M:Welcome to Vingt et Un.|M If you want instructions, press the mouse Adjust button, otherwise press the mouse Select button.
A:The idea of this card game is to reach a total of 21, without exceeding it, by counting the pips of the cards that are dealt to you. The suits do not play a part in the game. Press the Select button each time to continue to the next page.
B:Aces count either one or eleven at the player's option, court cards count ten, other cards their face value. A total of 21 therefore can be made with an Ace and a ten or a court card and this beats any other combination.
C:Betting is very much a part of the game. You are given chips at the start of the game and, by betting wisely, the object of the game is to increase that amount.|M Your chips are automatically sorted for you at the start of each hand.
D:Look at your card by pressing and holding the Select button and dragging upwards, until you can see its value.|MBet by pressing and holding the Select button when the pointer is over a chip and drag it to the window's centre between the cards.
E:Press Select when the pointer is over the dealer's cards to 'stick'. If the dealer has the same, or more pips as you then the dealer takes your stake.|MHowever if the dealer busts or sticks with a pip value less than yours, the dealer repays double your stake.
F:If you want more cards after you have seen your second (you cannot 'stick' at less than 16) you can buy them, for an amount not greater than your original stake; or twist them for free, in which case you get them face up from the dealer.
G:[Advanced]|MAs a matter of etiquette, if you have received a fourth card from the dealer and it brings your pip total to less than 12, you should turn the card face up and twist the last card to obtain your five card trick.
H:The order of winning hands is:-|M 21 with two cards [Vingt et Un], |M a five card trick, |M21 made with more than two cards, |M 20, 19, 18, 17, 16. |M Good luck! |MPress the Select button to start or the Escape key to finish at any time.
