Method and apparatus for the casino Feng Shui game

Abstract

A game of chance using a carousel wheel having an inner wheel divided into six inner wheel segments, a middle wheel divided into twelve segments, and an outer wheel divided into twenty-four outer equal segments. Each of the segments bears one of four secondary designations. When the carousel is spun, each of its wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom; when the spinning stops each of the inner wheel segments aligns itself with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments. The game can be played in a casino game parlor having multiple tables for two to four players that use one or more carousel wheels displayed about the parlor, or each table, or some of the tables, can have their own carousel, or the game can be played by two or more players remotely located, each of which has an electronic device that is connected to the other players of the game. Each player receives a session set of ten markers, one of which represents a spot on the inner wheel, three of which represent spots on the middle wheel, and six of which represent spots on the outer wheel. Winnings for each player for each spin of the carousel are determined by a set of rules tied to odds for various possible combinations influenced by any exercise of an optional betting declaration.

1 . A game, comprising: 
 a carousel wheel with an inner wheel divided into six inner wheel segments, each of which bears a unique inner wheel designation; a middle wheel divided into twelve segments, each of which bears a unique middle wheel designation; and an outer wheel divided into twenty-four outer equal segments, each of which bears a unique outer wheel designation;    a first set of four markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique inner wheel designation such that the first set of four markers represents four of the unique inner wheel designations;    a second set of twelve markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique middle wheel designation such that the second set of twelve markers represents all twelve of the unique middle wheel designations; and    a third set of twenty-four markers, each of which uniquely represents a single unique outer wheel designation such that the third set of twenty-four markers represents all twenty-four of the unique outer wheel designations;    wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;    wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;    wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification;    wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;    wherein the carousel can be spun so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom; and    wherein after the carousel is spun, and each of inner, the middle and the outer wheels have rotated, said wheels will stop such that each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments.    
   
   
       2 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the first, the second, the third and the fourth secondary identifications are colors.  
   
   
       3 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the six unique inner wheel designations are comprised of a Harmony designation, a North designation, an East designation, a Flood designation, a South designation and a West designation; and 
 wherein the first set of markers represents the North, East, South and West designations.    
   
   
       4 . The game of  claim 3 , wherein the location of the North designation in the inner wheel is opposite the South designation, the location of the East designation in the inner wheel is opposite the West designation, the location of the Harmony designation in the inner wheel is opposite the Flood designation; and 
 wherein the Harmony designation bears the first secondary identification, the Flood designation bears the second secondary identification, the North and the South designations bear the third secondary identification and the East and West designations bear the fourth secondary identification.    
   
   
       5 . The game of  claim 4 , wherein the first secondary identification is a red color.  
   
   
       6 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein the second secondary identification is a black color.  
   
   
       7 . The game of  claim 6 , wherein the third and fourth secondary identifications are two colors other than red and black.  
   
   
       8 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the twelve unique middle wheel designations are comprised of twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac.  
   
   
       9 . The game of  claim 8 , wherein the location of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac in the middle wheel relative to each other is such that they follow the sequence of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac for a given twelve year period.  
   
   
       10 . The game of  claim 7 , wherein the twelve unique middle wheel designations are comprised of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac.  
   
   
       11 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the twenty-four unique outer wheel designations are comprised of comprised of the numbers 1 through 24.  
   
   
       12 . The game of  claim 10 , wherein the twenty-four unique outer wheel designations are comprised of the numbers 1 through 24.  
   
   
       13 . The game of  claim 11 , wherein the twenty-four unique outer wheel designations are ordered in monotonically increasing positions from 1 to 24.  
   
   
       14 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the positioning of the unique designations relative to one another in at least one of the inner, the middle or the outer wheels is varied when the wheel is spun.  
   
   
       15 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second and third set of markers is comprised of a set of tiles.  
   
   
       16 . The game of  claim 15 , wherein each tile of the first, second and third set of markers has a marking to identify whether it is in the first, second or third set of markers on one of its sides and a second marking on its other side to represent its unique designation of one of the inner, middle or outer wheel designations.  
   
