Texas 21.5 blackjack card game

Abstract

TEXAS 21.5 BLACKJACK game utilizes a fifty-two card deck with aces through nines and 16 bonus cards (four “W's”, four “X's”, four “Y's”, and four “Z's”). The bonus cards are worth 10 unless dealt with an Ace on the initial deal. A hand equals “21.5” when it includes the initial combination of a bonus card and an ace. The player may hit, double-down, split a pair or surrender to acquire a final player hand when the player/dealer's face-up card is not a bonus hand. When the total point values are each greater than “21.5”, with the player/dealer point value being closer to “21.5” than the player point value, the player loses. The TEXAS 21.5 BLACKJACK game can also be adapted to be played on a digital video system, like on a typical video slot machine or live over in a digital video format over the internet.

1 . A card game apparatus for a number of players comprising: 
 a table having a playing surface and a periphery, a number of player stations provided around said table adjacent said periphery, and a non-playing card dealer station located between two of said players stations;    each of said player stations only include a card receiving area upon which to receive cards, and at least one wagering area, and at least one collection area for receiving an amount from a player to be paid to the establishment wherein said card game is played;    a deck of fifty-two playing cards comprising the standard spades, hearts, clubs and diamond aces through nines and sixteen bonus cards (four “W's”, four “X's ”, four “Y's”, and four “Z's”), said game being one in which it is played to a predetermined unique point total for players located at said player stations, wherein a card player/dealer deals two cards from said deck of cards face down which may be inspected by said player at the station adding the value of said two cards, the value being achieved from the face value of cards;    from two to nine, from a 9.01 to 15.00 for all bonus cards and a from a value of one or eleven for all aces, but does not include an initially dealt hand that includes a bonus card and ace, additional cards from said deck of cards offered by said player/dealer face up to each player in rotation wanting to receive said cards in said card receiving area in an endeavor to reach said predetermined unique point total, each player playing against the other said players in said game;    a winning hand defined by an initially dealt bonus card with an ace, said winning hand defeats all other hands not initially dealt with a bonus card and an ace; and    one or more of said players having a winning hand when each respective point total of a players accumulated cards is achieved or are above or below said predetermined unique point total yet closer thereto than other players, and one or more said other players having a losing hand when each respective point total of a players accumulated cards is farther from said predetermined unique point total then said winning point total.    
   
   
       2 . A card game apparatus as defined in  claim 1  wherein said predetermined unique point total is twenty one and a half.  
   
   
       3 . A card game apparatus as defined in  claim 1  wherein there are a plurality of wagering areas, at least one within said card receiving area and one on each side of said card receiving area and there is a collection area for each wagering area.  
   
   
       4 . A card game apparatus as defined in  claim 1  wherein said playing surface is one or more colors and designs and said player stations are of a one or more colors generally contrast the playing surface.  
   
   
       5 . A card game apparatus as defined in  claim 1  wherein said card receiving area for each station is split into two areas, one to receive face down cards and said other to receive face up cards.  
   
   
       6 . A card game apparatus as defined in  claim 1  wherein said wagering area, said collection area and said card receiving area of each player station are areas outlined of a generally different colors and designs from the color or design of said playing surface.  
   
   
       7 . A card game apparatus as defined in  claim 1  wherein each of said wagering areas contain numbers therein representing areas where different maximum amounts may be wagered.  
   
   
       8 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type card game using a standard deck of cards where the cards are dealt to each player after each player post a wager, whereby a plurality of cards are dealt to each player, the improvement comprising the steps of: 
 augmenting the deck by removing a plurality of cards and replacing them with a series of bonus cards;    permitting each player to hit, double-down or split when the casino/dealer hand is not an initial bonus card and ace combination, the player acquiring a final player hand;    dealing one or more cards to the player/dealer hand when the player/dealer hand total point value is a soft “17” or less whereby the player/dealer acquires a final deal hand;    defining an original hand of two cards as having a Texas 21.5 Blackjack when there is an ace card and a bonus card; and    permitting the player to surrender and recover a portion of the wager when the fact-up card of the player/dealer is not a bonus card.    
   
   
       9 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type card game as recited in  claim 8 , including the steps of: 
 comparing the final player hands to the final player/dealer hand; and    making a payout to the player when the player hand outranks the final player/dealer hand.    
   
   
       10 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type card game as recited in claim  8 , wherein the Texas 21.5 Blackjack is the highest possible hand and when the player and the player/dealer each achieve a Texas 21.5 Blackjack, it is considered a push.  
   
   
       12 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type card game as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the series of bonus cards number from one to thirty.  
   
   
       13 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type card game as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said bonus card have a value of 9.01 to 15.00.  
   
   
       14 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type card game as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the Texas 21.5 Blackjack value is 20.1 to 50.0.  
   
   
       15 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type digital video card game played on a digital video machine, the video card game comprising the steps of: 
 utilizing a deck of fifty-two playing cards comprising the standard spades, hearts, clubs and diamond aces through nines and sixteen bonus cards (four “W's”, four “X's”, four “Y's”, and four “Z's”);    permitting each player to hit, double-down or split when the player/dealer hand face up card is not a bonus card, the player acquiring a final player hand;    dealing on a video system one or more cards to the player/dealer hand when the player/dealer hand total point value is a soft “17” or less whereby the player/dealer acquires a final deal hand;    defining an original hand of two cards as having a Texas 21.5 Blackjack when there is an ace card and a bonus card; and    permitting the player to surrender and recover a portion of the wager when the fact-up card of the player/dealer is not a bonus card.    
   
   
       16 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type video card game as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the Texas 21.5 Blackjack is the highest possible hand and when the player and the player/dealer each achieve a Texas 21.5 Blackjack, it is considered a push.  
   
   
       17 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type video card game as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the series of video bonus cards number from one to thirty.  
   
   
       18 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type video card game as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said bonus card have a value of 9.01 to 15.00.  
   
   
       19 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type video card game as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the Texas 21.5 Blackjack value is 20.1 to 50.0.  
   
   
       20 . A Texas 21.5 Blackjack type video card game played live over the internet, the live internet card game comprising the steps of: 
 utilizing a deck of fifty-two playing cards comprising the standard spades, hearts, clubs and diamond aces through nines and sixteen bonus cards (four “W's”, four “X's”, four “Y's”, and four “Z's”);    permitting each player to hit, double-down or split when the player/dealer hand face up card is not a bonus card, the player acquiring a final player hand;    dealing on a live video system one or more cards to the player/dealer hand when the player/dealer hand total point value is a soft “17” or less whereby the player/dealer acquires a final deal hand;    defining an original hand of two cards as having a Texas 21.5 Blackjack when there is an ace card and a bonus card; and    permitting the player to surrender and recover a portion of the wager when the fact-up card of the player/dealer is not a bonus card.