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In the Blackjack game you need to accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over 21. Face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are worth 10 points. Aces are worth 1 or 11, whichever is preferable. Other cards are represented by their number.

In playing you need to beat the dealer without busting. The winner is the one closest to 21 without going over. In a home game with a table and a dealer you can sit about six players and the cards are placed in a card dispensing box by the dealer called a “shoe”. The dealer gets two cards one face up and one face down, and each player is dealt two cards – face up. Players can stay or get more cards. When everyone is finished getting cards the dealer turns up his turned down card. If  his totals more then 17 he has to stay and then the winner of course is the one closest to 21.

If you make a total of 21 with the first two cards (a 10 or a face and an Ace), you win automatically. This is called ‘Blackjack’. If you have Blackjack, you will win one and one-half times your bet unless the dealer also has Blackjack, in which case it is a Push or a Tie (or a Stand-off) and you get your bet back.

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