Radica Games 74005 Lighted Blackjack Instruction Manual
MODEL 74005
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82379200 Rev.A
Now you can have the excitement of the casino, in
your purse or briefcase. Play Blackjack anytime, any-
where.
BUTTON FUNCTIONS
SOUND – Press this button to turn the sound on or
off.
SHUFFLE – Press this button to shuffle the cards any-
time between hands.
SURRENDER – Press this button to avoid losing more
than half of your bet amount.
INSURANCE – Press this button to bet only half of
your original bet when you think that there is a chance
you will lose the hand.
DOUBLE DOWN – Press this button to double your
bet when you think you can beat the dealer.
STAND – Press this button when you do not want any
more cards dealt to you.
SPLIT – Press this button to divide your current hand
into two hands, when the first two cards you are dealt
are of the same value.
ON·DEAL·HIT – Press this button to wake your game
(your game will “go to sleep” after one (1) minute of
no activity), to deal the cards or to receive additional
cards.
RESET – Using a pointed object, press this button to
reset your game.
LIGHT - Slide the button to the left to turn the light on
and right to turn off. Remember to turn off the light
after playing to save battery.
PROTECTIVE LID - Press side button to open lid.
The lid can be removed by popping off hinge points.
GETTING STARTED
A Blackjack is a hand consisting of an Ace and a 10-
value card (10, Jack, Queen or King) totaling twenty-
one (21). The object of Blackjack is to reach twenty-
one (21) or to have a greater count than the dealer,
but less than twenty-one (21).
PLAYING THE GAME
Press On·Deal·Hit button to begin your game. You will
be dealt two (2) cards, both face-up. The dealer is
dealt one (1) card face-up and one (1) card facedown.
An automatic bet of fifty (50) points will be made.
INSURANCE
If the dealer’s first card is an Ace, you have the option
to “buy insurance”. This means that you will lose
twenty-five (25) points, instead of losing the entire fifty
(50) points if the dealer has a blackjack. If the dealer
has a blackjack, this bet will pay 2 to 1. You can only
buy Insurance when the dealer’s first card is an Ace.
If you have the opportunity to buy Insurance, the word
“Insurance” will flash on the screen. To buy
Insurance, press the INSURANCE button. If the deal-
er has a Blackjack and your hand is not a Blackjack,
your original bet and insurance bet are returned to
your score. If you have a Blackjack as well (push),
you win double the amount of your insurance bet and
your original bet will also be returned to your score. If
the dealer does not have a Blackjack, you will lose
your insurance bet and the word “LOSE” will flash on
your screen and you will then continue to play your
hand.
If you do not have a Blackjack, you can ask the dealer
to “hit” you. You may draw as many cards as you
like, one at a time, but if you go over twenty-one (21)
you will “bust” and lose the hand.
Kings, Queens, Jacks and 10’s are all worth 10 points.
Aces are worth 1 or 11 points. All other cards are
worth their face value.
If the dealer’s hand is 16 or less, the dealer must take
a card. If the dealer’s hand is 17 or more, the dealer
must stand.
If you want to add another card to your hand, press
the ON·DEAL·HIT button. If you choose to “stand”,
press the STAND button and no additional cards will
be dealt.
DOUBLE DOWN
If, after receiving your first two cards, you think you
can beat the dealer with only one more card, you can
choose to “Double Down”. This means you will dou-
ble your original bet, drawing one more card and then
standing.
If you have an opportunity to double down, the words
DOUBLE DOWN will flash on the screen. Press the
Double Down button.
NOTE: You may only Double Down on ten (10) or
eleven (11).
SPLIT
If your first two cards are the same value, you may
choose to “Split” your cards so you can play two
hands at once. Your original bet will apply to each
hand. You can continue to draw cards for each hand
independently.
If you have the opportunity to Split, the word SPLIT
will flash on the screen. To Split, press the SPLIT but-
ton.
If you choose to “Split”, you will continue to play your
first hand normally (Split Hand 1 will show at the bot-
tom of the screen) and you can Double Down your
Split hand if after one (1) hit, either hand totals 10 or
11.
Once you choose to Stand, play will end on Split
Hand 1 and move to Split Hand 2. Once you Stand,
play will end and the entire hand will be completed.
Split
Sound
Reset
Stand
Shuffle
On·Deal·Hit
Insurance
Surrender
Double
Down
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