Blackjack against the calculator: get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. If you know the game, you can sit down and play; the controls are explained right on screen.
How to install it
- Download the game with the button above. You'll get a .tns file, the file type TI-Nspire calculators use.
- Open nspireconnect.ti.com in Chrome on a computer or Chromebook, and plug your calculator in with its charging cable.
- Choose File Transfer, then To Calculator, then From Computer, and pick the .tns file you just downloaded.
- When it lands, the calculator shows a prompt. Choose Open and you're playing.
TI's web app only supports the CX II and CX II CAS. If you have an original CX, or you already use the TI-Nspire Student Software, sending the file through that works the same. The game lives in My Documents afterwards, so you can reopen it any time.
Played like the real table
The game deals from a shoe of six full decks shuffled together, 312 cards, and tells you when it mixes a fresh shoe. So the cards run out and reshuffle the way they would at an actual table, not one magic deck that resets every hand.
It also keeps statistics on your play, so your win rate is right there in black and white. Whether that's motivating or humbling depends on the session.
One heads-up: the game assumes you already know blackjack. It won't teach you when to hit or stand, it just deals.