Black Jack Game

Black Jack Game
Starting
Every player has to play independently against the dealer. The round starts by
receiving two cards from the dealer. You have to evaluate your hand and place a bet
in the betting box on the blackjack table or just on a regular table. Cards can be dealt
face up or faces down, it doesn’t matter and depends on the rules of some casino’s,
at home you can decide yourself. Card values: The normal cards go from 2 to 10 and
count for their own value. The jack, queen and king count as a ten. When you have
an ace, you can count it as a 1 or 11.
Playing
After receiving his initial two cards, the player has four standard options: he can "Hit,"
"Stand," "Double Down," or "Split a pair."
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Hit: The player gets another card
Stand: the player doesn’t want anymore cards
Double down: the player may on the first two cards call double down. Then he
will double his bet and receives a card with face down.
Split a pair: When the first two cards of the player are two cards of the same
value (pair), then he puts an equal bet to the betting box and the play will
continue with two hands in stead of one.
Winning
The player has to receive a higher value of cards then the dealer but may not go
higher then 21. When the value is higher then 21, you’re busted. When your value of
cards is higher then the value of the dealer, you won the bet. The game continues
until you want to stop or when you’re out of chips.
Go Fish
2 to 6 players, best with 3 to 6.
Deck
Standard 52-card deck.
Goal
To collect the most sets of four.
Setup
Five cards are dealt to each player if three to six players are involved. With only two
players, seven cards are dealt to each.
All remaining cards are placed face down in a draw pile.
Gameplay
Randomly choose a player to go first.
On your turn, ask a player for a specific card rank. For example: "Barb, please give
me your 9s." You must already hold at least one card of the requested rank.
If the player you ask has any cards of the requested rank, she must give all of her
cards of that rank to you. In the example, Barb would have to give you all of her 9s.
If you get one or more cards from the player you ask, you get another turn. You may
ask any player for any rank you already hold, including the same one you just asked
for.
If the person you ask has no relevant cards, they say, "Go fish." You then draw the
top card from the draw pile.
If you happen to draw a card of the rank asked for, show it to the other players and
you get another turn. However, if you draw a card that's not the rank you asked for, it
becomes the next player's turn. You keep the drawn card, whatever rank it is.
NOTE: The "next player" is the one who said "Go fish."
When you collect a set of four cards of the same rank, immediately show the set to
the other players and place the four cards face down in front of yourself.
Winning
Go Fish continues until either someone has no cards left in their hand or the draw
pile runs out. The winner is the player who then has the most sets of four.
Variant One: Specific Card
Rather than asking for a rank, you must ask for a specific card. You must already
hold at least one card of that rank. For example: "Charlie, please give me the king of
clubs." If Charlie has it, he gives it to you and you go again. Otherwise, he says "go
fish" and you draw from the draw pile. If you happen to draw the card you asked for,
you get another turn. If you draw anything else, it is now the next player's turn.
Before playing this way, all players should agree whether you can ask for a card you
already have in your hand. (If you ask for such a card, you'll have to go fish and your
turn will end -- but it might benefit you to do this so the other players think you don't
hold that particular card.)
Variant Two: Keep Playing
When the draw pile runs out, keep playing until all of the cards have been made into
sets of four. When the draw pile is exhausted, no one says "Go fish." If you ask
someone for a card she doesn't have, it becomes her turn.
Poker Texas Hold'em
Number of players 2 to 10
Requirements
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One poker deck of 52 cards
Poker Chips
Dealer Button
Preparations
Before starting the game, the ‘Buy-in’ for all players must be decided on, i.e., the
number of chips they can buy. Alternatively, the chips can be divided equally among
all players. The first dealer is determined by drawing cards. The person who draws
the highest card is the dealer. This position rotates clockwise after every newlydealt
hand and can be indicated by placing the dealer button on the table in front of the
dealer.
