The Playing 21 Blackjack Program -- Seven

Wild, Wacky and Whimsical

THE GAME...

Seven, the exciting new way to play Blackjack! Seven allows the player to play the wildest form of Blackjack found in any casino anywhere. Doubling down at anytime and splitting up to Seven times are just two of the features of this wildly exciting game. You may even find yourself splitting face cards and hoping for the dealer to beat you on certain hands? The wacky game of Seven will have you saying “Now, I’ve seen it all!!!”, time and time again! How often do you ever gamble where you laugh? That is why Seven is a killer game. You laugh your guts out at the things that go on.

THE OBJECT...

In Seven players play against each other, and not the house, in a race for a share of the pot. Each player tries to win Seven more hands than they lose to become the winner.

HOW SEVEN IS PLAYED...

Each player has a different color to tell them apart. To start each player antes, which is the table minimum. Then each player wagers the table minimum in their colored box. The dealer then deals the cards as in normal Blackjack, starting with the player with the dealer button in front of them. This button rotates after each hand played. Players play their hands against the houses hand. Players may double down at any time and may split cards of equal value, including aces, up to Seven times. Players may draw and double-down after splitting aces. Blackjacks pay double and a three- Seven 21 in any hand pays Seven to one. All payoffs are on winning hands only. If a player’s hand beats the dealer's, then that player moves toward Seven wins. A player moves up for each bet which is won. The house does not pay winning bets, but only moves the player’s token upwards one space for each bet won. If a player looses the hand to the house then the house would take the player’s wager and add it to the pot and also move the player’s token downward one space toward the start area. Each lost wager moves the players token down one. If a player pushes with the house's hand, the player would move neither up or down. The first person to reach the Seven wins is the winner.

PAYOFFS...

The payoffs in Seven depend on the number of “starting” players in the game.

      2 OR 3 PLAYERS...
            Winner...95% of pot
            House..... 5%

      4 OR 5 PLAYERS...
            Winner...60% of pot
            Second...35%
            House..... 5%

      6 OR 7 PLAYERS...
            Winner...50% of pot
            Second...30%
            Third......15%
            House..... 5%

***If two players finish tied for first then they also split the second prize. If three or more players finish tied for first then they would split the first, second and third prizes. If only one winner, but two or more players tie for second, then they would also split the third prize between them.

OTHER RULES...

If a player runs out of money then this player would be out of the game. This is important to remember when playing Seven. If it appears that you may not have enough money to finish a game, then you should not start a new game. The reason for this rule is that it is unfair to other players to let a player who has ran out of money to continue to play. This player may play careless, knowing that each loss does not cost that player money toward the pot.
Players may only join in at the start of each game.
A player may play two hands, but each hand is a separate colored token.
Players may not sit out hands unless emergencies arise or washroom breaks are required

As Easy As 1-2-3

How to Play
The dealer plays three separate Blackjack hands.
You bet on the one you think will be the best.

(Players Ante)
To start players would Ante (more on the Ante here)
Shown in the picture below, a player has placed an Ante to join in the game.
The dealer places this Ante in the Ante area and caps it with a special token.

(Dealer Starts Game)
After all players have Anted.
The dealer now places one card face up to each of the 3 Hand areas (shown below)

(Players Bet)
Players would now place a bet equal to their Ante on either Hand 1, Hand 2, or Hand 3
The object is to bet on the Hand that will be the eventual best Blackjack Hand
From our example clearly the Ace in Hand 3 is the best starting Hand
Will it win?
Place Your Bet!