If you’ve played blackjack before, you’ll find the idea behind this game very similar as it’s basically only a variation on it. You must first place a wager on one, two or three of the boxes available, which will determine how many hands you’ll be dealt for that round. Once you have done so, you need to click the green ‘Deal’ button at the bottom of the table. Depending upon how many boxes you have placed wagers on, you’ll see two cards dealt above each one, face up. The dealer will then provide himself with two cards face down. He will then check to see if he already has pontoon, formed by a picture card and an Ace. If this occurs, the dealer wins automatically.

If the dealer does not have pontoon, play will continue, and this is where you will need to make decisions on all of the hands dealt to you. The idea, as noted, is to achieve an exact amount or as close to the total of 21 from your cards. Should you require more cards to be dealt into a hand, you’ll need to select the ‘Twist’ option. Alternatively, if you believe you’re close enough to the target, you can ‘Stick’. You need to do this for each of the hands you have placed a bet on. You’ll also be given the option of splitting a hand if you have two of the same value cards dealt to you. This will then allow you to separate them and start two new wager hands. Furthermore, if you think you have a specifically great hand, you can double your wager on it by using the ‘Buy’ button, which will then provide you with an extra card for that hand.

There are a couple of rules included in this game, which state that the dealer must twist on a total amount of 16 or soft 17. Pay outs come in the form of 2 to 1 for achieving a pontoon, that being a picture card and an Ace, as well as getting a 5 card trick, which is amassing the total of 21 from five cards. If you simply win by standard methods of beating the dealer’s hand, or by the dealer going bust, you receive a pay out of 1 to 1.