Blackjack or 21 game simulator

Claim 1

Apparatus for simulating a card game, such as blackjack or 21, of the type played by a dealiNg player and at least one betting player, and wherein the dealing player and each betting player initially receive two cards and are afforded the option to draw additional cards as they occur in random sequence from a deck of cards; said apparatus comprising: 1. an elongate sheet having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension; a. said sheet bearing indicia symbolizing playing cards having numerical values of 2 and 10 and aces having optional values of 1 or 11; b. said indicia being organized in an arbitrary predetermined sequential order, each indicia being designated individually as ni, wherein i is a positive integer of from 1 to n, and indicates the position of the indicia in the sequential order; c. said indicia being arranged in a plurality of transversely extending rows, said rows being arranged in m longitudinally extending columns, where each column corresponds to a player except one column which corresponds to the dealer; d. each of said columns being designated as mk where k is a positive integer of from 1 to m and indicates the order in which a column is played; e. each of said rows having a fixed pair of first and second juxtaposed indicia representing the covered cards for the players, and in the dealer''s column, one covered card and one uncovered card for the dealer, the first indicia in each row of column mk is nk and the second indicia is nm k; f. in any column, if a value of a fixed pair is 21, there is only one row and no additional indicia; in all other columns: g. In each row, additional indicia laterally spaced from said fixed pair representing potential draw cards, the total number of additional indicia being limited to the last indicia which results in a maximum total numerical value of the indicia in the row of at least 12; 48 12; 49 H. In the first row of each column, the third indicia being N 2m 1 and in each successive row of each column, third indicia in the immediately preceding row; i. any Any additional indicia in each row having i values 1 greater than the immediately preceding indicia in that row; J. In the first column, M1, there is one row having said first and second juxtaposed indicia, and such succeeding indicia, so that the total value of the row is at least 12; K. In the second and succeeding columns, the number of rows being equal to one greater than the highest i value of an indicia appearing in a prior column less 2m; 2. an opaque plate having at least m transversely spaced opening disposed to reveal respectively one row of indicia from each of said columns; 3. means for supporting said elongate sheet beneath said plate, said supporting means including means for advancing said sheet longitudinally of said plate; and 4. movable means for obscuring said openings and revealing said indicia successively.