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Deal

What we are doing

You and the dealer each get two cards from the top of the deck. The top is the end of the list: pop takes it off.

```js
let player
let dealer

const nextCard = () => deck.pop()

function deal() {
  player = [nextCard(), nextCard()]
  dealer = [nextCard(), nextCard()]
}

deal()
```

What it means

• pop removes the last card of the list and returns it, so the deck gets smaller.
• A hand is just a list of cards.

Your turn

1. Under deck, write player and dealer.
2. Under newDeck, write nextCard and deal.
3. At the bottom, call deal() after newDeck().

Skills: Arrays and objects, Functions

← Shuffle Cards on the table →

All steps

1. Cards
2. A deck
3. Shuffle
4. Deal
5. Cards on the table
6. Card faces
7. Keep drawing
8. What is a hand worth?
9. Aces: 11 or 1
10. Hit: one more card
11. Stand
12. The hidden card
13. Chips
14. Who wins?
15. The dealer's turn
16. The next round
17. Blackjack!
18. Your record
19. Double down
20. Long hands fit
21. Buttons
22. Build it yourself: six decks