[Blackjack] game over

Hi!
As far as I understand each round of this contest will be 60 secs (handled by judging script).
What happens if my script didn't play all cards available maybe because I spent lots of time on trying to win hands?

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maxhb

Hmm.. good question

Let's say you lose 1 point for each card left. I don't want scripts to quit playing in the middle of a deck if they manage to get lots of money, it's not fair to those that play the whole deck.

Matt, please post this on the rules page.

Just wondered why nobody else had this on mind...


Cool, I don't mind to loose points as long as I keep the money

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maxhb

There goes my briljant strategy ! I wanted to get the script in an infinitive loop so no bet would have been made.
That should have given me a fair chance to keep all the 1000 USD after 60 seconds. ;)

Added.

Hi!
Another question concerning the end of a game. What happens if nearly all available cards are played. Lets say there a 3 cards left? Obviously not enough to play a real game but it would not be fair to deduct points from the player.
Maybe the game should end if there are lets say 10 cards left - assuming 5 cards are under some circumstanes a win and 10 = 2 * 5 this would be a reasonable chance for player and dealer...

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maxhb

No no, if you reach the end of the deck, there is no penalty. However, if you don't, you'll lose 1 point per card.

Hmm..my script can handle about 4 decks per SECOND. So it's not really an issue here ;)

Hi!

O.K., to make it more clear: 3 cards left, I get 2 cards giving me 16 points, dealer gets 1 card and only 8 points. There is no card left to draw so I choose to stand. Dealer cant get any more cards. Do I win?!

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maxhb

No, if there are only 3 cards, the initial dealing can't happen - both you and the dealer receive 2 cards each. But, if there were 4 cards:

You 10+10, Dealer 10+8, you stand -> you win
You 10+8, Dealer 10+10, you stand -> you lose
You 3+6, Dealer 10+8, you hit -> refund
You 10+10, Dealer 4+6, you stand -> refund
You 10+5, Dealer 10+10, you hit -> refund (this is valid

Basically, if a card should be dealt for any reason (like hitting, dealer rules or whatever else), but there is no card left, there'll be a refund. If there is no cards left, but no card is needed, the hand is evaluated normally and the game ends after that.

Hi!

Nasty XsO ;-)
Nevertheless now I do understand what happens when the last cards are reached. Hope this question wasn't too dumb but I couldn#t find anything about this situation in the contest rules...

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nmaxhb