BlackJack is a very easy game to learn, however, few truly ever master the game. It can take years of dedicated practice and study to become a very good player. We at Rapture will equip you with simple instructions, and a few helpful tips, that should help you on your quest to this exciting game.
ÑHOW TO PLAY BLACKJACK
The goal of Blackjack is to have your cards totaling as near to, or equaling, but not over, 21. You, the player are dealt two cards each, both face up, and the dealer is dealt two cards, one face up and one face down. You then selects to either take more cards or to stay with what you were dealt. If you go over 21, then you automatically loose. If you stay under 21, then the dealer has the option to select cards and has a chance to beat you.
Strip BlackJack begins by you placing your bet. You place your bet with the arrows on the left side of the screen. The large arrows raise or lowers the bet by $50 and the smaller arrows raise or lowers the bet by $10. The maximum bet is $250. After you have chosen how much to bet, click on the "OK" button.
After placing your bet, you are dealt your first cards. At this point you must add the cards values to see what you think your next move should be. In BlackJack the cards have the following values:
CARD: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A
VALUE: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 1or11
The Ace has two values, either 1 or 11, and you can choose which value you would like to use.
If your cards add up to 21, then you are an instant winner. You have drawn a "Natural BlackJack" and the dealer pays you 1.5 to 1. (One and a half times what you bet).
If your cards total less than 21, then you must decide if you would like to receive another card ("HIT"), or stay with the cards you have been dealt ("STAY"). Remember that your goal is to end with cards totaling as near to or equaling 21, BUT NOT TO GO OVER. Once you have taken another card (HIT), then it's value is permanently added to your total. Therefore, if you have a 19, the odds are good that you will get more than an ace (value 1) or a two (value 2), and will therefore go "bust". An seasoned player will always look to what the dealer's card is that is faced up. This will tell a more experienced player what the dealer is likely to end up with. You must not only stay under 21, but must also beat the dealer to win!
If you elect to receive another card, select the "HIT" button at the left of the screen. The the computer will add your new card to your old cards and decide whether (1) You have gone bust (more than 21╔You loose), (2) You have been dealt a BlackJack (Cards total 21╔ Dealer gets a chance to tie you╔ You can't select to receive more cards), or (3) You still have cards totaling less than 21, in which case you are given the option of receiving more cards (HIT), or staying with what you now have (STAY). To Hit again, use the "HIT" button at the left of the screen. To Stay, use the "STAY" button at the left of the screen.
You can select to hit up to 3 times. That means that the most cards you can end up with is 5 (the two you started with, and up to three more). If you hit three times, and are still under 21, then whatever you end up with is what the dealer has to beat. (There is no five-card- rule. CYBER STRIP BLACKJACK).
After you are through receiving cards (You have 21, have hit "STAY," or have 5 cards total) the dealer has the opportunity to attempt to beat you. One of the dealer's cards was dealt face down, and this card is now turned over. If the dealer has 21, then dealer wins unless you have a 21 (See the paragraph on "INSURANCE" below). If the dealer has a 17 or better, then the dealer wins if her cards total more than yours, and you win if your cards total more than her's. If the Dealer's cards add up to 16 or less, then she MUST hit. Even if her cards total more than yours, the dealer MUST hit if she has a 16 or less. The dealer must Stay if her cards add up to 17 or more. Even if you will beat her, she cannot hit if she has a seventeen or above. Keep this in mind. A 13 might not be a bad hand to end with if the dealer ends up going bust.
When the dealer has either (1) gotten between 17 and 21, or 2) gone bust, then the round is over. If the dealer goes bust, you automatically win. If the dealer stays between 17 and 21 then both you and the dealer's cards are tallied and the highest score wins. If there is a tie, your bet goes back into your bank, and you loose nothing.
After the winner is paid, the next round begins. There are three (3) decks of cards in the BlackJack Deck. The deck is not shuffled until the very last card is dealt. It is therefore possible to keep track of what card have and haven't been dealt to better your odds. If, in the middle of a round, the last card runs out, the game pauses to shuffle the decks. Do not be alarmed if the game shuffles in the middle of a round, and please be patient during shuffling as there are a lot of cards to shuffle.
If, during play, the dealer is dealt his first two cards, and the dealer's face up card is an ace, then you are given the option to buy "Insurance." Insurance is bought using the "INSURANCE BUTTON". To reject Insurance click the "OK" button. Insurance costs half of your bet. If you bet $100 then insurance costs $50. When you insure, you are betting that the dealers other card is a 10, J, Q, or K and the dealer has a BlackJack. If the dealer has Blackjack, then you loose only your insurance, and not your bet. If the dealer does not have insurance, then you play normally and the insurance cost is lost. If you go bust during play, then you loose both your insurance and your bet.
Another option that is available is "DOUBLE DOWN." To Double Down you either hit the "DOUBLE DOWN" button. You may double down only after your first two cards are dealt. If you double down, you choose to double your bet, and receive one more card. You must stay regardless of what this next card is, and you choose to waive your right to hit further.
THE DROID
The "Droid" is always available. The Droid will tell you if it is wise to hit or stay. The Droid never lies, and is always right. If the next card in the deck will make your hand 21 or less the Droid will say "HIT" and if the next card will make you go bust the Droid will say "STAY." The Droid was added because BlackJack is, on the average, designed to give the dealer the advantage. This is how Las Vegas was built. The Droid is only an option╔ nobody is forcing you to use it. BlackJack Purists will ignore the Droid.
The object of strip BlackJack is to get your chosen beautiful girl dealer naked. Rapture Interactive feels that the idea of computer money was pretty funny, because you can not trade it in for dinner at the Ritz or anywhere else. This computer funny money only applies here.
The idea of seeing these lovely dealers in the buff is many things, but certainly not silly. You'll be trading in your funny money for her clothes as you play, so the money is simply a way of keeping track of winning. If you don't like the idea of trading in money for clothes, you have bought the wrong program.
Here's how it works:
You each start with the same amount of money, $1,000. When either you or her run out of money, you trade an article of clothing for an additional $1,000. If a player has lost clothing, and their opposition looses all of his/her money, then you get to put a piece of clothing back on. In other words: Only one person will be missing clothing. The other person will be fully dressed.
For example: You both have all of your clothing on and you keep winning until you have $2000 and she has $0. She will take off her shirt and the pots will equal $1000 again. If you get $2000 again, she takes off her pants. If she gets $2000 then she earns back her shirt. If she gets another $2000 after that, then you take off your shirt.
PLAY NICELY AND TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE COMPUTER TELLS YOU TO. NOBODY LIKES A CHEATER!!!!
The dealers have four pieces of Clothing.
If you have any other questions about the stripping part of this game we have just one suggestion: Always play to win. You'd look really funny sitting naked in front of your computer!!!
