A player can double at any number of cards.Redoubling can be allowed up to 3 times.A dealer can choose to hit or stand on a soft 17, unlike blackjack where they must hit.Player’s 21 trumps dealer’s 21, always.The dealer then compares the cards and pays out wagers as prescribed in the game’s rules.
Players will be allowed to assess their cards and choose to either hit, stand, split, or double, or surrender. Once complete, all players will be dealt 2 cards from a shoe of 6-8 Spanish decks. The round starts with the croupier accepting bets from all players at the table. The game can be played indefinitely, as long as there is an adequate bankroll. Any two-cards that score 21 will be considered a win over the dealer’s hand and be paid 3-2. The goal is to form a card hand that is closest to 21.īets are accepted at the beginning of the game and as rounds proceed, there will be no further increase or decrease in bet values. It’s played by up to 7 players on a custom blackjack table. The game is a variation of common blackjack and is also referred to as Pontoon in Australia and Malaysia. TYPE OF GAME: Card Draw Game AUDIENCE: Adult NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1 to 7 players MATERIALS: A “Spanish” deck of 48 cards – with no 10s, casino chips or cash, and a blackjack table with a custom layout. OBJECTIVE OF SPANISH 21 : The final goal of Spanish 21 to create a hand as close to 21 as possible.
