Blackjack (21)

What you need

• 1-2 decks of cards
• Chips or app for bets
• A volunteer dealer

Setup

1. One person is the dealer (rotate every 20 hands or stay fixed).
2. Everyone else gets an equal chip stack.
3. Set table minimum and maximum bets (e.g. 1-50).

How to play

1. Place bet, dealer deals 2 cards to each player (face up) and 2 to themselves (one up, one down).
2. Hit (take a card), Stand (stop), Double (double bet, one card), or Split (matching pair).
3. Bust over 21 = lose bet.
4. Dealer must hit on 16 and stand on 17.
5. Closest to 21 without busting wins. Blackjack (21 on first 2 cards) pays 3:2.

Host tips

• Use a basic-strategy chart printout for new players.
• Limit doubles/splits to keep the round moving.
• Track everyone's chip count in Scorekeeper.

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