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1.1     ! root        1: .pa 1
        !             2: .he 'BJ (VI)'3/15/72'BJ (VI)'
        !             3: .ti 0
        !             4: NAME           bj -- the game of black jack
        !             5: .sp
        !             6: .ti 0
        !             7: SYNOPSIS       /usr/games/bj
        !             8: .sp
        !             9: .ti 0
        !            10: DESCRIPTION
        !            11: .br
        !            12: .in 8
        !            13: bj__
        !            14: is a serious attempt at
        !            15: simulating the dealer
        !            16: in the game of black jack (or twenty-one)
        !            17: as might be found in Reno.
        !            18: The following rules apply:
        !            19: .sp
        !            20: .in +3
        !            21: The bet is $2 every hand.
        !            22: .sp
        !            23: A player 'natural' (black jack) pays $3.
        !            24: A dealer natural loses $2.
        !            25: Both dealer and player naturals
        !            26: is a 'push' (no money exchange).
        !            27: .sp
        !            28: If the dealer has an ace up,
        !            29: the player is allowed to make an 'insurance'
        !            30: bet against the chance of a dealer natural.
        !            31: If this bet is not taken, play resumes as normal.
        !            32: If the bet is taken, it is a side bet
        !            33: where the player wins $2 if the dealer has
        !            34: a natural and loses $1 if the dealer does not.
        !            35: .sp
        !            36: If the player is dealt two cards
        !            37: of the same value, he is allowed to
        !            38: 'double'.
        !            39: He is allowed to play two
        !            40: hands, each with one of these cards.
        !            41: (The bet is doubled also; $2 on each hand.)
        !            42: .sp
        !            43: If a dealt hand
        !            44: has a total of ten or eleven,
        !            45: the player may 'double down'.
        !            46: He may double the bet ($2 to $4)
        !            47: and receive exactly one more card on that hand.
        !            48: .sp
        !            49: Under normal play,
        !            50: the player may 'hit' (draw a card)
        !            51: as long as his total is not over twenty-one.
        !            52: If the player 'busts' (goes over twenty-one),
        !            53: the dealer wins the bet.
        !            54: .sp
        !            55: When the player 'stands' (decides not to hit),
        !            56: the dealer hits until he attains
        !            57: a total of seventeen or more.
        !            58: If the dealer busts, the player wins the bet.
        !            59: .sp
        !            60: If both player and dealer stand,
        !            61: the one with the largest total wins.
        !            62: A tie is a push.
        !            63: .sp
        !            64: .in -3
        !            65: The machine deals and keeps score.
        !            66: The following questions will be asked at
        !            67: appropriate times.
        !            68: Each question is
        !            69: answered by y_ followed by a new line for 'yes',
        !            70: or just new line for 'no'.
        !            71: .sp
        !            72: ?              (means, "do you want a hit?")
        !            73: .br
        !            74: Insurance?
        !            75: .br
        !            76: Double down?
        !            77: .sp
        !            78: Every time the deck is shuffled,
        !            79: the dealer so states and the 'action' (total bet)
        !            80: and 'standing' (total won or loss)
        !            81: is printed.
        !            82: To exit, hit the interrupt key (DEL)
        !            83: and the action and standing will be printed.
        !            84: .in 16

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