The Dreamer of the Lore
Greetings from the chatty scissors.
So, as the title says, we are a bunch of people on this site, I believe everyone has an interesting piece of knowledge to share, or maybe their job has taught them a skill that is interesting in explaining. So I thought, why not have a post to share those ideas, who knows, maybe we can help someone writing a story or an RP by giving them random pieces of knowledge. So allow me to share one with you. Chance on card games.
Now, I often play games of luck all the time. A standard deck has 52 cards. Follow me here.
Each set has 13 cards:
Spades: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
Clubs: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
Hearts: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
Diamonds: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
So. In a game of poker, you can actually make your guesses closer to reality by simply keeping count of them. Sure, this sounds hard.
But is actually not as hard as others would make you believe. You do harder stuff all the time, but you do it automatically. Jesus man, our body is already doing so much automatically, if it worked on manual, can you imagine how hard it would be?
So!
In the table with the cards like this:
Center: J Q Q K A
Player 1: Q 2
Player 2: J 4
Player 3: K 3
Player 4: K 5
On that poker set, player 1 has a Queen card and a two. Let's say player 3 has been keeping count of the cards. By making the memory of previous hands and using your knowledge to know the previously played cards, player 3 knows there have not been any other Queens played before. At this point in the game, having a King means he has two pairs. Kings and the free pair on the table. But! Three of a kind always beat two pairs in the game. So, player 1 has won this round already. So, what is the wisest choice here if you were player 3?
To not play this hand. Is a high-risk scenario with a little win. When counting cards, the whole point is to try to make the game the closest to a safe game as possible. Chances are there are 3 queens in the game at this moment where the deck has been running without queens. Many things can affect the count of the cards, but here is where imagination comes to you. High cards tend to be extremely noticeable in the game, and if they didn't show their cards, chances are they were bad.
Counting is not insanely high science. Is memory, is understanding the game to the core.
Why is Black Jack so preferred by people who play games of chance? Because you are not playing other players who affect the count. You are essentially only against the dealer. Chances are you will win the majority of the time. Remember! On Blackjack, the player plays first! The dealer plays second unless the casino states otherwise. So while the casino will always start second, thus having advantages, you can always ask if the table has a minimum game. What does this mean? That the Dealer is always forced to try to reach a number!
Let's say this scenario happens
The table has a set of 18
Player: 10 + 8=18, 3 below 21, safe game if kept, dangerous to try to aim for 21.
Dealer: 10+6 = 16. The dealer is not allowed to keep his 16! He must draw a third card even if it means losing the game!
A few scenarios can happen:
A) Dealer : 10+6+6= 22! Is a bust! As the dealer has gone over 21 he must pay everyone else their bet.
B) Dealer: 10+6+5= 21 he has won
C) Dealer: 10+6+2= 18 This is a tie! No one loses money, bets are returned.
On games like Poker, you play against people and their skill to keep their number hidden. On Blackjack, you compete against the dealer. Chances are you will win more times at Blackjack than at poker if you play the same amount of games just by the nature of the games.
So! Share something with us !
Now, I often play games of luck all the time. A standard deck has 52 cards. Follow me here.
Each set has 13 cards:
Spades: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
Clubs: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
Hearts: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
Diamonds: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
So. In a game of poker, you can actually make your guesses closer to reality by simply keeping count of them. Sure, this sounds hard.
But is actually not as hard as others would make you believe. You do harder stuff all the time, but you do it automatically. Jesus man, our body is already doing so much automatically, if it worked on manual, can you imagine how hard it would be?
So!
In the table with the cards like this:
Center: J Q Q K A
Player 1: Q 2
Player 2: J 4
Player 3: K 3
Player 4: K 5
On that poker set, player 1 has a Queen card and a two. Let's say player 3 has been keeping count of the cards. By making the memory of previous hands and using your knowledge to know the previously played cards, player 3 knows there have not been any other Queens played before. At this point in the game, having a King means he has two pairs. Kings and the free pair on the table. But! Three of a kind always beat two pairs in the game. So, player 1 has won this round already. So, what is the wisest choice here if you were player 3?
To not play this hand. Is a high-risk scenario with a little win. When counting cards, the whole point is to try to make the game the closest to a safe game as possible. Chances are there are 3 queens in the game at this moment where the deck has been running without queens. Many things can affect the count of the cards, but here is where imagination comes to you. High cards tend to be extremely noticeable in the game, and if they didn't show their cards, chances are they were bad.
Counting is not insanely high science. Is memory, is understanding the game to the core.
Why is Black Jack so preferred by people who play games of chance? Because you are not playing other players who affect the count. You are essentially only against the dealer. Chances are you will win the majority of the time. Remember! On Blackjack, the player plays first! The dealer plays second unless the casino states otherwise. So while the casino will always start second, thus having advantages, you can always ask if the table has a minimum game. What does this mean? That the Dealer is always forced to try to reach a number!
Let's say this scenario happens
The table has a set of 18
Player: 10 + 8=18, 3 below 21, safe game if kept, dangerous to try to aim for 21.
Dealer: 10+6 = 16. The dealer is not allowed to keep his 16! He must draw a third card even if it means losing the game!
A few scenarios can happen:
A) Dealer : 10+6+6= 22! Is a bust! As the dealer has gone over 21 he must pay everyone else their bet.
B) Dealer: 10+6+5= 21 he has won
C) Dealer: 10+6+2= 18 This is a tie! No one loses money, bets are returned.
On games like Poker, you play against people and their skill to keep their number hidden. On Blackjack, you compete against the dealer. Chances are you will win more times at Blackjack than at poker if you play the same amount of games just by the nature of the games.
So! Share something with us !