Patent ID: 6305689
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a card game comprising:(a) dealing hands of cards to a player and 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, proceeding to step (c), and(b3) if the numerical total of the dealer's hand exceeds the upper limit, discarding the dealer's hand and skipping steps (c) and (c1)-(c4); and(c) determining a numerical total of the player's hand, wherein:(c1) 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 (c),(c2) 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,(c3) 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(c4) if the numerical total of the player's hand exceeds the upper limit, the dealer winning the game.