Variations Archive

How to play Double Up Blackjack, an original game with a rule twist that can double the payout for great pat hands. Double Up Blackjack is one of the more interesting variants I’ve come across in recent years. It was introduced by Nevada-based manufacturing company, Score Gaming, and made its trial debut at the...

How to play Half Back Blackjack, a game where players can wager less on weak hands, and risk more on strong ones. Half Back Blackjack is one of those 21 variants that gives players a superbly friendly rule, in exchange for a largely unfriendly counter-move by the house. In this case, players make two...

How to play Double Blackjack, the best 21 game for Pai Gow Poker fans who seek something more interesting. Double Blackjack is what many consider to be the perfect combination of 21 and pai gow poker. I’ve found there are two very distinct types of players who discover this game. If you like pai...

How to play Down Under Blackjack, an intriguing 21 game that hints at what card the dealer has ‘down under’. Down Under Blackjack is not a game that was devised by some famous Aussie gambling guru. There are no kangaroo bonuses. Despite its natural connotations, the use of the phrase ‘Down Under’ has nothing...

How to Play Caribbean 21, an exclusive online blackjack game available only at RTG internet casinos. Caribbean 21 is not your ordinary blackjack game. In fact, it’s only loosely based on the rules of blackjack. You can’t really even call it a blackjack game, due to the fact that there’s no such thing as...

Blackjack Burnout is a relatively new 21 game that first appear in a Las Vegas trade show in 2016. Creator Angel Espino set up a demo at that year’s Cutting Edge Table Games expo, where a few casino executives took notice. In 2017, it made an official debut in a Colorado casino, and has...

The game itself isn’t all that spectacular. You can find better paying blackjack games at online or walk-in casinos. What makes it unique, however, is its side bet. don’t get me wrong – like all side bets, this one is a sucker bet. It just happens to suck less than most of them....

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...