U.S. patent application number 10/685889 was filed with the patent office on 2005-04-21 for casino card game.
Invention is credited to Duncan, Linda Merlin.
Application Number | 20050082756 10/685889 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34520681 |
Filed Date | 2005-04-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050082756 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Duncan, Linda Merlin |
April 21, 2005 |
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.
Inventors: |
Duncan, Linda Merlin; (Las
Vegas, NV) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Linda M. Duncan
6000 Flaming Coral Lane
Las Vegas
NV
89130
US
|
Family ID: |
34520681 |
Appl. No.: |
10/685889 |
Filed: |
October 15, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/274 ;
273/292; 273/303 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63F 3/00157
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/274 ;
273/292; 273/303 |
International
Class: |
A63F 003/08; A63F
001/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A method of playing a casino game between a dealer and at least
one player, the dealer playing according to a predetermined set of
house rules, comprising: Providing at least one deck of forty cards
Ace through ten for each of four suits, the Aces designated as
having a value of either one or eleven and all other cards assigned
the value shown on the face of card; Providing a game layout, FIG.
1, consisting of six or seven player stations, a dealer station and
an embedded king of spades, or other substituted face card, at each
said station: The player making a base wager; The dealer dealing
one card to the player and one card to the dealer; The player
forming a final hand by opting to stand on his or her single card
or receive one or more additional cards, the player busting and
automatically losing the player's base wager is the sum of the
values of the cards in the player's final hand exceeds twenty-one.
The dealer forming a final hand by standing or drawing additional
cards according to said house rules; Summing the values of the
cards in the player's final hand; Resolving the player's base wager
if the player's final hand is the winning hand, collecting the
player's base wager if the dealer's final hand is the winning hand,
and returning the player's base wager if the player and dealer
push.
2. A method of claim 1 wherein said house rules comprise the dealer
receiving additional cards until the sum of the dealer's final hand
is greater than or equal to seventeen.
3. A method of playing a casino game between a dealer and at least
one player, the dealer playing according to a predetermined set of
house rules, comprising; providing at least one deck of forty cards
consisting essentially of the cards Ace through ten for each of
four suits, the Aces assigned a value of either one or eleven and
all other cards assigned the value shown on the face of card; the
player making a base wager; the dealer dealing one card to the
player and one card to the dealer; the player forming a final hand
by opting to stand on his single card or receive one or more
additional cards, the player busting and automatically losing the
player's base wager if the sum of the values of the cards in the
player's final hand exceeds twenty-one. The dealer forming a final
hand by standing or drawing additional cards according to said
house rules; summing the values of the cards in the player's final
hand; resolving the player's base wager 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, a push declared if the sum of the player's final hand
equals the sum of the dealer's final hand; and paying the player
according to the player's base wager if the player's final hand is
the winning hand, collecting the player's base wager if the
dealer's final hand is the winning hand, and returning the player's
base wager if the player and dealer push.
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.
[0006] In Blackjack, each player places a wager. A dealer deals two
cards to each player and to their self. The dealer's cards are
dealt with one card face up and the other face down. All players
receiving a natural twenty-one or Blackjack, i.e. a total of
twenty-one in the initial dealt hand, are immediately rewarded and
their cards collected. Typically, Blackjacks are rewarded at a rate
of 2:1 or 3:2.
[0007] Each remaining player may opt to hit, i.e. receive one or
more additional cards, or stand, i.e. stand on the player's current
hand, with the object being to obtain a hand total closer to
twenty-one than the dealer's hand total. If the player hits and
receives a card that causes his hand total to exceed twenty-one,
the player busts and the player's wager is immediately collected
and play is terminated as to that player.
[0008] A player may also have additional options available
depending on the initial hand dealt. If the player receives a pair,
i.e. two cards having the same face value, the player may double
his wager and split the pair, using each card of the pair as a base
for a separate hand. For example, if a player were to be dealt a
pair of sevens, the player may split the pair by doubling his wager
and playing with two hands each having a seven and an additional
dealt card.
