnecessary components reduces the casino's chip investment while maintaining the essential gameplay through a modified betting structure where players wager directly with value cheques on various betting locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses player position indicia (numbers 1-6) as identifiers instead of traditional color-coded chips. Each player position is assigned a unique number that appears on the betting layout, allowing the dealer to identify player bets through these numerical identifiers rather than requiring physical color chips. This copying of position identifiers onto the betting surface eliminates the need for separate color chip sets.
2Adaptability or versatility
If both value cheques and non-value color chips are handled by the dealer during each round, then traditional craps gameplay is maintained, but the game speed decreases and fewer hands can be played per hour
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the time-consuming process of handling and mucking non-value color chips from the game flow. By eliminating these intermediate chips, the dealer's workflow is simplified to only handling value cheques, which directly increases the number of hands that can be played per hour without sacrificing the essential craps gameplay mechanics.
Solution Approach 2:
The betting layout itself serves the identification function previously performed by color chips. The player position numbers printed on the layout act as self-identifying markers, eliminating the need for the dealer to manually sort and track color chips. This self-service approach to player identification accelerates the game pace.
3Adaptability or versatility
If non-value color chips are used together with value cheques, then traditional craps betting structure is maintained, but the risk of mistake or fraud increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates non-value color chips from the system, removing the source of potential errors and fraud associated with handling multiple chip types. By using only value cheques with clearly printed player position numbers, the system reduces the risk of mistakes in identifying player bets and eliminates opportunities for chip switching or substitution fraud.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the color-coding system with a numerical identification system. Instead of relying on color chips that can be confused or switched, each player position is assigned a unique number that is clearly printed on the betting layout. This visual change from color to number identification improves reliability by making player bets unambiguous and harder to manipulate.
4Ease of operation
If the Bottom Half math provides 100% return on numbers 5 and 9 and 83.333% return on 7, then player excitement is increased, but the house edge becomes insufficient and the game is not attractive to casinos
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the payout parameters for Bottom Half bets to establish an appropriate house edge. Instead of the deficient 100% and 83.333% returns in traditional craps, the patent implements payout structures that provide player excitement while ensuring the casino maintains sufficient profitability. This parameter adjustment balances player attraction with casino sustainability.
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AI summary
A method for playing a multi-player table game similar to craps includes use of a point generation device capable of randomly selecting one outcome from a group consisting of thirty-seven or thirty-eight possible outcomes. Betting locations similar to the game of craps are provided on a betting surface (12). Twelve common betting locations (22) allow proposition bets based on the sum of two six-sided dice, together with an additional possible outcome comprised of a wild non-die depiction. Player positions (18) are designated about the betting surface (12), with replicas (48) of each player position (18) affixed within each of the twelve common betting locations (22), as well as at respective first (54) and second (56) color bet locations distributed about the betting surface (12). Game play enables a dealer to handle only value cheques. The game method can utilize a variety of point generation devices (14, 14′) thereby making the game suitable for many jurisdictions and interesting for players.