![]() ![]() Each player's basic aim is to form a hand whose total value is as near as possible to 21, without going above 21. The cards have values: ace is worth 1 or 11 at the holder's choice, kings, queens, jacks and tens are worth ten, and the remaining cards are worth their pip value. The players also need a supply of money or chips for betting. For a large number of players, say 8 or more, two 52 packs can be mixed together. Pontoon can be played by any number of players from two upwards - it works well with 5 to 8 players - using a standard 52 card pack. ![]() The variation Shoot Pontoon makes the betting more interesting, by incorporating the betting mechanism of Shoot. The game Pontoon and its name are derived from the French Vingt-et-un (21). Pontoon is the British version of the internationally popular banking game Twenty-one, perhaps now best known in the form of the American Casino version Blackjack. ![]()
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