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===== Product Information ==============================
   Product:             Sage Blackjack Simulator Casino Blackjack Simulator
   Version:             2.7
   Version Date:        28-Oct-1996
   Product Type:        Software
   Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
      Shareware, freely distributable by all channels

   Product Description: Casino Blackjack Simulator with great sound
                        effects and animated graphics. Learn how to
                        beat the casinos at their own game!
                        Practically all house rules can be simulated.
   Reason for version:  More graphics, sound effects, etc.

   Category:            Games; Casino games
   Keywords:            casino blackjack gambling cards 21 sage
                        software
   Required Packages:   SAGEBJ27
   This Package:        SAGEBJ27
   Registration Fee:    10.00-35.00 (U.S. $)

   Required Configuration
      Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
      Minimum OS:       Windows 3.1
      Standard RAM:     1000K
      Hard Drive Space: 1000K

   Orders:
      Address:          Sage Software
                        PO Box 7223
                        Huntsville, AL 35807
      Phone:            [phone]
      CompuServe:       102225,2363
      Internet:         [e-mail]

   Support:
      Address:          Sage Software
                        PO Box 7223
                        Huntsville, AL 35807
      Phone:            [phone]
      CompuServe:       102225,2363
      Internet:         [e-mail]


===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================


DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

 Users of Sage Blackjack Simulator must accept this disclaimer of
 warranty:

 Sage Blackjack Simulator is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
 warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the
 warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The
 author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which
 may result from the use of Sage Blackjack Simulator.

 You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this
 software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved
 from one computer location to another, so long as there is no
 possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at
 another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
 same time.

COPYRIGHT 1995, 1996 Sage Software
    P.O. Box 7223
    Huntsville, AL 35807
    [phone]

Welcome

 Welcome to Sage Software's Sage Blackjack Simulator. The reason Sage
 Software has devoted time and resources to the development of
 blackjack software is because the rules of the game are very simple,
 yet people who take some time to learn a winning system can gain an
 advantage over the casinos. Sage Software provides the software to
 satisfy a casual player who wants to play for the enjoyment of
 playing, and also to satisfy the serious player who wants to create,
 test, and learn advanced winning systems.

 A list and a brief description of the blackjack programs that Sage
 Software provides follows:

 Sage Blackjack Simulator (unregistered). This is the shareware version.
 This program can simulate the house rules of most casinos in the world.
 Up to seven players may play at the same time. Any seat can be unplayed,
 played by the user, or played by the computer. A random shuffle is
 used to shuffle the cards. From 1 to 8 decks can be used in the game.
 The minimum bet, maximum bet, and shuffling point can all be defined
 by the user. The speed of the game can also be adjusted (slow, medium,
 fast). Also, various statistics such current bankroll, largest
 bankroll, smallest bankroll, winnings, number of rounds played, and
 more are kept. With the animated graphics, sound effects, and
 background music, this is a very entertaining program to play.

 Sage Blackjack Simulator. This program is given to the user when he
 registers the unregisterd version. This program attempts to simulate a
 casino blackjack game as close as possible. It has all the
 functionality of the unregistered version plus can simulate a face
 down game (most single and double deck games in the casinos are dealt
 face down). The speed of the graphics can be adjusted more precisely
 by the user to control the speed of the game. Also, the user can
 define actual casino shuffles (casino shuffles are not random and can
 have an effect on the game). With the casino shuffles and because all
 cards are collected and discarded in the same order as the casinos do,
 this program is one of the best casino blackjack simulators on the
 market at any price!

 Sage Blackjack. This is the top of the line as far as blackjack
 programs go. This program was designed to teach the user winning
 blackjack strategies and can also be used to test and even create
 them. It has many teaching aids available for doing this. One teaching
 aid provided by this program is the Tutor. When the tutor is turned
 on, the computer will monitor each playing action the user makes while
 he plays and will notify him if he makes a mistake. The user can
 define any playing strategy to be tutored on, including playing
 strategies based on a true count. Another teaching aid is the Count
 Training functionality that can help teach the user how to count
 cards. Card counting is a method that expeirenced blackjack players
 use to gain an advantage over the casinos. It is no secret that a
 player who counts cards can gain an advantage over the casinos. Yet
 another training aid provided by this program is the Flash Cards. Any
 playing strategy that you define for a player can automatically be
 transferred to flash cards which you can scroll through to help you
 learn the proper playing actions to take under different situations.
 To test playing or betting strategies, this program has the ability to
 define most playing and betting strategies to each of the 7 seats.
 When the graphics are turned off and the game is started, the computer
 can deal more than 1,000,000 hands an hour (or closer to 6,000,000
 when a 100mhz pentium or better is used). At this high rate, it is
 possible to evaluate different strategies by assigning them to
 different seats and comparing the statistics. The players advantage
 for each strategy will converge toward the actual value when a large
 number of hands are tested. Also this program has the Evaluation
 functionality that can be used to find the best playing action to take
 under different conditions. This functionality can be used to
 calculate the basic strategy for different house rules and can also be
 used to calculate count based strategies for different counting
 methods! The decks used in the game can also be modified. The players
 can be programmed to enter and leave the game under different
 conditions, such as based on the true count or based on money won or
 lost or the number of rounds played. This program offers a wealth of
 statistics including statistics based on the types of hands, the true
 count, count reversal, progression, sessions, previous hands, and
 more. The animated graphics, sound effects, and background music makes
 this a great blackjack program to play for the shear entertainment as
 well. This program comes packaged with a manual and can be found in a
 few selected stores.

