Blackjack pass game

Abstract

The card game of Blackjack Pass is provided in either an electronic format or in a traditional card game format including decks with 52 physical playing cards. Blackjack Pass is played with many of the same rules as standard Blackjack. Blackjack Pass is played using one or more standard fifty-two card decks of playing cards. Each Player and the Dealer are initially dealt two cards. Similar to standard Blackjack, the game of Blackjack is resolved by determination as to whether the Player's hand or the Dealer's hand is closer, without exceeding 21. The Player or Dealer “busts”, and thereby loses, by exceeding 21. However, unlike traditional standard Blackjack, in Blackjack Pass, in the event that the Dealer has a better hand than the Player after the Dealer's turn taking cards, then a player is given the opportunity to take additional cards. Play cycles between the Dealer and Player taking turns electing to take cards until the Dealer busts, the Player busts, or there is a “Push”.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 342,798 filed on Apr. 19, 2010.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a BlackJack game played with a conventional deck of 52 cards. A conventional deck of cards includes four suits (spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds) having thirteen cards each totaling fifty-two cards per deck. Often times, the game is played by combining 2-8 decks added into the shuffle. The present invention concerns the options that are given to the Player while playing their hand(s).[0003]Standard Blackjack (“SBJ”), also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un (French: “twenty-one”), is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. SBJ is a comparing card game played with one or more French decks of 52 cards. The Player draws cards to an initial two card hand with the object of bringing the total hand value as close as possible to 21 without e...

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Benefits of technology

[0044]Must Hit—If the Player's hand total is less than the Dealer's hand total, then the Player Must Hit (Shown as “M-Hit” in the attached pictures). If the Player's hand total is equal to the Dealer's Hand total, and the total is 17 or less (Rule Option can be less than 17 instead of 17 or less), then the Player Must Take a Hit. If their hand total is over 21, their bet is lost. If they take a card and their hand is 21 or below, the Player has all the options listed in this section, Player'S SUBSEQUENT TURN(S), but they do not have to take another card if their hand total still qualifies for a Must Hit condition; they may now Pass. If the odds are not sufficiently to the house's liking, the house odds may be improved by changing this Must Hit condition to that the Player must hit at lower numbers that 17, such as 16, then Player Must Take a Hit.

[0049]Thus, it is a object of the present invention to provide an improved Blackjack game that provides more action to the Players.

[0050]Further, it is a object of the present invention to provide an improved Blackjack game which provides Players the opportunity to have opportunities to change their hand even after the Dealer has taken his or her turn.

Problems solved by technology

However, this is not a standard option used in playing Blackjack Pass.

Because the “early” surrender offers such a cheap way out for the Players, it is almost never allowed.

If the Dealer does not have blackjack, you'll lose the insurance bet and still have to play out your original hand.

Unfortunately, the present Blackjack games suffer from various drawbacks.

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