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- | WELCOME TO BLACKJACK! |
- | = YOUR KEY TO WINNING PLAY = |
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-
- Please be sure that you received all of the files listed in PACKING.LST.
-
- If any files are missing, or if you encounter problems with your diskette
- PLEASE CONTACT THE COMPANY WHERE YOU OBTAINED THE DISKETTE.
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- If this does not resolve the problem send notification stating where
- you obtained BlackJack! to:
- Glencoe Computing
- Donald L. Granger
- 1100 Highway C
- Glencoe, MO 63038-1404
-
- To print the documentation type PRINTBJ [Enter] at the DOS prompt.
-
- COMPATIBILITY NOTES
-
- - Hardware
- BlackJack! requires EGA, VGA or Hercules Compatible graphics.
- BlackJack! will not work with CGA video. BlackJack! runs from
- either floppy or hard disks.
-
- - Windows 3.x
- BlackJack! should run without problems as a DOS application under
- Windows 3.x. It has been tested on 386 & 486 systems where the only
- side effect has been slower operation. The following files are
- provided for Windows support:
-
- BJ-386.PIF - For use with Windows 386 enhanced mode
- BJ-STD.PIF - For use with Windows standard mode
- BJ.ICO - An icon for BlackJack!
-
- The PIF files assume that BlackJack! is installed on the C: drive
- and is located in a directory named BJ. You can use PIF EDIT
- (supplied with Windows) to modify the path in the PIF files
- as needed.
-
- - VGA systems using VGA monochrome monitors.
- If you experience an error regarding the graphics hardware on
- startup, try running the DOS command
- MODE CO80
- prior to loading BlackJack!.
-
- - Peculiar operation when numbers are involved, or system lock-up.
- Some computers errantly indicate the presence of an 80x87 math
- coprocessor, others, particularly some '386 systems with 80287 math
- coprocessors, cause errors. If you experience system lock-up
- or peculiar results when numbers are involved try issuing the
- follow command from the DOS prompt.
- SET 87=N
- It is important that no spaces be included in "87=N".
-
- The included batch file BJ87.BAT will automate the above fix.
- In place of invoking BlackJack! with the BJ command just use
- BJ87. When you exit BlackJack! the 87 variable will be cleared
- from the enviornment.
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-
- New features & changes in V-2.21
-
- Sreak Stats:
- BlackJack!'s streak tracking has been extended to keep count of how
- many streaks of each length occur. Streak lengths of 2 through 11 are
- distinctly tracked. A sample streak report follows:
-
- Len 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+
- 123 45 23 26 16 0 4 0 1 0 0
- 101 52 21 19 28 3 0 0 0 1 1
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- Win streaks are listed in the first row in GREEN.
- Loss streaks are listed in the second row in RED.
- The longest streaks are still reported, even if they exceed 11.
-
- Streak tracking has been modified as follows
- Surrender No effect on streak counting.
- Split The net result of the split used. For example, a split
- that results in one win and one loss will have no effect
- on the streak tracking. Two winning hands from the split
- will advance a win streak by one.
-
- Basic Strategy Drill:
- The Basic Strategy Drill now has an `Error Pause'. When Error Pause
- is active the drill waits for a keypress before proceeding to the next
- hand. Error Pause is toggled by pressing [E]. A message at the screen
- bottom indicates whether Error Pause is active.
-
- Card Counting Practice:
- The Card Counting Practice Drill now allows for up to 5 cards to be
- dealt simultaneously. You can also have BlackJack! deal a random
- number of cards ranging from 1 to 5. The drill setup choice is
-
- Number of cards displayed [1-5], [R]andom?
-
- Press [1]-[5] for a fixed number of cards, or [R] for random.
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- New features & changes in V-2.25
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- Early Surrender:
- BlackJack! allows for early surrender. This rule allows the a player's
- surrender to be allowed even if the dealer has blackjack.
-
- Dealer Peeks / Doesn't Peek:
- If the dealer doesn't peek all hands are played out prior to his checking
- his down card for blackjack. Any splits or doubles are ignored if the
- dealer does have blackjack.
-
- The above options are enabled via the Edit Casinos option from the main menu.
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- New features & changes in V-2.30
-
- The way BlackJack! handles automated betting and betting advice has
- been completely revised. Review "Setup BlackJack!" (pgs: 12-16) and
- "Automated Betting" (pg: 24) in the user's manual for details of the
- new features. In short there are now two user defined betting systems
- available, Progression Based and Count Based. You are able to select
- wagering style from the following:
-
- FLAT: The table minimum is bet on each hand.
- PROGRESSIVE: The Progressive Wagers table is used.
- COUNT BASED: The Count Based Wagers table is used.
- COUNT & PROGRESSIVE: Both of the above are used.
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- New features & changes in V-2.31
-
- True Count base:
-
- Most systems determine the true count by dividing the running count by
- either the number of full or half decks remaining to be played, with
- full being the most common. BlackJack now provides for both methods.
-
- The setting is made from Edit User Count System in the SETUP menu.
- [F]ull / [H]alf TC Decks
- Press [F] for full deck systems, [H] for half deck systems.
- If you are not sure, use full decks.
-
- Some confusion can arise from this. For example, a full deck count
- system may still suggest dividing by fractional decks as in 2 1/2. A
- half deck count system would divide by 5 in this case (5 half decks
- remaining). You cannot interchange the two! Be sure you know what
- your system is based on. Some examples of half deck systems are Uston
- Advanced Point Count and the Revere Advanced Point Count.
-
- Regardless of the system used, BlackJack! calculates the true count to
- 1/4 deck accuracy. Don't confuse accuracy with count system basis.
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- Well, not exactly a new feature, but thanks to the help of Rocky Rosa
- BlackJack! now very accuratly shows the play advantage. This number,
- expressed as a percentage, indicates the rate of return you can expect
- from your level of play. For example, if the advantage is +1.35% you
- can expect to win $1.35 for every $100 wagered. Play advantage is
- very helpful when evaluating new strategy or betting systems.
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- New features & changes in V-2.40
-
- Full support of the Red-7 counting system
- Red-7 Changes to BlackJack!
- Setup Menu
- Active Count System
- Toggles among User, +/- & Red-7
- When Red 7 is active "Use True Count" is deactivated and the Red 7
- strategy changes are made to the currently active strategy table.
-
- The Count Based Wager table
- When used with Red-7 count the "Card Count" value is relative to the
- pivot point. For example, the wager you want placed when the count is
- equal to the pivot point use 0 for the card count.
-
- Basic Strategy Drill & Casino Play
- When Red-7 is active the true count is replaced by the count value
- relative to the pivot point. Examples of the display: Pivot +1,
- Pivot -3.
-
- Please see the user manual for full details of Red-7 and its
- implementation in BlackJack!.
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- Depth of Deal: Casino Definition - Edit Casinos
- Controls the reshuffle point - how deep into the deck or shoe the deal
- goes. Can be set to Deep, Medium, Shallow, Random or End.
-
- Reshuffle Point
- Examples:
- 1 Player, 4 Deck Shoe
- Cards remaining when shuffle
- RANDOM 10 - 100
- SHALLOW 84 - 100
- MEDIUM 48 - 84
- DEEP 10 - 24
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- 2 Player, 2 Deck Shoe
- Cards remaining when shuffle
- RANDOM 15 - 50
- SHALLOW 42 - 50
- MEDIUM 24 - 42
- DEEP 15 - 24
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