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<title><application>Blackjack</application> Manual V2.8</title>
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Blackjack is a casino rules, multiple deck blackjack game for the GNOME
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Project. The object of the game is to obtain a hand value that is closer
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to 21 than that of the dealer, without going over 21.
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<holder>William Jon McCann</holder>
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<revnumber>Blackjack Manual V2.8</revnumber>
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<date>Setembre de 2004</date>
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<para role="author">William Jon McCann
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<email>mccann@jhu.edu</email>
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<releaseinfo>This manual describes version 2.12 of Blackjack.
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<title>Feedback</title>
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<para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>Blackjack</application> application or
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<primary>Blackjack</primary>
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<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
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<sect1 id="blackjack-introduction">
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<title>Introduccion</title>
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<para><application>Blackjack</application> is a multiple deck, casino rules blackjack game. The object
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of the game is to hold cards having a higher count than those of the dealer
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without going over 21.</para>
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<sect1 id="blackjack-basics">
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<title>Blackjack Basics</title>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-terms">
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<title>Blackjack Terminology</title>
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<para>Here are a few important terms that are used in the game.</para>
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<term>Blackjack</term>
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<para>A hand whose first two cards total 21; an instant win worth 150% of your wager</para>
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<para>When the value of a hand exceeds 21; a losing hand</para>
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<term>Double down</term>
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<para>To double the initial wager and receive exactly one more
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<para>To request another card to be added to the hand</para>
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<term>Insurance</term>
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<para>A side wager of 50% of the original wager that the dealer
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has a natural 21 (aka blackjack) that
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is offered when the dealer's face up card is an ace. If the dealer has
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a natural 21 then the player is paid double.</para>
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<para>When the value of the player hand and the dealer hand are
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equal and the original wager is returned to the player</para>
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<para>When a hand starts with two cards of the same value (or rank)
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it may be split to form two independent hands</para>
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<para>To stop adding cards to a hand</para>
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<term>Abandonar</term>
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<para>To give up half your wager to not complete the hand</para>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-card-values">
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<title>Card Values</title>
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In blackjack, each card is assigned a value.
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<para>An Ace can count as either 1 or 11.</para>
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<para>The cards 2 through 9 are valued as indicated.</para>
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<para>The 10, Jack, Queen, and King are all valued at 10.</para>
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<para>The value of a hand is the sum of the values of each card in the hand.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-dealer-rules">
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<title>Dealer Rules</title>
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The dealer must play his hand according to very specific rules. There
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are two basic rule variations that determine what hand total the dealer
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<term>Dealer stands on all 17s</term>
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<para>The dealer must continue to draw cards (hit) until the
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hand total is at least 17.</para>
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<term>Dealer hits soft 17</term>
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<para>The dealer must continue to draw cards (hit) until the
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hand total is at least 17, except when the dealer has a soft total of 17
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he must take another card.
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A soft total is one where an Ace card is counted as an 11.
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<!-- =========== Getting Started ============================== -->
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<sect1 id="blackjack-getting-started">
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<title>Per començar</title>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-start">
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<title>To Start <application>Blackjack</application></title>
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<para>You can start <application>Blackjack</application> in the following ways:
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<term><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
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<guisubmenu>Games </guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Blackjack</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice>. </para>
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<term>Linha de comanda</term>
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<para>To start <application>Blackjack</application> from a command line, type the following command,
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then press <keycap>Return</keycap>:</para>
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<command>blackjack</command>
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<title>When You Start <application>Blackjack</application></title>
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<para>When you start <application>Blackjack</application>, the following window is displayed.</para>
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<title><application>Blackjack</application> Start Up Window</title>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/image.eps" format="EPS"/>
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<phrase>Shows <application>Blackjack</application> main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, toolbar, playing area, and
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scrollbars. Menubar contains Game, Settings, and Help menus. </phrase>
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<para>The <application>Blackjack</application> window contains the following elements:
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<term>Barra de menuts</term>
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<para>The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands you need to work with files in
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<application>Blackjack</application>.</para>
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<term>Barra d'espleches</term>
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<para> The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar.</para>
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<term>Statusbar</term>
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<para>The statusbar displays information about current <application>Blackjack</application>
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activity and contextual information about the menu items. </para>
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<term>Playing area</term>
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<para>The playing area contains the dealer position, player position, player wager stack,
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and the player's chips.</para>
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<title><application>Blackjack</application> Menus</title>
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The menu bar, located above the <interface>game table</interface>,
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contains the following menus:
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<term><guimenu>Jòc</guimenu></term>
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<shortcut><keysym>Ctrl-N</keysym></shortcut>
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<guimenuitem>New game</guimenuitem>
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<guimenuitem>Restart game</guimenuitem>
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This clears the table and restarts the game.
