Learn how to play Super Fun 21, a high-edge blackjack game that may be more fun for casinos than players.
Super Fun 21 is
a blackjack variant found at a lot of land-based casinos, and a few
online ones, too. The first question most people ask – if they
bother to ask at all – is what
makes the game so super fun?
Not too much, to be honest. The only real fun to be had here is by
any casino that offers it, thanks to some less-than-friendly rules.
Those
rules are static no matter where you find it, with only
one exception – the number
of decks in the shoe. Super
Fun 21 can be found in
single-deck,
double-deck
and six-deck
editions. As a matter of
probabilities, the more
decks there are, the higher the house edge will be. But
again, the casino has a huge advantage in this game, regardless of
shoe size.
Super High-Edge 21? RTP by Decks
Before
I go into how the game is played, let’s take a quick look at the
returns by number of decks in use. You may decide you want to avoid
these tables altogether. If not, please continue scrolling to learn
the complete rules and a
very thorough strategy for
all deck sizes and hand
situations.
- 1 Deck =
98.84% RTP (1.16% house edge)
- 2 Decks
= 98.70%
RTP (1.30%
house edge)
- 6 Decks =
98.60%
RTP (1.40%
house edge)
How to Play Super Fun 21
Let’s
dive straight in here, because overall, this is just your standard
game of blackjack. There are some player-friendly rules in the mix,
and one very unfriendly rule to offset them.
To
the player’s favor are limited 5-Card 21
and 6-Card 20
auto-wins.
On the negative end is the payout
for a natural blackjack. A
blackjack in diamonds (both cards) pays 2 to 1, which
is better than the usual 3
to 2. However, a
blackjack in any other suit(s) will pay only
1 to 1, even money.
The
exact
rules are as
follows:
Specific Rules of Play
-
Decks: 1, 2 or 6
-
Soft 17: Dealer Hits
-
Doubling: Yes, on any number or value of cards
-
Splitting: Yes, up to 3x (4 hands)
-
Double after Split: Yes
-
Draw to Split Aces: Yes
-
Double to Split Aces: Yes
-
Double Down Rescue: Yes
-
Late Surrender: Yes, on any number of cards
-
Dealer Checks for Blackjack: Yes
-
Tie for Blackjack: Player Wins
-
Blackjack Pays: 3 to 2
-
5-Card 21: Player’s 5+ card total of exactly 21 wins 2 to 1
-
6-Card ~20: Player’s 6-card total of 20 or below wins 1 to
1
Super Fun Blackjack Strategy
Below are a series of strategy charts for 1-deck, 2-deck and 6-deck
Super Fun 21. Use the quick-access links below to find the right
chart for your needs.
Note that the charts for each deck-size come with a three-layer
strategy by hand type (hard total, soft total,
pairs), as well as transitioning strategies for hard or
soft 3-card, 4-card and 5-card hands. Remember, the edge on this game
is already high. In order to make the most of your experience, you’ll
have to work for those 5-card bonus payouts and 6-card auto wins.
