Cardgame of twelve four-suited wagering-spaces against dealer's draw

Abstract

A casino type cardgame apparatus and method which can be likewise played at home via a dealer and one or more players, and advantageously employing a traditional four-suited deck of cards played upon a specially configured circular or squared wagering-field exhibiting twelve wagering-spaces bearing numbers 2 through 10, along with three more wagering-spaces bearing different characters (jack, queen, king);—all twelve of the wagering-spaces represent the four-suit indicia (heart, club, diamond, spade) as well. Accordingly, the card-deck is shuffled, players elect placement of their marker-chips (one or more) upon the wagering-field of the twelve described wagering-spaces, which may involve various combinations of placements; whereupon the dealer draws a card at random, for chance win or loss comparison with the player's placements upon the wagering-field. Preferred inclusion of four additional discrete wagering-spaces bearing the four different suit indicias, and two discrete wagering-spaces in red and black, expand the wagering prospects; plus, the odds may be set more in favor of the dealer by optional inclusion of a discrete wagering-space representing the ace-card in only one of the four-suits.

What is claimed of proprietary inventive origin is:  
     
         1 .) A cardgame of chance played between a dealer having a four-suit deck of randomly shuffled playing-cards, and one or more players each having marker-chips identifiable as theirs; said cardgame apparatus comprising: 
 at least one player accessible wagering-cluster exhibiting nine discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces each bearing different numbers 2 through 10, plus three wagering-spaces each bearing a different character Jack, queen, king, all twelve said wagering-spaces representing the four-suit indicia;    each player can thus place one or more of their marker-chips upon one or more of said wagering-spaces, the dealer then draws a card at random from said deck of playing-cards, whereupon a player's win or loss is thus determined by the dealer's drawn-card comparison matching to a player's wagering-field selection.    
     
     
         2 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein said wagering-cluster is circular in format, exhibiting eight discrete wagering-spaces in an outer-circle and four more discrete wagering-spaces in a concentric inner-circle array.  
     
     
         3 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 2 , wherein the said wagering-cluster also includes four discrete perimeter adjoining arched-segments arranged upon 45-degree centers relative to the vertical center-line of said wagering-cluster; said arched-segments serving as elective chip placement spaces designating a wager upon that entire immediately inward adjacent triad-quarter of wagering-spaces.  
     
     
         4 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 2 , wherein the said wagering-cluster also includes four discrete peripherally adjoining arched-segments arranged at 90-degree intervals relative to vertical center-line of said wagering-cluster, said arched-segment spaces thus designating a wagering option upon that entire inward adjacent sextet of wagering-spaces; thus a player can thereby wager a single wagering-chip thereon for the entire upper-half or lower-half or left-half or right-half of said wagering-cluster.  
     
     
         5 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein said wagering-cluster in rectangular in format, exhibiting the eight discretely numbered wagering-spaces in a three by three array, and including the three discretely lettered wagering-spaces in a tandem triad.  
     
     
         6 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein said wagering-cluster also exhibits a wagering-field of four discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces bearing one of four different suit indicias.  
     
     
         7 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein said wagering-cluster also exhibits a wagering-field comprising a discretely juxtaposed wagering-space representing the ace-card which can be only one of the four-suits.  
     
     
         8 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein there is an identical wagering-cluster in the form of a placard dedicated for each player's discrete use.  
     
     
         9 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein the said wagering-cluster is graphically sized and arranged as to be physically accessible to a plurality of players.  
     
     
         10 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein the wagering-spaces of said wagering-cluster are discretely arranged in alternating red or black juxtaposed relationships.  
     
     
         11 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 1 , wherein the wagering-spaces of said wagering-cluster are all of a common background color.  
     
     
         12 .) A casino type cardgame of chance played between a dealer having a four-suit deck of randomly shuffled playing-cards, and one or more players each having marker-chips identifiable as theirs; said cardgame apparatus comprising: 
 at least one player accessible wagering-cluster exhibiting nine discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces each bearing different numbers 2 through 10, plus three wagering-spaces bearing a different character Jack, queen, king, all twelve wagering-spaces also each representing the four-suit indicia;    a wagering-field exhibiting four discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces each bearing a different suit indicia, plus two discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces one in red the other in black;    each player can thus place one or more of their marker-chips upon one or more of eighteen said wagering-spaces, the dealer drawing a card at random from said deck of playing-cards, whereupon a player's win or loss is thus determined by dealer's drawn-card comparison matching to a player's overall wagering-field selection.    
     
     
         13 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 12 , wherein said wagering-cluster is circular in format, exhibiting eight discrete wagering-spaces in an outer-circle and four more discrete wagering-spaces in a concentric inner-circle array.  
     
     
         14 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 13 , wherein the said wagering-cluster also includes four discrete perimeter adjoining arched-segments arranged upon 45-degree centers relative to the vertical center-line of said wagering-cluster; said arched-segments serving as elective chip placement spaces designating a wager upon that entire immediately inward adjacent triad-quarter of wagering-spaces.  
     
     
         15 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 13 , wherein the said wagering-cluster also includes four discrete peripherally adjoining arched-segments arranged at 90-degree intervals relative to vertical center-line of said wagering-cluster, said arched-segment spaces thus designating a wagering option upon that entire inward adjacent sextet of wagering-spaces; thus a player can thereby wager a single wagering-chip thereon for the entire upper-half or lower-half or left-half or right-half of said wagering-cluster.  
     
     
         16 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 12 , wherein said wagering-cluster in rectangular in format, exhibiting the eight discretely numbered wagering-spaces in a three by three array, and including the three discretely lettered wagering-spaces in a tandem triad.  
     
     
         17 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 12 , wherein said wagering-cluster also exhibits a wagering-field comprising a discretely juxtaposed wagering-space representing the ace-card which can be only one of the four-suits.  
     
     
         18 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 12 , wherein there is an identical wagering-cluster in the form of a placard dedicated for each player's discrete use.  
     
     
         19 .) The cardgame apparatus according to claim- 12 , wherein overall said wagering-field is graphically sized and arranged as to be physically accessible to a plurality of players.  
     
     
         20 .) A casino type cardgame of chance played between a dealer having a four-suit deck of randomly shuffled playing-cards, and one or more players each having marker-chips identifiable as theirs; said cardgame comprising steps of: 
 providing at least one player accessible wagering-cluster exhibiting nine discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces each bearing different numbers 2 through 10, and three contiguous wagering-spaces thereto each bearing a different character Jack, queen, king, all twelve said wagering-spaces each representing the four-suit indicia;    providing said wagering-field exhibiting four discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces bearing one of four different suit indicias, plus two discretely juxtaposed wagering-spaces one in red the other in black;    each player can thus place one or more of their marker-chips upon one or more of eighteen said wagering-spaces, then said dealer draws a card at random from said deck of playing-cards, at which point a player's win or loss is thus determined by said dealer's drawn-card comparison matching to a player's wagering-field selection, whereupon the game may be resumed in a repetitive manner.