Friday, April 28, 2006

Bonus Blackjack

Bonus Blackjack, originally based on the most popular card game, Blackjack, allows a player to play blackjack with a few twists. Bonus Blackjack provides more chances to win the game by including some special cards and easy ways to win. The game became much popular owing to its special payouts – “bonus payouts”.

Bonus Blackjack, as the name implies, adds a bonus feature which benefits the players for their seat selection and unique symbols on their cards. The game, which comes with its fast pace of traditional blackjack, is also backed with the “near-miss” psychology usually seen in slot play to the game of blackjack.

Bonus Blackjack is played with two regular decks of 52 playing cards which are shuffled before each game begins. Same as traditional blackjack game, the objective of bonus blackjack is to obtain a total card value of 21 points or close to that total, without bust (exceeding 21 points). The player can also win bonus blackjack, if he/she is able to bust the Dealer's hand. One can qualify for “bonus payouts” if he/she has placed a bonus side bet.

King, Queens, and Jacks - the face cards – are all worth 10 points. The player can set the value of Ace as either an 11 or a 1 point card. All other cards from 2 to 10 take their normal values. According to the bonus blackjack rules, the box holder can play only one hand at a time.

Bonus Blackjack strategy is virtually the same as the original blackjack game. The rules of the game are also the same and there are no real variations. The main difference between the two is that a player can receive bonus payouts if he/she wins the game.