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Black Jack
Blackjack is a popular casino-gambling card game. Black Jack or Blackjack may also refer to: Places Australia * Black Jack, Queensland, a locality in Queensland * Black Jack, a civil parish of Pottinger County, New South Wales * Black Jack Hill, near Gunnedah, New South Wales United States * Black Jack (Red Oak, North Carolina), a historic plantation house * Black Jack, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Black Jack, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Black Jack, Missouri, a city * Blackjack, Cherokee County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Blackjack, Smith County, Texas, an unincorporated community People * Black Jack (nickname) * Ada Blackjack (1898–1983), Inuit woman * Roddy Blackjack (c. 1920–2013), Canadian elder and former Chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation of the Yukon Territory * Blackjack Lanza (born 1935), ring name of former professional wrestler John Lanza * Blackjack Mulligan (1942–2016), ring name of former professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Jack, Missouri
Black Jack is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,929 at the 2010 census. A post office called Black Jack was established in 1872, and operated until 1906. The community was named for a grove of blackjack oak trees near the original town site. Geography Black Jack is located at (38.790799, −90.261885). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 6,929 people, 2,591 households, and 1,797 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,809 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.2% African American, 16.3% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 2,591 households, of which 35.5% had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This family of card games also includes the British game of Pontoon, the European game, Vingt-et-Un and the Russian game Ochko. Blackjack players do not compete against each other. The game is a comparing card game where each player competes against the dealer. History Blackjack's immediate precursor was the English version of '' twenty-one'' called ''Vingt-Un'', a game of unknown (but likely Spanish) provenance. The first written reference is found in a book by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes was a gambler, and the protagonists of his " Rinconete y Cortadillo", from ''Novelas Ejemplares'', are card cheats in Seville. They are proficient at cheating at ''veintiuna'' (Spanish for "twenty-one") and state that the object of the gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack (Transformers)
''Transformers: Generation 1'' (also known as ''Generation One'' or ''G1'') is a toy line from 1984 to 1990, produced by Hasbro and Takara. It was a line of toy robots that could change into an alternate form (vehicles such as cars and planes, miniature guns or cassettes, animals, and even dinosaurs) by moving parts into other places, and it was the first line of toys produced for the successful Transformers toy and entertainment franchise. The line was originally called ''The Transformers'', with "Generation 1" originating as a term coined by fans of the toys when the Transformers: Generation 2 toy line was released in 1992. Hasbro eventually adopted the term "Generation 1" to refer to any toy produced in that era. Development In 1983, Hasbro representatives were sent to Tokyo Toy Show, a toy expo in Japan, in search of prospective toys that they could import to the North American market. At the time, Japanese toy manufacturer Takara was showcasing several transforming robot t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack (Atari 2600 Video Game)
''Blackjack'' is a video game simulation of blackjack programmed by Bob Whitehead and published by Atari, Inc. for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). The game was one of the nine launch titles available when the Atari 2600 went on sale in September 1977. The objective is identical to the card game: to beat the dealer's card total, without going over 21, to win a bet. One to three players play the computer dealer. Gameplay The player uses the paddle controller to enter a bet of up to 25 chips from an initial stack of 200.https://atariage.com/manual_html_page.php?SoftwareID=869 An up card is then presented, and the player decides whether to "hit" (accept another card) or stand. The player breaks the bank by obtaining a score of 1,000 chips, or is "busted" upon losing everything. Due to a glitch in the program, while a player is selecting among the options of what to do with the current hand by pressing left or right with the paddle controller, the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack (playing Card)
A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a bower, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic or courtier dress, generally associated with Europe of the 16th or 17th century. The usual rank of a jack is between the ten and the queen. History The earliest predecessor of the knave was the (second or under-deputy) in the Mamluk card deck. This was the lowest of the three court cards and like all court cards was depicted through abstract art or calligraphy. When brought over to Italy and Spain, the was made into an infantry soldier or page ranking below the knight card. In France, where the card was called the valet, the queen was inserted between the king and knight. The knight was subsequently dropped out of non-Tarot decks leaving the valet directly under the queen. The king-queen-valet format then made its way into England. As early as the mid-16th century the card was known in England a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Jack (Switch)
Switch, also called Two Four Jacks or Irish Switch, or Last Card, in New Zealand, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and as alternative incarnations in other regions. The sole aim of Switch is to discard all of the cards in one's hand; the first player to play his or her final card, and ergo have no cards left, wins the game. Switch is very similar to the games UNO, Flaps and Mau Mau, both belonging to the larger Crazy Eights or Shedding family of card games.Oxford Dictionary of Card Games, David Parlett, pg. 291 - Oxford University Press 1996 The game is also commonly known as ''Jack Changes'', ''Crazy Eights'', ''Take Two'', ''Black Jack'' and ''Peanuckle'' in the UK and Ireland. Objective Switch is played with a regular, single deck of playing cards, or with two standard decks (shuffled into one) if there is a large number of players. Each player at their turn may play any card from their hand that match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Jack (Hearts)
