How to Play 21+3-Blackjack (Felt Gaming)
«21+3 Blackjack» is a version of American blackjack adopted for online casinos. Its offline version is available in many offline gambling establishments of USA.
Six decks of fifty cards each with no jokers are used here. All cards are shuffled before each deal.
Two types of bets are accepted here: main bet and side bet. We will talk about side bet in the special department of the review, but first we would like to discuss the basic gameplay.
It is possible to use one, two or three boxes. It is allowed to stake from 0.50 to 500 credits per each of them. Bets can be different on every box.
The aim of the game is to get more points on the box than the dealer does. Herewith, you can’t exceed twenty one. It is also possible to get a payoff on croupier’s excess and by the insurance of blackjack.
The following rules work in «21+3 Blackjack»:
- The dealer deals by two cards to the player and to himself. Then he reveals one of them.
- If a face-up card of the croupier is an ace or a ten, he checks for blackjack.
- In case of blackjack on the dealer’s hand, the customer does take cards on his boxes.
- The insurance of blackjack is available.
- Split is possible only once on each box.
- The dealer deals by one card to the split aces.
- Blackjack is impossible on boxes made in result of split.
- Double can be made on nine, ten and eleven (after split also).
- No surrender.
Payoff indexes by the basic bet are classic: a regular box is paid 1:1, an insurance - 2:1, blackjack - 3:2.
Playing «21+3 Blackjack» by the optimal strategy, it is possible to reach payback of 99,63% (according to the official information).