Changes

If the player wins they gain a number of Qi coins equal to their bet.  if they lose, they lose their bet.  If the game is a draw, no coins are won or lost.

If the player wins they gain a number of Qi coins equal to their bet.  if they lose, they lose their bet.  If the game is a draw, no coins are won or lost.

==Game Strategy==

==Game Strategy==

Optimal strategy for the player is to stand on 18 or higher when the dealer shows a 9, stand on 16 or higher when the dealer shows a 5 or 6, and stand on 17 or higher against all other dealer upcards.

Optimal strategy for the player is to stand on 18 or higher when the dealer shows a 9, stand on 16 or higher when the dealer shows a 5 or 6, and stand on 17 or higher against all other dealer upcards.

Using optimal strategy, the chance of winning a game of CalicoJack is 43.9%, giving the game a house edge of 12.1%.  (This is about 20 times higher than typical real-life casino blackjack games.)  If you play CalicoJack long enough, it is a statistical inevitability that you will lose all your Qi coins.  If you are after the more expensive casino prizes, it's a better bet to just buy the coins than to try to win them.

The dealer usually stands on 18, but there are specific cases where the dealer will draw on 18.  These are intended rules, according to game developers.

 

(These results differ from [https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/4bef5b/calicojack_stats/ pankosaur's analysis], which assumes dealer always stands on 18 or higher; this is not the case, at least not in the current version.  Also, they assume that cards are dealt randomly; according to [https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/4c2gx4/a_comprehensive_guide_to_luck/ leuven's post on reddit], [[Luck]] does not affect the game.)

==Gallery==

==Gallery==

* It is possible that the game's name stems from Captain Jack Rackham aka. Calico Jack. This pirate might have also been a real life inspiration for Disney's Captain Jack Sparrow.

* It is possible that the game's name stems from Captain Jack Rackham aka. Calico Jack. This pirate might have also been a real life inspiration for Disney's Captain Jack Sparrow.

==Bugs==

==History==

* The dealers at the CalicoJack tables has been seen to occasionally hit while on 18 even though the rules state they should stand resulting in a possible loss for the player.

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