There are also big differences in the values of the individual cards from deck to deck, as will become clear below.
Black Jack: Reaching 21
The rules of Black Jack are almost the same internationally and it is the most played card game in casinos and casinos. The aim of this card game is to get as close to the value of 21 points as possible with two or more cards than the croupier. However, the value of 21 may not be exceeded.
Doubling and combination rule
Aces can be worth either one or eleven points in blackjack. Their value is only determined when the player stops buying cards. The two to ten cards are counted according to their points and all face cards are worth ten points. Now we will look at the rules of doubling and various combinations.
As soon as a player has received his first two cards, he has the opportunity to double his bet. The value of the two cards is irrelevant. If the player doubles, he receives another card afterward. Doubling is also possible after splitting. The Blackjack Guide from Casinoverdiener recommends always doubling with a hand of 11 points, as the chance of getting 21 points is particularly high. Doubling should only be avoided if the dealer has an ace.
The additional bet (Perfect Pairs) offers various combination options. It is about the combination of the first two cards in the box played. There are three different combinations of pairs. Firstly, there is the mixed pair, i.e. a pair consisting of a red and a black card, secondly, the coloured pair, i.e. a pair consisting of two cards of the same colour (e.g. Ace of clubs) and the perfect pair, i.e. an identical pair.
Poker: Ace is the highest card
In poker, the Ace is the highest card, but in poker, the hand is ranked according to the combination of cards. A hand with a higher ranking beats a hand with a lower ranking. If two players have the same combination, the side card decides who wins and takes the pot.
Exceptions Straight and Straight Flush
The straight hand is also called a straight. It consists of five cards in ascending order. There is a special feature in the straight regarding aces. Aces can be used either as the highest card (royal flush) or as the lowest card, ie A-2-3-4-5. The ace can only be used at the end or the beginning of a straight. The same applies to the straight flush, i.e. a straight in one suit.
Rummy: Minus and Plus Points
Rummy is a card game for two to six people. In Rummy, too, each card has a certain value. If several cards are laid out together, their respective values are added together. Picture cards have a value of 10 and all other cards have the value shown on them. The 10 therefore also has a value of 10.
In the German variant of Rummy, cards can count not only as plus points but also as minus points. This happens when a player goes out but the other players still have cards in their hands. In this case, the same minus points are counted as plus points that would have been counted had the cards been played. So if you have an eight in your hand at the end of the game, you get eight minus points. Aces and jokers are particularly costly because each ace is worth 11 minus points at the end of the round and each joker is worth 20. If you have an ace or joker in your hand and it looks like the round is coming to an end, it is advisable to discard those cards face up.
Special rules for the joker
Basically, the joker is assigned a value of 20. However, if the joker is used, it is given the value of the card it represents. It is possible to use the joker variably for all cards, which increases the betting options enormously and the point value of the joker is subject to strong fluctuations.
Hearts: Queen of Spades is the boss
Hearts is a trick-based card game from the USA. Hearts is played with four players and 52 cards. As the name suggests, heart cards have a special meaning. Each heart on a card counts as one point, so for example 8 hearts count as eight points. However, the Queen of Spades has the highest point value with 13 points. All other cards, except the above-mentioned heart cards, have no value.
Penalties, trumps and tricks
At the start of the game, each player has 13 cards in their hand, from which they choose three cards in the first round and give them face down to the player on their left. In the next game, the cards are passed to the right, in the game after that the opponents swap cards, and before the next game there is no swapping at all, and then the whole thing starts again from the beginning. The game is opened with the 2 of clubs and the player to the left of the person who opened the game must now put a card of the same suit on the 2 of clubs. If they do not have a matching card, they can discard any card. However, neither a heart card nor a queen of spades may be played on the first trick. If the player only has hearts in their hand, they are said to “bleed on the first trick”. This is because the aim of Hearts is to get the lowest possible score, so there are no plus points, only minus points. There are no trumps in Hearts. The order of values is:
- 2-10
- Jack
- queen
- king
- As
Cards can be laid down over several rounds. All cards, including hearts and the Queen of Spades, may be laid down from the second trick onwards. Once all cards have been laid down, the game is over and the points are counted. If a player has 26 points in his pile after a game (i.e. he has laid down all hearts and the Queen of Spades), he has “shot to the moon”. He can now decide for himself whether he wants to deduct 26 points from his score or whether he would rather give the other three players 26 points each. After each game, the points are added up and the actual game is only over when a player has reached at least 100 points after several games. This is reached after four games at the earliest and 16 games at the latest. As already mentioned, after a completed series of games, the player with the fewest points wins.