How to Play: Blackjack

Are you ready for the game you've all been eagerly waiting for? Runestake Blackjack has arrived, and it's an absolute blast. In this comprehensive guide, we'll take you through the ins and outs of how to play and increase your chances of walking away a winner.

How to Play

Runestake's Blackjack offers an exhilarating gaming experience. It's similar to most other platform variations. The objective is simple: you and the dealer both aim to reach as close to 21 points per hand as possible without going over (busting). Here's the gameplay breakdown:

• You start with two initial cards and have the option to receive additional cards (hit) as many times as you desire before deciding to end your turn (stand).
• The dealer will reveal their hidden card and must continue to draw cards until they reach 17 or more points.

Main Bets

To play a main hand, follow these straightforward steps:

1. Input your desired amount into the "Main" field.
2. Confirm by hitting the blue button.

Once your game starts, you and the dealer will be dealt your hands, and you'll have the options to Hit, Stand, or Double:

• Hit: Request another card.
• Stand: Maintain your current hand if you feel confident.
• Double: Double the amount you played, receive one more card, and stand.

Main Bet Rules

• The dealer stands on a soft 17 (a 17 that includes an ace)
• There are 8 decks in play
• If the dealer’s card is an ace, you will be offered insurance. By accepting, you will place an insurance worth half your original amount If the dealer has Blackjack, the insurance pays 2:1. If the dealer does not, you will lose your insurance amount.
• If the dealer has natural blackjack (21 points with the first two dealt cards), the game concludes immediately and insurance is paid if taken
• If you have a natural blackjack, the game concludes immediately and your play amount pays 3:2
• If both you and the dealer have a natural blackjack, the game concludes immediately and the result is a tie (push)
• Neither insurance nor Even Money is offered when you have a natural blackjack and the dealer’s up-card is an ace
• You will have the option to split when you are initially dealt a pair of the same number or face card. Splitting will create a separate hand with an amount equal to your original play.
• You can only split once
• You cannot hit on split aces. Instead, you will draw exactly one card on each hand
• Natural blackjack is not possible on a split-hand
• You will have the option to double on any first two cards. Doubling will double your play amount in exchange for committing to stand after receiving exactly one more card
• You can double on a split

Side Plays

Enhance your gaming excitement with side play:

21 + 3 Side Play

Form a three-card "poker" hand using your first two cards and the dealer's face-up card for potentially lucrative returns.

• Flush: Three cards of the same suit. It’s the most frequent winner and, as such, pays out 5/1.
• Straight: Three cards with a numbered sequence, like 6, 7, 8. An ace can be high or low. Returns are 10/1.
• Three-of-a-kind: All three cards (your two and the dealer’s face-up card) must be of the same number or face card value. Payout 33/1.
• Blackjack straight flush: Three running numbers of the same suit. 35/1.
• Suited three of a kind: All three cards must be the same number and the same suit (remember, blackjack uses many decks). It’s the highest payout at 100/1.

Perfect Pair Play

Win with a pair in your initial two cards:

• Mixed pair: Two different colors, red and black. Payout of 6/1.
• Colored: If you make a pair and they are the same color but not the same suit, for example, one club and one spade, it’s a payout of 12/1.
• Perfect pair: This is what you want, the best blackjack pair where you have two of the same number in the same suit. The payout here is a healthy 25/1.

Provably Fair System

Just like all Runestake original games, Chest Battles uses a provably fair system that allows users to check their gameplay to ensure it has not been tampered with.

Check out an in-depth explanation of our Provably Fair system here.