Radica Games 73049 instruction manual Playing the Game, Training Modes

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MODEL 73049

For 1 player / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

NOT A GAMING DEVICE

P/N 82381600 Rev.A

INSURANCE
SURRENDER	DOUBLE
	SPLIT
SHUFFLE
	MAX BET
STRATEGY	RESET
	STAND
	HINTS

SOUND DEAL/HIT

TRAINER/BLACKJACK

INSURANCE

If the dealer’s first card (showing) is an Ace, you can place an insurance bet (5 points) by press- ing this button. By doing this, you are betting that the dealer has a Blackjack.

If the dealer has a Blackjack: If your hand is not a Blackjack, your original bet and insurance bet are returned to your score. If you have a Blackjack also (push), you win double the amount of your original bet and your insurance bet will also be returned to your score.

If the dealer does not have a Blackjack: You lose your insurance bet and the display will flash “L O S E” and you then continue to play your hand as you normally would play it.

SURRENDER

Lets you give up your hand before the third card is dealt so that you lose only half of your bet (5 points).

SHUFFLE (while “Game Over” is flashing)

This game uses a 52-card deck which the com- puter will shuffle on its own when the deck gets low enough. However, you can shuffle the deck at any time (between hands) by pressing this button.

STRATEGY

This button selects the counting system to be used (Tens/Others or High-Low) when in Blackjack Trainer mode.

SOUND

Turns the sound on and off.

TRAINER/BLACKJACK

Toggles between Blackjack Trainer and Regular Blackjack.

HINTS

This button will display a recommended bet while “Game Over” is flashing, as well as give advice on what action to take. Press and hold down this button to flash the best play option. This can be used any time, whether the game is in trainer mode or not.

DOUBLE

Lets you double your bet after you are dealt two cards with a total of 10 or 11 points. You will be dealt one additional card only.

SPLIT

When your first two cards are identical, you can split your cards and play two hands against the dealer’s hand. A split hand cannot be doubled. If you split Aces, each hand will be dealt one card only.

MAX BET

Places a 50 point bet.

STAND

Keeps your hand as currently shown without dealing additional cards.

DEAL/HIT

•Turns on the game.

•Hold down to place bets of 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 points.

•Deals any additional cards (HIT).

RESET

Resets the game and clears the last score.

PLAYING THE GAME

The object of the game of Blackjack is to accu- mulate a higher card count than the dealer with- out exceeding 21.

The computer plays Las Vegas style Blackjack with a single deck of 52 cards. The cards are automatically shuffled when approaching the end of the deck.

Turn on the game by pressing the DEAL/HIT button. Press the DEAL/HIT button again to place a 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 point bet and deal the cards, or press MAX BET for a 50 point bet (Press HINTS if your not sure how much to bet). After the cards are dealt, various words will flash across the screen to tell you your options. (Use the HINTS button to let the computer show you the best option to choose).

Point values are assigned to all cards. Aces count as either 1 or 11 points, while face cards (K,Q,J) are counted as 10. All other cards are counted at face value.

If you choose to receive additional cards, press the DEAL/HIT button. If you want to keep only the cards you have showing, press the STAND button.

The dealer must draw on any hand showing 16 points or less, and will stand on all totals of 17 to 21 points.

If you can build a hand which is closer to 21 than the dealer’s hand (without going over 21), you win!

TRAINING MODES

TENS/OTHERS

This method of counting cards uses a ratio of “Ten” cards to “Other” cards. “Ten” cards are 10’s, Jacks, Queens, and Kings. “Others” are considered Ace though 9. The higher the ratio of “Ten” cards to the “Other” cards, the more the player should bet. The lower the ratio of “Ten” cards to “Other” cards, the player should bet less. If there are a high number of “Ten” cards remaining in the deck, the chances of winning are better.