Card games

Abstract

A card game in which a dealer deals a hand of cards to each player(s) and each player having the option of sticking with the dealt cards or drawing additional cards until the player sticks or busts. Irrespective of the number of cards dealt to a player, before proceeding to the next player, the dealer deals at least one continuation card in respect of the player's hand, until the total value of that player's hand equals or exceeds the specified maximum value. After all the players have played their hands, the dealer draws additional cards, until the dealer either sticks or the value of the dealer's hand equals to or exceeds the specified maximum. The dealer loses the hand based upon a comparison of a total value of the hands of the remaining player(s) hand and the dealer.

1 . A card game in which the object of the game is to:
 achieve a hand, the total value of the hand based on the sum of the values of each card in the hand being greater than the total value of a dealer's hand, the total value being equal to or less than a specified maximum, comprising;   a dealer dealing a hand of one or more cards to one or more players;   the or each player in turn having the option of;
 sticking with said one or more cards; or 
 drawing one or more additional cards, until
 the player sticks; or 
 the total value of the player's hand is equal to or exceeds the specified maximum value; total value of the player's hand exceeds the specified maximum then the player busts losing the hand; 
 
   irrespective of the number of cards on which the player has stuck, before proceeding to the next player, the dealer dealing one or more continuation cards in respect of the player's hand, until the total value of the player's hand equals or exceeds the specified maximum value;   the dealer dealing a hand of one or more cards to himself;   after all the players have played their hands, the dealer drawing additional cards, until the dealer sticks or the value of the dealer's hand is equal to or exceeds the specified maximum;
 the dealer losing the hand to the player's stuck on a total value equal to or less than the specified maximum, if the dealer's total value exceeds the specified minimum; 
 where the total values at which both the players and the dealer have stuck are equal to or lower than the specified value;
 the dealer losing the hand to the players whose total value is higher than the dealer's total value; and 
 the players losing the hand to the dealer, where the player's total value is lower than the dealer's total value. 
 
   
   
   
       2 . The card game according to  claim 1  in which the specified maximum value is 21. 
   
   
       3 . The card game according to  claim 1  in which the dealer must draw if the total value of the dealer's hand is below a specified minimum value. 
   
   
       4 . The card game according to  claim 2  in which the dealer must stick if the total value of the dealer's hand is equal to or above a specified minimum value. 
   
   
       5 . The card game according to  claim 3  in which the specified minimum value is 17. 
   
   
       6 . The card game according to  claim 1  in which each player is initially dealt two cards, the player having the option of drawing additional cards. 
   
   
       7 . The card game according to  claim 6  in which if the two cards initially dealt are of the same value, the player has the option to split the two cards into two separate hands. 
   
   
       8 . A card game in which the object of the game is to achieve a hand, the total value of the hand based in the sum of the values of each card in the hand being greater than the total value of a dealer's hand, comprising;
 a dealer dealing a hand having a set number of cards, to one or more players, said hand comprising one or more cards which are initially exposed and one or more additional draw cards which are only exposed at the option of the player;   the or each player, in turn, having the option of;
 sticking with said one or more cards initially exposed; 
 exposing one or more additional draw cards, until
 the player sticks; or 
 the total value of the players hand is equal to or exceeds a specified maximum value; the player losing the hand if the total value of his hand exceeds a specified maximum; or 
 
   the additional draw cards are all exposed;   the dealer dealing a hand of one or more cards to himself;   after all the players have played their hands, the dealer drawing additional cards, until the dealer sticks or the value of the dealer's hand is equal to or exceeds the specified maximum;
 the dealer losing the hand to the players stuck on a total value equal to or less than the specified maximum, if the total value of the dealers hand exceeds the specified minimum; or 
 where both the total value of the player's hand and the total value of the dealer's hand are equal to or lower than the specified value;
 the dealer losing the hand to the players whose total value is higher than the dealer's total value; and 
 
   the players losing the hand to the dealer, where the player's total value is lower than the dealer's total value.   
   
   
       9 . The card game according to  claim 8  in which the specified maximum value is 21. 
   
   
       10 . The card game according to  claim 8  in which the dealer deals five cards the each player, the first two cards exposed and the remaining cards to be exposed at the option of the player. 
   
   
       11 . The card game according to  claim 10  in which, if the first two cards dealt to a player are a pair of the same rank, the second card is replaced by the next card in the pack, until a card of different rank is dealt. 
   
   
       12 . The card game according to  claim 10  in which, if the first two cards dealt to a player are a pair of the same rank, other than a pair of fours, a pair of fives or a pair totaling 20, the second card is replaced by the next card in the pack, until a card of different rank is dealt. 
   
   
       13 . The card game according to  claim 8  in which there is no limit on the number of cards that the dealer may draw. 
   
   
       14 . The card game according to  claim 13  in which the dealer must draw if the total of the dealer's hand is below a specified minimum value. 
   
   
       15 . The card game according to  claim 13  in which the dealer must stick if the total of the dealer's hand is equal to or above a specified minimum value. 
   
   
       16 . The card game according to  claim 14  in which the specified minimum value is 17. 
   
   
       17 . The card game according to  claim 8  in which the dealer is limited to the same number of draw cards as the players. 
   
   
       18 . The card game according to  claim 17  in which if the total value of the dealers hand is below a specified minimum value, then the bet of any player with a hand value below the minimum value will be pushed. 
   
   
       19 . The card game according to  claim 17  in which any hand comprising the maximum number of cards with a total value equal to or less than the specified maximum value, will be considered of equal value, irrespective of the total value of the hand. 
   
   
       20 . The card game according to  claim 19  in which the specified maximum is 21, any hand comprising the maximum number of cards with a total value of 21 or less, will be beaten only by a two card 21.