How Many Cards Do You Need for Blackjack?

There are two main ways to play blackjack: with a single card and with a hand of five cards.

With a single card, you need to know the value of each card. For example, if the card is an Ace, you would count as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

If the card is a Two or Three, you would count as follows: 2, 1. If the card is a Four or Five, you would count as follows: 3, 2.

With a hand of five cards, you must make a decision about which hand to use. You can use any combination of cards from your hand.

For example, if you have an Ace, Two, Three and Four in your hand, you would choose to use the Four as your “base” hand and use the other three cards to add to it (for example: Ace + Two = Three; Ace + Three = Four; Ace + Four = Five).

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