Blackjack Games
When you look at the types of casino games, one particular game that stands out among the rest is blackjack. It’s a game that anyone can learn and master. The best part of blackjack games is that the right amount of skill and luck are involved in playing the game. It’s a challenging game, but not as tedious as poker where there is so much of strategy, skill and math involved. The game is also luck based, but not entirely luck based like slots. So it gives you the right balance and hence it’s a really enjoyable casino game.
Players flock to online casinos to play the varieties of online blackjack available. The game is known to have lowest of house edges, and if a player plays well he or she can actually win quite a lot at blackjack.
For those of you who are new to the game, here are the basics. This game is played with a standard 52 card deck and the players are playing against the dealer, not each other. The game is also popularly known as 21 because this is the number of points one has to make or come close to win. The idea of the game is to beat the dealer to 21 points without exceeding 21, otherwise you lose. The player must have higher points than the dealer to win. All cards in the game have values. Cards from 2 to 10 have their face value while the face cards Jack, King and Queen are 10 points each. The Ace may be used as 1 or 11 points. You are dealt two cards and the total sum of the value of the cards gives you your points. Based on the points you have after the first set of cards are dealt you can choose to either accept more card – ‘Hit’, or not accept any more – ‘Stand’. The game ends when either the player or the dealer goes over 21 points or makes a blackjack – which is 21 points.
Blackjack or Classic Vegas Blackjack is the standard version of the game. But there are many other variations of the game available online. Some popular varieties are
Spanish 21: Most of the rules are similar to regular blackjack. Some of the variations of the game are that all 10’s are removed from the deck; players can double, split or re-split any pairs including aces; player blackjack made from two cards beats the dealer’s blackjack etc.
Double Exposure blackjack is also similar in terms of the aim of the game and other very basic rules. In this game both of the dealer’s cards are dealt face up; also players are allowed to split only once; dealer wins ties unless the player has a natural blackjack and players win even money if they have a blackjack.
Blackjack switch is also a popular variation of regular blackjack. In this game players are required to play two hands with equal bets. A switch can be made in this game which explains the name. Players can switch the second card of each hand to create a new hand. In this game if the dealer’s hand adds up to 22 it’s a push unless the player has a blackjack.