Casino card game

Abstract

A card game of chance includes a plurality of playing cards each having a value and a suit and a color, a playing surface having at least one player position and one dealer position. The player position includes a change-up card indicia, a first primary card indicia, and an ante indicia. The dealer position includes at least one dealer card indicia. A wager is placed in the ante indicia and a first primary card is dealt face down to the player on the first primary card indicia. A change card is dealt to the player face down on the change up card indicia. A dealer card is dealt face down to the dealer on the dealer card indicia. The first primary card of the player is exposed and the player makes prediction of whether the primary card or the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card. The value of the dealer card is exposed the player is declared a winner or loser based on whether their prediction is correct. If the player is declared a winner, they are awarded a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the player played the change card and awarding the player a second predetermined proportion of the ante if the player did not play the change card.

1 . A method of playing a card game including at least one player and a dealer, said method comprising:
 providing a plurality of playing cards each having a value and a suit and a color;   providing a playing surface having at least one player position and one dealer position wherein the at least one player position of the playing surface includes at least a change up card indicia, at least a first primary card indicia and an ante indicia and the dealer position of the playing surface includes at least one dealer card indicia;   receiving an ante wager consisting of a betting currency on the ante indicia;   dealing a first primary card to the at least one player on the first primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the first primary card from the player and the dealer;   dealing one change card to the player on the change up card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the change card from the player and the dealer;   dealing one dealer card to the dealer on the dealer card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the dealer card from the player and the dealer;   revealing the value of the first primary card of the player;   receiving a first selection by the player to either play the first primary card in the form of a first prediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the first primary card, or to substitute the first primary card with the change card and play the change card in the form of a second prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card;   revealing the value of the dealer card;   declaring the player a loser if either of the first or second predictions is incorrect;   declaring the player a winner if either the first prediction or the second prediction is correct; and   wherein declaring the player a winner includes one of awarding the player a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the first prediction is correct or and awarding the player a second predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the second prediction is correct.   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the playing surface further includes a poker bonus ante indicia;
 the method further includes receiving a bonus wager consisting of a betting currency on the poker bonus ante indicia; 
 revealing the value of the change card if the first prediction was selected by the player; and 
 wherein declaring the player a winner further includes awarding the player a predetermined proportion of the poker bonus wager based upon the combination of at least the first primary card and the change card being a predetermined winning combination. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the playing surface further includes a second primary card indicia, further comprising:
 dealing a second primary card to the player on the second primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the second primary card from the player and the dealer; 
 revealing the value of the second primary card of the player; and 
 receiving a second selection by the player to either play the second primary card in the form of a third prediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the second primary card, or if the first selection did not consist of the second prediction to substitute the second primary card with the change card in the form of a fourth prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 3  wherein the playing surface further includes a third primary card indicia, further comprising:
 dealing a third primary card to the player on the third primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the third primary card from the player and the dealer; 
 revealing the value of the third primary card of the player; and 
 receiving a third selection by the player to either play the third primary card a fifth prediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the third primary card, or if the first selection did not consist of the second prediction and the second selection did not consist of the fourth prediction to substitute the third primary card with the change card in the form of a sixth prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 4  wherein declaring the player a loser if any of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or six predictions is incorrect. 
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 4  wherein declaring the player a winner if three of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth predictions are correct. 
     
     
         7 . The method as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the playing surface further includes a poker bonus ante indicia;
 the method further includes receiving a bonus wager from the player consisting of a betting currency placed on the poker bonus ante indicia; and 
 wherein declaring the player a winner further includes awarding the player a predetermined proportion of the poker bonus wager based upon the combination of the first primary card, the second primary card, the third primary card, and the change card being a predetermined winning combination. 
 
     
     
