| Blackjack is a great game and I love to play it. But if | | | | - a strategy that has an acceptable house edge, but |
| I'm honest, I get a little frustrated having to | | | | which is so straightforward that I can just get on |
| constantly consult the strategy cards. | | | | with playing and enjoying the game. |
| I know why the strategy cards exist - to lower the | | | | After studying the available strategy cards, I've |
| house edge (ie the percentage of money staked | | | | devised a strategy that is intended to take players |
| that the casino expects to win) to as close as 0 as | | | | from beginner to high roller in 3 easy stages. |
| possible. | | | | The beauty of this is that as you master each stage, |
| But because the ultimate strategy must cover every | | | | you add on the next one when you feel ready, but |
| possible combination of your cards and the dealer's | | | | you can always step back down again when you |
| cards, I find them too complex to memorize exactly. | | | | don't! |
| The result is that I'm taking time away from the | | | | The house edge is a little over the optimal, but the |
| game to pore over the charts to see what the | | | | accuracy (ie the percentage of times it makes the |
| optimal move is. All of which reduces my enjoyment | | | | right call) is around 98%. But what's important is that |
| of the game. | | | | it's really simple to remember (even the third stage.) |
| And of course, this is only possible when I'm playing | | | | Although not complex, it's easier to present the |
| Blackjack online. If I were playing it at a real bricks | | | | strategy in tabular form. My website Fortune Palace |
| and mortar casino, I'd be politely asked to leave | | | | (see link in the resource box below) is designed to |
| before I'd made half a dozen bets! | | | | provide strategies for popular gambling games aimed |
| The ideal Blackjack strategy would be easy to | | | | at all risk levels and styles of play. On my simple 3 |
| remember and apply, and result in a house edge of | | | | stage Blackjack strategy page, I explain everything |
| 0%. Of course, that ideal can't exist, so all Blackjack | | | | clearly and simply. |
| strategies are a compromise between those two | | | | You'll also find a straightforward guide to the rules |
| goals - simplicity and accuracy. | | | | and bets of Blackjack and - perhaps best of all! - |
| Any strategy is going to be more or less inclined | | | | you'll get the chance to play Blackjack for free. I'm |
| towards one of these extremes. When choosing a | | | | very confident of the effectiveness of my system. |
| strategy, your decision comes down to which end of | | | | Once you've tried it, I hope you'll agree that it's the |
| the scale you want to be at - do you want an easy | | | | best of all possible strategies - it gives you a great |
| strategy with a lower chance of winning, or a | | | | chance of winning without having to remember |
| complex one that means that the last 0.01% has | | | | endless charts. |
| been shaved off the house edge? | | | | And best of all - it keeps Blackjack fun! Happy |
| Personally, my ideal is one that is smack in the middle | | | | playing. |