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    Glitzensplizzle on my glockenspiel

    I have been working on the official "how to" manual of Tarzan Count for a few months now. This little project started off as consolidating all my graphs, charts, notes, etc. into one pile. An accumulation of about 20 years worth, it consists of a pile of mostly handwritten papers about 2 feet tall to include things like scribbles on "post it" notes attached to other pieces of paper and is an out of order chaotic mess with the information in fragments scattered throughout. I'm organizing and typing it all out laying out every detail of my count in an organized format that makes it easy to pick apart and understand but leaves out no critical details.

    I question what I may do with the finished product as far as any publication though. I achieve just about as close to perfect play as it gets without having a computer app going as you play but this doesn't come without a little extra effort to train to use it is all, so it's just not for everyone. That being said, I concern myself with putting out there something that as far as commercial publication goes would move about 12 copies, with 7 of those copies being scarfed up by casino people so they can get their winkies all tied up in a knot thinking about how someone could somehow beat them out of some chumpchange. Maybe have it published the day after I croak!! Limits any effect it may ever have on me in my lifetime, that's for sure. Theoretically I could easily live another 50 years or so though. In any case and regardless of what I may do with it, I am going to have this project completed sometime in 2014. It's one of the most powerful counting systems ever devised, so perhaps worth recording for posterity.

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    Sounds interesting. I'm not even in the same galaxy as you when it comes to BJ knowledge, but I'm going to offer my $.01 worth anyway: I will probably only live about 20-25 more years, so I'm too old to learn your system (if published), and too stubborn (according to my son "you are the most stubborn person I have ever met"). Even though any thing that you make available to the casinos can only make things tougher for the rest of us, I sure would like to read about your system and some battle stories...

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    Tarzan, it would be very interesting reading but I think the 8 or 9 side counts just might be a little more than I can handle LOL

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    I'm intrigued - especially with the indexes generated by such a work. Maybe a secretary to help organize?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarzan View Post
    I have been working on the official "how to" manual of Tarzan Count for a few months now. This little project started off as consolidating all my graphs, charts, notes, etc. into one pile. An accumulation of about 20 years worth, it consists of a pile of mostly handwritten papers about 2 feet tall to include things like scribbles on "post it" notes attached to other pieces of paper and is an out of order chaotic mess with the information in fragments scattered throughout. I'm organizing and typing it all out laying out every detail of my count in an organized format that makes it easy to pick apart and understand but leaves out no critical details.

    I question what I may do with the finished product as far as any publication though. I achieve just about as close to perfect play as it gets without having a computer app going as you play but this doesn't come without a little extra effort to train to use it is all, so it's just not for everyone. That being said, I concern myself with putting out there something that as far as commercial publication goes would move about 12 copies, with 7 of those copies being scarfed up by casino people so they can get their winkies all tied up in a knot thinking about how someone could somehow beat them out of some chumpchange. Maybe have it published the day after I croak!! Limits any effect it may ever have on me in my lifetime, that's for sure. Theoretically I could easily live another 50 years or so though. In any case and regardless of what I may do with it, I am going to have this project completed sometime in 2014. It's one of the most powerful counting systems ever devised, so perhaps worth recording for posterity.

    I have a feeling that your Tarzan Count would be a Multi-parameter count system. Is that correct?

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    Could you do it Jerry Macguire style? and sell them off a Tarzan Website? (did anyone notice that Jerry Cantrel from Alice in Chains is the copy guy in that movie? if I remember right, I could be thinking of something else but,)

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    Sounds as if the Tarzan count belongs to the Rain Man in that Tom Cruise movie. I mean, if it's an off the charts genius type count, and creator, why not leave the publicity decisions to some of the more balanced Senior members on this site? They seem to know all of the angles. And at worst, one can say, "Well he told me it was alright to do it."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarzan View Post
    I have been working on the official "how to" manual of Tarzan Count for a few months now. This little project started off as consolidating all my graphs, charts, notes, etc. into one pile. An accumulation of about 20 years worth, it consists of a pile of mostly handwritten papers about 2 feet tall to include things like scribbles on "post it" notes attached to other pieces of paper and is an out of order chaotic mess with the information in fragments scattered throughout. I'm organizing and typing it all out laying out every detail of my count in an organized format that makes it easy to pick apart and understand but leaves out no critical details.

