Blackjack is one of our favorite casino games to play. It doesn’t matter if it’s online or offline — if you really want to get our attention, you should start talking about blackjack. It’s a fun game that gives you the power to win serious money — if you have the right strategy, of course. We’re not joking, either — if you honestly have good strategy, you can lower the house edge on blackjack. If you decide to work on your strategy, you might want to start by card counting.
Now, there’s a few things that we want to make clear here. Card counting is not cheating. It’s only considered illegal cheating if you are using a machine to do it. You can use your mind and card count, even though that’s a bit more difficult. If you are playing blackjack offline, you will find that the casino will eventually ask you to leave if you cost them too much money.
If you’re going to think about card counting, you might as well learn about the KISS II count system.
This is a card counting system that is designed to be easy to understand for everyone, not just the advanced player. Beginners will be able to handle things just fine.
So, what about that card counting system?
It’s all about keeping it short and simple. You will want to focus on single decks if you can, but you can use it with multiple decks. Basically, the heart of the system is about keeping track of a starting count and then adding or subtracting based on what comes up.
Below is a table that describes what is being covered here.
KISS II is considered an unbalanced strategy, which means that you will have no problem learning it. It’s not something that is easily explained around the Internet — many players prefer to study it in greater detail in Fred Renzey’s book, “Blackjack Bluebook II” and some other blackjack strategy books.
What can be read in general about this strategy of card counting is that you get to omit 50% of the cards from the count. This cuts down on the amount of math that you have to handle.
If you’re really intrigued by card counting, we suggest looking into some books or other strategy guides available offline to really master card counting. The amount you pay for the book will be well worth it!