^* The rules:

^*The game is played with a 54-cards deck (including 2 wild cards).

^*The goal of each hand is to get a card total higher than the opponent card total without exceeding 21.

^*Card values:

0		2-10	11	12	13	14

^*Each hand begins by revealing the first card and the first opponent card;

^*For each subsequent hand card a choice has to be made, either to reveal the card or skip it.

^*Afterwards, the corresponding opponent card is revealed;

^*The last opponent card is not revealed if the opponent card total is 17 or higher.

^*The hand is won if:

the card total hits 21;
the card total is higher than the opponent card total;
the opponent card total is higher than 21.

^*The hand is lost if:

the opponent card total hits 21;
the card total is lower than or equal to the opponent card total;
the card total is higher than 21.

^*When a hand is won, all revealed (face-up) cards are taken as Points; the rest are discarded.

^*If a hand is won with a card total of 21, all 6 cards in play are taken as Points.

^*Game ends when the whole deck is exhausted (after 9 hands).

^*Some thoughts:

^*I came up with this simple card game around September/October. I decided I wanted to share it on this website, but I thought just writing down the rules wouldn't be enough.

^*So I made an interactive digital version with JavaScript. This way you can try it without having to grab a deck of cards and fully understand how it works.

^*Coding it has been a fun experiment!

^*Back in October I had started making it on Scratch, but I quickly lost motivation to continue when I encountered some issues I couldn't figure out how to fix.

^*Some weeks later I decided to attempt coding it in JavaScript, did most of it in early November, then took a break.

^*The break lasted until early January, when I finally implemented the code that checks if you've won or lost.

^*The sprites of the cards are mostly from Bicycle Solitaire/Poker for Windows;

the Joker design is based on the card from Ginga for the NEC PC-8801;
the Ace of Spades has a custom design based on a real card I have;
the cards' back is also custom.

^*I think my high score is 37 Points. I wonder what the highest possible score is... Is it possible to get all 54 cards as Points?

^*Expect more card-related blog entries at a later date.

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