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games:blackjack [2016/10/24 16:06] – [Basic Blackjack Rules and Playstyle] vantreeseba | games:blackjack [2016/11/16 02:23] – james |
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====== Blackjack ====== | ====== Blackjack ====== |
To play Blackjack, find a table in any casino and you can begin play instantly. Unlike poker, the system matches you with other players automatically, although if you wish to join a specific table you may do so via the **TABLES** menu button from within the Blackjack mini-game. You can play Blackjack with up to 4 other players at one table. | To play Blackjack, find a table in any casino and you can begin play instantly. Unlike poker, the system matches you with other players automatically, although if you wish to join a specific table you may do so via the **TABLES** menu button from within the Blackjack screen. You can play Blackjack with up to 4 other players at one table. |
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If you haven't played Blackjack before, you may wish to review [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack#Rules_of_play_at_casinos|its rules]]. | If you haven't played Blackjack before, you may wish to review [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack#Rules_of_play_at_casinos|its rules]]. |
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===== Sitting at a table ===== | ===== Sitting at a table ===== |
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Just click on one of the open arrow's to sit at the table and start playing with others! | Just click on one of the open arrow's to sit at the table and start playing with others! |
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===== Blackjack Shortcut Keys ===== | ===== Shortcuts ===== |
* **S** - Say something to the other players at the table. | {{page>Interface:Shortcuts#Blackjack&noheader&nofooter}} |
* **Space** - Stand. | |
* **H** - Hit. | |
* **D** - Double. | |
* **P** - Split. | |
* **B** - Bet. | |
* **R** - Rebet. | |
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===== Basic Blackjack Rules and Playstyle ===== | ===== Basic Blackjack Rules and Playstyle ===== |
**Double down**: You may elect to double your original bet and receive only one more card regardless of its denomination. You Cannot then Hit Again After | **Double down**: You may elect to double your original bet and receive only one more card regardless of its denomination. You Cannot then Hit Again After |
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**Split**: If your first two cards are of the same denomination (a pair of 8's for example), you may elect to make a second bet equal to your first and split the pair, using each card as the first card in a separate hand. For example, if you are dealt two 8s, you may slide a second bet equal to the first to your bet. The dealer will separate the 8s, then put a second card on the first 8. You play that hand out in normal fashion until you either stand or bust; then the dealer puts a second card on the second 8, and you play that hand out. | **Split**: If your first two cards are of the same denomination, you may elect to make a second bet equal to your first and split the pair, using each card as the first card in a separate hand. For example, if you are dealt two 8s, you may slide a second bet equal to the first to your bet. The dealer will separate the 8s, then put a second card on the first 8. You play that hand out in normal fashion until you either stand or bust; then the dealer puts a second card on the second 8, and you play that hand out. |
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**Insurance**: If the dealer's faceup card is an ace, you may take "insurance," which essentially is a bet that the dealer has a 10-value card down to complete a blackjack. Insurance, which may be taken for half the original bet, pays 2-1 if the dealer has blackjack. The net effect is that if you win the insurance bet and lose the hand, you come out even. For example, the player has 18 with a 100 Chip bet down. The dealer has an ace up. The player takes a 50 Chip insurance bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the player loses the 100 Chip bet on the hand but wins 100 Chip with the 2-1 payoff on the 50 Chip insurance bet. | **Insurance**: If the dealer's faceup card is an ace, you may take "insurance," which essentially is a bet that the dealer has a 10-value card down to complete a blackjack. Insurance, which may be taken for half the original bet, pays 2-1 if the dealer has blackjack. The net effect is that if you win the insurance bet and lose the hand, you come out even. For example, the player has 18 with a 100 Chip bet down. The dealer has an ace up. The player takes a 50 Chip insurance bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the player loses the 100 Chip bet on the hand but wins 100 Chip with the 2-1 payoff on the 50 Chip insurance bet. |