# Game flowchart ```mermaid flowchart TD A[Start: play_round()] --> B[Shuffle deck and deal cards] B --> C[Player gets 2 cards, Dealer gets 1 face-up, 1 face-down] C --> D{Dealer's face-up card is Ace or 10-value?} D -- Yes --> E{Does Dealer have Blackjack?} E -- Yes --> F[Dealer reveals face-down card] F --> G{Does Player also have Blackjack?} G -- Yes --> P[PUSH (Tie)] G -- No --> L[Player loses] D -- No --> H[Player turn loop] E -- No --> H H --> I{Player chooses Hit or Stand?} I -- Hit --> J[Player draws a card] J --> K{Player BUST (> 21)?} K -- Yes --> L[Player loses] K -- No --> H I -- Stand --> M[Player turn ends] M --> N[Dealer reveals face-down card] N --> O{Dealer hand value < 17?} O -- Yes --> P1[Dealer draws a card] P1 --> O O -- No --> Q{Dealer BUST (> 21)?} Q -- Yes --> W1[Player wins 1:1] Q -- No --> R[Compare hands: Player vs Dealer] R --> S{Player value > Dealer value?} S -- Yes --> W2[Player wins (1:1 or 3:2)] S -- No --> T{Player value = Dealer value?} T -- Yes --> P[PUSH (Tie)] T -- No --> L[Player loses] L --> Z[End: Update chips, new round?] P --> Z W1 --> Z W2 --> Z ```