The game
The aim
The aim of the game is to form the best possible hand to win the pot (the totalnumber
of poker chips bet by the players). A hand consists of the highest possible
combination of five cards chosen from the two personal cards which are not shown to
anyone else (also called ‘Pocket cards’) and the five ‘Community cards’ that are
visible and available to everyone.
How to play
Before the cards are dealt, the player to the left of the dealer must post a previously
agreed bet (this is the ‘Small blind’). The player to the left of the small blind position
must post twice as much as the small blind (this is called the ‘Big blind’). These bets
ensure that there are always chips to be won. Each player is dealt two cards, one at
a time, face down on the table, starting with the player to the dealer’s left (in the small
blind position). The player to the left of the big blind position may begin the first
betting round, which continues clockwise. Each player may then match the bet of the
previous player (‘Call’), raise the bet (‘Raise’), or abandon their hand by placing his
personal or pocket cards on the table, face down, thereby indicating that he has
abandoned the game (‘Fold’). The players who posted the blinds may count these
chips as part of their bet in the first round. In the following rounds, the players also
have the possibility of betting zero if no other player has bet yet. In ‘No-limit poker’,
betting goes on until every player has called or folded, and consequently, everyone
who is still in the game has bet the same number of chips. In a ‘Limit game’, there is
a limit not only on the size of the bet, but also on the number of raises: there can be
no more than three. When the first betting round is finished, the dealer removes the
top card of the deck and lays it aside (this is known as the ‘Burn’ card). He then takes
the next three cards and flips them face up on the table. These three cards are called
the ’Flop’ and are the first three of the total of five community cards that are used in
the game. With these community cards and the two cards dealt to each of the players
personally, the players must form the best possible poker hand. (See below for the
ranking of poker hands.) The players are not dealt any more cards in this game. This
is followed by a new betting round. The dealer once again lays aside the top card
and flips another card face up on the table (this sixth card is called the ‘Turn’ or
‘Fourth street’). This is followed by another betting round. Finally, the seventh and
last card is flipped face up on the table, the so-called ‘River’ or ‘Fifth Street’, after
which the fourth and last betting round starts.
Winner
After the last betting round, the hands of the players who are still in the game are
compared. This is the ‘Showdown’.When a player bets and all the other players fold,
the remaining player wins the pot. In that case, he is not required to show his cards.
When two or more players remain, the player with the best poker hand wins the pot.
If there are players with an identical best hand or hands of equal rank, the pot is
shared equally among these players.
Poker Hands
(from poorest to strongest hand)
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High Card
The highest card wins. In case of a
draw, the second highest card wins. If
that too is a draw, the third highest
card wins, etc. Odds of being dealt this
hand: 1/1
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One Pair
Any two cards of the same rank. The
example shows a pair of nines. In case
of a draw, the highest card wins. If no
hand has a pair, the highest card wins.
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Two Pair
Any pair of cards of the same rank plus
another pair of cards of the same rank.
If two hands have the same highest
pair, the highest rank of the second
pair wins. In case of a draw, the
highest (fifth) card wins. Odds of being
dealt this hand: 20/1
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Three of a Kind
Any three cards of the same rank. The
example shows a three of a kind of
twos. Odds of being dealt this hand:
46/1
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Straight
Five cards of consecutive ranks of
different suits. Aces can count as high
or low. The example shows a straight
from six to ten. Odds of being dealt this
hand: 254/1
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Flush
Five cards of non-consecutive ranks of
the same suit. The example shows a
flush of diamonds. In case of a draw,
the highest card of a flush wins. Odds
of being dealt this hand: 508/1
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Full House
A three of a kind plus a pair. In case of
a draw, the highest three of a kind
wins; in case that too is a draw, the
highest pair. Odds of being dealt this
hand: 693/1
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Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank. Odds of
being dealt this hand: 4,164/1
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Straight Flush
Five cards of consecutive ranks of the
same suit. In case of a draw, the
highest card of the straight flush wins.
Odds of being dealt this hand:
72,192/1
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Royal Flush
The five highest cards, from ten to ace,
of the same suit. Odds of being dealt
this hand: