Strategies Archive

How to play Zombie Blackjack, where busted hands return from the dead to feast upon the dealer! Okay, maybe that description is a bit dramatic, but in a way, that’s exactly how Zombie Blackjack rules play out. If the player busts, and the dealer goes on to bust with a certain range of hands,...

How to play Zappit Blackjack, a unique 21 variant by famed gambling games inventor Geoff Hall. Zappit Blackjack is by no means your typical game of 21. Yes, the basic rules exist, but players are given more options than ever before. Specifically, a player can “zap” their entire hand, tossing it aside and receiving...

How to play Vegas Strip Blackjack, the Second String QB in Microgaming’s 21 RTP depth chart. Vegas Strip Blackjack is a part of Microgaming’s Gold Series table games, and the second highest RTP blackjack game on the company’s online and mobile casino client; second only to Vegas Single Deck Blackjack. While their individual RTPs...

Every pro gambler knows that the fewer decks there are in use, the lower the edge gets. In this case, the edge was so low, Microgaming had to throw some less player-friendly rules on top just to keep the tide rolling in the casino’s favor. Just imagine how good this game would be...

Microgaming produces the largest assortment of real money online blackjack games on the world wide web. Among them, their ‘Vegas’ branded tables are among the most generous. The game we’ll be talking about today, Vegas Downtown Blackjack, offers an RTP of 99.62%, equivalent to a house edge of just 0.38%....

On the surface, most blackjack games look the same. So how is it so few of them offer the same theoretical return to player, or RTP? The answer is simple. Every single rule invoked by the house (the casino) changes the RTP in some way. It might go up a hundredth of a...

The name VIP Blackjack can belong to a wide range of 21 games, found both online and on land. In general, the VIP name denotes nothing more than the high table stakes it promotes. This particular tutorial, however, refers to the game of V.I.P. Blackjack as produced by – and made available only...

The Playtech Live edition of Unlimited Blackjack (not to be confused with Ezugi’s same-name Live Unlimited Blackjack) is nothing unique to the live dealer casino realm. It is just another live 21 table featuring five player seats and an endless number of eligible Bet Behind bettors. The “Unlimited” term in the title points...

As the name implies, this is a live dealer blackjack game that an unlimited number of players can enjoy. There is only one hand being dealt, and every player at the table gets to take part in it. Because some will choose to make moves that others might avoid, certain decisions must be...

Triple 7s Blackjack is not your average, run of the mill game. Sure, the base game rules are pretty static, but there’s one thing you won’t find in any other blackjack variant I’ve come across, and that’s a mandatory side bet. ...