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^Cby
^CJohn Klein

   Welcome to Vegas . . . well almost.  You and up to three of your friends 
can challenge the computer to a friendly little game of Blackjack.  If you get 
tired of that just slip the game into computer play mode, sit back and watch 
the cards fly. 

   The goal of this popular casino card game is to beat the hand of the dealer 
without going over a score of twenty one.  Face cards count as 10 points, Aces 
can count as either 1 or 11, and all other cards count as their face value.  

^1The Game^0

   Enter the number of players to play (this number cannot exceed 4).  Each 
player starts with $100.00, but should you go "bust" (run out of money) during 
the game you will be allowed to withdraw more from you Swiss bank account. 

   At the start of a round, each player must enter the amount of money to be 
wagered.  Once all bets have been placed, the cards are dealt.  Each player 
will be serviced one at a time, starting with player one, until all players 
have been served.  Allowable actions during a turn include:

        Hit           - accept another card from the dealer. 

        Split         - split a matching pair of cards creating two hands and 
                      doubling the amount bet.  Each hand is played separately 
                      until all hands have been played.

        Double Down   - accept another card from the dealer and double 
                      the amount bet, this terminates a player's turn.
        
        Stay          - terminate a player's turn.

A player's turn is concluded with a Stay, Double Down, or by going over twenty 
one in total score.  Once all players have been served, the dealer concludes 
his hand.  The dealer must accept cards until his total exceeds a score of 
seventeen or goes over twenty one.

^1Payoff^0

    If a player's total score should be less than that of the dealer's or be 
over twenty one, the player loses the amount bet.  A score of twenty one in 
two cards pays one and a half times the amount wagered.  All other hands that 
beat the dealer pay equal to the amount bet.  When a player and the dealer tie 
no money is lost.

   To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type:  ^1214124^0.

DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^F214124.EXE
^FLARGCARD.DAT
^FBRUN30.EXE
^FRETURN30.EXE
