Get 7 1⁄ 2 points on the player's first two cards (called a reale or natural), without a dealer natural 7 1⁄ 2.The objective of the game is to beat the dealer in one of the following ways: Players compete against the dealer, but not against each other. The value of cards ace through seven is their pip value (1 through 7), face cards are worth 1⁄ 2 point each. Sette e mezzo is played with a 40-card deck, a standard deck with eights, nines, and tens removed. The game is also known in English as Seven and a half. It is traditionally played in Italy during Christmas holidays. Sette e mezzo ( Italian for 'seven and a half') is an Italian comparing card game similar to blackjack.