 If you have additional questions about any of these programs, please
 call Sage Software at [phone] 9:00am - 5:00pm CST Monday -
 Friday.

 About Your Sage Blackjack User's Guide

 This manual is only one part of Sage Blackjack's documentation set.
 The second and more extension documentation is the Online Help system.

 This manual is arranged as follows:

   o "About Your Sage Blackjack User's Guide"
      An overview of this manual

   o "System Requirements"
      A list of system requirements.

   o "Installation Procedures"
      Instructions for setting up Sage Blackjack on your computer.

   o "Online Help"
      Instructions on how to use online Help to find information about
      tasks and features.

   o "Start Playing"
      Instructions on how to start playing Sage Blackjack.

   o "Rules of the Game"
      A description of the rules for blackjack.

   o "House rules"
      A description of different house rules and how they can effect a
      player's advantage.

   o "Basic Strategy"
      A description of the basic strategy and basic strategy tables for
      different blackjack games.

   o "Card Counting"
      A description of card counting and introduction to a simple card
      counting system along with count adjusted strategy tables for this
      system.

   o "Betting Strategy"
      A description of several different betting strategies.


System Requirements

 The minimum software and hardware requirements your computer system
 needs to run Sage Blackjack successfully are shown in the following
 list.

  o Windows version 3.1 or later.

  o 2 megabytes (MB) of free disk space.

  o A mouse that is supported by Windows. Though it is not required, a
    mouse will make working in the graphical interface much faster
    and easier.

Installation Procedures

 Installing Sage Blackjack on your computer is simple. To install Sage
 Blackjack, follow these steps:

  1. Start the Windows application and select the Program Manager.

  2. Select the run entry from the File menu item.

  3. Insert the Sage Blackjack disk into the disk drive.

  4. Keyin the letter of the drive that you inserted the disk into
     followed by ":\setup" in the command line field. For example,
     if the disk is in drive "A" you would type:

     a:\setup

     Next, select the OK button on the dialog box. This will cause Sage
     Blackjack's setup executable to start running.

  5. The setup executable will display a dialog box with a default
     directory specified in the field. If you want to install the
     files in another directory, key it in in this field.

  6. Select the Install button on the dialog box and the files will be
     installed. If the specified directory does not exist, it will be
     created for you.

  7. If no errors have occurred during installation, a dialog box
     claiming successful completion will be displayed when all files
     have been copied and expanded.

 If the installation was successful, a Sage Blackjack program group
 will be created in the Program Manager. This will contain the Sage
 Blackjack program item. When you double click on this, Sage Blackjack
 will begin execution.

Online Help

 Sage Blackjack's Online Help can be accessed in three different ways:
 by selecting the Help entry under the Help menu item, by selecting
 the F1 key from the keyboard, and by selecting the Help button from
 each dialog box. The Online Help contains extensive information that
 explains all aspects of the game of blackjack and describes how to
 use all the functionality that Sage Blackjack provides. This should
 be the users main source of help.

 Once the Help window is displayed, the buttons near the top help you
 find the information you need. The Contents button displays a list of
 Help topics that Sage Blackjack provides. The Search button displays a
 dialog box where you specify a topic to search for. The Back button
 displays the previously viewed topic. The History button displays a
 chronological list of all Help topics viewed during your current
 Blackjack session.

 If you need to learn how to use Help, press the F1 key on the keyboard
 while the Help window is open.

Start Playing

 To start play simply select the Start Game entry under the Game menu
 item, however you may want to change some of the default settings
 before doing so. All the playing parameters can be accessed from the
 Game Options dialog box, which is displayed by selecting the Options
 entry under the Game menu item.

