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  1. 01-20-2013, 10:52 AM #1
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    Android app for basic strategy

    Hi,

    I have recently published a blackjack strategy table app on the Google Play Store. The app can compute basic strategy for a large number of different game rules. It will also provide the house edge for the given rules. I am hoping this app will be useful for new players learning basic strategy or experienced players encountering a game with a different set of rules.

    At this point I am very interested in receiving (constructive) feedback on how to improve the app. Hopefully, this is the right forum to do so, if not please move this thread to the appropriate place.

    Please consider testing the app and providing some feedback.

    • Is there any extra functionality you would like added?
    • Are there any errors or bugs you encountered using the app?
    • What is your opinion on the user interface?
    • Is the performance adequate on your device?


    The app is available for free at Google play:
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.montecarlo.blackjack.table

    Kind regards
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  2. 01-20-2013, 10:58 AM #2
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  4. 01-20-2013, 11:12 AM #4
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    Hi,

    Thanks for your response.

    I don't mind telling something about myself. I am a computer engineer with an interest in blackjack and in particular the combinatorial analysis needed to derive playing strategies. Developing an android application was a hobby project to become familiar with the android framework.

    At this point I am hoping my work can contribute something to the blackjack community. I am aware there is existing software for deriving strategy tables (excellent applications such as MGP's analyzer, Eric Farmers composition dependent analyzer, etc...). I believe that this app distinguishes itself through the combination of being easy to use and providing a high(er) variety of rule options than other apps on the market. Perhaps you disagree, if so I would be interested in hearing if there are any distinguishable features that you think would be valuable?

    Unfortunately the Google play market has no mechanism to provide free downloads for otherwise paid apps. However I would not mind to send the installation file for the pro app to users that are serious about providing feedback. In any case there is no difference in functionality except for a banner ad at the bottom of the screen.
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  5. 01-20-2013, 11:15 AM #5
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  6. 01-20-2013, 12:10 PM #6
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    cool app,
    got a slightly different house edge in the link below for the given game with the app. house edge with the app 0.62%
    the link shows house edge 0.66%
    http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bjbse.p...rr=ns&peek=yes
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  7. 01-20-2013, 12:33 PM #7
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    Don't mind ZG, it appears he wasn't given his daily set of "happy pills" today. ^_^
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    Hi,

    Thanks for taking the time and testing the app.

    I have confirmed that my app indicates a house edge of 0.62% for those rules. At this point I am not sure why blackjackinfo.com shows different results. Analyzing the same set of rules using MGP's BJ CA results in a player edge of -0,618148808389512% using 6D, H17, DAS, Peek, NRSA, No surrender. It might be worth pointing out that blackjackinfo.com states that the house edge is an estimation, perhaps they are using a somewhat less exact calculation? If anyone would care to confirm either percentage using a different source they are very welcome
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    Quote Originally Posted by zengrifter View Post
    See if you can find any other disparities.
    Hey MonteCarlo, odes your app work with an algorithm, or are all of the variants simply pre-programmed on a cloud somewhere? Or what?
    All calculations are done on the device itself. There are no precomputed strategies on the device and no internet access is required for generating the strategy tables.
    Last edited by MonteCarlo; 01-20-2013 at 12:48 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MonteCarlo View Post
    Hi,

    Thanks for taking the time and testing the app.

    I have confirmed that my app indicates a house edge of 0.62% for those rules. At this point I am not sure why blackjackinfo.com shows different results. Analyzing the same set of rules using MGP's BJ CA results in a player edge of -0,618148808389512% using 6D, H17, DAS, Peek, NRSA, No surrender. It might be worth pointing out that blackjackinfo.com states that the house edge is an estimation, perhaps they are using a somewhat less exact calculation? If anyone would care to confirm either percentage using a different source they are very welcome
    not sure how many resplits bjinfo considers with it's strategy engine, that may be it.
    how many resplits does your app assume the casino allows? your app is consistent, i believe with 3 resplits allowed.
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    Yes, I do assume 3 splits allowed.

    This should be stated more clearly or become a configurable option for the next release
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  13. 01-20-2013, 01:03 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by MonteCarlo View Post
    Yes, I do assume 3 splits allowed.

    This should be stated more clearly or become a configurable option for the next release
    that was gonna be a suggestion.
    also perhaps an advanced version giving bs for if the player has full information on the dealers initial cards.
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