   
       17 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second and third set of markers is comprised of a set of cards.  
   
   
       18 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second and third set of markers is electronically generated and represented on an electronic display mechanism.  
   
   
       19 . The game of  claim 18 , wherein the game can be played by two or more players remotely located, each of which has an electronic device that is connected to the other players of the game.  
   
   
       20 . A casino game parlor, comprising: 
 at least one carousel wheel with an inner wheel divided into six equal inner wheel segments, each of which bears a unique inner wheel designation selected from a group consisting of a Harmony designation, a North designation, an East designation, a Flood designation, a South designation and a West designation; a middle wheel divided into twelve equal segments, each of which bears a unique middle wheel designation representing one of twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac; and an outer wheel divided into twenty-four equal outer segments, each of which bears a unique outer wheel designation of a number from 1 to 24; and    a plurality of tables, each of which is comprised of: 
 four playing positions;  
 a first set of four markers, each of which uniquely represents one of the unique inner wheel designations;  
 a second set of twelve markers, each of which uniquely represents one of the middle wheel designations;  
 a third set of twenty-four markers, each of which uniquely represents one of the outer wheel designations; and  
 a plurality of unit gambling markers;  
   wherein the Harmony designation, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;    wherein the Flood designation, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;    wherein two of the group consisting of the North, the East, the South and the West designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification;    wherein the other two of the group consisting of the North, the East, the South and the West designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;    wherein the carousel can be spun so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independently degree of freedom; and    wherein after the carousel is spun, and each of inner, the middle and the outer wheels have rotated, said wheels will stop such that each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments.    
   
   
       21 . The game of  claim 20 , wherein the first secondary identification is red, the second secondary identification is black, and the third and fourth secondary identifications are two colors other than red and black.  
   
   
       22 . The game of  claim 20 , wherein the location of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac in the middle wheel relative to each other is such that they follow the sequence of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac for a given twelve year period.  
   
   
       23 . The game of  claim 22 , wherein the twenty-four unique outer wheel designations are ordered in monotonically increasing positions from 1 to 24.  
   
   
       24 . The game of  claim 20 , wherein the positioning of the unique designations relative to one another in at least one of the inner, the middle or the outer wheels is varied when the wheel is spun.  
   
   
       25 . The game of  claim 20 , wherein each of the first, second and third set of markers is comprised of a set of tiles.  
   
   
       26 . The game of  claim 20 , further comprising a second carousel wheel.  
   
   
       27 . The game of  claim 26 , wherein the two carousel wheels are synchronized so that they both display the same results for when they are spun.  
   
   
       28 . The game of  claim 20 , wherein each of the plurality of tables further comprises its own carousel wheel.  
   
   
       29 . The game of  claim 28 , wherein the carousel wheel of each of the plurality of tables is not synchronized with the carousel wheel of any of the other of the plurality of tables.  
   
