5 hands of blackjack off one fixed 36-card shoe, the same for every player today. Par is +10 chips: that is what the book line banks on this shoe, and beating it is the game.
Shoe is a free daily blackjack puzzle from Mind Loft. Every player faces the same shoe: five hands of blackjack dealt from one fixed 36-card shoe, the same cards in the same order for everyone, which turns blackjack from a gamble into a decision game a leaderboard can rank. Hit, stand, or double on a 10-chip stake; the dealer stands on every 17; blackjack pays 3 to 2; there are no splits.
Par is what basic strategy, the book line, banks on the day's shoe playing blind, and matching it scores 8 out of 10. The ace line, a blind player's best day, scores 10. Beating the book means counting: the shoe holds 36 cards off one standard deck, so every card on the table changes what is left, and the player who notices stands where the book hits.
A new shoe is dealt every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays step up to seven hands off the entire 52-card deck, where a perfect counter knows exactly what remains. No app, no signup — play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the leaderboard. For more cards, try Taire, the daily solitaire, or Hands, the daily poker solitaire.