Installation
1 - Clone this github repo: git clone git@github.com:stuart-robinson/cards.git
2 - Install required packages: yarn (or npm)
3 - Run the local dev server with yarn start
4 - Run tests with yarn test
Rules
- The game is played with a deck of 52 cards
- Prior to starting the game the cards must be shuffled
- The dealer will give two cards to the player and two cards to themself. One of the dealer cards is dealt face up. The facedown card is called the "hole card."
- Play begins with the player. The following choices available to the player:
- "Stand": Player stays put with their cards.
- "Hit": Player draws another card. If this card causes the player's total points to exceed 21 ("bust") then they will lose.
- After the player has had their turn, the dealer will turn over the hole card.
- If the dealer has a lower score than the player the dealer will draw more cards until they either win, bust or draw
Result
- If the player or the dealer busts then they will lose.
- If no player has bust then the higher point total will win.
- If both players have the same score the result is a draw unless one player has blackjack in which case they win.
Scoring
- Aces may be counted as 1 or 11 points. The higher value applies if it does not cause the player to bust
- Cards 2 to 9 points are same as face value (e.g 5 = 5 points)
- Tens and face cards count as ten points.
- The value of a hand is the sum of the point values of the individual cards. Except, a "blackjack" is the highest hand, consisting of one ace and any 10-point card, and it outranks all other 21-point hands.