Players who are bored of playing the standard land casino blackjack variants at their Canada online casinos should try out Super Fun 21 Blackjack from the software provider Microgaming. In this online blackjack variant, blackjack pays out at only 1 to 1, but this should not act as a deterrent. There are many innovative payouts added so as to ensure that the average return to the player does not fall.
The first advantage players will get in Microgaming Super Fun 21 Blackjack is that it uses only one deck. Regular blackjack players will know that as the number of decks used decrease, the average return to the player increases. There are other rules that favor the player. Player blackjack beats dealer blackjack. Players can surrender late and double down after any number of cards. A unique double down rescue option is offered in which players can surrender by losing only half the bet even after doubling down. The rules for splitting are also made more attractive for the player in Microgaming Super Fun 21 Blackjack. Players can split three times to make four hands. The double down move can be made even after splitting. Unlike ten value cards can be split and aces can be re-split. Players can double down and draw cards after splitting aces.
This is only half the advantage and it is easy to see that the low blackjack payout is not a burden. Microgaming Super Fun 21 Blackjack offers bonus payouts that are not available if the player doubles down. Hence players need to exercise caution in the double down move. A player blackjack in diamonds pays out 2 to 1. A hand of six or more cards with a hand value of 20 or less always wins against any dealer hand. A hand of six or more cards totaling to 21 pays out 2 to 1 immediately.
Microgaming Super Fun 21 Blackjack is a hole card game. The dealer will be dealt the hole card face down and will check for blackjack on all ten value cards and aces. This rule is advantageous to the player because he is prevented from increasing his wager by splitting or doubling down and then losing to a dealer blackjack. The dealer hits on soft 17. This rule is disadvantageous to the player because it gives the dealer a chance of increasing his hand value.
The optimum blackjack strategy for Microgaming Super Fun 21 Blackjack is different from the standard online blackjack variants. Microgaming has incorporated the strategy card within the game so that players do not have to memorize the optimum strategy. In order to access the strategy card players will have to wager in the Expert Mode. Clicking the Strategy tab reveals the strategy card. It works in the usual manner. Players read the dealer’s face up card and their current hand value to determine the optimum move. If players do not want to toggle between the strategy card and the main screen in every move, they can set the game on auto play. Then the player’s moves will be automatically made as per the strategy card. Super Fun 21 Blackjack is available at all Microgaming online casinos like Roxy Palace, All Slots and Jackpot City.
