Blackjack against a computer dealer, played with free play chips. There is no money, nothing to buy and no prize: the chips exist only in this browser.
Recommended 18+
Simulated gambling with play chips. No real-money betting, purchases or prizes. About age guidance
Goal. Beat the dealer by finishing closer to 21 without going over. Grow your 1,000 play chips to 3,000; the chips have no money value.
Card values and the deal
Number cards count their face value, J, Q and K count 10, and an ace counts 11 unless that would take you over 21, when it counts 1.
Set a bet from 10 to 500 chips and press Deal. You get two cards face up; the dealer gets one up and one face down.
An ace with a 10, J, Q or K as your first two cards is blackjack. It pays 3 to 2 at once, unless the dealer also has blackjack.
Your handA♥6♣soft 17
After a hitA♥6♣10♠hard 17
A soft hand. A♥ and 6♣ make soft 17: the ace can drop to 1, so hitting cannot bust you. If you draw a 10 the hand becomes a hard 17.
Your choices
Hit takes another card. Stand keeps your total. Going over 21 is a bust and loses the bet straight away.
Double down doubles your bet on your first two cards and gives you exactly one more card.
Split turns two cards of equal value into two hands with a bet each, up to four hands. Split aces receive one card each, and 21 after a split counts as 21, not blackjack.
The dealer and payouts
The dealer turns over the hidden card and draws until reaching 17 or more, and stands on every 17, including soft 17.
With an ace or a ten-value card showing, the dealer checks for blackjack first, so you never lose a double or split bet to a dealer blackjack.
A win pays 1 to 1, a tie (push) returns your bet, and blackjack pays 3 to 2. Six decks are used and reshuffled when the shoe runs low. There is no insurance or surrender.
Tips
Hint shows the basic-strategy move for your hand. It lowers the dealer's edge but cannot remove it: over many hands the house still comes out slightly ahead.
Always split aces and eights, and never split tens or fives. Double on 11 against any dealer card except an ace.
Against a dealer 2 to 6, stand on 13 or more and let the dealer risk the bust. Against a 7 or higher, keep hitting up to 17.
Play chips and credits
Leaf Arcade blackjack uses play chips only. There is no real money, nothing to buy, no prizes and no links to gambling sites. The chips stay in this browser.
Because it simulates a casino game, it is labelled Recommended 18+, like our poker table.
An original Leaf Arcade build using the shared card artwork of our solitaire tables.
Controls
Tap chips to set your bet, then Deal. During a hand press H to hit, S to stand, D to double down and P to split; Enter or Space deals the next hand, + and − change the bet. Every action is also a button.
