-The basic rules for 21 blackjack are as follows:
1. You must be 21 years of age or older to play.
2. There are no jokers in 21 blackjack.
3. Aces are worth one point, 2s through 10s are worth face value, and a jack is worth 10 points.
4. The dealer starts the hand with an up card, and you must place your bet before the dealer reveals the next card.
5. If you have aces up, you must hit; if you have two cards of equal rank, you may either lose or stand (put nothing down). If you have a two-card combination that would beat the dealer’s hand, such as two 2s and a 3, you must hit and win (that is, your total score at the end of the hand is greater than the dealer’s).
6. If you have a three-card combination that would beat the dealer’s hand (e.g., two 2s and a 3), you may either lose or stand (put nothing down). If you have an ace and two cards of equal rank, such as two 2s and a 4, you must hit and win (that is, your total score at the end of the hand is greater than the dealer’s).
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If you have any other combination that would beat the dealer’s hand (e.g., two 2s and a 5), you must hit and win (that is, your total score at the end of the hand is greater than the dealer’s).
8. If at any time during the hand you would lose if all possible hands were played out (meaning your hand does not contain an Ace or a Ten), then it is mandatory to hit; if it still would be possible to lose by playing all possible hands out, then it is optional to hit or stand according to your personal preference (though in most cases it is best to hit).
9. If at any time during the hand you would win if all possible hands were played out (meaning your hand does not contain an Ace or Ten), then it is mandatory to stand; if it still would be possible to win by playing all possible hands out, then it is optional to stand or hit according to your personal preference (though in most cases it is best to stand).
10. In either case – hitting or standing – once your choice has been made, no additional cards may be played until another player makes a decision about whether to hit or stand; once that player has made their decision, play proceeds as normal until somebody else makes another decision – at which point play resumes from where it left off before that player made their decision.
11. In case of a tie after someone has hit but before they’ve lost money (e.g., both players have three cards of equal rank), both players pick up new cards and play again from scratch with those new cards; in case of a tie after somebody has stood but before they’ve won money (e.g., both players have three cards of equal rank), both players pick up new cards and play again from scratch with those new cards; in case of a tie after somebody has lost money (e.g., one player has an Ace while the other doesn’t), then that player loses money for that particular hand even though they didn’t actually lose any money due to being tied – this rule applies even if nobody else participated in that particular tiebreaker round!
12. In case two or more players tie for first place after somebody has lost money but before they’ve won money, then each player who tied for first place gets paid whatever was left on their account at that point in time – with no further tiebreakers necessary!
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