Blackjack in Tiny BASIC

Moby ID: 178268

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Released

November 1979 on COSMAC

Credits

4 people

Publishers

Association of Computer Experimenters

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Gambling
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Cards / tiles
Interface: Text parser

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Players Supported: 1 Player

Description

Blackjack in Tiny BASIC is an implementation of the popular gambling card game in Tiny BASIC for the COSMAC. The player plays against the bank and must try to get a card value as close to 21 as possible without going over. There is no insurance betting, but the player can double.

Groups +

Genre: Card / Tile game - Blackjack

Credits (COSMAC version)

4 People

Written by	Jim Smith
Tiny BASIC by	Tom Pittman
Guts of the random number generator	John T. Fleck (Dr.) James P. Lynch

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MobyGames ID: 178268

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Game added January 15, 2022. Last modified February 13, 2023.