term% cat index.txt BJ(6) Games Manual BJ(6)
NAME
bj - the game of black jack
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
Bj 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 ex‐
change).
If the dealer has an ace up, the player is allowed to make an ‘in‐
surance' 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 ‘dou‐
ble 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 un‐
til 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 y 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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