The objective of SnackJack is to help the pigs grow, impress the judges and win ribbons.

At the beginning of the game, 1 card is dealt to each of your 4 hands and 1 to the "next card" (or dealer) spot. The object of the game is to get the highest score you can. You do this by winning snacks for your pig. If all 4 of your hands beat or tie the dealer, you get 3 bonus snacks. Winning the last hand is worth 4 snacks.

There are 4 ways to win snacks:

1. Get a 21: If the cards in a hand add up to 21 you win a snack. Aces are worth either 1 or 11 points. Face cards are 10 points. All other cards are worth their number.

2. Get a straight: Win a snack each time the scores of all 4 of your hands are consecutive numbers. For example, 7, 8, 9, 10 or A, 2, 3, 4.

3. 5 card Charlie: Win a snack each time you get 5 cards in a single hand without going over 21. If you go over 21 points in a hand, you bust and the hand is discarded. When the deck is out of cards or you run out of time, the "Play the Dealer" bonus round begins.

4. Beat the dealer: When you select "I'm ready", the dealer gets 2 cards. For each of your hands that is equal to or greater in value than the dealer's hand, you win a snack.