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<guimenuitem>Hint</guimenuitem>
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This will give you the computer's best suggestion for your
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<shortcut><keysym>Ctrl-Q</keysym></shortcut>
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<guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem>
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<term><guimenu>Paramètres</guimenu></term>
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<guimenuitem>Show tool bar</guimenuitem>
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This toggle switches the tool bar on and off.
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<guimenuitem>Preferences…</guimenuitem>
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This opens the <interface>Preferences Dialog</interface>,
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allowing you to configure the game.
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<term><guimenu>Ajuda</guimenu></term>
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<guimenuitem>Contents</guimenuitem>
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<guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem>
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number and the names of its authors.
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<title><application>Blackjack</application> Playing Area</title>
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The playing area (or table), located below the <interface>toolbar</interface>,
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contains the following elements:
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<term><interface>Dealer position</interface></term>
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top of the playing area. On a clear table it will appear as a white
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<term><interface>Player positions</interface></term>
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This is where the player's hands will be placed. Initially,
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there will be only one player position. More will be created if
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the player splits a hand. On a clear table they will appear as white
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outlines below the dealer position.
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<term><interface>Player wager stack</interface></term>
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The wager stack represents the initial wager on each hand. It consists
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of a stack of chips located directly to the left of each player position.
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<term><interface>Player chips</interface></term>
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The player's chips represent an infinite stack of chips for
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each of the chip values 100, 25, 5, and 1. These chips are used
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<sect1 id="blackjack-usage">
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-set-wager"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-deal"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-hit"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-stand"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-double-down"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-split"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-surrender"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-get-hint"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-usage-keyboard-control"/></para>
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</itemizedlist> </para>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-set-wager">
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<title>To Set the Wager</title>
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<para>To increase the wager for the hand:
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<para>Double click on the player chip, located along the lower edge
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of the playing area, that you wish to add to your wager.</para>
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<para>Or, drag the desired chip onto your wager stack, located next to your hand.</para>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-deal">
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<title>To Deal a New Hand</title>
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A new hand can be dealt when the table is clear or when play has finished
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on the current hands.
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To deal a new hand on a clear table, click in the white outlines that
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indicate the dealer or player positions.
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To deal a new hand after play has finished on the current hands, click
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once on any of the cards on the table.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-hit">
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<title>To Add a Card to a Hand (Hit)</title>
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You may add cards to a hand until the hand total is 21 or over.
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To add a card to a player's hand, click once on any card in the hand.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-stand">
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<title>To Stop Taking Cards (Stand)</title>
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You may stop taking cards at any time after the first two cards have been dealt.
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To stop adding cards to a hand, click once on any other hand. For example,
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when there is only one player position (ie. you have not split a pair), click
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on the dealer's hand to stand. When you have split a pair, you may stand on the
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first player hand by clicking on the second player hand, or the dealer hand.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-double-down">
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<title>To Double Down</title>
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cards have been dealt.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-split">
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<title>To Split Pairs</title>
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To split a pair, drag the top card of the hand off the player
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position and drop on any empty space on the table.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-surrender">
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<title>To Surrender</title>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-get-hint">
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<title>Get a hint</title>
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At any time you may ask the game for a hint. To do this either click
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on the <interface>Hint</interface> button on the <interface>toolbar</interface>,
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<guisubmenu>Game </guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Hint</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> menu item.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-usage-keyboard-control">
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<title>Keyboard control</title>
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Most of the operations in the game can be controlled from keyboard input.
