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3 card 21 worth it?

So I sat down at a table and realized way too late it was this "3 card 21" variant instead of the classic blackjack. The rules threw me a little - you get three cards, need 21, and that's it. No hitting or standing, just straight up three cards or bust. I barely had time to order my usual watered-down ginger ale before losing half my allotted play money for the night.

I get that there's less skill than in regular blackjack, but the dealer kept smiling and saying "great odds" every hand, which just made me more suspicious. Anyone actually tracked their results or looked into the math here? I’m a glutton for a quirky side game but I like keeping my losses sustainable. Is this one worth tossing chips at or am I better off sticking to the classics or bonus side bets?

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I was wrong on this once, bonus promos pulled me in. I'd still take it over side bets.

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Nah.

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honestly the part that jumps out is u lost half ur bankroll before the ginger ale even showed up, thats the answer for me right there !!! if a game chews that fast and gives u basically nothing to do, im out. i had the same thing once, sat down thinking i was getting a quiet blackjack session, couple hands later im staring at chips like whered they go. same reason i wont touch multi hand blackjack anymore, pace kills u before the cards even matter. dealer saying great odds every hand would make me get up even faster tbh 😅 id keep that one in the same pile as carnival stuff, couple chips for a laugh maybe, not a real sit down game for me

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I’d push back on “great odds” a bit: 3 Card 21 usually runs worse than basic blackjack, same as most Online Casinos.

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