Sunday, May 14, 2006

Tips for Spanish 21

Spanish 21 is a variety of Blackjack getting popular in Europe. It is owned by Masque Publications Inc. Unlicensed, though equivalent versions of Spanish 21 is popularly called Spanish Blackjack.

Regarding the rules of Spanish 21, many of them may appear liberal as opposed to that in conventional blackjack. For example, Spanish 21 permits payout bonuses for five or more card 21's, 6-7-8 21's, 7-7-7 21's, late surrender, doubling down any number of cards with the option to ‘rescue’ or surrender only one wager to the house, and player blackjacks and player 21's always winning, at the cost of having no 10 cards in the deck (though there are kings, queens and jacks). To sum them up, if the player can have a fool proof basic strategy in place, Spanish 21 guarantees a definite lower house edge than any other blackjack game.

Now let's look at some useful tips that may come in handy while you play blackjack.

  • The first thing every player must consider is to understand the house rules clearly. It will come in handy while forming strategies. Remember, house rules may vary from one casino to another.
  • It would be better to learn the game before trying ones luck in the casino. Hence try your mettle playing some free online games before graduating yourself to the real game.
  • Use the strategy chart to the maximum advantage even if it takes some time to do so. In such a game that includes many decks, it is vital to use it until you reach a comfort zone.
  • In the game, it is advisable to keep off from trying the Super Bonus bet as it has extremely high house odds.
  • It is better to play in those casinos where redoubling is permitted. If redoubling is not in the house rules, then you may almost double the house edge, even though it is still a comparably low .76%.
  • Finally, keep in mind that if you fail to draw to split aces, you increase your house advantage by 0.29%.

It is true that the rules of Spanish 21 are generally liberal than the original blackjack game. But one should make oneself thorough with the basics of the games before actually start playing. And that is the most important of the tips this article would like to give to a prospective player. Good Luck!