    I question what I may do with the finished product as far as any publication though. I achieve just about as close to perfect play as it gets without having a computer app going as you play but this doesn't come without a little extra effort to train to use it is all, so it's just not for everyone. That being said, I concern myself with putting out there something that as far as commercial publication goes would move about 12 copies, with 7 of those copies being scarfed up by casino people so they can get their winkies all tied up in a knot thinking about how someone could somehow beat them out of some chumpchange. Maybe have it published the day after I croak!! Limits any effect it may ever have on me in my lifetime, that's for sure. Theoretically I could easily live another 50 years or so though. In any case and regardless of what I may do with it, I am going to have this project completed sometime in 2014. It's one of the most powerful counting systems ever devised, so perhaps worth recording for posterity.

    When I read your post I was thinking to myself if I were raised my PE beyond and above the 70% level.I will need to keep my count simple and permits the great ability to adapt to new, secondary and independent information. Having my mind too occupied during counting prevents me from performing other tasks and making use of other necessary information. There are other source of information that can make better a level one count compare to level 2 and level 3 count systems. As I move further into enhancing my skills in blackjack I would want to invest sometime in shuffle tracking, Ace locating, tracking key cards, taking advantage of dealers who expose their hole card, and dealer errors. If my mind is too engaged in trying to keep multiple counts than I can't focus on executing those methods.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seriousplayer View Post
    As I move further into enhancing my skills in blackjack I would want to invest sometime in shuffle tracking, Ace locating, tracking key cards, taking advantage of dealers who expose their hole card, and dealer errors. If my mind is too engaged in trying to keep multiple counts than I can't focus on executing those methods.
    I hate to pop your bubble but Tarzan does all these things while using his count. Once you do something that is really hard long enough it becomes second nature. What I do is probably about the same difficulty as what Tarzan does but I would have to train a long time to do what he does and that is just the counting part. Memorizing the couple feet high stack of index plays would be another story. That would be an almost impossible task for someone like me that is really bad at memorizing things. That could take a lifetime. You all would be amazed what you can train your brain to do and how easy it becomes with enough practice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tthree View Post
    I hate to pop your bubble but Tarzan does all these things while using his count. Once you do something that is really hard long enough it becomes second nature. What I do is probably about the same difficulty as what Tarzan does but I would have to train a long time to do what he does and that is just the counting part. Memorizing the couple feet high stack of index plays would be another story. That would be an almost impossible task for someone like me that is really bad at memorizing things. That could take a lifetime. You all would be amazed what you can train your brain to do and how easy it becomes with enough practice.
    More power for him if he can keep 3-4 side counts in his head, shuffle track and track aces at the same time.

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    Let's not make it sound harder than what it is. Like any other count you have to be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide small numbers rather quickly and there's a little more information that has to be memorized is all. I think any above average person could do it if they trained, studied and had the right motivation. All the math and calculations are all done for you and all you have to do is recall more recorded data than with other counts for playing decisions. You have to understand some basic fundamentals but it's primarily memorization of deck composition patterns that identify ratios of card groupings to one another which clarify the playing decision way beyond anything that uses the density of {T} to other cards alone as the basis of any index play. Eventually it all becomes very simple if you study it a bit... because you can train yourself to do anything you want to do if you really want to do it. I don't believe it to be much more effort than learning a level 2 or 3 count and the difference? The difference is significant. The accuracy is incredible and no, you don't have to be any sort of "Rainman" to do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarzan View Post
    Let's not make it sound harder than what it is. Like any other count you have to be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide small numbers rather quickly and there's a little more information that has to be memorized is all. I think any above average person could do it if they trained, studied and had the right motivation. All the math and calculations are all done for you and all you have to do is recall more recorded data than with other counts for playing decisions. You have to understand some basic fundamentals but it's primarily memorization of deck composition patterns that identify ratios of card groupings to one another which clarify the playing decision way beyond anything that uses the density of {T} to other cards alone as the basis of any index play. Eventually it all becomes very simple if you study it a bit... because you can train yourself to do anything you want to do if you really want to do it. I don't believe it to be much more effort than learning a level 2 or 3 count and the difference? The difference is significant. The accuracy is incredible and no, you don't have to be any sort of "Rainman" to do it.
    In your estimation, what is % improvement in results over halves! for example.

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    I know most people can't think like this because they are trained that PE tops out at .70 but imagine a PE in the .90's. You have the info to correctly double on hard 12. And a BC that is as good as any other count and level 1 to boot. Variance isn't a b*tch anymore. The bell curves are very tight around your playing decisions and bets meaning they are very accurate and get the most out of playing decisions by not giving much up by not using index plays when they are the correct move and more importantly using them far less prematurely and with a much smaller penalty on average per premature use of a play. It is unlike all the numberline counts in this nature.

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