Rules of the Game

 Each casino has its own set of house rules that govern the blackjack
 game. Although these rules vary from casino to casino, the basic
 rules remain the same.

 The game is composed of one dealer and usually from one to seven
 players. Generally from one to eight decks are used. Single and
 double deck games are dealt by hand. When more than two decks are
 used, a device called a card shoe is used to hold the undealt cards.
 To start the game the dealer deals each player two cards in sequence,
 one at a time, either face up or face down, depending on the house
 rules, in a clockwise direction. The dealer also receives two cards,
 one face up and one face down.

 The object of the game is for the player to get closer to the value
 of 21 than the dealer without going over (busting). If the player does
 this, he wins the bet. If he doesn't, he loses. If he ends up with
 the same value as the dealer without busting it is a tie and no money
 is won or lost.

 Each card has the same value as its index except for the ace and the
 picture cards. All 10's and picture cards are counted as 10. The ace
 can be valued as either 1 or 11, at the option of the player. The
 suits have no value in blackjack.

 When a player is dealt an ace and a ten-valued card as his first two
 cards it is called a "blackjack" or "natural" and generally receives
 on and one-half times his original bet. If the player and the dealer
 both have blackjacks, the player pushes with the dealer and no money
 is won or lost. A blackjack beats an ordinary 21.

 When the dealer's exposed card is an ace, the players are allowed to
 make an insurance bet equal to half of the amount of their initial
 bet. If the dealer has a blackjack, the players will be paid at
 2-to-1 on their insurance bet. If the dealer does not have a
 blackjack, the insurance bet is lost.

 If it has not been determined that the dealer has a blackjack, the
 players are allowed to take certain actions on their hands after the
 initial two cards have been dealt.

 If the player wants another card, he can inform the dealer for a hit.
 In a face up game where the players do not touch the cards, the
 player does this by scratching the surface of the felt with his
 finger(s). In a face-down game where the players hold their initial
 two cards, the player would use his cards to scratch the felt. The
 player may take as many hits as he wants as long as he doesn't bust.

 If the player does not want anymore cards he should inform the dealer
 that he wishes to stand. In a face-up game the player does this by
 waving his hand in a lateral motion with palm down. In a face down
 game the player would tuck his first two cards under his bet.

 A player may double the amount of his initial bet after looking at his
 first two cards. This is referred to as doubling down and once this
 is done the player receives one additional card only. In face up
 games the player informs the dealer that he wishes to double down by
 placing an additional bet equal to his initial bet in the betting
 circle and announce "double down". In a face down game the player
 would also turn his first two cards over. The dealer would then deal
 one card to the player (face up in a face up game, face down in a
 face down game) and then move on to the next hand. Many casinos place
 restrictions on when a player may double down. Some casinos only
 allow doubling down on hand values of 10 or 11, some do not allow
 doubling down on soft hands, some do not allow doubling down after
 splitting. The less restrictions placed on doubling down, the more
 advantageous it is for the players.

 If a player's initial two cards are identical in value, he may split
 them by betting an amount equal to his original bet on the second
 card. He then draws additional cards on each of the split pairs,
 playing each hand (from his right to his left) in turn. Most casinos
 place a limit on the number of times a hand may be split, usually
 from 1 to 3. When aces are split, a player is normally permitted to
 draw only one additional card on each ace.

 Some casinos allow the player to surrender his first two cards. When a
 player surrenders his hand, he immediately gives up half his bet
 without playing his hand out. On early surrender, the player gives up
 half his bet regardless of whether the dealer has a blackjack or not.
 On late surrender if the dealer has a blackjack the player loses his
 entire bet. Atlantic City used to offer early surrender but have
 since abandoned it.

 Once all the players have acted on their hands the dealer flips his
 unexposed (hole) card over and draws cards until she has a total of
 17 or above. Some casinos require the dealer to also hit soft 17s,
 which is to the player's disadvantage.

House Rules

 Each casino has its own set of rules that govern the blackjack game.
 This set of rules is known as the house rules. The player should be
 aware of the house rules before he sits down to play because they
 have an effect on the playing decisions he must make and also
 determine his odds.

 Below is a summary of how different house rules can effect a basic
 strategy player's advantage.

