Method and apparatus for playing a reverse blackjack card game
AssigneePrime Table Games LLC
InventorDerek J. Webb
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Abstract
A Blackjack derivative card game incorporates a reverse play methodology, wherein after dealing hands of cards to a player and to a dealer, the dealer's hand is resolved in accordance with predetermined game rules prior to resolving the player's hand. If the dealer is still in the game after resolving the dealer's hand, the player's hand is then resolved in accordance with the rules. With this methodology, disadvantages associated with conventional game play such as Blackjack can be eliminated. For example, with the dealer hand exposed and resolved, the players are not required and do not perceive a requirement to understand a basic strategy. Rather, the goal is simply to beat the dealer's hand. The impact of card counting can also be eliminated, and the speed of game play can be increased.
Claims16
A method of playing a card game comprising:
- (a) dealing a first hand of cards to a dealer;
- (b) determining a numerical total of the dealer's hand, wherein:
- (b1) if the numerical total of the dealer's hand is below a lower limit, dealing an additional card to the dealer and repeating step (b),
- (b2) if the numerical total of the dealer's hand is equal to or greater than the lower limit without exceeding an upper limit, skipping step (b3), and
- (b3) if the numerical total of the dealer's hand exceeds the upper limit, discarding the dealer's hand, dealing a second hand of cards to the dealer, and repeating steps (b1) and (b2), wherein if the numerical total of the dealer's second hand exceeds the upper limit, skipping at least steps (d1)-(d4) and the player winning the game;
- (c) dealing a hand of cards to a player;
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- (d) determining a numerical total of the player's hand, wherein:
- (d1) if the numerical total of the player's hand is below the numerical total of the dealer's hand, dealing an additional card to the player and repeating step (d),
- (d2) if the numerical total of the player's hand is equal to the numerical total of the dealer's hand, declaring the game outcome in accordance with predetermined rules of the game,
- (d3) if the numerical total of the player's hand is above the numerical total of the dealer's hand without exceeding the upper limit, the player winning the game, and
- (d4) if the numerical total of the player's hand exceeds the upper limit, the dealer winning the game.
A method of playing a card game comprising:
- (a) dealing a first hand of cards to a dealer;
- (b) resolving the dealer's hand in accordance with predetermined game rules, wherein if the dealer is not in the game after resolving the dealer's first hand, (b1) dealing a second hand of cards to the dealer, and (b2) resolving the dealer's second hand in accordance with predetermined game rules, and wherein if the dealer is not in the game after resolving the dealer's second hand, a player winning the game.
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