MIX AND MATCH BLACKJACK GAME
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1. A method for conducting a blackjack card game using physical playing cards in which:
- a) a dealer accepts an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position;
b) the dealer sending three random physical playing cards to a display area at a player position and three random physical playing cards to a dealer position display area, where at most one of the dealer position three random cards is displayed,c) the blackjack card game being played between the dealer position and the player position according to the predetermined rules of blackjack card games utilizing playing cards where all face cards count ten, aces count one or eleven, and all other cards count their face value, in which each player position makes the ante wager;
d) the player position discards one card from the player position three playing cards to form an initial player position two-card blackjack hand;
e) the dealer position discards one card from the dealer position three playing cards to form an initial dealer position two-card blackjack hand;
f) the player position receives random physical playing cards to complete a blackjack hand at the player position according to player position directions to stand or hit;
g) the dealer position receiving random physical playing cards to complete a blackjack hand at the dealer position after f) is completed according to dealer position directions to stand or hit; and
h) the dealer resolving all wagers at the player position hand by standard blackjack rules of resolution.
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Abstract
A method for conducting a card game by:
- accepting an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position;
- providing three random playing cards to a player position and three random cards to a dealer position,
- the game being according to the predetermined rules of blackjack;
- the player position discards one card to form an initial player position two-card blackjack hand;
- the dealer position discards one card to form an initial dealer position two-card blackjack hand,
- the player position receives random cards to complete a blackjack hand at the player position according to player position direction to stand or hit;
- the dealer position receiving random cards to complete a blackjack hand at the dealer position after f) is completed according to dealer position direction to stand or hit; and
- the dealer resolving all wagers at the player position hand by standard blackjack rules of resolution.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a blackjack card game using physical playing cards in which:
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a) a dealer accepts an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position; b) the dealer sending three random physical playing cards to a display area at a player position and three random physical playing cards to a dealer position display area, where at most one of the dealer position three random cards is displayed, c) the blackjack card game being played between the dealer position and the player position according to the predetermined rules of blackjack card games utilizing playing cards where all face cards count ten, aces count one or eleven, and all other cards count their face value, in which each player position makes the ante wager; d) the player position discards one card from the player position three playing cards to form an initial player position two-card blackjack hand; e) the dealer position discards one card from the dealer position three playing cards to form an initial dealer position two-card blackjack hand; f) the player position receives random physical playing cards to complete a blackjack hand at the player position according to player position directions to stand or hit; g) the dealer position receiving random physical playing cards to complete a blackjack hand at the dealer position after f) is completed according to dealer position directions to stand or hit; and h) the dealer resolving all wagers at the player position hand by standard blackjack rules of resolution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
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6. A method for conducting a physical game of a blackjack-style card game using:
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a) a player wager position on a gaming table receiving an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position; b) the player position receiving exactly three virtual random playing cards at a playing card receiving position at the player position; c) a dealer position receiving three virtual random playing cards to a dealer hand position at the dealer position at the gaming table; d) the player position directing discard of a specific one of the three random physical playing cards at the player position and that specific one of the three random physical playing cards being discarded to form an initial two-card player position blackjack hand; e) the player position completing a final player position blackjack hand taking additional cards until busting or standing; f)) the dealer position directing discard of a specific one of the three random physical playing cards at the dealer position and that specific one of the three random physical playing cards being discarded to form an initial two-card dealer position blackjack hand g) after completion of an initial dealer position two-card blackjack hand, the dealer position three-card initial virtual playing card hand is completed; and g) the dealer position resolving the ante wager according to blackjack comparison between a final player position blackjack hand outcome and a final dealer position blackjack hand outcome. - View Dependent Claims (8, 11)
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12. A method for conducting an electronic blackjack-style card game using:
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a) a processor accepting an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position from a player input terminal; b) the processor sending virtual images of three virtual random playing cards to a display system at the player position; c) the processor sending virtual images of three virtual random playing cards to a display system at a dealer position; d) the player position receiving signals at the player input terminal directing discard of a specific one of the three virtual playing cards at the player position to form an initial two-card player position blackjack hand; e) the player position completing a final player position blackjack hand by receipt of signals through the player input terminal of commands to the processor to hit or stand at the player position; f) after completion of a final player position blackjack hand, the dealer position two-card initial virtual playing card hand is completed by exercise of commands by the processor according to procedures stored in memory; and g) the processor resolving the ante wager according to blackjack comparison between a virtual player hand outcome and a virtual dealer hand outcome. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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