Playing a Hand

Playing a Hand

To start a round of Megami, click on Deal, select an amount in the spin box and click Bet to bet that amount. That amount of money will be removed from your on-screen account, and each player will be dealt two cards. The value of the cards in each person's hand is shown below the cards.

The value of the cards is calculated by adding the values of the cards in the hand, with the values of cards as follows:

Number cards (2, 3, ... 10)

Each number card has the same value as its number. So a 5 is worth 5 and so on.

Picture cards (Jack, Queen, King)

Each picture card is worth 10.

Ace

The Ace is a special card, which can be worth either 1 or 11. Its value is 11 unless this causes the total to become greater than 21, in which case its value is 1. To clarify, let's take an example:

Consider a hand containing an Ace and a 5. If the Ace has value 11, the total value of the hand is 16, which is not greater than 21, so 11 is used as the value of the Ace. If another card is added, the value of the Ace can be changed. So, suppose a 9 is added to this hand. If the Ace were counted as 11, the total of the hand would be 25. Since this is greater than 21, the Ace is counted as 1 instead, and the hand has total value 15.

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