Card game

Abstract

A card game method pits a dealer against one or more players. The highest value hand is nineteen. A player who has placed a wager to win seeks to obtain a hand having a value greater than that of the dealer hand, which will generally mean a hand of nineteen or as close as possible to nineteen. A player who has placed a wager to push will seek to tie the dealer band. Tens and face cards have a value of ten or zero—otherwise, card values are as provided in traditional blackjack. In one embodiment, additional hit cards are limited to two, so that no hand may contain greater than four cards.

1 . A method of playing a card game comprising:
 accepting a wager from a player;   providing two cards to the player to comprise a player hand;   providing two cards to a dealer to comprise a dealer hand;   determining a value of the player hand;   determining a value of the dealer hand;   comparing the value of the player hand and value of the dealer hand;   wherein a highest value for a winning hand is nineteen;   determining whether the value of the player hand is equal to, less than, or greater than the value of the dealer hand; and   determining an outcome of the wager based on whether the value of the player hand is equal to, less than, or greater than the value of the dealer hand and whether the wager was for the player to achieve a greater value hand or an equal value hand as compared to the dealer hand.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising presenting the player with the option to add to the player hand by receiving up to two additional cards, and thereafter not permitting the player to add any additional cards to the player band. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a value of ten cards and face cards is, alternatively, ten or zero. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the highest value hand comprises two cards adding up to nineteen. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the next highest hand comprises at least three cards adding up to nineteen. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the value of an ace is, alternatively, one or eleven. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealer must draw an additional card when the value of the dealer hand is a soft 16 or lower, and wherein the dealer must stand when the value of the dealer hand is a hard 16 or higher. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, when the value of each of the dealer hand and the player hand is zero, determining that the value of the dealer hand is greater than the value of the player hand. 
   
   
       9 . A method of playing a card game comprising:
 accepting a wager from a player;   providing two cards to the player to comprise a player hand;   providing two cards to a dealer to comprise a dealer hand;   determining a value of the player hand;   determining a value of the dealer hand;   presenting the player with the option to add to the player hand by receiving up to two additional cards, and thereafter not permitting the player to add any additional cards to the player hand;   wherein a value of ten cards and face cards is, alternatively, ten or zero;   comparing the value of the player hand and value of the dealer hand;   wherein a highest value for a winning hand is nineteen;   determining whether the value of the player hand is equal to, less than, or greater than the value of the dealer hand; and   determining an outcome of the wager based on whether the value of the player hand is equal to, less than, or greater than the value of the dealer hand and whether the wager was for the player to achieve a greater value hand or an equal value hand as compared to the dealer hand.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the highest value hand comprises two cards adding up to nineteen. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the next highest hand comprises at least three cards adding up to nineteen. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the value of an ace is, alternatively, one or eleven. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the dealer must draw an additional card when the value of the dealer hand is a soft 16 or lower, and wherein the dealer must stand when the value of the dealer hand is a hard 16 or higher. 
   
   
       14 . A method of playing a card game comprising:
 accepting a wager from a player;   providing two cards to the player to comprise a player hand;   providing two cards to a dealer to comprise a dealer hand;   determining a value of the player hand;   determining a value of the dealer hand;   presenting the player with the option to add to the player hand by receiving up to two additional cards, and thereafter not permitting the player to add any additional cards to the player band;   wherein a value of ten cards and face cards is, alternatively, ten or zero;   comparing the value of the player hand and value of the dealer hand;   wherein the highest value hand comprises two cards adding up to nineteen;   wherein the next highest hand comprises at least three cards adding up to nineteen;   determining whether the value of the player hand is equal to, less than, or greater than the value of the dealer hand; and   determining an outcome of the wager based on whether the value of the player hand is equal to, less than, or greater than the value of the dealer hand and whether the wager was for the player to achieve a greater value hand or an equal value hand as compared to the dealer hand.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the value of an ace is, alternatively, one or eleven. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the dealer must draw an additional card when the value of the dealer hand is a soft 16 or lower, and wherein the dealer must stand when the value of the dealer hand is a hard 16 or higher.