Software:Edward O. Thorp's Real Blackjack

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Short description: 1990 video game
Edward O. Thorp's Real Blackjack
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Developer(s)Villa Crespo Software
Publisher(s)Villa Crespo Software
Platform(s)DOS
Release1990

Edward O. Thorp's Real Blackjack is a 1990 video game published by Villa Crespo Software.

Gameplay

Edward O. Thorp's Real Blackjack is a game in which Edward O. Thorp serves as the player's expert guide in learning how to play blackjack better.[1]

Reception

Michael S. Lasky reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "It is singularly one of the best casino game/tutorials available today."[1]

Harry Bee for Compute! said the game "doesn't look as slick or play as simply as card games that focus on entertainment. It's substantial enough to take as lightly or seriously as you like."[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lasky, Michael S. (May 1991). "New Deal Makes Cut at 21". Computer Gaming World 1 (82): 53–54. 
  2. "Compute! Magazine Issue 128". April 1991. https://archive.org/details/1991-04-compute-magazine/page/n133/mode/2up.