Royal Dealer
Royal Dealer — frequently asked questions
- Is Royal Dealer on Steam?
- No. Royal Dealer is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Royal Dealer on?
- Royal Dealer is available on Intellivision.
- When did Royal Dealer release?
- Royal Dealer was first released on November 30, 1982.
About Royal Dealer
Pull up a chair and join the party! Your computer-controlled opponents are ready to take you on, in four card game classics -- Crazy Eights, Rummy, Gin Rummy and Hearts. Computer shuffles the deck and deals. Your choice of 1, 2 or 3 poker-faced ladies play the opposing hands. You provide the peanuts and chatter. The computer provides the challenge.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $12.99 in Apr 2009, $4.58 five years ago, and $7.96 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | — | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.37 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $5.49 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $4.00 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.99 | $4.50 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.00 | $11.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.50 | $7.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $6.00 | $7.00 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.00 | $5.30 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.95 | $6.65 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.12 | $6.39 |
| Jan 2021 | $2.85 | $7.08 |
| Jan 2022 | $6.00 | $10.48 |
| Jan 2023 | $8.99 | $12.70 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.98 | $14.20 |
| Jan 2025 | $5.35 | $11.86 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.78 | $7.99 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.96 | $10.30 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Documented sales
36,000 cartridges in the initial shipment
A small first run by Mattel's standards, per the Blue Sky Rangers, Mattel's former programmers. Later shipments are not recorded.
Source: Mattel Electronics' figures, as quoted by the Blue Sky Rangers
Release record
| Territory | Product # |
|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 5303 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by Mattel's own catalogue.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1982
- Authenticity
- Low
A friendly card-table cart that lets one person play three classic card games against computer opponents.
Royal Dealer, released in September 1982 by Mattel Electronics, with APh Technological Consulting as developer, plays Crazy Eights, Rummy, Gin Rummy and Hearts against one to three computer-controlled opponents. Computer Entertainer recommended it for card players who do not always have company, and called it a good way to learn the games without testing friends' patience.
Electronic Games in July 1983 praised the look of the casino table and the three opponents who smile and watch as you play. It is a quiet, slow cart, but it does one thing well.
What the press said at the time
“Intellivision owners have a treat in store with Royal Dealer. The visuals are good, with a nice rendition of a casino table filling the field.”
Before you buy
A complete Mattel copy has two keypad overlays, which you need to enter cards. Most copies came with a correction slip covering a program bug, so a copy with the slip is more complete. Prices are higher than for the typical Mattel card or board cart, and the box adds a smaller premium.
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