The objective is the same as it is in a traditional blackjack game, namely, having your hand total higher than the dealer’s hand without busting. The game is played like the traditional game of blackjack with one major distinction: all four 10-spot cards are removed so a deck of cards in Spanish 21 contains only 48 cards. Spanish 21 was invented in 1995 and the game has proliferated in land-based and online casinos. There is a published card counting system for this game.Depending on the mix of playing rules and number of decks of cards, the house edge can be as low as 0.37% using the Spanish 21 basic playing strategy.The basic playing strategy is different from a traditional game.To compensate for the removal of the tens, and resulting higher house edge, the game has some very liberal playing rules and bonus hands.The game is offered in land-based and online casinos.Spanish 21 is a variant of blackjack in which all the ten-spot cards have been removed, resulting in a 48-card deck.
