Methods of playing card games with wagering options

Abstract

Methods for playing card games and modified blackjack games wherein players may wager based on point values, colors, and/or suits associated with individual or pairs of playing cards. Wager zones are provided which correspond to predicted point values, colors and suits. Players indicate wagers by placing wagering devices in the wager zones.

1 . A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing a first additional wager zone and a second additional wager zone in a vicinity of each player, wherein said first additional wager zone indicates a first color and said second additional wager zone indicates a second color;    c) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said first and said second additional wager zones corresponding to a predicted color of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said additional wager;    d) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    e) dealing a second card to each player;    f) collecting an amount of said additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are not of a same color or if said first card and said second card are of a same color but said same color is not said predicted color;    g) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color;    h) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    i) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said first color is black and said second color is red.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are of a same suit.  
   
   
       4 . A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing a first additional wager zone, a second additional wager zone and a third additional wager zone in a vicinity of each player, wherein said first additional wager zone indicates a first color, said second additional, wager zone indicates a second color and said third additional wager zone indicates an ace;    c) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said first, second and third additional wager zones, wherein a first or second additional wager placed in said first or said second additional wager zone corresponds to a predicted color of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said first or second additional wager and a third additional wager placed in said third additional wager zone corresponds to a predicted ace as at least one card of said initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said additional wager;    d) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    e) dealing a second card to each player;    f) collecting an amount of said first or second additional wager if a player places said first or second additional wager and said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are not of a same color or if said first card and said second card are of a same color but said same color is not said predicted color;    g) collecting an amount of said third additional wager if a player places said third additional wager in said third additional wager zones and neither of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said third additional wager is an ace;    h) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first or second additional wager if a player places said first or second additional wager and said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first or second additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color;    i) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said third additional wager if a player places said third additional wager and one or both of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager is an ace;    j) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    k) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said first color is black and said second color is red.  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first or second additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said first or second additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first or second additional wager are of a same suit.  
   
   
       7 . A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing a first additional wager zone indicating an ace, a second additional wager zone indicating an ace split blackjack and a third additional wager zone indicating an ace split blackjack;    c) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said first, second and third additional wager zones, wherein a first additional wager placed in said first additional wager zone corresponds to a predicted ace as at least one card of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said first additional wager and a second or third additional wager placed in said second or third additional wager zone corresponds to a predicted ace split blackjack hand for the player the player placing said second or third additional wager;    d) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    e) dealing a second card to each player;    f) collecting an amount of said first additional wager if a player places said first additional wager in said first additional wager zone and neither of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager is an ace;    g) collecting an amount of said second additional wager if a player places said second additional wager in said second additional wager zone and the player placing said second additional wager does not achieve an ace split blackjack hand on a split hand corresponding to said second additional wager zone;    h) collecting an amount of said third additional wager if a player places said third additional wager in said third additional wager zone and the player placing said third additional wager does not achieve an ace split blackjack hand on a split hand corresponding to said third additional wager zone;    i) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if a player places said first additional wager and one or both of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager is an ace;    j) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said second additional wager if a player places said second additional wager in said second additional wager zone and the player placing said second additional wager achieves an ace split blackjack hand on a split hand corresponding to said second additional wager zone;    k) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said third additional wager if a player places said third additional wager in said third additional wager zone and the player placing said third additional wager achieves an ace split blackjack hand on a split hand corresponding to said third additional wager zone;    l) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    m) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if one of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager is an ace and another of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager is of a same suit as said ace.  
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if both of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager are aces.  
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if both of said first card and said second card are aces and said first card and said second card are of a same suit.  
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said second additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said second additional wager if said ace split blackjack hand on said split hand corresponding to said second additional wager zone comprises two cards of a same suit.  
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said third additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said third additional wager if said ace split blackjack hand on said split hand corresponding to said third additional wager zone comprises two cards of a same suit.  
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing a fourth additional wager zone indicating a first color, a fifth additional wager zone indicating said first color, a sixth additional wager zone indicating a second color and a seventh additional wager zone indicating said second color, wherein said fourth and said sixth additional wager zones correspond to a first split hand and said fifth and said seventh additional wager zones correspond to a second split hand;    b) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh additional wager zones corresponding to a predicted color of an initial two cards of a corresponding split hand dealt to the player placing said additional wager;    c) collecting an amount of said additional wager if said initial two cards of said corresponding split hand dealt to the player placing said additional wager are not of a same color or if said initial two cards are of a same color but said same color is not said predicted color; and    d) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if said initial two cards of said corresponding split hand dealt to the player placing said additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color.    
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein said first color is black and said second color is red.  
   
