Trump It 21 – Single-Deck Rules and Game Play

Dealing with “The Don”: How to play Trump It Single-Deck Blackjack at Fugaso-powered online casinos.

Trump It Single-Deck Blackjack is is a comically charged variant of online 21 that features hilarious, caricature style depictions of Donald “The Don” Trump and other well-known political figure heads, like Donald’s a-bit-too-lovely wife, Melania Trump, his rival to the US throne, Hilary Clinton, and former US President Barrack Obama. Adding tot he political motif is an American Flag splayed out as the table felt.

Fugaso was clearly poking fun at US politics when the studio published this game back in late 2017. And to make sure everyone got to enjoy it, they also delivered a Trump It Classic version of the game – same politicians, same flag-flying felt, more decks of cards. If you’re not into the comic relief of the graphics, Fugaso provides the exact same games in a vibrant exhibition of brilliant purple via their Neon Single-Deck and Neon Classic editions.

How to Play Trump It Single-Deck Blackjack

There’s nothing difficult about the game. If you know how to play standard blackjack, you’ll have no trouble acquiring the rules for this one. There are no weird additives or optional side bets in the mix. It is simply a single-deck version of blackjack wherein the rules support a theoretical return to player (RTP) of 99.52% (house edge 0.48%).

The following house rules apply:

Specific Rules of Play

• Decks: 1
• Soft 17: Dealer Hits
• Doubling: Yes, on 10 or 11 only
• Splitting: Yes, 1x only
• Double after Split: No
• Resplit Aces: No
• Draw to Split Aces: No
• Surrender: No
• Dealer Checks for Blackjack: Yes
• Blackjack Pays: 3 to 2

Strategy for Single-Deck Trump It Blackjack

In order to achieve the highest RTP of 99.52%, you’ll need to follow a very precise decision-making strategy for all hand situations. The charts below are segmented into three possible player hand scenarios – hard hands, soft hands and paired hands.

Choose the appropriate chart, look to the left for your current hand total, and choose the option on the right that corresponds with the dealer’s face-up card.

How to Decide a Hard Hand

Hard hands include any hand total that does not involve an 11-point Ace.

How to Decide a Soft Hand

Soft hands include any hand that involves an 11-point Ace. Note that these hands cannot be busted in a single hit, therefore can be played with a less conservative strategy.

Conditions for Splitting Pairs

Pairs can be split, but only once per hand. This last charts teaches you how to play Trump It Single-Deck Blackjack when dealt a pair. If you are unable to split a pair, refer to the above hard or soft hand chart that corresponds with your current total.