Quote Originally Posted by mt4 View Post
Greetings, I ran 1 billion simulations and got these answers:

House edge of the Wizard's basic strategy against a standard 6-deck game (normally it is -.66%):
-.74%

House edge if the double-UP bet is never taken:
-5.455%

I assume that blackjack pays 3:2 immediately, regardless of dealer 16.
Thank you mt4, this is the first confirmation I needed to continue analyzing the game, although I must admit it's very
difficult to do so because there isn't a uniform criteria regarding the rules. Let's see what I mean:
On one hand, we have places where the game is NHC, OBBO. Other places where it's ENHC, and then there are the
classics with HC and American rules. Most are H17, but there also exist those with S17.
Within the NHC, there are those where when the dealer gets 16, they pay ALL 21s (including BJs) 1 to 1.
This is where the differences arise.

1) 6D,H17,DOA,DAS,SPA1,SPL3,NS,10 billion rounds (with fixed # of rounds), American rules.

16 Push Rule: 21 totals paid 1 to 1, except BJs that paid 3 to 2. All other wagers push.

Ev = -5.493969%
Var = 1.184106
Sd = 1.088167
Se = 0.001088%

2) 6D,H17,DOA,DAS,SPA1,SPL3,NS,10 billion rounds (with fixed # of rounds). American rules.

16 Push Rule: All 21 totals paid 1 to 1, all other wagers push.

Ev = -5.827457%
Var = 1.175392
Sd = 1.084155
Se = 0.001084%

Regarding the house edge with standard rules, the correct values are -0.6181% for SPL3 and -0.6717% for SPL1 always with DAS.
I find that -0.74% very strange.

Thanks for your sims!

Sincerely,
Cac