   
       15 . A method for playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing a first additional wager zone which indicates a total point value range of 2 to 8, a second additional wager zone which indicates a total point value range of 9 to 11, a third additional wager zone which indicates a total point value range of 12 to 16, a fourth additional wager zone which indicates a total point value range of 17 to 20, a fifth additional wager zone which indicates a total point value of 21, a sixth additional wager zone which indicates a first color and a seventh additional wager zone which indicates a second color;    c) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh additional wager zones wherein an additional wager placed in said first, second, third, fourth or fifth additional wager zones corresponds to a predicted total point value or predicted total point value range of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said additional wager and an additional wager placed in said sixth or seventh additional wager zones corresponds to a predicted color of said initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said additional wager;    d) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    e) dealing a second card to each player;    f) determining an actual total point value and color of said initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said additional wager and comparing said actual total point value and said actual color to said predicted total point value or said predicted total point value range and said predicted color;    g) collecting an amount of said additional wager if said actual total point value is not equal to or in a range of said predicted total point value or said predicted total point value range;    h) collecting an amount of said additional wager if said first card and said second card are not of a same color or if said first card and said second card are of a same color but said same color is not said predicted color;    i) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if said actual total point value is equal to or in a range of said predicted total point value or said predicted total point value range;    j) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color;    k) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    l) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein said step of paying a predetermined multiple of said additional wager further comprise paying a greater predetermined multiple of said additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said additional wager are of a same suit.  
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising the step of paying said predetermined multiple of said additional wager only if said actual total point value is equal to or in a range of said predicted total point value or said predicted total point value range and said first card and said second card are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color.  
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing an eighth additional wager zone indicating an ace;    b) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in said eighth additional wager zone, wherein an eight third additional wager placed in said eight additional wager zone corresponds to a predicted ace as at least one card of said initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said eight additional wager;    c) collecting an amount of said eight additional wager if neither of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said eight additional wager is an ace; and    d) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said eighth additional wager if one or both of said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said eight additional wager is an ace.    
   
   
       19 . A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing a first additional wager zone and a second additional wager zone in a vicinity of each player, wherein said first additional wager zone comprises a plurality of additional wager regions each indicating a possible point value of a first card dealt to a player placing a first additional wager and said second additional wager zone comprises a plurality of additional wager regions each indicating a possible point value of a second card dealt to a player placing a second additional wager;    c) having at least one player place a first additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said plurality of additional wager regions of said first additional wager zone corresponding to a predicted point value of a first card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;    d) having at least one player place a second additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said plurality of additional wager regions of said second additional wager zone corresponding to a predicted point value of a second card dealt to the player placing said second additional wager;    e) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    f) dealing a second card to each player;    g) collecting an amount of said first additional wager if an actual point value of said first card dealt to the player placing said first additional is not equal to said predicted point value of said first card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;    h) collecting an amount of said second additional wager if an actual point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said second additional is not equal to said predicted point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said second additional wager;    i) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if said actual point value of said first card dealt to the player placing said first additional is equal to said predicted point value of said first card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;    j) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said second additional wager if an actual point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said second additional is equal to said predicted point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said second additional wager;    k) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    l) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       20 . A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing a first additional wager zone in a vicinity of each player wherein said first additional wager zone comprises a plurality of additional wager regions each indicating a possible point value of a second card dealt to a player placing a first additional wager;    c) providing a second additional wager zone and a third additional wager zone in a vicinity of each player, wherein said second additional wager zone indicates a first color and said third additional wager zone indicates a second color;    c) having at least one player place a first additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said plurality of wagering regions of said first additional wager zone corresponding to a predicted point value of a second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;    d) having at least one player place a second additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said second and third additional wager zones corresponding to a predicted color of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said second additional wager;    e) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    f) dealing a second card to each player;    g) collecting an amount of said first additional wager if an actual point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager does not equal said predicted point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;    h) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if an actual point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager does not equal said predicted point value of said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;    i) collecting an amount of said second additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said second additional wager are not of a same color or if said first card and said second card are of a same color but said same color is not said predicted color;    j) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said second additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said second additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color;    k) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    l) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       21 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein said first color is black and said second color is red.  
   
