WO2006031913A3 - Multiplayer card tournaments and methods - Google Patents
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- WO2006031913A3 WO2006031913A3 PCT/US2005/032790 US2005032790W WO2006031913A3 WO 2006031913 A3 WO2006031913 A3 WO 2006031913A3 US 2005032790 W US2005032790 W US 2005032790W WO 2006031913 A3 WO2006031913 A3 WO 2006031913A3
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
- G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
- G07F17/3276—Games involving multiple players wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F17/3286—Type of games
- G07F17/3293—Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
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EP05798782A EP1804936A4 (en) | 2004-09-14 | 2005-09-13 | Multiplayer card tournaments and methods |
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WO2006031913A2 WO2006031913A2 (en) | 2006-03-23 |
WO2006031913A3 true WO2006031913A3 (en) | 2006-10-19 |
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PCT/US2005/032790 WO2006031913A2 (en) | 2004-09-14 | 2005-09-13 | Multiplayer card tournaments and methods |
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