Black Lady is an American card game of the Hearts group for three to six players and the most popular of the group. It emerged in the early 20th century as an elaboration of Hearts and was initially also called Discard Hearts. It is named after its highest penalty card, the Queen of Spades or "Black Lady". It is a trick-avoidance game in which the aim is to avoid taking tricks containing hearts or the Black Lady. American author and leading bridge exponent, Ely Culbertson, describes it as "essentially Hearts with the addition of the queen of spades as a minus card, counting thirteen" and goes on to say that "Black Lady and its elaborations have completely overshadowed the original Hearts in popularity." The game is often called Hearts in America, although that is the proper name for the basic game in which only the cards of the heart suit incur penalty points. It is known by a variety of other names including American Hearts, Black Lady Hearts, Black Widow and Slippery Anne. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlackJack (film Series)
''BlackJack'' is a series of Australian television movies created by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, and starring Colin Friels. The movies began airing on Network Ten in 2003 and concluded in 2007. They were shown in the United Kingdom on the BBC and UKTV Drama. After testifying against his former colleagues in a corruption trial Sydney detective Jack Kempson (Colin Friels) is reassigned to a unit charged with entering the details of old cases into a police database. He unofficially begins to investigate unsolved crimes dating back many years. Episodes Pilot * ''BlackJack: Murder Archive'' (2003) First trilogy * ''BlackJack: Sweet Science'' (2004) — Jack discovers that the sons (Alex O'Loughlin and Anthony Hayes) of a criminal gunned down during a football game in 1992 are now following in their dead father's footsteps. * ''BlackJack: In The Money'' (2005) * ''BlackJack: Ace Point Game'' (2005) Second trilogy * ''BlackJack: Dead Memory'' (2006) * ''BlackJack: At The Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack (1998 Film)
''Blackjack'' (also known as ''John Woo's Blackjack'') is a 1998 Canadian-American made-for-television action film and an unsuccessful pilot directed by John Woo and starring Dolph Lundgren as a leukophobic former United States Marshal turned bodyguard who hunts down an assassin. Plot After crime boss Kamenev (Géza Kovács) threatens his daughter Casey (Padraigin Murphy), casino owner Bobby Stern ( Peter Keleghan) calls in his friend, retired U.S. Marshal Jack Devlin (Dolph Lundgren), to protect her. Devlin fends off a squadron of Kamenev's henchmen sent to abduct Casey from the Stern mansion, but is temporarily blinded by a flashbang grenade in the process, and shot in the leg. While Jack and Casey survive, Devlin develops a debilitating phobia of the color white ( leukophobia) due to the traumatic experience of being blinded by bright white light while fighting for his life. Some time later, back home in New York City with his roommate/sidekick Thomas (Saul Rubinek), Jack i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack (1990 Film)
Blackjack is a Swedish drama comedy film directed by Colin Nutley which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 October 1990. Plot The film is set in a dansband environment in Hedesunda and around Gävle during the Christmas and holiday season The Christmas season or the festive season (also known in some countries as the holiday season or the holidays) is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and other countries that is generally considered to run from late Novemb .... See also * List of Christmas films References External links * 1990 films Films directed by Colin Nutley Films set in Gästrikland Swedish Christmas films Swedish comedy-drama films 1990s Christmas comedy-drama films 1990s Swedish films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack (1978 Film)
''Blackjack'' is a 1978 American crime drama film written and directed by John Evans and starring Tony Burton, William Smith, and Damu King, and John Alderman. Premise Roy, the leader of a group of criminals, is released from prison and launches a big plan to rob the mafia controlled casinos in Las Vegas. Andy Mayfield ( William Smith), a casino boss, tries to stop them. Cast * William Smith as Andy Mayfield (credited as Bill Smith) * Tony Burton as Charles * Frank Christi as Joe Greene (credited as Frank R. Christi) * Damu King as Roy King * Paris Earl as Ojenke * Ernie Banks as "Turbo" * Ted Harris as Akbar * Tom Scott as "Teach" * Diane Sommerfield Diane Sommerfield (born Diane Yvonne Young; October 24, 1949 – March 9, 2001) was an American actress who made appearances in theater, film and television from the early 1970s until the mid 1980s. Sommerfield was best known for her role as V ... as Nancy * Angela May as Valery * John Alderman as Phil Kastel * Alan Oliney a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Jack (1979 Film)
''Black Jack'' is a 1979 period children’s adventure film, directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and his adventures with a large French man (Jean Franval), the Black Jack of the title, and Belle a young English girl (Louise Cooper). It was awarded the Critics’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1979). Cast *Stephen Hirst as Tolly *Louise Cooper as Belle *Jean Franval as Black Jack *Packie Manus Byrne as Dr. Carmody *Andrew Bennett as Hatch *John Young as Dr. Hunter * William Moore as Mr. Carter *Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Carter *Russell Waters as Dr. Jones *Malcolm Dixon as Tom Thumb's Army * Mike Edmonds as Tom Thumb's Army *David Rappaport as Tom Thumb's Army * Tiny Ross as Tom Thumb's Army Production ''Black Jack'' was the first film investment by Goldcrest Pictures, who provided £11,250 for initial development. Goldcrest recouped this when the film went into production. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
