blackjack(6)
NAME
BlackJack - A multiple deck, casino rules blackjack game.
SYNOPSIS
blackjack [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the blackjack command. For more information, please refer to the GNOME help for BlackJack
BlackJack is a multiple deck, casino rules blackjack game. The object of the game is to hold cards having a higher count than those of the dealer without going over 21. It is part of the gnome-games package.
OPTIONS
BlackJack accepts the following options, besides the usual Gtk+/GNOME
switches:
- -v, --variation=NAME
- Blackjack rule set to use
USAGE
This text is taken verbatim from the BlackJack Manual V2.8.
- To Set the Wager
- To increase the wager for the hand, double click on the player chip, located along the lower edge of the playing area, that you wish to add to your wager.
- Or, drag the desired chip onto your wager stack, located next to your hand.
- To Deal a New Hand
A new hand can be dealt when the table is clear or when play has finished on the current hands.- To deal a new hand on a clear table, click in the white outlines that indicate the dealer or player positions.
- To deal a new hand after play has finished on the current hands, click once on any of the cards on the table.
- To Add a Card to a Hand (Hit)
You may add cards to a hand until the hand total is 21 or over.- To add a card to a player's hand, click once on any card in the hand.
- To Stop Taking Cards (Stand)
You may stop taking cards at any time after the first two cards have been dealt.- To stop adding cards to a hand, click once on any other hand. For example, when there is only one player position (ie. you have not split a pair), click on the dealer's hand to stand. When you have split a pair, you may stand on the first player hand by clicking on the second player hand, or the dealer hand.
- To Double Down
To double down, double click on any of the player chips after the first two cards have been dealt.- To Split Pairs
To split a pair, drag the top card of the hand off the player position and drop on any empty space on the table.- To Surrender
Not yet implemented.- Get a hint
At any time you may ask the game for a hint. To do this either click on the Hint button on the toolbar, or choose the Game/Hint menu item.- Keyboard control
Most of the operations in the game can be controlled from keyboard input:- ENTER Deal new hand
- H Hit / Add card
- S Stand / Finish hand
- D Double down
- P Split hand
- R Surrender hand
HOMEPAGE
http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnome-games/
AUTHOR
- This manual page was written by Martin Ferrari <martin.ferrari@gmail.com>, for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Blackjack was written by William Jon McCann <mccann@jhu.edu>. You can find more information about BlackJack in /usr/share/doc/gnome-games.