[0009] A player may also have the option to double down. Although
the availability of the double down varies from casino to casino,
doubling down allows a player to double the player's wager in
exchange for a single additional card. Frequently, the double down
option is only available to players having an initial hand total of
ten or eleven.
[0010] After all players have formed a final hand or busted, the
dealer reveals the dealer's hand and forms a final dealer hand by
hitting or standing as the house rules dictate. House rules
typically require the dealer to hit on any hand total less than
seventeen. The dealer resolves wagers by rewarding, typically at
even money, all players with a final hand total closer to
twenty-one than the dealer's final hand total. Conversely, wagers
are collected from players with a final hand total further from
twenty-one than the dealers final hand total. If the dealer busts,
i.e. has a final hand total exceeding twenty-one, all players who
did not bust or receive a Blackjack are rewarded, again, typically
at even money. If the player and dealer push, i.e. have the same
final hand total; the player's wager is returned.
[0011] 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.
[0012] Thus, there is a need in the art for a new game which is
simpler to play than conventional Blackjack, yet provides a similar
objective of forming a final hand closer to a target value than the
dealer's hand while maintaining the familiarity of the original
Blackjack game.
SUMMARY
[0013] A method of playing a casino game between a dealer and at
least one player begins by providing a multiple decks of cards and
a game layout. The deck consists of at least one deck of forty
cards consisting essentially of the cards Ace through ten for each
of four suits. The layout consists of seven player stations and one
dealer's station. A king of spades, or as an additional embodiment
any other face card may be used, is printed on the layout in front
of each of the player and dealer's stations.
[0014] The game begins with each player placing a wager and the
dealer dealing one card to each player and one card to the dealer.
This first card dealt, combined with the king, or other face card
used, on the layout forms the base hand. Each player, in turn forms
a final hand by opting to receive additional cards or standing on
the base hand. The values of the cards in the player's hand are
summed. In summing the cards, the Ace is designated as having a
value of one or eleven and the other cards have the value shown on
the face of the card. The player's objective in forming his final
hand is to obtain a sum closer to twenty-one than the dealer's sum
without exceeding twenty-one. If the player exceeds twenty-one, the
player automatically loses and his base wager is collected. Forming
a final hand consisting of the Ace of spades and the embedded king
of spades, or other substituted face card used, is considered a
suited hand. If the player forms a final hand consisting of the Ace
of spades and the embedded king, or other face card used, and the
dealer's final hand consists of any cards other than the Ace of
spades and embedded king, or other face card as used, the player
wins and is rewarded at greater than even money. If both player and
dealer form a final hand consisting of the Ace of spades and the
embedded king, or other face card used, the game is a push and
player's wager is returned.
[0015] In an optional embodiment, a player may also have the option
to double down. The player may choose to double down after the
first card is dealt. The player must put up a second wager equal to
the original base wager. Doubling down allows a player to double
the player's wager in exchange for a single additional card dealt
one card.
[0016] In an optional embodiment, if after drawing a second dealt
card the player has formed a hand consisting of a pair along with
the embedded king, or other face card used, i.e. on initial deal
the player receives a three, draws another card which is also a
three, the player may choose to split the hand. When a pair is
split the embedded king, or other face card used, is carried with
each split card and is summed as part of the total of each
hand.
[0017] After each player forms a final hand, the dealer forms a
final dealer hand. In forming the final dealer hand, the dealer
plays according to a predetermined set of house rules. For example,
the dealer receives additional cards until his total is greater
than or equal to seventeen.
[0018] Once the dealer has formed a final dealer hand, the dealer
sums the values of the cards in the dealer's final hand and
compares his final hand with each player's final hand. The hand
having a sum closer to twenty-one, without exceeding twenty-one, is
the winning hand. In the event that the player and dealer have
identical sums, a push is declared and the wager is neither
collected nor rewarded.
[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.
DRAWINGS
[0020] Attached drawing,
[0021] FIG. 1 shows the layout used during play of the game. Kings
are embedded into the layout. Kings are played with all hands. As
an additional embodiment other face cards i.e. queen or jack may be
substituted in place of the embedded king.
