Have Fun Playing Extreme 21 Variation of Blackjack

Extreme 21 is an exciting variation of blackjack because the game has special attributes offered to players. But as a word of caution, if you want to play blackjack games to make money than have fun, then you can avoid playing Extreme 21. Why? Because the house edge of Extreme 21 is about three times higher than the standard blackjack variation.

If you are really decided to play Extreme 21 despite of its high house edge, then you need to become familiar with the rules that apply to the game. The game rules of Extreme 21 is not that different to the game rules of standard blackjack with one important difference and that is the dealer of the game will never stand on a hand value.

The players of Extreme 21 will play against the dealer in a one on one game. The dealer will keep on hitting for more cards until he beats the player or go on a bust, whichever will be first. Extreme 21 is a blackjack variation that has no push because there is no possibility of a tie.

These are the Extreme 21 game rules that you need to know: - Game is played with five decks of cards depending on the casino's option.

- All the player's cards are face up while the one of the dealer's card is face down and the other one is face up.

- The dealer of Extreme 21 is required to hit until he wins or go bust.

- Splitting, hitting after splitting, and re-splitting are all allowed in Extreme 21.

- Re-splitting of Aces is prohibited and blackjacks after splitting are not paid.

- Doubling is allowed in Extreme 21 depending on the casino. Doubling down after splitting and hitting after doubling down are also allowed in the game.

- Extreme 21 prohibits the surrender option for players.

- There is no possibility of getting a push because the Extreme 21 dealer will keep on hitting until the player's hand total is beaten or the dealer gets bust.

- The payout for a blackjack in Extreme 21 is one to one and playing with multiple hands is totally prohibited.

You may realize that all the hand value of 21 of the players will win but the payout including blackjacks is one to one. This is where the high edge comes in and you may not have noticed it. Extreme 21 is a variation of blackjack that is designed for player's to have fun but not good for making money out of blackjack.