People usually come to a casino looking to play traditional games, like blackjack, baccarat, and poker. A carnival style game is not a traditional game. A carnival style game is new game or a game lacking the fame and popularity of a traditional game. Carnaval style games must compete for floor place against traditional games. These games compete by bringing in at least as much money as the traditional games. A low house edge is fine for a traditional game like Blackjack or Baccarat. Carnaval style games must have a much higher house edge in order to compete.

A predetermined set of game rules for a Blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ game is presented on this website. Please understand. This predetermined set of game rules was never meant to be the only set of game rules for a Blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ game. In fact, it could be argued. The Finnish 27 ™ family of the table-card games is a blank slate. No expectations have grown up around it. Because as yet people have no experience playing card games belonging to the Finnish 27 ™ of table-card games in casinos.

The above mentioned predetermined set of game rules yields a blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ with a house edge of about 0.67%. Lately, I have been thinking. The Blackjack-Like Finnish 27 ™ game should be regarded as a carnival style game. This house edge is too low. For that reason, I searched for various ways of modifying the predetermined set of game rules so as to increase the house edge. In this post, I present my findings.

Card games belonging to the Finnish 27 family of table card games are target numerical sum games. The target numerical sum is twenty-seven. One thing I like about the above-mentioned predetermined set of game rule is. Jokers have a wild card numeric value. The wild card numeric value is equal to any numeric value required to make a hand total of twenty-seven. This rule confers various benefits upon the play of the game. It decreases the average number of playing cards in hands. It shortens the time required to play hands by ending hands quicker with a joker. I preserved this rule.

Another thing I like about the above-mentioned predetermined set of game rules is. The player has a wide range of options just as in traditional blackjack. The player has the option to surrender the player’s initial hand. The player has the option to double down on the player’s initial hand. The player has the option to split pairs. The player has the option to hit and stand.

Let us suppose. The player’s hand wins the game. In that event, the dealer pays the player one to one odds on the game wager. Let us suppose. The player’s hand consists of a predetermined combination of cards. In that event, the dealer pays the player a bonus payout.

One thing I don’t like about the above-mentioned predetermined set of game rules is. The dealer pays the player too many bonus payouts. In card games belonging to the Finnish 27 ™ family of card games, an initial hand consisting of an Ace and a King is called a Finnish 27 hand and has a numeric value of 27. I found. The act of eliminating all bonus payout except those paid for a Finnish 27 hand increases the house edge to about 1.5%. This is a good start. However, I predict. The house edge for a successful carnival style game should around 3% or more. For that reason, I looked for further ways of increasing the house edge.

Basic Strategy

Basic strategy is the best strategy for the play of the player’s hand. The best strategy loses the least amount of money to the house in the long term with strictly average luck. A set of hand totals consists of the player’s hand total and the dealer’s hand total. A total-dependent-basic-strategy table displays the best strategy for the play of the player’s hand for all possible sets of hand totals.

The total-dependent-basic-strategy table has rows and columns. To use the total-dependent-basic-strategy table, people do the following. Find the player’s hand total. A row has a label. The label corresponds to the player’s hand total. Find the row. Find the dealer’s hand total. A column on the table has a label. The label corresponds to the dealer’s hand total. Find the column. A cell is located at the intersection of the row and the column. Find the cell. A letter is contained with said cell. Read the letter. The letter indicates an option for the play of the player’s hand. Use the option. Let us suppose. The letter(s) indicate a first option else a second option. In that event, proceed as follows. Let us suppose. The game rules allow the player to use the first option. In that event, use the first option. Else use the second option.

The above-mentioned predetermined set of game rules yields a blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ game. The following is the total dependent basic strategy for the blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ game. Notice all of the instances wherein; the basic strategy calls for the player to double down. Let us suppose. The player consistently uses the total-dependent-basic-strategy table to make decisions on how to play the player’s initial hand. In that event, the player doubles down over 10% of the time. The player can also double down after a split.

The Double Down option is valuable to the player. In traditional Blackjack games, the predetermined set of game rules sometimes restricts players. Players are only permitted to double down on initial player hands with a numeric value of 10 or 11. The following is a total-dependent basic strategy table for a blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ game wherein; the predetermined set of game rules restricts players. Player are only permitted to double down on initial hands with hand totals of 13 and 14.

The act of only permitting players to double down on initial hands with a hand total of 13 or 14 increases the house edge to about 2.5% ! However, let us suppose. A player consistently uses the total-dependent-basic-strategy table to make decisions on how to play to player’s hand. In that event, the player only doubles down on an initial hand 3.255%. So this does take from the player some of the excitement of the game.

Let us suppose. The predetermined set of game rules permits players. Players may double down on any hand with a hand total of 13 or 14. In that event, this rule change would. Reduce the house edge by about 0.15%. Shorten the time required to play of the player’s hand is some instances. Increase the utility of the double down option.

Let us suppose. A still higher house edge is desirable. In that event, the bonus payout for a Finnish 27 hand, could be eliminated. Doing so, would increase the house edge by about 0.55%.

The predetermined set of game rules could offer players side bets in place of bonus payouts. The house edge on side bets could be set much higher than the house edge for the game. The hold could be increased.

In blackjack-like Finnish 27 games, multi-deck games and single deck games are possible. People play a multi-deck game with more than one deck of cards. People play a single deck game with a single deck of cards. I have calculated and compared the house edges of these games. I have found. As a rule, single-deck games tend to have a higher house edge than multi-deck games. Interestingly, the opposite is true of traditional blackjack games. In the case of this particular blackjack-like Finnish 27 game, I have found. The house edge of single-deck games is about 0.1% higher than the house edge of multi-deck games.

Please understand. When calculating the house edge, certain assumptions about the player are made. One of those assumptions is. The player will consistently use the total-dependent-basic-strategy table to make decisions on how to play the player’s hand.

In practice, most players do not consistently use the total-dependent-basic-strategy table to make decisions on how to play the player’s hand. For that reason, it is assumed. The house will profit more than the house edge suggests.

The bottom line is. These bonus payouts and liberal double down rules should be thought of as promotional tools. Let us suppose. The blackjack-like Finnish 27 ™ game became popular in a casino setting. In that event, it might make sense to add bonus payouts and liberal double down rules. Doing so would reduce the house edge and attract even more players. To start with, it would probably be better to leave these bonus payouts and liberal double down rules out. I predict. Doing so would make the Blackjack-like Finnish 27 game into a suitable carnival style game.