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bj the game of black jack is a serious attempt at
simulating the dealer in the game of black jack (or
twenty-one) as might be found in Reno. The following rules
apply: The bet is $2 every hand. A player
‘natural’ (black jack) pays $3. A dealer natural
loses $2. Both dealer and player naturals is a
‘push’ (no money exchange). If the dealer has an
ace up, the player is allowed to make an
‘insurance’ bet against the chance of a dealer
natural. If this bet is not taken, play resumes as normal.
If the bet is taken, it is a side bet where the player wins
$2 if the dealer has a natural and loses $1 if the dealer
does not. If the player is dealt two cards of the same
value, he is allowed to ‘double’. He is allowed
to play two hands, each with one of these cards. (The bet is
doubled also; $2 on each hand.) If a dealt hand has a total
of ten or eleven, the player may ‘double down’.
He may double the bet ($2 to $4) and receive exactly one
more card on that hand. Under normal play, the player may
‘hit’ (draw a card) as long as his total is not
over twenty-one. If the player ‘busts’ (goes
over twenty-one), the dealer wins the bet. When the player
‘stands’ (decides not to hit), the dealer hits
until he attains a total of seventeen or more. If the dealer
busts, the player wins the bet. If both player and dealer
stand, the one with the largest total wins. A tie is a push.
The machine deals and keeps score. The following questions
will be asked at appropriate times. Each question is
answered by followed by a new line for ‘yes’, or
just new line for ‘no’. ? (means,
‘‘do you want a hit?’’)
Insurance?
Double down? Every time the deck is shuffled, the dealer so states and the ‘action’ (total bet) and ‘standing’ (total won or lost) is printed. To exit, hit the interrupt key (DEL) and the action and standing will be printed.
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