Single Deck Super Fun Strategy
How to Decide a 2-Card Hard
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
8 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
9
|
Double against
Dealer’s 2-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
10-11
|
Double
|
|
12
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
13-14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-9; Surrender on
10-A
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 2-Card Soft Hand (Single Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
13
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
14-16
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Double against
Dealer’s 2-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
Hit against 9-A;
otherwise Stand
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
Conditions for Splitting Pairs (Single Deck)
|
Pair
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
Ace-Ace
|
Split
|
|
2-2
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
3-3
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
4-4
|
Split on dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
5-5
|
Double
|
|
6-6
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
7-7
|
Split on dealer’s 2-8;
Hit on 9;
Surrender on 10-A
|
|
8-8
|
Split
|
|
9-9
|
Split on dealer’s 2-6
or 8-9; otherwise Stand
|
|
10-10
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 3-Card Hard
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
8 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
9
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
10
|
Hit against Dealer’s
10;
otherwise Double
|
|
11
|
Double
|
|
12
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
13-14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-8;
Surrender on 9-A
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 3-Card Soft
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
13
|
Hit
|
|
14-16
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
Hit against 9-A;
otherwise Stand
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 4-Card Hard
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
10 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
11
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Hit
|
|
12
|
Hit
|
|
13
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
14-16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
17-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 4-Card Soft
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
17 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; Stand
on 7; otherwise Hit
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
Hit on 10;
otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 5-Card Hard
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
14 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
5-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-8; otherwise Hit
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 5-Card Soft
Hand (Single Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
20 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
21
|
Stand
|
Double Deck Super Fun Strategy
How to Decide a 2-Card Hard
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
8 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
9
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
10
|
Hit against Dealer’s
10; otherwise Double
|
|
11
|
Double
|
|
12
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
13-14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-9; Surrender on
10-A
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 2-Card Soft
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
13
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Hit
|
|
14-15
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
16
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 2-6;
Hit on
9-A; otherwise Stand
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
Conditions for Splitting Pairs (Double Deck)
|
Pair
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
Ace-Ace
|
Split
|
|
2-2
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
3-3
|
Split on dealer’s 3-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
4-4
|
Split on dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
5-5
|
Hit against Dealer’s
10; otherwise Double
|
|
6-6
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
7-7
|
Split on dealer’s 2-8;
otherwise Hit
|
|
8-8
|
Split
|
|
9-9
|
Stand against Dealer’s
7 or 10; otherwise Split
|
|
10-10
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 3-Card Hard
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
8 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
9
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
10
|
Hit against Dealer’s
10-A;
otherwise Double
|
|
11
|
Double
|
|
12
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
13-14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-8;
Surrender on 9-A
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 3-Card Soft
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
13-14
|
Hit
|
|
15
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Hit
|
|
16
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
Hit against 9-A;
otherwise Stand
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 4-Card Hard
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
9 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
10
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
11-12
|
Hit
|
|
13
|
Stand against Dealer’s
5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
15-16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 4-Card Soft
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
18 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; Hit on
9-A;
otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 5-Card Hard
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
15 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 5-Card Soft
Hand (Double Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
20 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
21
|
Stand
|
Six Deck Super Fun Strategy
How to Decide a 2-Card Hard
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
8 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
9
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
10
|
Hit against Dealer’s
10; otherwise Double
|
|
11
|
Double
|
|
12
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
13-14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-9;
Surrender on 10-A
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-8;
Surrender on 9-A
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 2-Card Soft
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
13
|
Hit
|
|
14
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
16
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 2-6;
Stand on 7-8; Hit
on 9-A
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
Conditions for Splitting Pairs (Six Deck)
|
Pair
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
Ace-Ace
|
Split
|
|
2-2
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
3-3
|
Split on dealer’s 3-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
4-4
|
Split on
dealer’s 5-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
5-5
|
Hit against Dealer’s
10; otherwise Double
|
|
6-6
|
Split on dealer’s 2-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
7-7
|
Split on dealer’s 2-7;
otherwise Hit
|
|
8-8
|
Split on dealer’s
2-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
9-9
|
Stand against Dealer’s
7 or 10-A;
otherwise Split
|
|
10-10
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 3-Card Hard
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
8 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
9
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
10
|
Double against
Dealer’s 2-9;
otherwise Hit
|
|
11
|
Double
|
|
12
|
Stand against Dealer’s
4-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
13-14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
15
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; Hit on
7-8;
Surrender on 9-A
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 3-Card Soft
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
13-15
|
Hit
|
|
16
|
Double against
Dealer’s 5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
18
|
Double against
Dealer’s 3-6;
Hit on 9-A;
otherwise Stand
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 4-Card Hard
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
9 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
10
|
Double against
Dealer’s 4-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
11-12
|
Hit
|
|
13
|
Stand against Dealer’s
6; otherwise Hit
|
|
14
|
Stand against Dealer’s
3-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
15-16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-6; otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10; Surrender on
A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 4-Card Soft
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
18 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
19
|
Double against
Dealer’s 6; Hit on
2-4 or 9-A;
otherwise Stand
|
|
20-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 5-Card Hard
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Hard Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
15 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
16
|
Stand against Dealer’s
5-6;
otherwise Hit
|
|
17
|
Stand against Dealer’s
2-10;
Surrender on A
|
|
18-21
|
Stand
|
How to Decide a 5-Card Soft
Hand (Six Deck)
|
Soft Total
|
Correct Action by Situation
|
|
20 & Under
|
Hit
|
|
21
|
Stand
|
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