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Blackjack Academy

Everything you wanted to know about blackjack but were too shy to ask. From the novice to the pro, BlackJack Academy will help you learn to play blackjack or brush up before you hit the tables. BlackJack…

31 December 1987

Blackjack Academy is a card & board game developed by Westwood Associates, released 31 December 1987 on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Blackjack Academy is

Blackjack Academy is a card & board game game developed by Westwood Associates and released in 1987. It was published by MicroIllusions. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Everything you wanted to know about blackjack but were too shy to ask. From the novice to the pro, BlackJack Academy will help you learn to play blackjack or brush up before you hit the tables. BlackJack Academy features a five player table so you and four friends can all play, multiple table rules like Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City as well as the ability to specify your own table rules. BlackJack Academy offers on-line help for all the different play options and will even give you the optimal play for the current hand if you like. Color selectability, game save and retrieve, and different play strategies are some of the other features of Blackjack Academy. We are sure you and your friends…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Blackjack Academy launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Blackjack Academy come out?
Blackjack Academy was released on 31 December 1987 for Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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