Abstract: A live or electronically implemented blackjack game is disclosed wherein players are afforded the option of exchanging one or more of the players' dealt cards. Each player is given the option of exchanging one or both of an originally dealt two cards with a card or cards from one or more decks of playing cards being utilized to play the blackjack game. Each player must pay a fee for exchanging one or both of the cards. In a first embodiment, the fee is 50% of the player's original game wager. Players may also double down should they only exchange one of the first two dealt cards. Further, players may split the first two cards into two hands and exchange a first card dealt into each hand by paying the preestablished fee on each hand.