From: grschmidt@acm.org   
      
   On 16/12/2021 12:03, Capuchin wrote:   
   > On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:27:05 -0800, BCFD36  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 12/14/21 09:59, Titus G wrote:   
   >>> On 14/12/21 3:58 pm, Capuchin wrote:   
   >>>> Something I'm trying to work on, but doubts keep overriding my   
   >>>> efforts:   
   >> [stuff deleted]   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What would you do different?   
   >>>   
   >>> Nothing. It worked brilliantly for me on first read.   
   >> What he said.   
   >>   
   > Thanks!   
   >   
   >> But I would mention that the game is Blackjack. You don't have to   
   >> explain the rules. I think most people are at least familiar with them.   
   >> Not all of course, as we have already seen.   
   >   
   > The second word is blackjack, so I thought I had it covered.   
   >   
   > I do have this nagging feeling that I should somehow explain why   
   > 'nobody hits on eighteen,' for the sake of those who don't play, or   
   > why the dealer might not stand on sixteen, but putting that in an   
   > interesting, terse, and un-lecturing way is beyond my skill level.   
   >   
   > For that matter, I'm self-conscious about how many people might not   
   > know what a shoe is or why the dealer is pulling cards from it. ;)   
      
   Different casinos and clubs in the real^Wrest of the world have   
   different rules about what the dealer does, so the explanation is not   
   wasted.   
      
   Works fine for me, too.   
      
      
   	Cheers,   
   		Gary	B-)   
      
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