| 1 | .th BJ VI 3/15/72 |
| 2 | .sh NAME |
| 3 | bj \*- the game of black jack |
| 4 | .sh SYNOPSIS |
| 5 | .bd /usr/games/bj |
| 6 | .sh DESCRIPTION |
| 7 | .it Bj |
| 8 | is a serious attempt at |
| 9 | simulating the dealer |
| 10 | in the game of black jack (or twenty-one) |
| 11 | as might be found in Reno. |
| 12 | The following rules apply: |
| 13 | .s3 |
| 14 | .lp +5 5 |
| 15 | The bet is $2 every hand. |
| 16 | .s3 |
| 17 | A player `natural' (black jack) pays $3. |
| 18 | A dealer natural loses $2. |
| 19 | Both dealer and player naturals |
| 20 | is a `push' (no money exchange). |
| 21 | .s3 |
| 22 | If the dealer has an ace up, |
| 23 | the player is allowed to make an `insurance' |
| 24 | bet against the chance of a dealer natural. |
| 25 | If this bet is not taken, play resumes as normal. |
| 26 | If the bet is taken, it is a side bet |
| 27 | where the player wins $2 if the dealer has |
| 28 | a natural and loses $1 if the dealer does not. |
| 29 | .s3 |
| 30 | If the player is dealt two cards |
| 31 | of the same value, he is allowed to |
| 32 | `double'. |
| 33 | He is allowed to play two |
| 34 | hands, each with one of these cards. |
| 35 | (The bet is doubled also; $2 on each hand.) |
| 36 | .s3 |
| 37 | If a dealt hand |
| 38 | has a total of ten or eleven, |
| 39 | the player may `double down'. |
| 40 | He may double the bet ($2 to $4) |
| 41 | and receive exactly one more card on that hand. |
| 42 | .s3 |
| 43 | Under normal play, |
| 44 | the player may `hit' (draw a card) |
| 45 | as long as his total is not over twenty-one. |
| 46 | If the player `busts' (goes over twenty-one), |
| 47 | the dealer wins the bet. |
| 48 | .s3 |
| 49 | When the player `stands' (decides not to hit), |
| 50 | the dealer hits until he attains |
| 51 | a total of seventeen or more. |
| 52 | If the dealer busts, the player wins the bet. |
| 53 | .s3 |
| 54 | If both player and dealer stand, |
| 55 | the one with the largest total wins. |
| 56 | A tie is a push. |
| 57 | .s3 |
| 58 | .i0 |
| 59 | The machine deals and keeps score. |
| 60 | The following questions will be asked at |
| 61 | appropriate times. |
| 62 | Each question is |
| 63 | answered by |
| 64 | .bd y |
| 65 | followed by a new line for `yes', |
| 66 | or just new line for `no'. |
| 67 | .s3 |
| 68 | ? (means, ``do you want a hit?'') |
| 69 | .br |
| 70 | Insurance? |
| 71 | .br |
| 72 | Double down? |
| 73 | .s3 |
| 74 | Every time the deck is shuffled, |
| 75 | the dealer so states and the `action' (total bet) |
| 76 | and `standing' (total won or lost) |
| 77 | is printed. |
| 78 | To exit, hit the interrupt key (DEL) |
| 79 | and the action and standing will be printed. |
| 80 | .sh BUGS |
| 81 | Be careful of the random number generator. |