Apparatus and Method of Using an Apparatus to Conduct a Wagering Game

Abstract

An apparatus for conducting a wagering game includes standard cards having a value and a suit supplemented with at least one special card. The special card may take the form of a substitute card that substitutes for a subset of values among the values of the standard cards. The special card may alternatively take the form of an intermediate card that is assigned a value between consecutive values among the standard cards.

1 . A deck of cards for conducting a game comprising:
 a plurality of standard cards, each of said standard cards having a face identifying the fixed value and suit of said standard card; and   at least one substitute card, said substitute card adapted to substitute for at least one of the value and suit of a defined subset of said standard cards, said subset comprising fewer than all said values.   
   
   
       2 . The deck of  claim 1  wherein said substitute card is adapted to substitute for a defined subset of said standard cards in any suit. 
   
   
       3 . The deck of  claim 1  wherein said values include jacks, queens, and kings, and said substitute card is adapted to substitute for a subset comprising only said jacks, queens, and kings of any suit. 
   
   
       4 . A deck of cards for conducting a game comprising:
 a plurality of standard cards, each of said standard cards having a face identifying the fixed value and suit of said standard card; and   at least one intermediate card, said intermediate card adapted to have a value between two consecutive values of said standard cards.   
   
   
       5 . The deck of  claim 4  wherein said intermediate card includes a suit identifier adapted to identify a suit for said intermediate card. 
   
   
       6 . The deck of  claim 4  wherein said intermediate card is adapted to substitute for any suit. 
   
   
       7 . The deck of  claim 4  wherein said values include kings and aces and said intermediate card is adapted to have a value between said king-value standard cards and said ace value standard cards. 
   
   
       8 . A deck of cards for conducting a game comprising:
 a plurality of standard cards, each of said standard cards having a face identifying the fixed value and suit of said standard card;   at least one substitute card, said substitute card adapted to substitute for at least one of the value and suit of a defined subset of said standard cards, said subset comprising fewer than all said values; and   at least one intermediate card, said intermediate card adapted to have a value between two consecutive values of said standard cards.