Casino card game

Abstract

A casino game between a dealer and a player using uses multiple decks of playing cards each consisting of forty cards Ace through ten for each of four suits and a specific layout for mounting on top of gaming table. The layout has a king of spades, or as an additional embodiment other face cards would be used i.e. queen or jack of any suit, embedded into the layout at each of the player and dealer's stations. The cards each have a value equal to the face value of the card except aces, which may be valued at one or eleven. The player makes a base wager and the dealer deals one card to the player and one card to the dealer. Both player and dealer use the embedded king of spades, or other face card, located in the layout in front of each station, as part of their hand. The layout king has a value of ten. The player forms a final hand by standing or receiving additional cards. If the player receives a card that causes the player's hand to exceed twenty-one, the player automatically loses and his base wager is collected. The dealer forms a final hand by drawing additional cards or standing, optionally according to house rules. Base wagers are resolved by summing the values of the cards in the dealer's hand and declaring the final hand having a sum closer to twenty-one, without exceeding twenty-one, to be the winning hand. Players having winning hands are rewarded and wagers are collected from players having losing hands. In the event of a push, the player's base wager is returned.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0002] Not Applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION-FIELD OF INVENTION [0004] The present invention relates to card games. Specifically the present invention is a wagering card game played with an abridged deck of cards and specific layout in which the object of the game is to form a final hand closer to twenty-one than a dealer's hand without exceeding twenty-one by receiving additional cards or standing on the initial hand. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0005] Blackjack is a well-known casino card game. The object of Blackjack is to obtain a final hand total as close to twenty-one as possible without exceeding twenty-one. For purposes of calculating a hand total, each card has a value equal to the value shown on its face except face cards, which have a designated value of ten, and Aces, which may have a value of eleven or one as player selects. [...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0019] It is an object of the present invention to provide a game that is directed at obtaining a target value and is easy to learn and play while maintaining the familiarity of the original Blackjack game.

Problems solved by technology

One known drawback of Blackjack is that in a fast paced casino game; the player must sum the cards of his or her hand quickly to avoid interfering with the flow of play.

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