Black Jack (card game)
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| Alternate names | Blackjack |
| Type | Shedding-type |
| Players | 2-5 (more than 5 people can play, but this is not recommended since it makes the game unwieldy to play) |
| Deck | 52 (53/54 if joker(s) are included) |
| Cards | Anglo-American |
| Play | Clockwise at the start of the game (the order of play can vary throughout the game from clockwise to anti-wise and vice-versa with the use of reverse cards) |
Black Jack is the name of a shedding card game which shares its name with the casino card game Blackjack. It is a variant of Crazy Eights.
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[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Dealing
The dealer deals each player 7 cards (or 5 cards if there is more than 5 people), places a single card face-up on the table and the remainder in a pile face-down on the table.
A pre-determined method is used to decide which player plays first. It is usually the player left of the dealer who plays first. The game continues from there going clockwise.
Play starts from the single card facing up.
[edit] Player turns
On each turn, the player attempts to place cards from their hand onto the stack.
A card can only be placed in the stack if it matches either the rank or suit of the top card.
A player can place consecutive cards of the same suit down to remove more cards.
If a player cannot take their turn, they pick up a card from the remaining deck.
If a player places an error by placing an illegal card down (putting a card or cards down which goes against the rules of the game such as attempting to put a 7H on top of a 8S, or attempting a run containing one of more illegal cards) or putting a card down a wrong time (when it is not their turn, this is an easy mistake to make such as forgetting that the previous player putting an ace down makes them skip their turn), then this is declared a 'blunder' and the offending player must take back the card(s) they attempted to put down and pick up two more cards from the remaining deck as a penalty.
Once the player has played their turn, they must say "Last card" if they only have one card left. If you think that you can finish your cards in one turn you say "cards" If they fail to do so, there is a penalty (see Endgame). An alternate method of doing this is 'knocking'. If a player thinks he can win on his next turn, he must warn the other players by making a knocking noise on the table or by saying 'knocking' (or both). If they fail to do so, there is a penalty (see Endgame).
[edit] Magic cards
Certain cards have special effects on the gameplay.
Aces The player who puts down an ace nominates a new suit, which all the players must follow. Some variants of the game allow the player to place an ace down any time they want except when they are being attacked with a two or black jack. This makes aces some of the most valuable cards in the deck.
Two The next player is forced to pick up two cards unless he is able to lay another two or a black jack (Value of 5), If he does not have these cards he will have to pick up.
Eight The next player misses a turn.
Black Jack A black Jack causes the next player to pick up 5 cards. Unless he can follow with another black jack or 2. If a red jack is placed all pick up cards are cancelled.
Red Jack A red jack cancels the pick up if you have to pick up cards.
King Reverses the order of play
Joker Joker can be anything you make it.
Queen Once placed, you must play any other card on top regardless of suit.
[edit] Endgame
The first player to get rid of all of their cards wins the game. The game may end once a player has got rid of all his cards or the remaining players may continue playing until everyone has got rid of their cards (when you do this you are declared to have 'got out') bar one player (this player is declared 'last place' or 'the loser' and he may be eliminated if there is an unwieldy number of people wanting to play)
If the player places their last card, but failed to say "Last card" at the end of their previous turn, then they must pick up two cards from the remaining deck. A player can also declare their final card by 'knocking', usually by tapping the playing table.
[edit] History
Many games have been played in B0 in meridian court a nottingham trent halls where very firece battles have commenced between three players who are widely regarded as some of the best players ever to grace the game of black jack. Jamie "beans" Booth is the leader player in the world today and is the president of measham and the B0 kitchen and also the king of Egypt aswel as many other countries and continues to dominate defeating countless opponents with ease and adding to high record braking title collection which currently stands at 246 titles world wide. Further more a new variation of the game has been made is his honour called Bean Jack.
[edit] Variants
- Some variants may include a joker (usually only one, although the players may opt to include 2 jokers). The joker's powers are described above.
- Multiple cards can be placed on a single turn, where each card matches the previous card in rank or suit. There is no limit to the number of cards which can be played, but the player may not finish by placing more than one card.
- Runs within a suit are sometimes allowed (in both ascending and descending order), for example with a top card of 6 of clubs it would be possible to play the 6, 7, 8, and 9 of diamonds.
These rules tend to lead to faster play, and can make gameplay more exciting as sometimes a large number of cards can be played in a single turn by taking full advantage of both of these rules in a single turn (for instance with the 6 of clubs on top, it would be possible to play 6D,6H,6S,7S,8S,9S,10S,JS,JC,10C,9C in a single turn).
- Can be played with two decks of cards if more than five people are playing.
- Is quite similar in several ways to the game Uno.
