Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 When neither jacks nor black suits have any significance to the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 because it's a way cooler name than "card dealing game" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scope Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Because you add the brack and then the jack, you can't get white jack or you didn't win. C'MON BRACKJACK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, molarbear said: because it's a way cooler name than "card dealing game" Well some people also call it 21, and that's a much better name than blackjack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Well some people also call it 21, and that's a much better name than blackjack. I've actually never heard it called that but I agree, it makes much more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 because you touch yourself at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 21 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: When neither jacks nor black suits have any significance to the game? casinos used to offer bonuses for getting the ace of spades and a black suited jack, casinos don't do this anymore, but the name stuck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, little_girl_lost said: casinos used to offer bonuses for getting the ace of spades and a black suited jack, casinos don't do this anymore, but the name stuck Interesting. Thank you for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Legend has it, back before the west was won, a young man by the name of Jackson Ezekiel Dorsey was making his way to the new territories when he got himself turned around. He came across a crew of outlaws who, naturally, robbed him of all his possessions. Left to wonder the desert, dehydrated and circled by vultures, he decided he'd gone as far as he was going to go and dropped to his knees, bemused at the inglorious end he'd come to. Seemingly out of thin air, an impossibly thin man with a ridiculously thin mustache appeared on a rock mere feet from him, whittling a wooden horse.....and from that day on, far and wide, people played the game and called it Black Jack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I love blackjack...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrek Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 i dont know use both names black and 21 interchangable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Still Me said: I love blackjack...... oh jeez.....does black Lupin know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Mix said: oh jeez.....does black Lupin know? No.....and neither do you.....catch my drift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Because the original name had the N word in it and that had to be changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_by_motorboat Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 it still makes jack + ace feel like the best hand though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 because you're racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 There were some black cowboys roaming the wild west back in the day. On one particular day, one of these cowboys rolled into a little backwater town in Nevada. The white townsfolk, unused to seeing people with dark skin, met him with suspicion and distrust. Parched from his long trekthough the desert, he stopped at a local saloon for a drink. When he made his way to the counter, spurs jingling as he walked, a hush fell over the bar as they noticed their new guest. "Barkeep!" he said, laying a silver nickel down on the bar. "A beer, please." The bar man eyed him with suspicion, but took his order in silence. Some poker players gathered around the corner table walked up, and Salty Sam, their leader, spoke up. Though his mustache, he said "We don't take kindly to y'all comin' 'round these parts. We think it might be best if ya mosey on out." Our cowboy finished his drink and asked Salty Sam "You a card player? A good one?" "The best in a hundred miles!" Sam exclaimed, puffing his chest out in pride." The nameless cowboy said "I have a bet for you. We'll play some cards, but it's a new card game I learned from a Chinaman. You win and you'll never see me around here again. I win, and you pay my rent for a room in the best hotel in town." Sam's eyes narrowed as he decided whether to take him up on his bet, but, being the best card player west of the Rockies, he took the bet. They set up at the table and the cowboy explained the rules. Aces were 1 or 11, don't go over 21, draw two cards, one face up and one face down. It was simple enough. Sam loved a good bluffing game. There was no money involved, just pride. They went back and forth, playing until the first man reached 21 hands won. Sam was surprised by how good his opponent was, but our cowboy was cool and unflinching, win or lose. The final hand came. They were tied even at 20 wins apiece. The whole bar had gathered to watch the two play. Sam had a queen of diamonds showing, the drifter an ace of spades. "I'll stand," the drifter said, lifting his hole card to see what was beneath. Sam watched him closely, looking for any tells, but this guy was one cool customer. Sam, looking at his hole card, said "I'll stand." He smiled. "Well, pardner, time to show down," he said, revealing a king of hearts. He had 20. The drifter smiled wryly, amused at the result. He turned up his hole card. A jack of clubs. 21. Salty Sam was stunned. Our drifter stood and put on his hat. "It was a good game," he said. "I've got to get along now. I was just passin' through anyway." As he strolled out to the street, Salty Sam cried "Wait there, pardner. I never did get your name." The drifter turned and cocked his hat. "The name's Jack," he said. Salty Sam and the rest of the town never forgot the story of Black Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Still Me said: No.....and neither do you.....catch my drift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 8 hours ago, empty said: There were some black cowboys roaming the wild west back in the day. On one particular day, one of these cowboys rolled into a little backwater town in Nevada. The white townsfolk, unused to seeing people with dark skin, met him with suspicion and distrust. Parched from his long trekthough the desert, he stopped at a local saloon for a drink. When he made his way to the counter, spurs jingling as he walked, a hush fell over the bar as they noticed their new guest. "Barkeep!" he said, laying a silver nickel down on the bar. "A beer, please." The bar man eyed him with suspicion, but took his order in silence. Some poker players gathered around the corner table walked up, and Salty Sam, their leader, spoke up. Though his mustache, he said "We don't take kindly to y'all comin' 'round these parts. We think it might be best if ya mosey on out." Our cowboy finished his drink and asked Salty Sam "You a card player? A good one?" "The best in a hundred miles!" Sam exclaimed, puffing his chest out in pride." The nameless cowboy said "I have a bet for you. We'll play some cards, but it's a new card game I learned from a Chinaman. You win and you'll never see me around here again. I win, and you pay my rent for a room in the best hotel in town." Sam's eyes narrowed as he decided whether to take him up on his bet, but, being the best card player west of the Rockies, he took the bet. They set up at the table and the cowboy explained the rules. Aces were 1 or 11, don't go over 21, draw two cards, one face up and one face down. It was simple enough. Sam loved a good bluffing game. There was no money involved, just pride. They went back and forth, playing until the first man reached 21 hands won. Sam was surprised by how good his opponent was, but our cowboy was cool and unflinching, win or lose. The final hand came. They were tied even at 20 wins apiece. The whole bar had gathered to watch the two play. Sam had a queen of diamonds showing, the drifter an ace of spades. "I'll stand," the drifter said, lifting his hole card to see what was beneath. Sam watched him closely, looking for any tells, but this guy was one cool customer. Sam, looking at his hole card, said "I'll stand." He smiled. "Well, pardner, time to show down," he said, revealing a king of hearts. He had 20. The drifter smiled wryly, amused at the result. He turned up his hole card. A jack of clubs. 21. Salty Sam was stunned. Our drifter stood and put on his hat. "It was a good game," he said. "I've got to get along now. I was just passin' through anyway." As he strolled out to the street, Salty Sam cried "Wait there, pardner. I never did get your name." The drifter turned and cocked his hat. "The name's Jack," he said. Salty Sam and the rest of the town never forgot the story of Black Jack. damn, I did not have the patience to finish mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Did you like my tale of the legendary Black Jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 hours ago, empty said: Did you like my tale of the legendary Black Jack? yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenigundam Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Because it was popularized back in the 1800s when nobody knew shit about anything, which is why there weren't even cars or airplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudasai Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Zenigundam said: Because it was popularized back in the 1800s when nobody knew shit about anything, which is why there weren't even cars or airplanes. Watch your language 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasty Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Yeah! I'm gonna name my own card game! With blackjack! And Hookers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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