How to Play Blackjack X-Change by Gaming Realms

GAME OVERVIEW

Trade your way to a winning position with a completely new way to play your favourite game.

SELL

• Lock in profit
• By swapping a card

BUY

• Improve hand
• By swapping a card

Buying or selling removes the individual card and deals a new card from the deck 

The hand is played out as normal following any buy or sell trades. Buy and sell prices are set based on the combination of cards in the player’s hand and the dealers face card. When the price is zero a free swap will be offered.

HOW TO PLAY

1. Select a chip and place it in the betting circle then press deal to play.
2. Two player cards are dealt face up and two dealer cards are dealt with one face up.
3. A player total of less than 21 will give the option to hit or stand.
4. Double is available on any initial two card hand less than 21.
5. If the first two cards are of identical value the player will be offered a split where placing an additional wager, identical to the initial bet, will split the hand into two and use each of the cards as the start of a new hand.
6. Buy and sell are available on individual cards in any hand.
7. Selecting buy will deduct the price from your balance, remove the card and deal a new card.
8. Selecting sell will add the price to your winnings, remove the card and deal a new card.
9. The player’s hand is then played out as normal following any buy or sell trades.
10. Buy and sell options are unlimited and are always available if a hand is not bust.
11. It is possible to bust following a buy or sell which will end the game.

RULES 1 

PAYS: 

• Blackjack – 3:2 
• Winning Hand – Evens 
• Push – Stake Returned 
• Dealer Stands On Soft 17 
• Player Can Double After A Split 
• No Re-Splits 
• Splits Are Not Offered After Trades 
• Player Can Hit Split Aces 
• No Surrender Rule 
• No Insurance 
• Winnings From Trades Are Paid Regardless Of The Final Result Of The Hand.

RULES 2 

• Player wins the initial bet plus any trades if: 
  • The dealer busts 
  • The player hand is higher than the dealers without exceeding 21.
• If the player hand matches the dealers then the result is a push and the initial bet is returned.
• Exceeding 21 results in a bust and ends the game.
• Choosing to buy or sell cards in hands of 3 or more cards can result in a bust.
• A split hand that totals 21 is not considered a Blackjack.

BASIC STRATEGY 

HARD HANDS 

HARD	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
4	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
5	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
6	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
7	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
8	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
9	H	DH	DH	DH	DH	H	H	H	H	H
10	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	H	H
11	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	H
12	H	H	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
13	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
14	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
15	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
16	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
17	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
18	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
19	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
20	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

SOFT HANDS 

SOFT	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
12	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
13	H	H	H	H	DH	H	H	H	H	H
14	H	H	H	DH	DH	H	H	H	H	H
15	H	H	H	DH	DH	H	H	H	H	H
16	H	H	DH	DH	DH	H	H	H	H	H
17	H	DH	DH	DH	DH	H	H	H	H	H
11	S	DS	DS	DS	DS	S	S	H	H	H
19	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
20	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
21	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

SPLIT HANDS 

SPLITS	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
2,2	P	P	P	P	P	P	H	H	H	H
3,3	P	P	P	P	P	P	H	H	H	H
4,4	H	H	H	P	P	H	H	H	H	H
5,5	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	DH	H	H
6,6	P	P	P	P	P	H	H	H	H	H
7,7	P	P	P	P	P	P	H	H	H	H
8,8	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
9,9	P	P	P	P	P	S	P	P	S	S
10,10	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
A,A	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

H – HIT  S – STAND  P – SPLIT  DH – DOUBLE/HIT  DS – DOUBLE/STAND 

• Buy and Sell prices are rounded up to the nearest whole value. 
• An infinite deck is used for all deals including buy and sell.
• Malfunction voids pays and plays. 
• Max single bet: $2,500.
• Max trade limit: $10,000.
• Incomplete games will be automatically completed 24 hours after launch. 
• Any remaining hands will be played out using best strategy.
• Any winnings will be automatically credited.