ID: README Sat Nov 11 19:17:00 EST 2006 ground/X

Welcome to NBSBJ (No bull shit blackjack)

This game doesn't exactly follow the rules of blackjack as I'm sure you
will figure out after playing for a while.  Moreover, that is not the
general goal of the project.  The game is called Black Jack because it has
some similarities but does not match the game of 21 to the letter.

When you first start the game if will deal a hand to both you and the
computer player.  You then have the option to raise the bet or play the
current round with the anti only.  The computer will either decline or
accept this bet based on how well it thinks it will do with its current
hand.  You will then be given the option to hit or stay.

There are no cards in this game just numbers.  If you go over 21 you will
bust other wise you must try to get a higher number than the computer.

Installation:

You should be able to run this game right out of the directory which you
unpacked it in.  Just execute the command './bj' to start it.  If you get
a message such as 'No such file or directory' your copy of bash is probably
not installed in /bin/bash, see the next section.

In order for this game to work the bash (born again shell) must be
installed.  By default the game looks for the bash shell in /bin/bash.  If
your bash is in another location for example /usr/local/bin/bash you will
need to edit the top of the main 'bj' script.  

The script is divided in to several modules to make it easier to
maintain.  If you would like to install a copy of the game for the system
it might be handy to have the complete game in one large script file
instead of the modules.  You can use the included 'bjinstall' script to
turn the modules in to one large script.  The large script will be called
'bjbig'.  Just move 'bjbig' to one of the public directories for example:
cp bjbig /usr/local/bin/bj
chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/bj
The bjinstall script will try to find your copy of the bash shell by
looking in /etc/shells.  If your bash is listed in /etc/shells you
shouldn't have to edit the 'bjbig' script at all.

License:

This script is in the public domain.

Distribution and contact info:

For the latest version of this as well as some of my other programs go to:
http://gfcnetworks.org/ground

If you would like to send me a comment, suggestion or bug report my email
address is: grnd@users.sourceforge.net