   Rule Variation                Effect on Player's Advantage
   Early Surrender                  +0.62
   Late Surrender (single deck)     +0.02
   Late Surrender (multi deck)      +0.07
   Double Down after splitting      +0.13
   Drawing to split aces            +0.14
   Re-splitting of aces             +0.03
   Double Down any number of cards  +0.20
   2:1 pay-off for blackjack        +2.32

   No doubling on hard 11           -0.89
   No doubling on hard 10           -0.56
   No doubling on hard 9            -0.14
   No doubling on hard 8             0.00
   No doubling on soft hands        -0.14
   Dealer hits soft 17              -0.20
   Dealer takes no hole card        -0.13
   Two deck (vs. single deck)       -0.35
   Four deck (vs. single deck)      -0.51
   Six deck (vs. single deck)       -0.60
   No re-splitting of pairs         -0.05

Basic Strategy

 For a given set of house rules, there is only one best action to take
 for each possible hand a player may get versus each possible upcard a
 dealer may have if no other information is known. This set of "best
 actions" is known as the basic strategy. All successful blackjack
 systems are based on the basic strategy. This strategy was calculated
 by extensive computer analysis of the game. For example, to determine
 if it is best to hit a soft 18 versus a dealer's 9 or to stand,
 thousands of hands were tested hitting and then standing to see which
 action produced the greatest wins, or smallest losses. The action
 which is best is part of the basic strategy, in this case hitting is
 better than standing.

 Different house rules can effect the basic strategy. If, for example,
 the rules do not permit doubling down after splitting, the basic
 strategy would not suggest splitting as much as it would if doubling
 down was permitted after splitting. The number of decks used in the
 game will also effect the basic strategy.

 If a player wants to master the game of blackjack, he must first
 learn the basic strategy for the house rules that he intends to play
 under. Basic strategy tables can be found in the Online Help.

Card Counting

 Although basic strategy is the best strategy possible when all the
 player knows is his hand and the dealer's exposed card, it is possible
 to improve on the basic strategy if the player knows some additional
 information. One way blackjack players can gain additional information
 is by keeping track of the cards that have been dealt. By doing this,
 he knows to a certain extent what cards are left to be dealt, and
 with this information he can gain an additional edge. This process of
 keeping track of dealt cards is called card counting and the people
 who perform it are labeled "counters".

 Contrary to many people's belief, card counting does not require a
 photographic memory to perform. The only ability the player needs to
 be able to do is simple addition and subtraction and to keep track of
 one number.

 The first step to becoming a card counter is to thoroughly learn the
 basic strategy. The next step is to pick a counting system. There are
 many published blackjack systems in most book stores and I will
 present a simple one that has been proven to work here.

 The count definition involves assigning a count value to each card
 value in a deck of cards. An example of a count definition would be:
 2 - 6 = 1; 7 - 9 = 0; 10, Ace = -1. A good count definition will
 assign negative numbers to the cards that are favorable to the
 players and assign positive numbers to the cards that are unfavorable
 to the players. Once this count definition is defined, a player can
 determine the favorability of the cards that have yet to be dealt by
 maintaining a running count of all the cards that have been dealt
 since the cards were shuffled. For example, when using this count
 definition and the player has seen a 2, 10, 10, 7, Ace, 5, 10 dealt
 from a newly shuffled deck of cards, the running count would be 1 +
 -1 + -1 + 0 + -1 + 1 + -1 = -2. Since this is a negative number, it
 indicates that the remaining cards are less favorable than average to
 the players. A positive number would indicate that the remaining
 cards are more favorable than average.

 Although the running count will give the player an indication of
 whether the remaining cards are more favorable or less favorable than
 average, it does not give an indication of how favorable or how
 unfavorable. Suppose a player was counting cards and the current
 count was 4. If there were still 4 decks of cards left, this would
 only indicate a very small advantage. However if there was only half
 a deck left to be dealt, this would indicate a very large advantage
 for the player. In order to get a clearer idea of how much of an
 advantage the running count represents, it should be adjusted by the
 number of decks left to be dealt. This adjusted running count is
 called the true count and it is calculated by dividing the running
 count by the number of decks remaining. The larger the true count is,
 the more favorable the remaining cards are for the players. The
 smaller the true count is, the less favorable the remaining cards are
 for the players. For the examples given above, when the running count
 was 4 with 4 decks left the true count is 4/4 = 1. When the running
 count was 4 with half a deck left the true count is 4/0.5 = 8. When
 you compare these two numbers it is very clear which situation yields
 the player the best advantage. When a player calculates the true
 count, he must know the number of decks remaining. The best way to do
 this is to estimate the number of decks in the stack of discarded
 cards and subtract this number from the total number of decks used in
 the game. A player can practice estimating the number of decks in a
 stack of cards by placing a random number of cards in a stack and
 guessing the number. He can then check his estimate by counting the
 cards. If you can consistently estimate within 1/4 deck for single or
 double deck games or within 1/2 deck for four or more deck games,
 this is sufficient. Once the true count is known, the player can use
 it in various ways to gain more of an advantage over the casino than
 the basic strategy player.

