diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
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+source 'http://www.rubygems.org'
+
+gem 'sinatra'
+#gem 'reloader'
+
+group :development do 
+	gem 'pry-byebug'
+	
+end
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diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
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+GEM
+  remote: http://www.rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    byebug (9.0.6)
+    coderay (1.1.1)
+    method_source (0.8.2)
+    mustermann (1.0.0)
+    pry (0.10.4)
+      coderay (~> 1.1.0)
+      method_source (~> 0.8.1)
+      slop (~> 3.4)
+    pry-byebug (3.4.2)
+      byebug (~> 9.0)
+      pry (~> 0.10)
+    rack (2.0.2)
+    rack-protection (2.0.0)
+      rack
+    sinatra (2.0.0)
+      mustermann (~> 1.0)
+      rack (~> 2.0)
+      rack-protection (= 2.0.0)
+      tilt (~> 2.0)
+    slop (3.6.0)
+    tilt (2.0.7)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  pry-byebug
+  sinatra
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.14.6
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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 Hit me baby one more time?
 
 [A Blackjack game using the Ruby Sinatra web application framework which uses object oriented programming, cookies, sessions, and JSON from the Viking Code School](http://www.vikingcodeschool.com)
+
+Chad Lucas
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diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
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+require 'sinatra'
+#require 'sinatra/reloader' if development?
+require './helpers/blackjack_helper.rb'
+require './blackjack.rb'
+
+helpers BlackjackHelper
+enable :sessions
+
+get '/' do
+	"hello world"
+		erb :home
+end
+
+get '/blackjack' do
+	game = Blackjack.new
+	cards = game.deal_cards
+	sessions[:player_hand] = game.get_player_score
+	erb :"blackjack", :locals => {:cards => cards}
+	
+end
+
+post '/blackjack' do 
+		if params[:hit])
+				game.add_card
+		end
+	redirect to("blackjack")
+
+end
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diff --git a/blackjack.rb b/blackjack.rb
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+require 'pry'
+class Blackjack
+	attr_accessor :deck, :player_hand, :computer_hand, :player_score, :sum
+	SUIT = %w(clubs diamonds spades hearts)
+	VALUE = %w(2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A)
+	#create card struct with suit & value
+	Card = Struct.new(:suit, :value)
+	#sets up player and computer hands
+	def initialize
+		build_deck
+		@player_hand = []
+		@computer_hand = []
+		@sum = 0
+  end
+  #iterates through suit and value and creates card struct
+  #and puts them into array
+  def build_deck
+  	@deck = []
+  	SUIT.each do |type|
+  		VALUE.each do |val|
+        @card  = Card.new(type, val)
+        @deck << @card
+  		end
+  	end
+  	@deck
+  end
+
+  def deal_cards
+  		deal_player_hand
+  		deal_computer_hand
+  end
+
+  def deal_player_hand
+	  0...2.times do
+  	  @deck.shuffle!
+  		@player_hand << @deck.pop
+    end
+     	@player_hand
+  end
+
+  def deal_computer_hand
+  	0...2.times do
+  		@computer_hand << @deck.pop
+  	end
+  	  @computer_hand
+  end
+
+
+  def get_player_score
+  	
+  	@player_hand.map do |card|
+  		
+  		card.value = check_if_face_card_or_ace?(card)
+  	
+  		@player_score = sum_up_cards(@player_hand)
+  	 	end
+ 		  @player_score
+  end
+
+  def get_computer_score
+  	@computer_hand.map do |card|
+  		card.value = check_if_face_card_or_ace(card)
+  	end
+  	@computer_score = sum_up_cards(@computer_hand)
+  end
+
+
+  def check_if_face_card_or_ace?(card)
+  	if card.value == "J" || card.value == "Q" || card.value == "K"
+  		 card.value = 10
+  		elsif card.value == "A" && @sum < 21
+  			card.value = 11
+  	end
+  	   card.value
+  end
+
+  def sum_up_cards(cards)
+  	@sum = 0
+  	
+  	cards.map do |card|
+  		@sum += card.value.to_i
+  	end
+  	 @sum
+
+  end
+
+
+ 
+
+
+end
+
+
+game = Blackjack.new
+
+game.deal_cards
+game.get_player_score
+
+
diff --git a/helpers/blackjack_helper.rb b/helpers/blackjack_helper.rb
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+module BlackjackHelper
+	
+
+end
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diff --git a/views/blackjack.erb b/views/blackjack.erb
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+<h1>Blackjack</h1>
+
+<%= cards %>
+
+<form action="/blackjack" method="post">
+ <input type="radio" name="hit" value="hit">hit
+ <input type="radio" name="stay" value="stay">stay
+ <br>
+ <input type ="submit" value="Submit">
+ </form>
diff --git a/views/home.erb b/views/home.erb
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+<h1>Welcome to Blackjack</h1>
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diff --git a/views/layout.erb b/views/layout.erb
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+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+	<head>
+		<title>Blackjack</title>
+	</head>
+
+	<body>
+		<%= erb :"shared/navbar" %>
+		<%= yield %>
+	</body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/views/shared/navbar.erb b/views/shared/navbar.erb
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+<nav>
+	<ul>
+		<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
+		<li><a href="/blackjack">Blackjack</a></li>
+
+	</ul>
+</nav>
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