   
       30 . A method of gambling for two to four players, comprising the steps of: 
 selecting a session set of markers for each player, wherein the session set of markers is comprised of:    a first marker from a first set of four markers;    three markers from a second set of twelve markers; and    six markers from a third set of twenty-four markers;    wherein each of the first set of markers uniquely represents a single unique inner wheel designation of an inner wheel of a carousel divided into six inner wheel segments, each of which bears its own unique inner wheel designation;    wherein each of the second set of markers uniquely represents a single unique middle wheel designation of a middle wheel of the carousel divided into twelve middle wheel segments, each of which bears its own unique middle wheel designation;    wherein each of the third set of markers uniquely represents a single unique outer wheel designation of an outer wheel of the carousel divided into twenty-four outer wheel segments, each of which bears its own unique outer wheel designation;    wherein one of the unique inner wheel designations that is not represented by the first set of four markers, a first contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a first contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a first secondary identification;    wherein a second of the unique inner wheel designations that is not represented by the first set of four markers, a second contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a second contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a second secondary identification;    wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a third contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a third contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a third secondary identification; and    wherein two of the unique inner wheel designations, a fourth contiguous group of three of the unique middle wheel designations and a fourth contiguous group of six of the outer wheel designations bear a fourth secondary identification;    allowing at least one player to make an optional betting declaration;    spinning the carousel wheel so that each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels rotate with its own independent degree of freedom and, after the spinning has stopped, each of the inner wheel segments will align itself moving outwardly from the inner wheel with two of the middle wheel segments and four of the outer wheel segments to form a session spin, and each of the players will have a player session spin set of designations made up of one of the inner wheel designations, two of the middle wheel designations and four of the outer wheel designations, wherein the player session spin set of designations is determined by a predetermined inner wheel designation location for the player; and    using each player's session set of designations with said player's session set of markers, plus any optional betting declaration, to establish any winnings of each of the players from the other players for the session spin.    
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the players are remotely located and the session set of markers for each player is electronically displayed.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the six unique inner wheel designations are comprised of a Harmony designation, a North designation, an East designation, a Flood designation, a South designation and a West designation; 
 wherein the first set of markers represents the North, East, South and West designations; and    wherein the twelve unique middle wheel designations are comprised of twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac.    
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the twenty-four unique outer wheel designations are comprised of the numbers 1 through 24.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the outer and inner wheels rotate in a direction opposite the rotation of the middle wheel when the carousel is spun.  
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the predetermined inner wheel designation location for each of the players for the session spin is determined by a pointer for that player.  
   
   
       36 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein winnings for each player are determined by a set of rules comprised of: 
 (1) if all ten of the player's session set of designations bears the first secondary identification, then that player receives 50 units of gambling from each of the other players;    (2) if all ten of the player's session set of designations bears the second secondary identification, then that players pays 50 units of gambling to each of the other players;    (3) if either (1) or (2) applies for the session spin, then no other rules apply for the session spin;    (4) if there is a match between the player's session set of designations with the session set of markers in each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels, then the player receives 10 units of gambling from each of the other players;    (5) if there is a match between the player's session set of designations with the session set of markers in only two of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels, then the player receives 4 units of gambling from each of the other players;    (6) if there is a match between the player's session set of designations with the session set of markers in only one of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels, then the player receives 1 unit of gambling from each of the other players; and    (7) if there is a match of the secondary designation in the player's session set of designations between a player's session marker in each of the inner, the middle and the outer wheels, then the player receives twice the number of gambling from each of the other players that would otherwise be awarded according to (4) through (6).    
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein each player may make the optional betting declaration of choosing not to play the player's marker from the first set of markers in connection with the session spin.  
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the rules for any player making the optional betting declaration set forth in  claim 36  are modified as followed: 
 said player is not eligible to receive or pay out units of gambling pursuant to rules  1 ,  2  and  7  based upon said player's session set of designations; and    any winnings the player might otherwise receive from rules  5  and  6  are doubled.    
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein each player may make the optional betting declaration of choosing not to play the player's marker from the first set of four markers and one of the player's markers from the second and third set of markers in connection with the session spin.  
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the rules for any player making the optional betting declaration set forth in  claim 36  are modified as followed: 
 said player is not eligible to receive or pay out units of gambling pursuant to rules  1 ,  2  and  7  based upon said player's session set of designations; and    any winnings the player might otherwise receive from rules  5  and  6  are tripled.    
   
   
       41 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein one of the players is designated as a banker for the session spin who is allowed to select one of said player's markers from the third set of markers and place a number bet that said selected marker will be included in the banker's session set of designations for the session spin and receive six times the number bet from each of the other players if said selected marker is included in the banker's session set of designations for the session spin but be required to pay one times the number bet to each of the other players if said selected marker is not included in the banker's session set of designations for the session spin.  
   
   
       42 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the session set of markers for each player is used for eight spins of the carousel and then each player receives a new session set of markers.