Twenty-One Practice

Learn the classic card game of twenty-one with play-money chips. Hit, stand or double, and ask for a basic-strategy hint. No real money, ever.

How to play

Pick a bet in play-money chips and press Deal. You and the dealer each get two cards, and one dealer card stays face down.
Get as close to 21 as you can without going over. Cards 2 to 10 count face value, J, Q and K count 10, and an ace counts 11 or 1.
Hit to take a card, Stand to keep your hand, or Double on your first two cards to double the bet and take exactly one more card.
The dealer must draw until reaching 17 and then stands. Beat the dealer's total to win. A two-card 21 pays 3 to 2.

Press Hint to see what basic strategy suggests for your hand against the dealer's showing card.
A dealer showing 2 to 6 is the most likely to bust, so stand on stiff hands of 12 to 16 against them.
Doubling on 10 or 11 is strong when the dealer shows a low card.
Bets are only chips on this page. When you run out, restart with a fresh stack to keep practising.

Is real money involved?: No. This is a free practice game with play-money chips that have no value and cannot be bought or cashed out.
Why no splitting or insurance?: To keep the rules simple for learning. This version covers hit, stand and double.
Is each hand dealt from a fresh deck?: Yes. Every hand uses a newly shuffled 52-card deck, so card counting would not help.