BOND: Different Game: "Seven and one-half"

[BOND]

Has anyone studied this game? What is the house advantage?

1) 8 decks
2) no 8s, 9s, and 10s
3) contains the normal As, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, Js, Qs, Ks
4) Js, Qs, Ks = 1/2 point
5) A= 1 point, 2 = 2 points, 3 = 3 points, 4 = 4 points, 5 = 5 points, etc..
6) the player can take a card at any point total until he passes 7 and 1/2; if the player passes 7 1/2 he loses the hand
7) if the player's point total does not pass 7 and 1/2, the dealer takes cards until his point total is 5 points or more; if the dealer passes 7 1/2, he loses the hand
8) the player wins if his point total is closer to 7 1/2 than the dealers point total; the dealer wins if his point total is closer to 7 1/2; a tie is a tie

[Norm Wattenberger]

An old Sicilian game. CV supports it. But, I've never studied it.

[AutomaticMonkey]

> An old Sicilian game. CV supports it. But, I've never
> studied it.

Maybe they stopped dealing it in AC because all of the Sicilians are on the Exclusion List!

Interesting game, nice asymmetry with those short decks. Probably hard to beat without a 3:2 bonus, and if they don't allow doubling or splitting.

[Norm Wattenberger]

I believe you can split on 2's,3's and Aces. Doubling was allowed.

> Maybe they stopped dealing it in AC because all of the
> Sicilians are on the Exclusion List!

> Interesting game, nice asymmetry with those short
> decks. Probably hard to beat without a 3:2 bonus, and
> if they don't allow doubling or splitting.

[BOND]

> An old Sicilian game. CV supports it. But, I've never
> studied it.

I read your description in "Modern Blackjack." Thanks..

1)Do you have a rough guess of the house advantage on this game?

2)Is there anyway (counting or other) to beat this games?