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NAME
bj - the game of black jack
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/bj
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 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 y followed by a new-line for yes, or just new-
line for no.
? (means, do you want a hit?)
Insurance?
Double down?
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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.
FILES
/usr/games/bj
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