FEATURES
Rules Editor Module
Before playing, simulating, or analyzing a game, the rules of the game must first be specified.
In addition, the strategy that the player will follow, in terms of counting and betting, must
also be determined. The Rules Editor Module is an easy-to-use graphical interface for entering this
information. Based on the original concept used in Stanford Wong's Blackjack Count Analyzer, the
Rules Editor displays all the current rules as active links, which either toggle or open a
new interface when activated.
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Rules Editor (Screen
Shot, 33KB)
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Choose from 1 to 8 standard decks.
- Dealt to any depth of penetration.
- Use random or user specified shuffle.
- Create custom decks:
- Specify individually the number of 2's through A's.
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Select from standard rules, including:
- Double-down on any two cards.
- Dealer hits/stands on soft seventeen.
- Pair splits.
- Special rules on split aces.
- Late and early surrender.
- Dealer does/doesn't check underneath 10s and aces.
- Player loses all bets (or only one bet) on dealer blackjack.
- Player three-card 21 ties dealer natural.
- Choose which player-dealer ties win, lose, or push.
- Select a counting system:
- Choose any number for card values, including fractional counts (such as Wong Halves).
- Either balanced or unbalanced systems can be entered.
- Select whether counting decisions are made on running or true count.
- Select an initial running count (for unbalanced systems).
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Select a Betting System:
- Choose bets corresponding to either running or true counts.
- Choose to modify bet based on a history of wins/losses.
- Select a running or true count at which to reshuffle.
- Choose to reshuffle after a sequence of wins and losses.
- Follow camouflage strategies, such as never increase after loss.
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Using the Bonus Rules Editor:
- Specify bonus hands composed of any selection of cards.
- Specify the payoffs for the bonus hands, including against dealer 21s and naturals.
- Choose suit options, such as "all suits must match" or "any suit."
- Entered bonus rules can be analyzed and used in any of the other Modules in PBA.
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Using the Shuffle Editor:
- Create a custom shuffle using text commands for the shuffle operations.
- Store shuffles in the Shuffle Library for reuse.
- Save shuffle maps for analysis.
- Specify how remaining cards ("plugs") are to be divided and inserted into discards.
- View, step-by-step, the shuffle operation for verification.
- Use custom shuffles in the Game and Simulator modules, to practice and simulate shuffle tracking play.
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