Diejack

• US 7,144,012 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2005
• Issued: 12/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gail Lee Grigsby
• Original Assignee: Gail Lee Grigsby
• Inventors: Grigsby, Gail Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Eugene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Collins, Dolores R.
• Application Number:
  US11/320,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20060157935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 343 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/003 Blackjack; Twenty one
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

An option in the card game of Blackjack according to which the player pays a fee to buy the option to roll a single die and the outcome, a number between one and six, inclusive, is added to the total point value of the player'"'"'s cards.

Claims

1. A method of playing a hand of the card game Blackjack wherein a player places a primary bet, accumulates cards and creates one or more hands, stops at a selected point in receiving cards in each hand, such that adding the point values of the cards in a given hand creates a numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards in that hand, the desired goal being that the numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards is higher than a total numerical point value of a dealer'"'"'s cards, but not greater than a total numerical point value of twenty-one, the improvement comprising:

a. allowing the player to pay a fee in addition to the primary bet, both the primary bet and the fee being placed before any cards are dealt;

b. allowing the player to accumulate cards to make one or more hands;

c. if the player has paid the fee, allowing the player to roll a single six-sided die after all of the player'"'"'s cards are accumulated for a hand as customary in the card game Blackjack;

d. adding the numerical point value of the die roll outcome to the numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards to arrive at the total numerical point value for the player'"'"'s hand;

e. comparing the total numerical point value for the player'"'"'s hand to the total numeric point value of the dealer'"'"'s cards; and

f. paying out to the player if the total numerical point value of the player'"'"'s cards in the hand is higher than a total numerical point value of the dealer'"'"'s cards, but not greater than a total numerical point value of twenty-one.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a. the fee is equal to twenty percent of the primary bet.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a. the player doubles down, the player loses the option of rolling the die and the player'"'"'s option fee is forfeited.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a. the players doubles down, and the player'"'"'s option fee is refunded.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a. the player receive a pair of cards, the player splits the pair to form two hands in which each card of the pair is the first card, and the player chooses to exercise the roll option on both of the split hands.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a. the player receives a pair of Aces, the player splits the pair of Aces, and the player'"'"'s option fee is refunded.

7. A method of playing a hand of the card game Blackjack wherein a player places a primary bet, accumulates cards and creates one or more hands, stops at a selected point in receiving cards in each hand, such that adding the point values of the cards in a given hand creates a numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards in that hand, the desired goal being that the numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards is higher than a total numerical point value of a dealer'"'"'s cards, but not greater than a total numerical point value of twenty-one, the improvement comprising:

a. requiring the player to pay a fee in addition to the primary bet, both the primary bet and the fee being placed before any cards are dealt;

b. allowing the player to accumulate cards to make one or more hands;

c. requiring the player to roll a single six-sided die after all of the player'"'"'s cards are accumulated as customary in the card game Blackjack;

d. adding the numerical point value of the die roll outcome to the numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards to arrive at the total numerical point value for the player'"'"'s hand;

e. comparing the total numerical point value for the player'"'"'s hand to the total numeric point value of the dealer'"'"'s cards; and

f. paying out to the player if the total numerical point value of the player'"'"'s cards in the hand is higher than a total numerical point value of the dealer'"'"'s cards, but not greater than a total numerical point value of twenty-one.

8. A method of playing a hand of the card game Blackjack wherein a player places a primary bet, accumulates cards and creates one or more hands, stops at a selected point in receiving cards in each hand, such that adding the point values of the cards in a given hand creates a numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards in that hand, the desired goal being that the numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards is higher than a total numerical point value of a dealer'"'"'s cards, but not greater than a total numerical point value of twenty-one, the improvement comprising:

a. allowing the player to roll a single six-sided die after all of the player'"'"'s cards are accumulated as customary in the card game Blackjack;

b. adding the numerical point value of the die roll outcome to the numerical total of the player'"'"'s cards to arrive at the total numerical point value for the player'"'"'s hand;

c. comparing the total numerical point value for the player'"'"'s hand to the total numeric point value of the dealer'"'"'s cards; and

d. paying out to the player if the total numerical point value of the player'"'"'s cards in the hand is higher than a total numerical point value of the dealer'"'"'s cards, but not greater than a total numerical point value of twenty-one.

9. A method of playing a card game of wherein:

a. a dealer deals a plurality of hands of one or more cards from one or more decks of cards, at least one of the hands of cards going to each of the dealer and one or more players;

b. each of the cards has at least one point value between 1 and 11, inclusive;

c. the point value of a hand is the sum of the point values of the cards that comprise the hand;

d. each player has the option of adding to the point value of the cards in their hand by a means of generating a random number other than dealing a card;

e. one or more players exercise the option of adding to the point value of the cards in their hand by a means of generating a random number other than dealing a card;

f. the point value of each hand is calculated;

g. if the point value of a player'"'"'s hand is greater than the point value of the dealer'"'"'s hand, and less than or equal to a preselected number, the player'"'"'s hand is deemed to be a winning hand; and

h. if the point value of a player'"'"'s hand is less than the point value of the dealer'"'"'s hand, and the point value of the dealer'"'"'s hand is less than or equal to a preselected number, the dealer'"'"'s hand is deemed to be a winning hand.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

a. the means of generating a random number other than dealing a card is the rolling of one or more dice.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein:

a. the means of generating a random number other than a card dealt by the dealer is the rolling of one die.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein:

a. the die is a six-sided die that has equal probability over an infinite time of landing on any one of its sides as much as any other.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

a. the rolling of one die generates a point value between 1 and 6, inclusive.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

a. the preselected number is 21.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein:

a. an Ace has a point value of 11 if the point value of the hand including the Ace with a point value of 11 is 21 or less; and

b. an Ace has a point value of 1 if the point value of the hand including the Ace with a point value of 11 is over 21.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein:

a. a ten has a numerical point value of 10;

b. a Jack has a numerical point value of 10;

c. a Queen has a numerical point value of 10; and

d. a King has a numerical point value of 10.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein:

a. each of the one or more players that exercises the option to generate a random number other than dealing a card pays a fee to exercise the option to generate a random number other than dealing a card.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein:

a. each of the one or more players wagers money on their hand.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein:

a. the dealer pays back the wager placed and an additional amount to each player deemed to have a winning hand.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein:

a. the dealer does not have the option to generate a random number other than dealing a card.