Blackjack Game With Additional Player Flexibility

Abstract

A variation of casino blackjack. The player can have the option to split any two cards whether they are identical or not. The player can also double down and receive a double down card, and if the player does not like his or her double down card, then the player can discard the double down card and receive a second double down card

1 . A method to play a blackjack variation between a player and a dealer for a casino, the method comprising: 
 receiving an initial wager from a player;    dealing a player's initial two cards and a dealer's hand;    allowing the player to double on the initial two cards by receiving a double wager from the player and dealing to the player a double card face up;    permitting the player to replace the double card, and if the player wishes to replace the double card, then replacing the double card with a replacement double card; and    continuing the blackjack game using standard rules with the player's point total comprising a sum of the initial two cards and the replacement double card.    
   
   
       2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the permitting is offered to the player only if the player's initial two cards meet a predetermined condition.  
   
   
       3 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the predetermined condition is a based on a point total of the initial two cards.  
   
   
       4 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the point total of the initial two cards must be between 9 and 11.  
   
   
       5 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the point total of the initial two cards must be between 10 and 11.  
   
   
       6 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the blackjack variation contains a compensating feature which is favorable to the house.  
   
   
       7 . The method as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the compensating feature is when the dealer busts with a particular point total, then player wagers push.  
   
   
       8 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the particular point total is one value between 22 and 26.  
   
   
       9 . A method to play a blackjack variation between a player and a dealer for a casino, the method comprising: 
 receiving an initial wager from a player;    dealing a player's initial two cards and a dealer's hand;    allowing the player to split the two initial cards even if they are not of equal rank; and    continuing the blackjack game using standard rules.    
   
   
       10 . The method as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the allowing is permitted when the initial cards are not of equal rank only if the initial two cards meet a predefined condition.  
   
   
       11 . The method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the predefined condition comprises whether a point total of the player's initial two cards fall within a range.  
   
   
       12 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the range is between 14 and 16.  
   
   
       13 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the range is between 15 and 16.  
   
   
       14 . The method as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the blackjack variation contains a compensating feature which is favorable to the house.  
   
   
       15 . The method as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the compensating feature is when the dealer busts with a particular point total, then player wagers push.  
   
   
       16 . The method as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the particular point total is one value between 22 and 26.  
   
   
       17 . The method as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 if the player does not split on the initial two cards, then before the continuing, performing:    permitting the player to double on the initial two cards by receiving a double wager from the player and dealing to the player a double card face up; and    letting the player to replace the double card, and if the player wishes to replace the double card, then replacing the double card with a replacement double card,    wherein the continuing the blackjack game uses a sum of the initial two cards and the replacement double card as the player's point total.    
   
   
       18 . The method as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the letting is offered to the player only if the player's initial two cards meet a predetermined condition.  
   
   
       19 . The method as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the predetermined condition is a based on a point total of the initial two cards.  
   
   
       20 . The method as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the blackjack variation contains a compensating feature which is favorable to the house.