Method of conducting a card game

A method of conducting a card game at a physical gaming table using playing cards for at least one player comprising:

• defining at least one natural hand score;
• receiving a wager from said at least one player on a hand designated by said player;
• dealing at least two hands of playing cards;
• calculating a hand score for each hand as the sum modulo ten of the values of the playing cards in that hand;
• comparing the hand scores of said hands to one another and to a target value;
• if only one of the hand scores is a natural hand score, terminating said card game, rewarding wagers on said hand having a natural hand score, and collecting wagers on said hand not having a natural hand score;
• if more than one of the hand scores is a natural hand score and one of the natural hand scores is greater than the other natural hand score, terminating said card game, rewarding wagers on said hand having a natural hand score closer to said target value, and collecting wagers on said hand having a natural hand score further from said target value;
• if more than one of the hand scores is a natural hand score and the natural hand scores are equal, terminating said card game and returning all wagers;
• and
• if none of the hand scores is a natural hand score, resolving said wagers, said resolution comprising:
• if said hand scores are equal, dealing an additional card to each hand, calculating a new hand score for each hand, comparing said new hand scores, and terminating said card game by collecting wagers on the hand with the new hand score further from said target value and rewarding wagers on the hand with the new hand score closer to said target value;
• if one of said hand scores is further from said target value than is the other hand score, dealing an additional card to the hand having a hand score further from said target value, calculating a new hand score for said hand to which said card was dealt, and comparing the hand scores of said hands to said target value;
• if said new hand score is remains further from said target value than is the hand score for the other hand, terminating said card game. collecting wagers on the hand with a hand score further from said target value, and rewarding wagers on the hand with the hand score closer to said target value;
• and
• if said new hand score is closer to said target value than is the hand score for the other hand, dealing an additional card to the hand having the hand score further from said target value, calculating a new hand score for said hand to which the card was dealt, comparing said hand scores, and terminating said card game by collecting wagers on the hand with the hand score further from said target value and rewarding wagers on the hand with the hand score closer to said target value.

A method of conducting a card game at a physical gaming table using playing cards for at least one player comprising:

• defining at least two natural hand scores;
• receiving a wager from said at least one player on a hand designated by said player;
• dealing two hands of playing cards;
• calculating a hand score for each hand as the sum modulo ten of the values of the playing cards in that hand;
• comparing the hand scores of said hands to one another and to a target value;
• if only one of the hand scores is a natural hand score, terminating said card game, rewarding wagers on said hand having a natural hand score, and collecting wagers on said hand not having a natural hand score;
• if more than one of the hand scores is a natural hand score and one of the natural hand scores is closer to said target value than is the other natural hand score, terminating said card game, rewarding wagers on said hand having a natural hand score closer to said target value, and collecting wagers on said hand having a natural hand score further from said target value;
• if both of the hand scores is a natural hand score and the natural hand scores are equal, terminating said card game and returning all wagers;
• and
• if neither of the hand scores is a natural hand score, resolving said wagers, said resolution comprising:
• if said hand scores are equal, dealing an additional card to each hand, calculating a new hand score for each hand, comparing said new hand scores, and terminating said card game by collecting wagers on the hand with the new hand score further from said target value and rewarding wagers on the hand with the new hand score closer to said target value;
• if one of said hand scores is further from said target value than is the other hand score, dealing an additional card to the hand having the hand score further from said target value, calculating a new hand score for said hand to which said card was dealt, and comparing the hand scores of said hands to said target value;
• if said new hand score remains further from said target value than is the hand score for the other hand, terminating said card game, collecting wagers on the hand with the hand score further from said target value and rewarding wagers on the hand with the hand score closer to said target value;
• and
• if said new hand score is closer to said target value than is the hand score for the other hand, dealing an additional card to the hand having the hand score further from said target value, calculating a new hand score for said hand to which the card was dealt, comparing said hand scores, and terminating said card game by collecting wagers on the hand with the hand score further from said target value and rewarding wagers on the hand with the hand score closer to said target value.