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Blackjack is one of the most widespread and popular casino games.
The player plays against the dealer and tries to get more points than
the dealer, but not more than 21.
Cards in one hand make the amount of the points. The numerical values
of the cards are: dressed cards (10, J, Q, K) = 10; Ace = 11 (if the hand
is more than 21 ("bust"), than the Ace = 1); other cards - according
to their number values (7 clubs = 7, 2 spades - 2 etc.).
For the players to feel more quietly not counting their cards, in our
game you can see the whole hand as value/value by bust (having the Ace).
If one hand has more than one Ace, then the reducing of the sum by bust
can be repeated.
In our game you can play with one to three hands. Every hand has its
amount of points, and one hand can win and another one - lose. You can
play with three hands against dealer's one hand.
If the player's hand or the dealer's hand is 21 and this is the first
deal (first two cards), this combination is called Black Jack and you
win 3 to 2 times your bet. If both the player and the dealer have Black
Jack, no one wins and no one loses - the game comes to a push.
The dealer's behaviour is strictly restricted by the rules. It is important
to understand that the dealer doesn't play against the player. He strongly
obeys the rules, he doesn't have any freedom of action at all. The rules
of dealer's behaviour are written on the table: "Dealer must stand
on 17, and must draw to 16". In practice the dealer draws cards until
he has 17 or higher. Before this he can't stand and as soon as he gets
17 or higher, he has to stand.
Player's cards always are dealt face up, the dealer's first card is
dealt face down and the second - face up.
If the dealer has a dressed card face up (10) by the first deal, there
is a possibility that he has a Black Jack. That's why the dealer checks
his card face down not showing it to the player. If he has an Ace (it
means he has Black Jack), the game stops and the dealer's and the player's
hands are being compared.
If the dealer has an Ace face up, then there is a large possibility
that the card face down is a dressed card or a 10 (Black Jack). That is
why the player can buy insurance for each his/her hand. To buy insurance
you have to make an additional bet (a half of your initial bet). If the
dealer does have Black Jack, the player gets his/her insurance 2 to 1
depending on the amount of your initial bet. As a result, the player gives
his/her initial bet to the dealer, but in exchange for it he/she gets
the same amount of money. If the dealer doesn't have Black Jack, he gets
the insurance and the game goes further.
When the player has been dealt two cards, he/she can double down his
bet. At that he gets one, only one additional card. This action is logical
when the player is sure that his/her combination plus one additional card
will allow him to beat the dealer's hand.
When the player's first two cards are of the same value (two dressed
cards, two Aces, two numbers), he/she can split his/her hand into two
separate hands. Each new hand gets one card and the cards are then drawn
as usual. Once a hand is split it can't be split again, and if one of
your hands has 21 (an Ace and a dressed card), it is not considered Black
Jack. If you split a hand with two aces, you get only one additional card.
If the player has 21, then there is no sense to draw cards further at
this hand.
To make an initial bet, you have to choose a current chip (from 1 to
100) and to click on the table box in the center. Each time you click,
the bet is raised on the current chip. If you want to decrease the current
bet on the needed chip, you have to choose the current chip and to click
on the needed place with spacebar button pressed.
To clear all bets, you have to click on the button "Clear".
To start the game, you have to click on the button "Deal".
As the players usually make the same bets on the same hands, we've made
an additional function that repeats the bets of the previous game. To
activate this option you have to activate a checkbox above the menu in
the bottom to the left, above the menu of choice of the current chip.
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