 One thing the player can do with the true count is to vary his bet
 size based on it. As the true count gets larger, the player's bet size
 should get larger. As the true count gets smaller, the player's bet
 size should also get smaller. Using this technique alone will yield
 the player a slight advantage in most casinos.

 Some card counters use the true count to signal when to enter and
 when to exit a blackjack game. To perform this technique a player
 will go to a blackjack table where the dealer is shuffling the cards.
 He will then watch the game as the dealer deals the cards, keeping
 track of the current running count. When the true count raises to a
 certain level (perhaps 2) the player will enter the game. As he
 plays, he continues to keep track of the running count and when the
 true count falls below a certain level (perhaps 0) the player will
 get up and leave the game and search for another one. The advantage
 to using this technique is that the player only plays when the cards
 are favorable for him, thus he can expect to win a high percent of
 the money he bets. The disadvantage is that he is spending more time
 watching the cards then playing and it can get tiring moving from
 game to game.

 A third technique that only the very skilled players perform involves
 adjusting their playing actions based on the true count. As the dealer
 deals cards out, the undealt cards go through periods of being rich
 in high cards (an advantage for the players) and being rich in low
 cards (a disadvantage for the players). When these fluctuations
 occur, deviations in the basic strategy also occur. Since these
 fluctuations correspond to fluctuations in the true count, the
 player's playing strategy can be based on the true count.

Betting Strategy

 There are many different betting strategies players use to try to gain
 an edge over the casinos.

 Flat betting is the term used to describe making the same size bet
 each round of play. This is probably the most common betting strategy
 used, however it makes no attempt to take advantage of favorable
 conditions. Therefore skilled players usually do not use this
 strategy unless they are playing only when they determine that the
 cards are favorable and leave the game when they turn unfavorable.

 There are many different types of progressive betting strategies that
 players use. Many players tend to make larger bets when they are
 consistently winning and make smaller bets when they are losing. This
 type of betting strategy will only work if the cards run in cycles,
 going through periods of winning and then periods of losing. Since
 the results of winning or losing a hand have very little effect on
 the results of the next hand, this type of betting strategy will not
 produce positive results consistently. Many inexperienced or
 frustrated players perform a type of progressive betting strategy
 which is opposite this. They tend to increase their bet size as they
 lose in an effort to make up the losses they have already endured.
 This is called chasing your bet and is a very risky strategy that
 should not be adopted by any player.

 The betting strategy adopted by most serious players is one that is
 based on the true count. As the cards become more favorable you want
 to make larger bets. A simple technique that is commonly used by card
 counters is to define a betting unit. This unit will represent the
 minimum bet that you will make. When the true count < 1 bet 1 unit,
 when 1 <= true count < 2 bet 2 units, when 2 <= true count < 3 bet 3
 units, etc. Simply stated, as the true count goes up your bet size
 goes up, as the true count goes down your bet size should also go
 down. This is a very successful betting strategy and is the strategy
 recommended if you want to become a serious player.



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===== Installation =====================================

Installing Sage Blackjack on your computer is simple. To install,
follow these step:

1. Start the Windows application and select the Program Manager.
2. Select the run entry from the File menu item.
3. Keyin the directory path which contains the Sage Blackjack files
 followed by "\setup" in the command line field. For example:
   "a:\setup".
   Next, select the OK button on the dialog box. This will cause
   Sage Blackjacks' setup executable to start running.
4. The setup executable will display a dialog box with a default
   directory specified in the field. If you want to install the files
   into another directory, key it in in this field.
5. Select the Install button on the dialog box and the files will be
   installed. If the specified directory does not exist, it will be
   created for you.
6. If no errors have occurred during distallation, a dialog box claiming
   successful completion will be displayed when all files have been
   copied and expanded.

If the installation was successful, a Sage Blackjack program group
will be created in the Program Manager. This will contain the Sage
Blackjack program item. When you double click on this, Sage Blackjack
will begin execution.


===== Warranty =========================================

"This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
49442-9427 USA, FAX [phone] or send a CompuServe message via
CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536."

Users of Sage Blackjack must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
Sage Blackjack is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of Sage Blackjack.


===== License for Use and Distribution =================

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  Rams' Island Software    Voice: 303-841-2848  CompuServe: 76244,324
  7644 E. Lakecliff Way      BBS: 303-841-6269     FidoNet: 1:104/333
  Parker, CO 80134-5904 USA  FAX: [phone]        RIME: 1235


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