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However, if the dealer also has a natural 21 or the hand is a tie, players receive their original bet back. But, if the dealer has 21 with three or more cards, a player’s blackjack hand win. The payoff for the player is 3-2. How to Deal Blackjack. Blackjack Rules to Win. Blackjack uses one or more standard 52-card deck of cards. Blackjack is a natural 21 (ace and a ten value card), that wins 21 if you have 3 cards that total 21. If you and dealer both have blackjack again they tie. The player then receives their stake back plus the same amount again for the win. A ‘blackjack’ (also known as a natural) is the term given when the first two cards dealt are an ace and another card of value 10 (i.e. 10, J, Q, or K). If a player receives a blackjack, it is an instant win. Ties Win Blackjack. This variation on blackjack is available for online play. The primary difference between this game and standard blackjack is that ties pay out 1:2. In normal blackjack, ties are considered a push and don't pay out at all. The value of cards is the same as in regular blackjack.
Introduction
After doing math analysis and consulting on about 200 games for game inventors I learned a thing or two. One is that games that are totally out of left field have almost no chance. If you can't explain the rules of a game in under 15 seconds players won't have the patience to learn it, dealers will make errors, and casino management likely won't give it a chance in the first place. Games that have the best chance to succeed are blackjack and poker variations, because players already understand the basic rules of those games. With the exception of Casino War all successful new table games have taken blackjack or poker and introduced just one major rule twist.
Most blackjack variants I have tried let players do something they couldn't do before, meanwhile turning some wins into ties or ties into losses. In my opinion the market is saturated with such games but the door is open for the opposite, a game that turns ties into wins by taking away some choices. That is why I created Ties Win Blackjack. The game pays 1 to 2 on all ties, mostly by taking away the option to double and split. The game is easy to learn, easy to deal, and the strategy is almost the same as regular blackjack. It is also a better bet for players than most blackjack games. I'm not saying every player will like it but hope players looking for a simpler or less volatile version of blackjack will like it.
The game completed a field trial at the Edgewater casino in Laughin Nevada in May 2005. Currently it is not available in any land casinos but previously could be played online at Red Lounge Casino.
Rules
The rules are the same as blackjack except as noted below.
- All ties pay 1 to 2.
- Player may only hit and stand.
- Winning blackjack pays even money.
The following tables show the strategy according to whether the dealer hits or stands on soft 17. These tables are correct for any number of decks.
The player will get a tie about 8.75% of hands.
House Edge
Following are the effects of the changes to regular blackjack, based on infinite decks.
- Player may not double: loss of 1.47% to the player.
- Player may not split: loss of 0.58% to the player.
- Winning blackjack pays 1 to 1: loss of 2.25% to the player.
- Player wins 1 to 2 on ties: gain of 4.37% to the player.
Over all this adds up to a loss of 0.07%. It is actually a little bit less at 0.02% because of an interaction effect.
The following table shows the house edge for various number of decks and whether the dealer hits or stands on soft 17.
Ties Win Blackjack House Edge
| Decks | Dealer Hits on Soft 17 | Dealer Stands on Soft 17 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.247% | 0.003% |
| 2 | 0.400% | 0.150% |
| 3 | 0.445% | 0.193% |
| 4 | 0.467% | 0.214% |
| 5 | 0.480% | 0.226% |
| 6 | 0.489% | 0.233% |
| 7 | 0.495% | 0.238% |
| 8 | 0.500% | 0.242% |
| ¥ | 0.531% | 0.269% |
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Ties Win Blackjack was available for play in U.K. pounds at the Red Lounge Casino. The Red Lounge used one deck and the dealer hit a soft 17, for a house edge of 0.247%.