How to Play Blackjack X-Change

Blackjack X-Change is a blackjack variant in which the player can exchange any card in his hand for a randomly selected card. Depending on the circumstance, the player will be charged either to switch a bad card or a good one.

Rules of Blackjack X-Change

Blackjack X-Change is based on regular blackjack rules, with the exceptions and modifications listed below.

• There are an endless amount of decks that can be employed.
• The dealer is on soft 17.
• Blackjack pays 3:2 in most cases.
• For blackjack, the dealer peers at the hole card.
• Any two cards, including those split, can be doubled by the player.
• A player can only split once.
• After splitting aces, the player may hit and double.
• In most scenarios, the player can exchange any card in his hand for a random card at a cost. This choice is only open if you have four or fewer cards, 21 or fewer points, and haven't doubled or split.
• After exchanging a card, the player is unable to double or split.
• After switching a card, if the player has blackjack, it will still pay 3 to 2.
• The game will either charge the player a "Buy" price to trade a bad card or pay a "Sell" price to exchange a good one.
• The circumstance affects both the Buy and Sell pricing. The game aims to charge the player 2.5% more than the fair price to buy a card and 2.5% less to sell a card, though I've seen that the percentage is occasionally a little higher.
• When a player buys or sells a card, the cost or price paid is directly added to or deducted from the player's balance, not from his bet.