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→Fun Facts{{cite web|title=TI-99/4A Video Game House: Blackjack & Poker|url=https://www.videogamehouse.net/blackjack.html}}
Blackjack & Poker was originally scheduled for release in 1979 as part of [[Milton Bradley]]'s Gamevision series. The original title was to have been ''Card Sharp''. For unknown reasons it wasn't released until 1981 under the name of Blackjack and Poker and distributed with the help of [[Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments (TI)]].
The title screen doesn't hint that the game was made by [[Milton Bradley]] at all, as it only lists [[Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments (TI)]] on the copyright. Rumor says it's because there was a bug on the program that [[Milton Bradley]] was unable to resolve. It wasn't until sometime in 1980 that programmers from [[Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments (TI)]] were eventually able to locate and correct the bug, and inserted Texas Instuments Instruments on the title page for their part in the program. ==Advertising Blurbs=====Front Cover of Manual===Play a game of blackjack or stud poker against the computer or with friends! The computer deals the cards and keeps track of the betting for you. ===Back Cover of Manual===Experience the fun of a simulated game of Blackjack of Stud Poker. Whether you're by yourself or with friends, you can enjoy either of these card games. '''Blackjack & Poker''' activities are:# Blackjack: Play against the dealer (the Home Computer) . . . and the odds. You compete with the dealer to try to get the hand closest to 21 without going over. # Sud Poker: Bet on each of four cards as they are dealt face up. Nobody knows your fifth card except you. Maybe you have a winning hand with an ace in the hole, or maybe not. Can you bluff your opponents? Both games allow you to select the number of players and the size of your bankroll. The computer deals the cards an keeps track of the betting for you.
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