BSD Ports

games/xblackjack 2.2_5 DragonFly

X11/Motif blackjack game

System
DragonFly
Repository
DPorts
Maintainer
[email protected] (as in FreeBSD)
Categories
games
Package size
40.2 KiB, 101.2 KiB installed

Description

From The README:

Xblackjack is a MOTIF/OLIT based tool constructed to get you ready for the casino. It was inspired by a book called "Beat the Dealer" by Edward O. Thorp, Ph.D. of UCLA. A number of important statistics are maintained for display, and used by the program to implement Thorp's "Complete Point System" (high-low system).

Beginners can learn a basic strategy which doesn't require counting. The best strategy employs a simple card counting technique which can be used to distinguish favorable situations. Avid players can learn to compute Thorp's high-low index, which takes the number of unseen cards into account.

The index is used by the program to suggest a bet, indicate when you should buy insurance, and whether you should stand or hit, etc. You can test the strategy using a slider to control "autoplay mode". Pressing the message button below the playing area provides hints; the current count, index and strategy table are revealed.

In the other systems

SystemPortVersion
DragonFlygames/xblackjack2.2_5
FreeBSDgames/xblackjack2.2_5
HardenedBSDgames/xblackjack2.2_5
GhostBSDgames/xblackjack2.2_5

Install

Binary package:

pkg install xblackjack

From DPorts:

cd /usr/dports/games/xblackjack && make install clean

Dependencies

Run dependencies 5

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

No options to configure.

Service scripts
none

Message after installing

===>   NOTICE:

The xblackjack port currently does not have a maintainer. As a result, it is
more likely to have unresolved issues, not be up-to-date, or even be removed in
the future. To volunteer to maintain this port, please create an issue at:

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla

More information about port maintainership is available at:

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributing/#ports-contributing