   
       22 . A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using at least one standard deck of playing cards including one or more jokers, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of play;    b) providing an additional wager zone in a vicinity of each player wherein said additional wager zone corresponds to a blackjack hand comprising a joker and a ten point card;    c) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices i,n said additional wager zone;    d) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;    e) dealing a second card to each player;    f) collecting an amount of said additional wager if the player placing said additional wager does not draw a blackjack hand comprising a joker and a ten point card;    g) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said additional wager if the player placing said additional wager draws a blackjack hand comprising a joker and a ten point card;    h) dealing a second card to the dealer; and    i) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of play.    
   
   
       23 . A method for playing a card game between at least one player and dealer using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing a wager zone in a vicinity of at least one player, wherein said wager zone comprises a plurality of wager regions arranged in a matrix of rows and columns and each of said plurality of wager regions indicates a possible total point value of a two card hand dealt to said at least one player;    b) having at least one player place a wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said plurality of wager regions corresponding to a predicted total point value of said two card hand dealt to said at least one player;    c) dealing two cards to the at least one player placing said wager;    d) collecting an amount of said wager if an actual total point value of said two cards dealt to said at least one player placing said wager is not equal to said predicted total point value of said two card hand dealt to said at least one player; and    e) paying a predetermined multiple of an amount of said wager if said actual total point value of said two cards dealt to said at least one player placing said wager is equal to said predicted total point value of said two card hand dealt to said at least one player.    
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising the step of having at least one player place a wager by placing one or more wagering devices adjacent to at least one of said rows or said columns of said matrix, wherein placing a wagering device adjacent to said at least one of said rows or said columns indicates a predicted total point value corresponding to all total point value included in said row or said column.  
   
   
       25 . A method for playing a card game between at least one player and dealer using at least one standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing a first wager zone in a vicinity of at least one player, wherein said first wager zone comprises a plurality of wager regions and each of said plurality of wager regions indicates a possible point value of a card dealt to the at least one player;    b) providing a second and third wager zone in said vicinity of the at least one player, wherein said second additional wager zone indicates a first color and said third additional wager zone indicates a second color;    c) providing a fourth wager zone in said vicinity of the at least one player, wherein said fourth wager zone indicates an ace;    d) providing a fifth additional wager zone in said vicinity of the at least one player, wherein said fifth additional wager zone comprises a plurality of wager regions and each of said plurality of wager regions indicates a possible suit of said card dealt to the at least one player;    e) having the at least one player place a wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth wager zones, wherein a first wager placed in said first wager zone corresponds to a predicted point value of said card dealt to the at least one player, a second or third wager placed in said second or third wager zone corresponds to a predicted color of said card dealt to the at least one player, a fourth wager placed in said fourth wager area corresponds to a predicted ace as said card dealt to the at least one player, and a fifth wager placed in said fifth wager area corresponds to a predicted suit of said card dealt to the at least one player    f) dealing a card to the at least one player;    g) collecting an amount of said first wager if the at least one player places said first wager and an actual point value of said card dealt to the at least one player is not equal to said predicted point value;    h) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first wager if the at least one player places said first wager and an actual point value of said card dealt to the at least one player is equal to said predicted point value;    i) collecting an amount of said second or third wager if the at least one player places said second or third wager and an actual color of said card dealt to the at least one player is not said predicted color;    j) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said second or third wager if the at least one player places said second or third wager and an actual color of said card dealt to the at least one player is said predicted color;    k) collecting an amount of said fourth wager if the at least one player places said fourth wager and said card dealt to the at least one player is not an ace;    l) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said fourth wager if the at least one player places said fourth wager and said card dealt to the at least one player is an ace;    m) collecting an amount of said fifth wager if the at least one player places said fifth wager and an actual suit of said card dealt to the at least one player is not said predicted suit; and    n) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said fifth wager if the at least one player places said fifth wager and an actual suit of said card dealt to the at least one player is said predicted suit.