The blackjack, which means in English “servant black” draws his name from a casino of Las Vegas which doubled the profits for a hand made up of have and from a knave of spades. These two charts remain the emblematic hand of the blackjack.

The play of the blackjack is played with sets of 52 charts of which the number can vary from 1 to 8. The charts are mixed and gathered in a shoe. The table of play accommodates players (up to 7 generally) as well as a croupier or donor. This one has a particular status and represents the bank, i.e. the casino. Each one is seen allotting a box on the table of play. This box is used as receptacle with the settings of the corresponding player. The settings are carried out using tokens. Each player plays against the bank, therefore against the play of the croupier. The goal is to obtain a better play than that of the casino without exceeding 21 points.

With the blackjack, each chart numbered except for the ace is worth as many points as the number than it carries. The figures (servant, lady, king) are worth 10 points. The ace is worth 1 or 11 points with the suitability of the player.
The value of a hand is obtained by adding the value with the charts which compose it. A hand of two charts whose value is 21 is called a naturalness.

The part starts with the deposit of the settings by each player. The setting is placed in the circular box which faces him on the table of play. The croupier distributes then two charts to each player, both open (visible), and two charts with itself of which is open (visible) and the other closed (hidden). If a player has a naturalness, the bank pays it at once by restoring its setting to him and by allotting to him a profit of once and half its setting. The others can obtain one or more additional charts (one by one) if they wish it. If the value of the hand of a player exceeds 21, it loses the part. The bank recovers its setting. When all the players obtained the wished number of charts, the croupier turns over his closed chart. He must take a chart as long as the value of its hand does not reach 17. If the value of its hand exceeds 21, the players still concerned gain the equivalent of their setting. If not, all the players still concerned whose value of their hand is higher than that of the croupier gain the equivalent of their setting. If the hand of a player is equivalent to that of the croupier, it recovers its setting.

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