[0022] Attached drawing,
[0023] FIG. 2, is a flowchart of an embodiment of the wagering game
method of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] Reference is now made to the figures wherein like parts are
referred to by like numerals throughout. The game of the present
invention is played using multiple modified standard decks of
cards. Specifically, the game of the present invention is played
with multiple decks of forty cards consisting essentially of the
cards Ace through ten for each four suits. That is, the face cards
are removed from a standard deck to create the modified deck of the
present invention. As will be discussed in greater detail below,
Aces have a designated value of one or eleven as the player selects
or as mathematics dictates. For example, if designating an Ace as
an eleven will cause the player's hand to exceed the target value
of twenty-one, the player will elect to count the Ace as a one. All
other cards have a designated value equal to the number on the face
of the card.
[0025] The game of the present invention is played between a dealer
and at least one player. Alternatively, the game may be played by a
player against a gaming machine or a conventional purpose computer
running software embodying the method of the present invention.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 1, the game begins with a player making a
base wager 10. The dealer deals a single card to the player and a
single card to the dealer 12. The cards may be dealt face up or
face down: however, in an optional embodiment, the card dealt to
the player is face up and the card dealt to the dealer is face
down. Both the player and dealer sum the total of their hand using
the value of the initial dealt card and the value of ten
represented by the embedded king, or other face card. Thus, for
example, if the player is dealt a three, the current sum of his or
her hand is thirteen when summed using both the three and the value
of the embedded king, or other embedded face card.
[0027] The player forms a final hand by opting 14 to receive
additional cards or stand on his or her initial holding. The object
of the game is to form a final hand closer to twenty-one than the
dealers hand without exceeding twenty-one. In an additional
embodiment, forming a final hand consisting of the Ace of spades
and the embedded king of spades is considered a suited hand. If the
player forms a final hand consisting of the Ace of spades and the
embedded king, and the dealer's final hand consists of any cards
other than the Ace of spades and embedded king, the player wins and
is rewarded at greater than even money. If both player and dealer
form a final hand consisting of the Ace of spades and the embedded
king, the game is a push and player's wager is returned. As an
additional embodiment a face card of any suit may be substituted
for the king of spades. When a face card is substituted for the
king of spades the Ace of the substituted suit along with the
substituted face card would make up the suited hand.
[0028] If the player receives additional cards 14 and any single
card causes the sum of the cards in the player's hand to exceed
twenty-one 16, the player automatically loses and the player's base
wager is collected 18.
[0029] After each player forms a final hand, the dealer forms a
final dealer hand 20. While it is contemplated that the dealer
could make a decision to receive additional cards or stand, in an
optional embodiment, the dealer forms his or her final hand
according to a predetermined set of house rules. For example, the
house rules could dictate that the dealer receive additional cards
if his hand total is less than seventeen and stand if his or her
hand total is greater than or equal to seventeen. If the dealer
receives a card that causes 22 his hand total to exceed twenty-one,
all remaining players who have not exceeded the target value of
twenty-one are rewarded based on their base wagers 26.
[0030] Otherwise, the dealer resolves 24 base wagers by comparing
the final dealer hand to each final hand. In each comparison, a
determination is made whether the dealer hand or the player hand is
the winning hand. The winning hand is the hand with a sum closer to
twenty-one, without exceeding twenty-one. Players with winning
hands are rewarded, optionally at even money 26. Base wagers from
players with losing hands are collected 18. Thus, for example, if
the dealer has the hand 7 of diamonds with the embedded king of
spades, or other substituted face card, and a player has a hand of
10 of clubs with the embedded king of spades, or other substituted
face card used, the player is declared the winner and rewarded 26
according to his base wager. Conversely, if the dealer has the hand
10 of clubs and the embedded king of spades, or other substituted
face card, and the player has a hand 7 of diamonds and the embedded
king of spades, or other substituted face card, the dealer is
declared the winner and the player's base wager is collected 18. In
the event that the player and dealer have identical sums 28, a push
is declared and the base wager is neither collected nor rewarded,
i.e. the player's base wager is returned 30.
[0031] While certain embodiments of the present invention have been
shown and described it is to be understood that the present
invention is subject to many modifications and changes without
departing from the spirit and scope of the claims presented
herein.
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