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EZ Dominoes is a casino game that allows players to play with Chinese Dominoes. This game adds a whole new twist for playing with its betting systems, “13 chains”. Players can enjoy the different payout styles that EZ Dominoes has to offer and compete against the house with the EZ dominoes ranking system.
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1. Field of Invention
EZ Dominoes is a casino game that is similar to Pai Gow Tile.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Pai Gow literally translated means “to make nine” Players play against the casino house to make the best combination of tiles.
A game that uses Chinese dominoes to create the best hand combination based on ranking. It allows a plurality of players to play against the dealer.
FIG. 1 is a layout of the ranking
EZ Dominoes is designed as a casino table game
The table is similar to a Blackjack Table
EZ Dominoes is played using Chinese Dominoes (Pai Gow Tiles)
There is one dealer and up to six players.
There are 20 dominoes which are mixed or shuffled by the dealer
The dominoes are place in four stacks of five dominoes each.
These are dealt to each position on the table (including any vacant position) so that each player receives two dominoes
The game starts with the rolling of three dice
The starting position of the deal depends on the total of the three dice
The highest hand would be a pair
If a player does not have a pair, the dominoes would be compare similar to “Baccarat” if the number exceeds 9, the first digit is dropped.
The objective of the game is to get closest to nine.
Bonus bets are consider a side bet, no matter if the hand wins or loses, no commission on bonus winning wagers
Bonus bets payouts are detailed as follow
| Two dominoes are pair | 1's | pay 11 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 2's | pay 12 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 3's | pay 13 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 4's | pay 14 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 5's | pay 15 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 6's | pay 16 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 7's | pay 17 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 8's | pay 18 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 9's | pay 19 to 1 | |
| Two dominoes are pair | 10's | pay 20 to 1 | |
Payout odds are subject to change
13 Chain Bet is an optional bet that a player can make
A player can choose to win or lose up to 13 chains
13 Chain chart is detailed as follow for when players win
13 Chain chart is detailed as follow for when banker wins
Same as above except player loses (X) amount of chains.
A chain=a players bet multiply by the number of chains
Players bet is $10 and decides to bet on 13 chains The player receives a pair 10's he would receive $130
Player bet is $10 and decides to bet on 13 chains The player receives a pair 9's; he would only receive up to 12 chains which is $120
Player bet is $10 and decides to bet on 11 chains. The player receives a pair 10's, he can only win 11 chains which is $110.
Player bet is $10 and decides to bet on 13 chains but the banker receives a pair 10's; the player will have to pay $130.
Player bet is $10 and decides to bet on 11 chains, the banker receives a pair 10's; the player will lose 11 chains of bet which is $110.
“Copy Hands” (same hands) and “Zero” Hands the banker wins
Winning Wagers pays a 5% commission. (No commission on bonus winning wagers
House Way Delivery
Three Dice total is odd (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17)
If the total of the three dice is odd, start dealing the dominoes from the right of the stack
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||
Three Dice total is even (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18)
If the total of the three dice is even, start dealing dominoes from the left of the stack
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||
1. A method of playing Pai Gow Tiles using only two dominoes
2. The ranking chart
3. When there is a “Zero” hand, both dominoes added together becomes a zero, the banker wins.
4. The Bonus bet payout chart.
5. Betting System for allowing players to win/lose up to “13 chains”.
6. “The 13 chain”
7. The House way delivery