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1.1       root        1: .th BJ VI 3/15/72
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: bj \*- the game of black jack
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: .bd /usr/games/bj
                      6: .sh DESCRIPTION
                      7: .it Bj
                      8: is a serious attempt at
                      9: simulating the dealer
                     10: in the game of black jack (or twenty-one)
                     11: as might be found in Reno.
                     12: The following rules apply:
                     13: .s3
                     14: .lp +5 5
                     15: The bet is $2 every hand.
                     16: .s3
                     17: A player `natural' (black jack) pays $3.
                     18: A dealer natural loses $2.
                     19: Both dealer and player naturals
                     20: is a `push' (no money exchange).
                     21: .s3
                     22: If the dealer has an ace up,
                     23: the player is allowed to make an `insurance'
                     24: bet against the chance of a dealer natural.
                     25: If this bet is not taken, play resumes as normal.
                     26: If the bet is taken, it is a side bet
                     27: where the player wins $2 if the dealer has
                     28: a natural and loses $1 if the dealer does not.
                     29: .s3
                     30: If the player is dealt two cards
                     31: of the same value, he is allowed to
                     32: `double'.
                     33: He is allowed to play two
                     34: hands, each with one of these cards.
                     35: (The bet is doubled also; $2 on each hand.)
                     36: .s3
                     37: If a dealt hand
                     38: has a total of ten or eleven,
                     39: the player may `double down'.
                     40: He may double the bet ($2 to $4)
                     41: and receive exactly one more card on that hand.
                     42: .s3
                     43: Under normal play,
                     44: the player may `hit' (draw a card)
                     45: as long as his total is not over twenty-one.
                     46: If the player `busts' (goes over twenty-one),
                     47: the dealer wins the bet.
                     48: .s3
                     49: When the player `stands' (decides not to hit),
                     50: the dealer hits until he attains
                     51: a total of seventeen or more.
                     52: If the dealer busts, the player wins the bet.
                     53: .s3
                     54: If both player and dealer stand,
                     55: the one with the largest total wins.
                     56: A tie is a push.
                     57: .s3
                     58: .i0
                     59: The machine deals and keeps score.
                     60: The following questions will be asked at
                     61: appropriate times.
                     62: Each question is
                     63: answered by
                     64: .bd y
                     65: followed by a new line for `yes',
                     66: or just new line for `no'.
                     67: .s3
                     68: ?              (means, ``do you want a hit?'')
                     69: .br
                     70: Insurance?
                     71: .br
                     72: Double down?
                     73: .s3
                     74: Every time the deck is shuffled,
                     75: the dealer so states and the `action' (total bet)
                     76: and `standing' (total won or lost)
                     77: is printed.
                     78: To exit, hit the interrupt key (DEL)
                     79: and the action and standing will be printed.
                     80: .sh BUGS
                     81: Be careful of the random number generator.

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