Game B
BlackJack
- rule sheets
- 5
- Reading time
- 15 min
- Since
- Newest sheet
Rules, dealer routines, payouts and basic strategy for the game where your decisions matter, even though the edge still stays with the table.
- B·5 Blackjack Basic Strategy, Explained SimplyBasic strategy is a list of best-play decisions for every blackjack hand. It shrinks the house edge to its smallest size, but it never removes it. Here is how it works and how to learn it. 4 min
- B·4 How to Play BlackjackBlackjack is a simple game to learn and a hard one to beat. Here is how a hand runs from the first bet to the payout, and which table rules quietly change the price you pay. 4 min
- B·3 Gambling with CardsA roulette wheel has no memory. Every spin starts from scratch, and nothing that happened on the previous one changes the next. A deck of cards works differently. Cards already on the… 3 min
- B·2 Why does size deck matters in BlackJack?Blackjack is unusual among casino games because the cards have memory. A dealt card stays out of play until the next shuffle, so the makeup of what remains shifts slightly with every… 2 min
- B·1 Does size of the deck really mattersAsk a group of regular blackjack players whether deck count matters and you will hear confident answers in both directions. The fair reply is "yes, a bit, but less than most of… 2 min
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