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<table><title>Control keys</title>
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<thead><row><entry>Action</entry><entry>Key</entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry>Deal new hand</entry><entry>ENTER</entry></row>
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<row><entry>Hit / Add card</entry><entry>H</entry></row>
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<row><entry>Stand / Finish hand</entry><entry>S</entry></row>
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<row><entry>Double down</entry><entry>D</entry></row>
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<row><entry>Split hand</entry><entry>P</entry></row>
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<row><entry>Surrender hand</entry><entry>R</entry></row>
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<!-- ============= Customization ============================= -->
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<sect1 id="blackjack-prefs">
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<title>Paramètres</title>
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<para>To configure <application>Blackjack</application>, choose
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
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<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog contains the following tabbed
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<xref linkend="blackjack-prefs-game"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-prefs-rules"/></para>
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<xref linkend="blackjack-prefs-cards"/></para>
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<!-- =============== Customization Subsection ================ -->
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<sect2 id="blackjack-prefs-game">
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<guilabel>Display hand probabilities</guilabel> </term>
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<para>Select this item to display dealer hand probabilities and
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expected values for the various player options.</para>
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<guilabel>Quick deals</guilabel> </term>
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<para>Select this item to make the computer deal cards without a delay</para>
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<!-- ============= Customization Subsection ===================== -->
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<!-- Another tabbed section on the Preferences dialog. -->
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<sect2 id="blackjack-prefs-rules">
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<title>Règlas</title>
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<para>Select rule variations from the list.</para>
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<!-- Another tabbed section on the Preferences dialog. -->
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<sect2 id="blackjack-prefs-cards">
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<para>Customize the appearance of the playing cards.</para>
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<sect1 id="blackjack-advanced">
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<title>A_vançat</title>
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<sect2 id="blackjack-advanced-probabilities">
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<title>Dealer Probabilities</title>
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When the <guilabel>Show dealer probabilities</guilabel> option is
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selected in the <guilabel>Game</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
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dialog, the exact probabilities of each possible outcome of the dealer's hand
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are displayed over the table surface, to the left of the dealer's hand. The
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probabilities range from zero to one, where zero means impossible and one means
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certain. These probabilities take into account all cards dealt from the shoe.
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<sect2 id="blackjack-advanced-expected-values">
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<title>Player Expected Values</title>
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When the <guilabel>Show dealer probabilities</guilabel> option is
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selected in the <guilabel>Game</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
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dialog, the exact expected values (in percent of initial bet) of each available player
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option are displayed over the table surface, to the left of the dealer's hand. These
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values take into account all cards in your current hand and the dealer's face up card.
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For example, suppose the number displayed for standing is -12.345. This means that
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if you played out the current situation many, many times, standing each time, with a 1.00
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initial wager, then on average you would lose 0.12345.
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<!-- ============= Bugs ================================== -->
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<!-- This section is optional and is commented out by default.
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You can use it to describe known bugs and limitations of the
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program if there are any - please be frank and list all
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problems you know of.
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<sect1 id="blackjack-bugs">
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<title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title>
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<!-- ============= About ================================== -->
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<!-- This section contains info about the program (not docs), such as
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author's name(s), web page, license, feedback address. This
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section is optional: primary place for this info is "About.." box of
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the program. However, if you do wish to include this info in the
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manual, this is the place to put it. Alternatively, you can put this information in the title page.-->
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<sect1 id="blackjack-about">
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<title>A prepaus <application>Blackjack</application></title>
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<para> <application>Blackjack</application> was written by William Jon McCann
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(<email>mccann@jhu.edu</email>).</para>
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To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or
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this manual, follow the directions in this
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<ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">document</ulink>.
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<para> This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU
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General Public license as published by the Free Software
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Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
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any later version. A copy of this license can be found at this
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<ulink url="ghelp:gpl" type="help">link</ulink>, or in the file
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COPYING included with the source code of this program. </para>
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