How to Play Blackjack on Chicken.gg

Introduction

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Blackjack is one of the most interactive and beginner-friendly casino games, and Chicken.gg’s version keeps things streamlined while offering a handful of optional side bets for players who want something extra. If you are new to the game, this guide covers the fundamentals, the flow of a round, and how each side bet works on Chicken.gg’s table layout.

The Goal of Blackjack

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On Chicken.gg, the objective is the same as in any traditional Blackjack game. You want your hand to be closer to 21 than the dealer’s hand without going over 21. Landing on 21 gives you the highest possible hand. If you exceed 21, you lose immediately. If the dealer exceeds 21, you win. In the event that both hands stay under 21, the higher total wins. You always play before the dealer, which gives you a bit more of an influence over the game than you would have in most casino-style games.

There are also a number of side bets you can place on Chicken.gg. We’ll explain these as well, but they are not as ‘interactive’ as the main game. With the side bets, you’re betting that certain cards (or card combinations) will be dealt, and nothing more.

Understanding the Table Layout on Chicken.gg

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When you sit at Chicken.gg’s virtual Blackjack table, you will see several betting circles. There is the main bet, which is where you place the bet you’re wagering on the main Blackjack game. Then, there are also the side bets (Lucky Ladies, 21+3, Blackjack 15x, and Perfect Pairs). These are optional; you don’t ever need to place any chips here if you’re not interested in side bets.

At the bottom of the screen, you’ll see chips. Clicking a chip highlights it. If you then click on a betting circle, that chip will be added to the table. You can remove or adjust bets with the Clear, Undo, Repeat, and Double buttons.

Once you’re ready to play, simply press the yellow play button, and the game will begin.

How a Round Plays Out

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1. Cards Are Dealt

You receive two cards face up. The dealer receives one face up card and one face down card. The dealer card that you can see is called the ‘up card.’ The card that’s face down is called the ‘hole card’. Based on the up card and your own cards, you then make decisions on how the round progresses.

2. You Make Your Decisions

Chicken.gg’s interface highlights all available actions based on your current hand:

• Hit: you get another card.
• Stand: you keep your current hand, and the dealer begins playing.
• Double: you double your main bet, after which you receive one more card. You cannot get any more cards after this. Players often double when they have a good opening hand against a subpar up card from the dealer.
• Split: if you have two cards of the same rank, you can split them into two separate hands. You then play on with those hands independently.

You cannot click actions that aren’t allowed (e.g. splitting with two different rank cards) so you don’t need to worry about that on Chicken.gg.

3. Dealer Plays

Once you finish, the dealer reveals their second card and follows fixed rules. Dealers must hit until they reach at least 17. They do not make strategy choices. This means that, if you chose to stand on 19 and the dealer hits 17, they will not play on to try and beat your 19. Once a dealer hits 17+, they immediately stop playing. Similarly, they cannot stop playing before they hit 17.

4. Results

Your hand is compared to the dealer’s and you either win, lose, or ‘push’ (in a draw, you get your money back) depending on the totals.

Hitting Blackjack and Other Rules

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Now that we’ve established the basic flow of a Blackjack hand, it’s time to explain the other rules and special scenarios. Here’s how these work on Chicken.gg specifically.

Natural 21 (Blackjack)

You hit a Blackjack when your first two cards (and only then; it doesn’t count if you use more cards) form 21. Chicken.gg treats this as a special outcome, and the round ends right away. If you’re the only one who hits it, your hand pays 3:2 and you don’t make any further decisions. If the dealer is the only one with natural 21, the round ends instantly as well and you lose your main bet. When both hands open with natural 21, the game calls it a push. No one wins, no one loses.

It’s also worth noting that Chicken.gg doesn’t allow natural 21 on split hands. Even if you split aces and hit a ten value card afterwards, that’s simply a total of 21, not a natural. It can still win, but the early 3:2 payout doesn’t apply.

Insurance

If the dealer’s up card is an Ace, Chicken.gg offers you insurance, because the odds of the dealer having 21 when they flip their hole card become really high. Insurance is a small, optional bet worth half of your original wager. It’s there to cover you if the dealer gets Blackjack. If this happens, and you chose insurance, it pays 2:1, which essentially eliminates your main-bet loss.

However, if the dealer doesn’t have Blackjack, your insurance bet disappears and the hand continues normally. So, if you lose against a dealer hand that isn’t Blackjack, you lose your insurance and your initial main bet.

Infinite Decks

You might have heard of ‘card counting’ in Blackjack. It’s a thing that occurs in several popular movies, and is a topic of discussion in certain social media circles. Card counting involves keeping a tally of which cards are out of the deck and then betting bigger when the deck is ‘hot’. This is impossible on Chicken.gg though, as their Blackjack game uses infinite decks. As such, you cannot predict which cards are still in play. Every card draw is random.

Chicken.gg’s Side Bets Explained

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Chicken.gg adds a set of side bets that give players optional ways to win outside the standard gameplay. These are purely based on chance, so there’s no way to influence the outcome once the opening hands have been drawn.

Side bets are optional and riskier. They can make rounds more exciting, but they should be treated as fun additions rather than tools to put in your strategy kit, as they’re purely down to the randomness of the game.

Lucky Ladies

You win if your starting two cards total 20. Certain combinations, such as suited 20s, pay higher. A pair of Queen of Hearts pays out the most.

21+3

Here, you basically bet that your two cards + the dealer’s up card form a Poker hand such as Three of a Kind or Flush. If they do, you get a payout.

Blackjack 15x

Here, you’re basically betting that you’ll get Blackjack. If you do, you get the payout of your main bet plus the payout of your Blackjack side bet.

Perfect Pairs

You win if your initial two cards form a pair. The payout changes depending on the type of pair: a mixed pair pays out the least, a colored pair pays a medium amount, and a perfect pair pays out the most.

How Chicken.gg Maintains a House Edge

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Blackjack is a fun game, but casinos and websites like Chicken.gg do not run a charity, so there is a house edge. Chicken.gg states that its Blackjack game has a 0.5% house edge, which is low for a casino-style game but it still means that over time, the house always wins.

In Blackjack, the house maintains an edge for a number of reasons, but the most important one is that the house always plays second. If the player busts, the house wins, even if the dealer would’ve busted as well. The fact that the player always goes first (and thus takes more risk) means that the house has an edge over time.

There’s also the fact that there are infinite decks. This removes strategies where players keep a running count of the deck.

Beyond that, the house follows rigid rules. Those rules are optimized to produce consistent outcomes over time. Players, even experienced ones, can act irrationally or make wrong decisions.

All in all, ‘the house always wins’ also rings true in Blackjack. Sure, there’s way more strategy involved than in games like roulette, but it’s still important to remember that the odds are against the player in the long run.

Conclusion

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Chicken.gg’s Blackjack table stays close to the traditional formula, with some optional side bets to keep things interesting. Because the game is played against a computer (and not a human dealer or with other players), games move quickly and decisively, meaning that you can get in lots of rounds.

Hopefully, this explanation has helped you get your bearings in this game. Have fun, and remember to play responsibly! Bet responsibly, play within your limits, and focus on having a clear understanding of the decisions you make, and you’ll find that Blackjack can be a very exciting game.

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