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+As published in Basic Computer Games (1978), as found at Annarchive:
+- [Annarchive](https://annarchive.com/files/Basic_Computer_Games_Microcomputer_Edition.pdf#page=17)
+
+
+Conversion to Lua
+- [Lua.org](https://www.lua.org)
+
diff --git a/01_Acey_Ducey/lua/acey_ducey.lua b/01_Acey_Ducey/lua/acey_ducey.lua
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+print [[
+            ACEY DUCEY CARD GAME
+ CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSY
+
+
+
+ACEY-DUCEY IS PLAYED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER
+THE DEALER (COMPUTER) DEALS TWO CARDS FACE UP
+YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO BET OR NOT BET DEPENDING
+ON WHETHER OF NOT YOU FEEL THE CARD WILL HAVE
+A VALUE BETWEEN THE FIRST TWO.
+IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BET INPUT A 0]]
+
+local starting_cash = 100
+
+local card_names = {[11] = "JACK", [12] = "QUEEN", [13] = "KING", [14] = "ACE"}
+for i = 2, 10 do
+  card_names[i] = string.format(" %d", i)
+end
+
+function play_round(player_cash, skip_total)
+  assert(player_cash > 0, "can't play with nothing to bet")
+
+  if not skip_total then
+    print(string.format("YOU NOW HAVE %u DOLLARS", player_cash))
+  end
+
+  print "\nHERE ARE YOUR NEXT TWO CARDS"
+
+  local first_card, second_card;
+
+  repeat
+    first_card = math.random(2, 14)
+    second_card = math.random(2, 14)
+  until first_card < second_card
+
+  print(card_names[first_card])
+  print(card_names[second_card])
+  print("")
+
+  local bet = get_bet(player_cash)
+
+  if bet == 0 then
+    print "CHICKEN!!"
+    return play_round(player_cash, "skip total")
+  end
+
+  local third_card = math.random(2, 14)
+  print(card_names[third_card])
+
+  if first_card < third_card and third_card < second_card then
+    print "YOU WIN!!!"
+    return play_round(player_cash + bet)
+  end
+
+  print "SORRY, YOU LOSE"
+  if bet < player_cash then
+    return play_round(player_cash - bet)
+  end
+
+  print "SORRY, FRIEND BUT YOU BLEW YOUR WAD"
+  io.write "TRY AGAIN (YES OR NO)? "
+  local keep_playing = io.read("l")
+  if keep_playing:upper():match("%f[%a]YES%f[^%a]") then
+    return play_round(starting_cash)
+  end
+
+  print "OK HOPE YOU HAD FUN"
+end
+
+function get_bet(player_cash)
+  assert(player_cash > 0, "can't play with nothing to bet")
+
+  io.write("WHAT IS YOUR BET? ")
+  local input = io.read("l")
+  if not input then
+    print "GOODBYE"
+    os.exit(0)
+  end
+
+  local digits = input:match("(%d+)")
+  if not digits then
+    print "I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBER"
+    return get_bet(player_cash)
+  end
+
+  local bet = tonumber(digits)
+  assert(bet, "pattern matched something that doesn't convert to number")
+
+  if bet > player_cash then
+    print "SORRY, MY FRIEND BUT YOU BET TOO MUCH"
+    print(string.format("YOU HAVE ONLY %u DOLLARS TO BET", player_cash))
+    return get_bet(player_cash)
+  end
+
+  assert(0 <= bet and bet <= player_cash, "invalid bet")
+  return bet
+end
+
+play_round(starting_cash)