History 
 
  While attending the Cutting Edge Tables Games Conference in 2015 to promote my Poker For Roulette side bet, several of the break out session presenters were using the same clip from Vegas Vacation, where Clark and Cousin Eddie go to that odd casino that had games that are 'a little different'.
 
  The final game played at that casino, is shown here. While simple in nature, "Pick A Number" used no device to determine the winner, and no device to indicate what number was selected by the player. 'Ripe for cheating by the dealer' is an understatement. 'Rigged from the word go', is more like it.
 
  Despite the absurdity of the game, seeing the same clip multiple times in one afternoon, made me wonder: Is there a way to make a fair version of the game, with a reasonable house edge?
 
  Yes. Pick A Card - Any Card. It's not only fair and easy to understand and play, but it seems to have a player advantage.
 
  13 betting spots, plus the two side bets are a bit much, at least for a live table version. After some consideration, 13 ranks became 4 suits. A fully wild joker was added to give some extra flexibility in the pay tables, and Pick A Suit was the result.
 
  The wild side bets seem more fun than those in the non-wild version, so the wild card was added to the Pick A Card game, which also allowed for an extra betting position and pay table. The side bets are the same as those for the Pick A Suit game. This resulted in Pick A WILD Card.
 
   
 
 
  For the record, at that Cutting Edge event in 2015, two sessions focused on customer service, both using the scene from Vegas Vacation where Clark Griswold was back at the Mirage, ready to play against Wallace Shawn as Marty, the dealer with somewhat unorthodox ideas of his own.