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Blackjack

The object of the game of Blackjack is to get a value of twenty one and beat the dealer. Each card in a pack of 52 has a value. The suits have no importance at all when playing this game, you only need to use the value of the cards.

The numbered cards, from 2 to 10, are counted at their face value. Jacks, Queens, and Kings are worth 10 points, and players can choose to count aces as either one or eleven. Each player attempts to assemble a hand whose total value adds up as close as possible to, but not more than 21

That value must also be higher than, or equal to, the dealer's own hand. Thus a jack, a 3, and an 8 add up to 21, a 9, a 4, and a 6 add up to 19, and a Queen and two 7s add up to 24, which is more than 21 and therefore you bust. An ace and a 4 counts as either 5 (the 'soft' total) or 15 (the 'hard' total). Best of all is an ace and any card worth ten (11 + 10 =21), which adds up to 21, known as blackjack.

Each round begins with each player placing the chips they wish to stake in their own designated betting area. The chips could be anything from sweets to matchsticks in a family friendly game. All are then dealt two cards, face down, while the dealer deals himself one card face down, and one face up. Peek at your cards by raising the edge of them, but don't pick them up.

Starting with the player on dealer's left, each player plays his or her own hand in its entirety. On your turn, continue to choose whether to 'hit,' and be dealt another card face up, which you signal by either scratching your fingers toward you on the table or just saying 'hit me' When you don't want to hit any more, and that you've decided to 'stand' by pushing your cards, unexposed, beneath your stake.

If, after you 'hit,' your total exceeds 21, you're 'bust,' and you must say so by turning all your cards face up, the dealer will respond by taking your cards and your stake. Only once all the players have finished does the dealer turn both his cards face up and play out his own hand. The dealer, however has no discretion as to how to proceed. The dealer must hit if the total is 16 or lower, and stand as soon it reaches 17 or higher. When the dealer's final total is settled, all the players' hands are revealed and the bets are paid off.

There have been known computer experts to be able to predict the cards, and a correct response to each situation. If your total is between 12 and 16 you should stand, but there again it depends on what the dealer has, I am sure you will get the hang of this game in a very short time.

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