A roulette wheel system and method of using are disclosed. A roulette wheel may include a rotatable rim, a controller, and an optical display system. The optical display system may be configured to provide a plurality of lighting effects visible on a top surface of the rotatable rim. The controller may provide signal content to the optical display system to produce a lighting effect corresponding to current gaming information. Lighting effects may indicate simulating rotation of numbers or symbols, provide real-time game information, track a position of a roulette ball, respond to various gaming events, or promote interest and excitement towards the game.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, system, and method that allow non-musicians to compose and perform a musical composition. Although some existing electronic devices can provide a virtual environment to compose and play musical sound digitally, manipulating such a virtual environment can be difficult and may require specific software expertise, as well as knowledge of music theory. The present disclosure provides a platform that facilitates the creation of a musical composition without such software expertise or knowledge of music theory. The platform models a musical composition as a simultaneous playback of one or more musical contents. The platform allows players to control or modify one or more of the plurality of musical contents to generate or synthesize a musical composition.

A system and method for uniquely identifying physical trading cards and/or incorporating trading card game items in a video game is provided. In certain implementations, a unique code that identifies a trading card may be obtained. A graphical representation of the unique code may be generated based on a graphical coding scheme. The graphical representation of the unique code may comprise at least a part of: (1) a depiction of a game item that is usable in the video game; or (2) a border of the trading card. Content associated with the depiction of the game item may be obtained. The trading card may be generated based on the content associated with the depiction of the game item and the graphical representation of the unique code such that the generated trading card depicts the game item and the graphical representation of the unique code.

An apparatus, such as for use by a dealer in a game utilizing game pieces, such as playing cards or tiles, is disclosed. The dealer may deal a plurality of the game pieces to the dealer as well as to one or more other players. The apparatus may assist the dealer with setting the dealer's own dealt game pieces. The apparatus may include a camera for scanning the dealer's dealt game pieces. The apparatus may further include a central processor coupled to the camera for determining the relative rank of each of the dealer's game pieces, and for determining an optimal sub-grouping of the dealer's game pieces, and an indicator for identifying which of the dealer's game pieces are associated with each of the sub-groups.

An interactive gaming toy is provided for playing a game having both physical and virtual gameplay elements. The gaming toy comprises a physical toy, such as a toy wand, doll or action figure, having an RFID tag pre-programmed with a unique identifier that identifies the toy within an associated computer-animated game. The RFID tag stores information describing certain attributes or abilities of a corresponding virtual character or object in the computer-animated game. Additional information may be stored on the RFID tag as the corresponding virtual character evolves or changes over time based on player performance and/or gameplay progression. The interactive gaming toy thus allows developed character attributes and the like to be stored and easily transported to other games and compatible gaming platforms. One or more optional auxiliary components may be attached to the gaming toy to selectively create a modified gaming toy having additional desired functionality and/or aesthetics.

Some embodiments may include a poker indexing service. For example, a multi dimensional vector of player performance and/or other data may be determined based on gaming related activity that is input or otherwise captured. Such a vector may be used in various forms to generate a metric or to facilitate wagering and/or other gaming activity. Other methods and apparatus are described.

The present invention is a method of a duel card game. The game is not limited to a hand-held card, but it can also be in another form of media such as phone application, computer, or video games. Each player has his or her own equal number of cards. Each card has its own character. Each character has six categories. Each of the categories have three sub categories. The cards are evenly distributed to the players. A calling player starts the game. He or she will choose a number of categories for duel. The sub categories or the elements will decide who will win the duel game. The player who wins the most, on the called categories takes the opponent's card and put it to his or her side. The calling player can also use a spell on the card. In the end the person who gets the most cards, or has the most number of points wins the card game.

A roulette wheel system and method of using are disclosed. A roulette wheel may include a stationary rim, a roulette wheel, a controller, and an optical display system. The optical display system may be configured to provide a plurality of lighting effects visible on a surface of the stationary rim and/or the roulette wheel. A lightguide may guide light for the lighting effects from the optical display system to the surface. The controller may provide signal content to the optical display system to produce a lighting effect corresponding to current gaming information. Lighting effects may indicate simulating rotation of numbers or symbols, provide real-time game information, track a position of a roulette ball, respond to various gaming events, or promote interest and excitement towards the game.

The invention is a method of playing a memory card game that requires providing a deck of cards that comprise pairs of matching cards. The pairs of matching cards may include a privilege and/or handicap that have special effects. The game can include shuffling the cards and arranging them face side down in an arrangement. A player's turn involves selecting two cards from the arrangement to search for a pair of matching cards. If selected cards form a pair of matching cards, the player removes the pair, adds them to their card collection and gets another turn. If the two cards selected do not form a pair of matching cards, the player returns the cards to the arrangement and their turn concludes. The turns continue until all the cards have been removed. After all the cards are gone, the player with the most cards wins.

A talent management portfolio game including a board representing an organization, whereby game pieces representing members of the organization having a potential value to the organization can be managed so as to maximize the value of the organization according to its members. Value pieces representing realized potential can be attached to the game pieces based on played talent action cards, thereby realizing some of the potential of the game piece. Game pieces can be promoted within the organization or exchanged in attempts to maximize the value of the organization.