Abstract: The first two cards of the "Player's" hand are dealt face up as a community hand and placed at a community hand location. The dealer also deals two cards to himself comprising one card face up and one card face down and placed at a dealer's hand location. Then the first two cards forming the community hand automatically receive hits until the numerical count of the community hand is at least 12. Other numerical counts can be used such as 9, 10 or 11. Each player then individually chooses to "Hit" or "Stand" on the community hand. The dealer then plays his two cards and winners and losers are determined in the conventional manner. In an alternative variation, the initial deal comprises one card to the dealer and one "Community Card". Then each player gets one card for his hand and the dealer receives a card for the dealer's hand. The single "Community Card" is shared by both the dealer and each player giving the dealer and each player a two card hand.