Tahoe21

Classic Video Blackjack - Vibe coded in a couple hours! Blackjack vibe coded!

Dealer

  

Player

  
Bet $10
Balance $90

Press Deal to start.

Hit = Space, Stand = Enter, D = Double, T = Split, Esc = Reset.

Try Tahoe5 video poker!

V1.0

Copyright (C) 2026 M. Zack Urlocker

How To Play Tahoe21

1. Adjust bet, then press Deal.

2. Choose actions for the active hand: Hit means draw another card. Stand means no more cards.

 -You can Double your bet but then you draw only 1 more card.

 -If you draw two cards of the same value, you can split into two hands.

3. Dealer reveals hole card and draws to 17 (stands on soft 17).

4. Blackjack pays 3:2, regular win pays 1:1, push returns the bet.

Keyboard Controls

Hit = Space, Stand = Enter, D = Double, T = Split, Esc = Reset

About

Tahoe21 is a video Blackjack game that runs in a browser.

It is based on a shareware game I wrote in 1992 using Turbo Pascal. Fortunately I lost the source code and all the EXEs!

So I vibecoded it by creating a PRD with Codex and VS Code and re-using the overall layout and style of the Tahoe5 poker game I created previously. I added features like Double and Split even though I didn't know how those work. Luckily ChatGPT explained it to me in the PRD!

The first working prototype took about 15 minutes. Then a couple hours to adjust the game play and layout.

You can view the source code here: https://github.com/ZUrlocker1/Tahoe21