If there are only two people playing it is advisable to be wary of playing a black Jack unless you have the other black Jack, or a red Jack, or you know the other black Jack has already been played - otherwise the other player may 'double Blackjack' you.Īs with 2s, if Player One plays a black Jack and Player Two picks up six cards, the black Jack face up at the centre of the table has been neutralized and Player Three may follow it with a Jack or by suit, without having to pick up six. Laying a red Jack on a black Jack neutralizes it, and the next player may play another Jack, if available, or follow suit. Playing another black Jack forces the third player in the sequence to pick up twelve cards, unless they have a red Jack. *JACK*: If a player plays a black Jack, the next player must pick up six cards, unless they have another Jack to play. Once a 2 has been played, and the next player has picked up 2, the 2 which is face-up in the centre thereafter becomes a normal card and the third person may lay a card down on it by number or suit, without being forced to pick up two. *2*: If a player plays a 2, the player next after them must pick up two cards, unless they put down another 2, in which case the player after them picks up four, and so on, to a maximum of four successive 2s played, and eight cards picked up by the person at the end of the chain. The following cards have special meanings: For strategic reasons they may if they wish choose not to play a card which they can play, but if they cannot or do not lay down a card, they must pick one up from the face-down block.

Each successive player has the option of placing one of their cards on top of the uppermost face-up card, if it matches it either by number or by suit. The object of the game is to get rid of all the cards in your hand.

The dealer deals seven cards to each player, including him/herself, and then places the remainder of the pack face down in the middle of the table, and turns over the first card, placing it to the side of the face-down block. The designations of cards will also be in boldface. '2') to indicate the number on a card and written numbers (e.g. To avoid confusion, I am going to use numerals (e.g.

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