Black Jack

(21st Century Edition)

Blackjack with a twist. No Bust 21st Century Black Jack is the same great Blackjack you're used to with a few twists that are to the advantage of the players like no busts!

The object of 21st Century Blackjack is to form a hand whose value is greater than that of the player/dealer's hand, without exceeding a "Natural". A "Natural" hand beats all other hands. A "Natural" consists of these two-card hands: (Joker & Joker) or (Joker & Ace). A "Natural" hand pays 2 to 1. The next best hand below a "Natural" is 21..

How to Play

1. Each player will receive two cards, face up, on the initial deal.

2. The player/dealer's hand (the hand everybody is playing against) will receive one card face up and one card face down.

3. Players have the option of drawing additional cards.

4. After the player/dealer has drawn, the player/dealer will act on their hand. Player dealer MUST STAND on "Hard 17 or More" and MUST HIT on "Soft 17 or Less".

5. The player/dealer's second card (Face Down) also determines the "Action" spot; this is where the payouts will begin. If the player/dealer's second card is an Ace: the "action" button will fall to the first seat directly to the left of the player/dealer. From that point on the action will go clockwise around the table. If the player/dealer's second card is a 2: the "action" button will fall to the second seat directly to the left of the player.

6. After the player/dealer has completed their hand, all the player's hands will be compared to the player/dealer's hand.

7. The player/dealer position is at one seat for 2 hands, then is offered in a clockwise position to the next seats.

Game Rules

1. PLAYER WINS IF: the player's total is a "Natural" or less and the player/dealer's total is more than a "Natural".

2. PLAYER/DEALER WINS IF: the player's total is more than a "Natural" and the player/dealer's total is a "Natural" or less.

3. If the player and the player/dealer's total is above a "Natural":

4. If the player's total and the player/dealer's total are both below a "Natural", the hand closest to a "Natural" wins.

5. If the player and the player/dealer have the same total equaling a "Natural" or less, the hand will result in a push.

6. If the player/dealer's up card is a Joker, there is no draw.

* Additional house rules may apply.

There must be intervening player/dealer so that a single player cannot have repeated deals within the meaning of Oliver v. County of Los Angeles (1998) 66 Cal. App. 4th 1379, 1408-09. The game will be disbanded if at least one other intervening player at the table does not accept the deal when offered.

Value of Cards

1. All cards have their face value.

2. Joker is a "Wild" card. Any card or cards plus a Joker is automatically 21. There is one Joker per deck.

3. Ace are 1 and 11.

4. Face cards have a value of 10.

5. 8 deck shoe/52 card standard deck, plus a joker.

Double - Down, Split & Surrender

1. Players cannot split, double down, or surrender any hand with a Joker.

2. Players may double down on any two-card hand and receive one draw card.

3. Players splitting: