C++ BlackJack - House rules.
Accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over 21.
- 1 to 7 players, plus a dealer
- Face cards are worth 10.
- Aces are worth 1 or 11, whichever makes a better hand.
- Other cards are worth their number
- Each player, including the dealer, starts with two cards, one of the dealer's cards is hidden until the end.
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To 'Hit' is to ask for another card.
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To 'Stand' is to hold your total and end your turn.
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If you go over 21 you bust, and the dealer wins your money, regardless of the dealer's hand.
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If you "Stand" below 21, the dealers hand is "resolved": -- Dealer must "hit" on anything below 17 -- Dealer must "stand" on 17 or above -- If the dealers hand is 17, but with an ace (soft 17), he must hit. -- Dealer never doubles or splits
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If you are dealt 21 from the start (Ace & 10), you got a "blackjack".
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"Blackjack" means you win 1.5 the amount of your bet.
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Dealer will hit until his/her cards total 17 or higher.
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Doubling is like a hit, only the bet is doubled and you only get one more card.
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Split can be done when you have two of the same card - the pair is split into two hands.
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Splitting also doubles the bet, because each new hand is worth the original bet.
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You can only double/split on the first move, or first move of a hand created by a split.
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You cannot play on two aces after they are split.
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You can double on a hand resulting from a split, tripling or quadrupling you bet.