Game Mode

Tap _once or twice to play the game “BLACKJACK” or “ALPHA ATTACK”.

Each time you tap _, the display switches between “BLACKJACK” and “ALPHA ATTACK”.

BLACKJACK (Twenty-one)

Make your “hand” (the total of the numbers on the cards) close to 21,

4.Tap @to see your hand. Each time you tap @, a new card is dealt.

“J”, “Q”, and “K” are counted as 10.

“A” can be counted as 1 or 11.

When first 2 cards are “A” and a face card (“J”, “Q”, or “K”), your hand is “BLACKJACK”.

Your hand

The dealer’s hand

<BLACKJACK>

J 2 80 4

1 0 2 0

Your bet

Your chips

without going over 21.

5. Press xto stop being dealt

Your total

The dealer’s total

1.Tap _once or twice to display the following Game mode screen.

2.Press xto start a game. The left 2 cards are dealt for you. (One is faced up and the other is faced down.)

<BLACKJACK>

3 0

Your chips

and hold your hand. The dealer’s

hand and the results are

displayed.

• When you win, your total

flashes and your bet is

doubled.

• When you win with “BLACK-

JACK”, your bet is tripled.

 

<BLACKJACK>

J

2 8

 

 

32K4

2

0

 

 

1 9

 

2 0

2 0

 

Your

 

bet

 

 

 

 

Your chips

3.Agree the left-displayed flashing maximum bet (up to 10) or enter the fewer bet.

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6.Press xand display the Game mode screen.

When you have no more chips to bet, the game is over.

To quit the game, tap any mode key. Your chips are stored for the next time.

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Sharp YO-290 operation manual Game Mode, Blackjack Twenty-one, 32K4

YO-290 specifications

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