         8 . A method of playing a card game including at least one player and a dealer, said method comprising:
 providing a plurality of playing cards consisting of a 52-card deck of conventional playing cards each having a value and a suit and a color;   providing a shoe for containing and dispersing the playing cards;   disposing the playing cards in a shoe;   providing a playing surface having at least one player position and one dealer position wherein the player position of the playing surface includes a change up card indicia, a first primary card indicia, a second primary card indicia, a third primary card indicia, an ante indicia, and a poker bonus ante indicia, and wherein the dealer position of the playing surface includes at least one dealer card indicia;   receiving an ante wager from the at least one player in the form of a betting currency placed on the ante indicia;   receiving a bonus wager from the at least one player in the form of a betting currency placed on the bonus poker bonus ante indicia;   dealing a first primary card from the shoe to the at least one player on the first primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the first primary card from the at least one player and the dealer;   dealing a second primary card from the shoe to the at least one player on the second primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the second primary card from the at least one player and the dealer;   dealing a third primary card from the shoe to the at least one player on the third primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the third primary card from the at least one player and the dealer;   dealing one change card from the shoe to the at least one player in a manner so as to conceal the value of the change card from the at least one player and the dealer;   dealing one dealer card from the shoe to the dealer on the dealer card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the dealer card from the at least one player and the dealer;   revealing the value of the first primary card of the player;   receiving a first selection by the player to either play the first primary card in the form of a first prediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the first primary card, or to substitute the first primary card with the change card and play the change card in the form of a second prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card;   revealing the value of the second primary card of the player;   receiving a second selection by the player to either play the second primary card in the form of a third prediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the second primary card, or if the first selection did not consist of the second prediction to substitute the second primary card with the change card and play the change card in the form of a fourth prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card;   revealing the value of the third primary card of the player;   receiving a third selection by the player to either play the third primary card in the form of a fifth prediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the third primary card, or if the first selection did not consist of the second prediction and the second selection did not consist of the fourth prediction to substitute the third primary card with the change card and play the change card in the form of a sixth prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card;   revealing the value of the dealer card;   revealing the value of the change card if the first selection did not consist of the second prediction, the second selection did not consist of the fourth prediction, and the third selection did not consist of the sixth prediction;   declaring the player a loser if any of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth predictions is incorrect;   declaring the player a winner if three of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth predictions are correct;   wherein declaring the player a winner includes awarding the winner a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the player played the change card or awarding a second predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the player did not play the change card;   wherein declaring the player a winner further includes awarding the player a predetermined proportion of the bonus wager based upon the combination of the first primary card, second primary card, third primary card, and the change card being a predetermined winning combination.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein first primary card indicia includes an upper portion and a lower portion, further comprising:
 receiving the first primary card in the upper portion of the first primary card indicia is representative of the first prediction by the at least one player that the first primary card has a value higher than a value of the dealer card; or   receiving the first primary card in the lower portion of the first primary card indicia is representative of the first prediction by the at least one player that the first primary card has a value lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the first primary card indicia an upper portion and a lower portion, further comprising:
 receiving the change card in the upper portion of the first primary indicia is representative of the second prediction by the at least one player that the change card has a value higher than a value of the dealer card; or   receiving the change card in the lower portion of the first primary card indicia is representative of the second prediction by the at least one player that the value of the change card is lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second primary card indicia includes an upper portion and a lower portion, further comprising:
 receiving the second primary card in the upper portion of the second primary card indicia is representative of the third prediction by the at least one player that the second primary card has a value higher than the value of the dealer card; or   receiving the second primary card in the lower portion of the second primary card indicia is representative of the fourth prediction by the at least one player that the second primary card has a value lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the third primary card indicia includes an upper portion and a lower portion, further comprising:
 receiving the third primary card in the upper portion of the third primary card indicia is representative of the fifth prediction by the at least one player that the third primary card has a value higher than the value of the dealer card; or   receiving the third primary card in the lower portion of the third primary card indicia is representative of the sixth prediction by the at least one player that the third primary card has a value lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first primary card indicia includes a first upper portion and a first lower portion, the second primary card indicia includes a second upper portion and a second lower portion, and the third primary card indicia includes a third upper portion and a third lower portion, further comprising:
 placing the first primary card in the first upper portion by the at least one player represents the first prediction being that the first primary card has a value greater than a value of the dealer card;   placing the first primary card in the first lower portion by the at least one player represents the first prediction being that the value of the first primary card is lower than the value of the dealer card;   placing the change card in the first upper portion by the at least one player represents the second prediction being that the change card has a value greater than the value of the dealer card;   placing the change card in the first lower portion by the at least one player represents the second prediction being that the change card has value lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 placing the second primary card in the second upper portion by the at least one player represents the third prediction being that the second primary card has a value greater than the value of the dealer card;   placing the second primary card in the second lower portion by the at least one player represents the third prediction being that the value of the second primary card is lower than the value of the dealer card;   placing the change card in the second upper portion by the at least one player represents the fourth prediction being that the change card has a value greater than the value of the dealer card;   placing the change card in the second lower portion by the at least one player represents the fourth prediction being that the change card has value lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 placing the third primary card in the third upper portion by the at least one player represents the fifth prediction being that the third primary card has a value greater than the value of the dealer card;   placing the third primary card in the third lower portion by the at least one player represents the fifth prediction being that the value of the third primary card is lower than the value of the dealer card;   placing the change card in the third upper portion by the at least one player represents the sixth prediction being that the change card has a value greater than the value of the dealer card;   placing the change card in the third lower portion by the at least one player represents the sixth prediction being that the change card has value lower than the value of the dealer card.   
     
     
         16 . A method of playing a casino card game of chance, comprising:
 providing a deck of cards consisting of 52 individual cards broken down into a plurality of different values consisting of A through K of clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades;   providing a table game surface with a plurality of player positions and a dealer card position, each of the plurality of player positions including indicia representing an ante wager area, a first primary card area, a second primary card area, a third primary card area, and a change card area, wherein the first primary card area, the second primary card area and the third primary card area include an upper prediction area and a lower prediction area;   receiving a wager in the ante wager area from at least one of the plurality of players;   dealing a card face down to each of the first primary card area, the second primary card area, the third primary card area, the change card area associated with the least one player who placed a wager in the ante wager area;   dealing a card face down to the dealer card area;   exposing the card in the first primary card area;   receiving a first selection from the at least one player to play ether the first primary card or the change card;   receiving a first prediction from the at least one player by placing the first selected card in the first upper prediction area or the first lower prediction area;   exposing the card in the second primary card area;   receiving a second selection from the at least one player to play either the second primary card or the change card if the change card is not the first selected card;   receiving a second prediction by placing the second selected card in the second upper prediction area or the second lower prediction area;   exposing the card in the third primary card area;   receiving a third selection from the at least one player to play either the third primary card or the change card if the change card is not the first selected card or the second selected card;   receiving a third prediction by placing the third selected card in the third upper prediction area or the third lower prediction area;   exposing the dealer card;   declaring the player a loser if any of the first prediction, the second prediction or the third prediction is incorrect;   declaring the player a winner each of the first prediction, the second prediction and the third prediction are correct; and   wherein declaring the player a winner includes awarding the player a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if one of the first selection, the second selection, or the third selection involves placing the change card in one of the upper or lower prediction areas or awarding the player a second predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the at least one player did not use the change card as part of the first prediction, the second prediction or the third prediction.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first predetermined portion is 1:1 and the second predetermined portion is 3:2. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the table game surface further includes a poker bonus ante indicia;
 the method further including receiving a bonus wager consisting of a betting currency on the poker bonus ante indicia; 
 wherein declaring the player a winner further includes awarding the player a predetermined proportion of the poker bonus wager based upon the combination of at least the first primary card and the change card being a predetermined winning combination.