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Summary of Contents for Franklin Blackjack & Video Poker BJP-2034
- Page 1 BOOKMAN E L E C T R O N I C B O O K C A R D Blackjack & Video Poker USER’S GUIDE BJP-2034...
- Page 2 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive li- cense to use the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable elec- tronic reference with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books. With Black- jack & Video Poker you can learn how to play both Blackjack and Video Poker just like Installing Book Cards and Selecting Books ... -
Page 4: Key Guide
Function Keys Clears an entry. CLEAR Goes to the menu screen. MENU Stays with current cards. (red) STAND Deals a new card in (green) DEAL/H IT Blackjack and deals new cards in Video Poker. Shows your current (yellow) SCORE score. Gives a hint in Black- (blue) HINT... -
Page 5: Installing Book Cards And Selecting Books
Installing a Book Card Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book and in an in- stalled book will be erased. 1. Turn your BOOKMAN off. 2. -
Page 6: Using The Color Keys And Changing Settings
Using the Color Keys The red, green, yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions ac- cording to which book is selected. When the built-in book is selected, the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book card is selected, the color keys function as labelled on that card. -
Page 7: Getting Help
Getting Help Viewing a Demonstration This product comes equipped with a brief demonstration which describes the many features of this product and how to use them. To view the demo, press . Then, highlight the Other menu MENU and select View Demo . (NOTE: If you select View Demo , the product will ask if you wish to reset the scores. -
Page 8: About Blackjack
About Blackjack Blackjack is played with six, standard 52- card decks dealt from a “shoe” (a box containing more than one deck). This means that there are 24 cards of each value in the shoe (24 aces, 24 kings, etc.). This shoe is shuffled after 2/3 of the cards have been dealt. -
Page 9: Blackjack Hand Options
Blackjack Hand Options First Deal Options Here are your options after you have re- ceived your first two cards (all of these options can also be used if you split your hand). Stand (stay with current cards) Hit (get a new card) Surrender/Give up Double down View score... - Page 10 Playing Blackjack 6. Make your Second Deal Option, if needed. Repeat if desired, unless you have busted. 7. Once both your hand and the dealer’s hand have been tallied, press any key to continue. Blackjack Payoff Here are the payoff ratios for a hand of Blackjack if you bet $10.
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Page 11: Blackjack Options
Blackjack Options You have several options on what to do after being dealt the original two cards. Stand Standing means that you are finished adding cards to the current hand. Hitting means that you are dealt another card. You may continue to hit until your hand's value reaches or exceeds 21. -
Page 12: Winning Strategies
Here are the winning strategies that the product’s hints and teach mode are based on. The three graphics describe a player’s regular hand strategy, strategy for split- ting a hand, and strategy if your hand has an ace. Player Hard Hand Strategy DEALER 8 or Less This is the basic strategy that is used in a game of Blackjack. - Page 13 Splitting Strategy DEALER 10-10 This graphic displays the strategy that you should use when deciding whether to split a pair. Player Soft Hand Strategy DEALER A player is said to have a soft hand when one of the cards is an ace, and its value can equal either 1 or 11 without the hand’s total being greater than 21.
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Page 14: About Video Poker
About Video Poker Play begins in Video Poker with the dealer giving you five cards. You then have one chance to replace as many cards as you feel necessary. Winning and losing in Video Poker, un- like most other forms of poker, is not based on comparing the value of your hand against another hand. -
Page 15: Video Poker Options
Video Poker Options Here are the options that you have for each hand of Video Poker. Highlight a card Hold a card Rates the value of your current hand Replace all cards that are not held Hold all cards Playing Video Poker Here is a sample walk-through of a game of Video Poker. - Page 16 Playing Video Poker Video Poker Betting You begin with $250 to start. The mini- mum bet is $1, and the maximum bet is $5. You can either type in the amount you wish to bet, or press or lower the amount by $1. If you lose all of your money, the dealer will offer you a $100 loan to keep play- ing.
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Page 17: Optional Features
FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, within one... -
Page 18: Copyrights & Patents
Model: BJP-2034 • size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.2 cm • weight: 0.4 oz. and then press © 1998 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08060-4907, USA. All rights reserved. FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules. -
Page 19: Index
Betting Blackjack 8 Video Poker 14 Blackjack betting in 8 betting screen 7 first deal options 7 insurance 9 object of the game 6 options 9 payoff 8 rules 5 sample game 7 second deal options splitting a pair 9 surrender 9 Book card care 14... - Page 20 Electronic Publishers...