Blackjack

A Blackjack implementation written in Janet. Runs in the command line.

Install

1. Install Janet per the instructions.
2. Clone this repo
3. Run jpm deps to install dependencies to your Janet path
4. Run janet blackjack.janet to run in interpreted mode

Build

Run jpm build to build the binary. You can run it, install it to your Janet bin path with jpm install, and copy it wherever you like otherwise (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Notes

Cancel on any prompt with Ctrl-C.

Dealer stands on soft 17 and Blackjack pays 3-to-2.

You can set autobetting if you don't care about entering a wager amount every hand. When asked for your betting amount, type autobet 5 to set $5 as the automatic betting amount. You can later cancel your autobet by typing c when asked for your move.

Flags are explained by running with --help.

Known issues

1. Splitting is currently not implemented.

Nice to have features

1. Configure Blackjack payout
2. Configure money amount
3. Configure if dealer hits on soft 17
4. Insurance
5. Count number of hands played
6. Feedback on Basic Strategy
7. More concise view