Blackjack

St3fan[NL] · September 5, 2019

Feature Showcase: Blackjack

Blackjack is the American variant of a globally popular banking game known as Twenty-One. It is a comparing card game between one or more players and a dealer, where each player in turn competes against the dealer. Players do not compete against each other. It is played with one or more decks of 52 cards, and is the most widely played casino banking game in the world.

The objective of the game is to beat the dealer in one of the following ways:

Get 21 points on the player's first two cards (called a "blackjack"), without a dealer blackjack;
Reach a final score higher than the dealer without exceeding 21; or
Let the dealer draw additional cards until their hand exceeds 21 ("busted").

Players are each dealt two cards, face up. The dealer is also dealt two cards, one up (exposed) and one down (hidden). The value of cards two through ten is their pip value (2 through 10). Face cards (Jack, Queen, and King) are all worth ten. Aces can be worth one or eleven. A hand's value is the sum of the card values. Players are allowed to draw additional cards to improve their hands. A hand with an ace valued as 11 is called "soft", meaning that the hand will not bust by taking an additional card; the value of the ace will become one to prevent the hand from exceeding 21. Otherwise, the hand is "hard".

Once all the players have completed their hands, it is the dealer’s turn. The dealer then reveals the hidden card and must hit until the cards total 17 or more points. Players win by not busting and having a total higher than the dealer, or not busting and having the dealer bust, or getting a blackjack without the dealer getting a blackjack. If the player and dealer have the same total (not counting blackjacks), this is called a "push", and the player typically does not win or lose money on that hand. Otherwise, the dealer wins.

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Text commands

/maketable [max players 1-5] [minimum bet] [maximum bet]

- To use this command you need to purchase a poker kit from the 24/7 store. You can maximum play with 5 players and you can choose the minimum and maximum bet people can put in.

/jointable

- If you are close enough to any table you can use this command to join the table, you can only play with cash you have on hand.

/leavetable

Dealer commands:
/startgame - Starts the game once everyone is ready.

/removetable - Removes the table and cancels the current game.

/kicktable - This kicks the player from the table and removes them from any ongoing match.

Edited September 5, 2019 by Nervous