Whether you play free blackjack online, at a land-based casino or even a French casino en ligne the aim of the game remains the same. It's all about accumulating cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over 21. Face cards meaning (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are worth 10 points. Aces are worth 1 or 11, and you can choose whichever you want depening on the situation. Other cards are represented by their number. A push is a tie between the player and the House. It means both have the same total at the same time. Ace and 10 (Blackjack) on the first two cards dealt is an automatic player win at 1.5 to 1, unless the house ties.

Playing blackjack

To win the game you must get to the total without busting. Busting means when your cards total to more than 21 and you lose automatically. The winner is whoever has closest to a total of 21. Just by adding the cards you will get the total. The game accomodates about 6 players. Decks of cards are shuffled together by the dealer and placed in a card dispensing box called 'Shoe'.

Before receiving any cards players must place a wager. Each player gets two cards with face up and the dealer alone gets one card face up and the other one down. Each player in turn either stays or takes more cards to try and get closer to 21 without busting. Players who do not bust wait for the dealer's turn. When all the players are done, the dealer turns up the down card. By rule, on counts of 17 or higher the dealer must stay; on counts of 16 or lower the dealer must
draw.

If you make a total of 21 with the first two cards (a 10 or a face and an Ace), you win automatically. This is called 'Blackjack'. The most simple game isnt'it. When you win, you get back 1 and half the times of your bet and incase there is a tie with the dealer, you get what you bet. No catches you see. The mosting important and interesting part of the game is if the dealer busts, all the other players win the game. There are some variations with the blackjack game, for example, the number of decks differ depending which blackjack casino you play at and upon the conditions prevailing. The lower the number of the decks, the higher the chances for the player.