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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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