« Prev 1 2 3 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] (Read 607 times) Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 3, 2015 19:12:54 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Yes please!" Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 1:12:08 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Alright well you just need to know a couple things like how many decks there are and the value of each card." He'd start a new hand for both himself and Enya. "Essentially every card has a value low cards like two-to-six equal one, seven-to-nine are zero and ten-to-ace are negative one." Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 14:39:12 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Why do that have such strange values?" Enya asks, feeling like she was getting it up until cards started being valued at zero and then negatives. Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 15:12:23 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well what ends up happening is you count each card in the deck to get the total value of it. The hire the value, the better your chances of winning and getting a blackjack, since there's more ten and face cards." Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 18:07:45 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Hmmm." She thinks she understands. Kinda. "Show me?" Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 20:38:29 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Sure!" Murdoch plays a hand for himself an the dealer. The dealer shows a 10, with a face down card and Murdoch shows a King and a six. "Ah, I explained this wrong, I feel. Essentially, if you look at the table right now, there's a running count of (-1) Because the King and ten are negative, and the three is positive. The count works based on how many cards you see on the table during a game. Now you're probably asking, what does that matter? Well, the more positive a running count is, the more high value cards that are going to still be in the deck. The more negative it is, the less, meaning it's easier to get low value or neutral cards." Murdoch hits, and gets a six, putting him to nineteen. "Now the running count is zero again, and since I'm so close to going bust, over twenty-one, I'm going to stay. Now the dealer has to hit until he's over a certain value, usually seventeen." Murdoch flips the face down card, which is another ten, putting the dealer at twenty, and beating Murdoch's hand. "When there's more people playing, you can get a more positive or negative running count. The higher that count is, the better the chance of me 'hitting' not being a bust. So if you're close to twenty-one, but the running count is high, you should probably hit. On the flip side, since the dealer needs to play until seventeen, he has a better chance of busting, with all those high cards in the deck. So when you have negative running counts, it's better to play it safe." He pauses for a moment, glancing at Enya. "...Does that make sense?" « Last Edit: Dec 4, 2015 20:40:31 GMT -6 by Murdoch Ó Caiside » Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 21:15:05 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Enya's quiet the entire time, watching and listening with her full attention. "I think I get it!" she nods. "But I'm not sure I'd be able to remember it all like you can." Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 21:19:43 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "The theory is actually pretty easy. I think you could pick up the idea really quickly. The real skill is how fast you can count everything. The dealers are incredibly fast at their job, and hands go by very quickly. So there's a skill level I still need to practice." Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 4, 2015 21:22:26 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Numbers have never really been my strong point." she laughs. "But I'll try to learn! It would just increase our chances of making it big, right?" Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 5, 2015 0:18:51 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Nice initiative! You're always pretty reliable for that kind of stuff, huh?" Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 5, 2015 0:30:34 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I certainly try to be when I can." she shrugs. "But I guess you can say I like to be involved!" Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 6, 2015 12:12:11 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "That makes sense. I like to help out and be part of stuff when I can as well. You making a lot of friends?" Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 6, 2015 13:05:11 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Heheh, not as many as I'd like!" she admits. "You ever get the feeling you run into the same people all the time, somehow?" Back to Top   Poison running through my veins John Allcott Tech Support Almighty Director g*mers [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 10,532 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 6, 2015 13:36:05 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Like out of the entire academy of people? Yeah, it's only a small amount of us are interacting with each other." Back to Top   DILLY DALLY SHILLY SHALLY [John | Via Basque] [Chris | Strangers in the Wind] Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 6, 2015 14:17:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I'd like to find more of those hidden ones..." she nods sagely. Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 6, 2015 21:50:38 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "How would you do that?" He asks, curious. Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 6, 2015 23:03:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Heheh, I dunno! Maybe I can start knocking on everyone's doors?" Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 7, 2015 1:03:53 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Maybe a big party. I know Kanon had that idea recently." Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 7, 2015 1:06:56 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Oh? Just a random one or is there an occasion?" Since parties seem to be a popular topic lately. Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 7, 2015 15:47:59 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Beats me. Probably for the holidays or something?" Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 7, 2015 15:53:06 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Oh noooo. I think Eric was going to do one on a smaller scale. I hope they aren't at the same time." she pouts. Back to Top   Poison running through my veins John Allcott Tech Support Almighty Director g*mers [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 10,532 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 7, 2015 18:37:09 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Oh dang! Maybe we should mention that to them?" « Last Edit: Dec 7, 2015 18:37:28 GMT -6 by John Allcott » Back to Top   DILLY DALLY SHILLY SHALLY [John | Via Basque] [Chris | Strangers in the Wind] Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 8, 2015 0:11:00 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "We could, but there's still the problem that neither of us know when it's for." she giggles. Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Murdoch Ó Caiside Mentor Intelligence Kouhai in the streets, Senpai in the sheets [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 1,778 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 8, 2015 0:17:10 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well I'm sure I'll see Kanon or Eric at some point. Whenever either of us do, we'll have to mention it." Back to Top   Craft Spells // Breaking the Angle Against the Tide Eithne Reagan Mentor Intelligence I assure you I mean well. [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 2,299 Count These Bad Boys [Enya / Open] « Dec 8, 2015 0:19:57 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Will do, Cap'n!" A beat. "Oh yeah but you're invited to his too, by the way." Back to Top   Poison running through my veins Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first