The aim of Blackjack is to have a hand with a total value closerto 21 than the dealer without going over 21. Ten, Jack, Queen and Kingare all worth 10, an Ace is worth 11 or 1, and all other cards are worththeir face value. An Ace is treated as 11 unless it would put your hand over 21, in which case it is treated as 1.

There are two phases to the game of Blackjack. Firstly you must place your bet, then you must playout the hand you are dealt. When you are playing your hand, the commands available to you will be displayed based on the current game situation. Unless your hand has bust (gone over a total value of 21), you will always be able to 'hit' (receive another card) or 'stay', (finish playing that hand).

If the dealers first card is an ace, you will be given the option to take insurance against the dealer getting blackjack by typing the command 'insurance'. This must be done before any other action regarding your hand is taken.

If your two cards are of equal value, you will also be given the opportunity to split your hand. This takes your two initial cards and makes two one-card hands from them. This is done using the 'split' command. These two hands are then played out one at a time as normal. Be sure to pay attention to the indicator at the bottom of the screen telling you which card you are currently playing.

If the first two card of any hand total 9, 10 or 11, you will be given the opportunity to 'double'. In this case your initial bet will be doubled and you will receive one more card only.  The casino                                                                                          Score: 0  Moves: 3