Card game

A method of playing a card game with a Dealer and at least one player, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards, the method comprising the steps of:

• designating a target number acheivable by one card;
• placing a wager by each player;
• dealing a hand of a first card to each player and a card to the Dealer;
• playing each player's hand where each player and the Dealer has an objective of achieving for her respective hand a value equal to a predetermined target number obtainable by one card, allowing one Discard, wherein for each hand with a first-received card that is not the target number, the method further comprises dealing as many additional card(s) as necessary to achieve a hand value greater than or equal to the target number, prior to the Discard.

A method of playing a card game with a Dealer and at least one player, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) designating a target number achievable by one card;
• (b) dealing a hand of a first face-up card to each player and a face-down card to the Dealer;
• (c) if a player's first face-up card is less than the target number, dealing additional face-up cards to that hand until a total of the hand is greater than or equal to the target number;
• (d) if a player's first face-up card is greater than the target number, dealing a second face-up card to that hand;
• (e) discarding one card from each player's hand having a total greater than the target number;
• (f) analyzing all resultant player hands, where:
• (f1) a hand having a total greater than the target number after a discard has been made is a Bust;
• (f2) a player's hand having a total less than the target number may Hit so long as that hand's total is less than the target number;
• and
• (f3) a hand having a total equal to the target number must Stand;
• (g) dealing as many face-up Hit cards as requested to any player's hand meeting (f2);
• (h) turning the Dealer card face up and addressing the Dealer hand according to steps (c-e) and, in addition, requiring the Dealer to Hit when the Dealer hand total is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold number, and requiring the Dealer to Stand when the Dealer hand total is greater than the predetermined threshold number;
• and
• (i) determining a winner between each player hand and the Dealer hand,
• wherein face cards and aces each have a value of one and numbered cards each have a value equal to their respective number, and wherein a post-discard hand value greater than the target number is a Bust.

A method of playing a card game with a Dealer and at least one player, using at least one deck of standard playing cards having no jokers, the method comprising:

• (a) designating a target number achievable by one card;
• (b) dealing a hand of a single face-up card to each player and a single face-down card to the Dealer;
• (c) analyzing all player hands from step (b), where:
• (c1) any hand that matches the target number is designated a “Quick”;
• (c2) any hand less than the target number is eligible for a Hit;
• and
• (c3) any hand greater than the target number requires a discard and a Hit;
• (d) allowing each hand eligible for a Hit to receive as many Hits as requested so long as that hand's total is less than the target number;
• (e) allowing each hand having a total greater than the target number to discard one card, with a maximum one discard per hand;
• (f) resolving all player hands according to steps (c-e);
• (g) turning the Dealer card face up and resolving the Dealer hand according to steps (c1-e);
• and
• (h) determining a winner between each player hand and the Dealer hand,
• wherein face cards and aces each have a value of one and numbered cards each have a value equal to their respective number, and wherein a post-discard hand value greater than the target number is a Bust.

A method of playing a wagering card game with a Dealer and at least one player who has made a wager, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards having no jokers wherein all face cards and aces have respective values of one, the method comprising the steps of:

• designating a target number acheivable by one card;
• placing a wager by each player;
• dealing a hand of a first card to each player and a card to the Dealer if a player's first card is less than the target number, dealing additional cards to that hand until a total of the hand is greater than or equal to the target number;
• if a player's first card is greater than the target number, dealing a second card to that hand;
• when a player's hand is greater than the target number, giving that player the option to wager an additional amount, where a subsequent Dealer hand having a total that is greater than the target number results in that player winning her original wager plus the additional amount.

A method of playing a wagering card game with a Dealer and at least one player who has made a wager, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards, the method comprising the steps of:

• designating a target number achievable by one card;
• placing a wager by each player;
• dealing a hand of a first card to each player;
• if a first card of each player's hand is less than the target number, dealing additional face-up cards to that hand until the total is greater than or equal to the target number;
• and
• requiring that each player discard one card when that player's hand has a total that exceeds the target number.

A method of playing a card game with a Dealer and at least one player, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards, the method comprising the steps of:

• dealing a hand of a first face-up card to each player and a face-down card to the Dealer;
• and
• dealing at least one additional card to each hand unless the corresponding hand has a value of a target number achievable by one card;
• wherein the objective of the card game is to achieve a hand with a value of the target number, allowing one discard, and wherein face cards and aces each have a value of one and numbered cards each have a value equal to their respective number, and wherein a post-discard hand value greater than the target number is a Bust.