81 lines
2.0 KiB
Groff
81 lines
2.0 KiB
Groff
.\" @(#)bj.6 1.1 92/07/30 SMI; from S5R2
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.TH BJ 6 "17 March 1987"
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.SH NAME
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bj \- the game of black jack
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B /usr/games/bj
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I bj
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is a serious attempt at
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simulating the dealer
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in the game of black jack (or twenty-one)
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as might be found in Reno.
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The following rules apply:
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.HP 5
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The bet is $2 every hand.
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.IP
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A player ``natural'' (black jack) pays $3.
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A dealer natural loses $2.
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Both dealer and player naturals
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is a ``push'' (no money exchange).
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.IP
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If the dealer has an ace up,
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the player is allowed to make an ``insurance''
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bet against the chance of a dealer natural.
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If this bet is not taken, play resumes as normal.
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If the bet is taken, it is a side bet
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where the player wins $2 if the dealer has
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a natural and loses $1 if the dealer does not.
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.IP
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If the player is dealt two cards
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of the same value, he is allowed to
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``double''.
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He is allowed to play two
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hands, each with one of these cards.
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(The bet is doubled also; $2 on each hand.)
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.IP
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If a dealt hand
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has a total of ten or eleven,
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the player may ``double down''.
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He may double the bet ($2 to $4)
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and receive exactly one more card on that hand.
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.IP
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Under normal play,
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the player may ``hit'' (draw a card)
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as long as his total is not over twenty-one.
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If the player ``busts'' (goes over twenty-one),
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the dealer wins the bet.
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.IP
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When the player ``stands'' (decides not to hit),
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the dealer hits until he attains
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a total of seventeen or more.
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If the dealer busts, the player wins the bet.
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.IP
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If both player and dealer stand,
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the one with the largest total wins.
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A tie is a push.
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.PP
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The machine deals and keeps score.
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The following questions will be asked at
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appropriate times.
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Each question is
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answered by
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.B y
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followed by a new-line for ``yes'',
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or just new-line for ``no''.
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.PP
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.RS
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? (means, ``do you want a hit?'')
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.br
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Insurance?
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.br
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Double down?
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.RE
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.PP
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Every time the deck is shuffled,
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the dealer so states and the ``action'' (total bet)
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and ``standing'' (total won or lost)
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is printed.
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To exit, hit the interrupt key (control-C)
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and the action and standing will be printed.
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