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Game variant using suited acesRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforGame variant using suited aces description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060192338, Game variant using suited aces. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION [0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Application No. 60/657,324 filed Feb. 28, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHTS AND TRADE DRESS [0002] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. This patent document may show and/or describe matter which is or may become trade dress of the owner. The copyright and trade dress owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by any one of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright and trade dress rights whatsoever. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] 1. Field of the Invention [0004] The present invention relates to card games. [0005] 2. Description of the Related Art [0006] Blackjack is a card game. People play blackjack for diversion, competition and profit. The goal of blackjack is to have a hand with a value as close to twenty-one as possible without being greater than twenty-one. [0007] Blackjack is typically played among a player/dealer and up to nine other players. Each of the players plays against the player/dealer. A player/dealer is a player against whom other players may wager. The player/dealer is typically the dealer, though it is possible to have someone else, such as a designated casino employee, actually deal. In fact, a designated casino employee, agent, contractor or other person or machine may administer the game. The term administer refers to managing, directing or supervising. Players typically wager against the player/dealer prior to game play. The role of player/dealer is sometimes rotated amongst the players. [0008] An opening wager is a wager which commences a player's participation in a game. An opening wager is required for a player to participate in a game. The opening wager may be equal to or greater than a minimum or mandatory wager. For example, a minimum wager may be $10 or other value. An opening wager does not include a side wager. [0009] A side wager is a wager, independent from the opening wager, that a player may make. Side wagers are not required for a player to participate in a game. Side wagers are directed towards a specific outcome of the player's hand, the dealer's hand, or both the player's and dealer's hands. In blackjack games, typical rules for a side wager do not include the goal of a player having a hand with a value as close to twenty-one as possible without being greater than twenty-one. [0010] Examples of side wagers in blackjack games include 2 Through 6, 21+3, Blackjack only, Bonanza Blackjack, Bonus Blackjack, Bonus Spin, Hi/Low, Jack Magic, Lucky Ladies, Lucky Lucky, Match the Dealer, Over/Under 13, Pair Square, Perfect Pairs, Progressive Blackjack, Royal Match, Streak, Super Sevens, Sweet 16, Tie Bet, Twin Blackjack, Wheel of Madness and High Tie Bonus Blackjack. [0011] For the side bet Over/Under 13, a player proffers a side wager on whether the player's initial two cards have a sum value either over 13 or under 13, wherein an ace has a value of one. In the case of Over/Under 13, the player typically wins even money relative to the side wager. [0012] However, various side wagers have different winning ratios or bonuses. For example, at one casino, if a player proffered a side wager that the player and the dealer tied or pushed, the player won 10 times the side wager. [0013] Blackjack is typically played with several standard card decks, together forming a "multi-deck". Multi-decks of eight, ten or twelve decks in a shoe are common. A standard card deck consists of a face value set of ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three and two for each suit of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds. A face value is an identifier which indicates a worth, utility, numerical value, or importance. The respective value for each face value is typically eleven or one, ten, ten, ten, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three and two. Although the ace may have a value of an eleven or an one, the ace is not considered to be a wild card. Thus, a standard deck has fifty-two cards. [0014] To determine the value of a player's hand in blackjack, the value of each card in the hand is summed. Aces have a value of either eleven or one based on the player's choice. All the other cards have a value equal to their face value. [0015] Casinos often collect a fee from each player. Often, the fee is a fixed amount based upon a range of wagers. [0016] The player/dealer deals two cards to each player (including the player/dealer) in a clockwise direction. Typically, cards are dealt in two rounds, plus optionally one or more additional cards after the second round. The first card dealt to the player/dealer is typically dealt face down and the other cards are typically dealt face up. Thus, each player and the player/dealer initially has a two-card hand. [0017] After receiving their two-card hand, the players and the player/dealer each decide how to play their hand. The players in turn make their decisions. The player/dealer has the last hit option. However, blackjacks are typically addressed first. [0018] A two-card hand consisting of an ace and either a ten, jack, queen or king is a blackjack. A blackjack has the best value for a hand, twenty-one. [0019] If the player/dealer has a blackjack, all other players typically lose. If the player has a blackjack and the player/dealer has a blackjack, the player pushes. In some casinos, the player loses when both the player and player/dealer have a blackjack. [0020] If the player has a blackjack and the player/dealer does not have a blackjack, the player wins. In some casinos, if a player wins with a blackjack, they are paid 1.2 to 1.5 times their wager. [0021] A player may choose to receive an additional card ("hit") if their hand has a value of less than twenty-one. The player may continue to hit as long as their hand has a value of less than twenty-one. If an additional card results in the player's hand having a value greater than twenty-one, then the player busts or loses. Sometimes there is a limitation on hits. Sometimes if a player hits a certain number of cards, for example three cards, then the player wins regardless of the player/dealer's hand. 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