Casino War

[Brock Windsor]

I have only ever seen 8 deck versions of this game but Shackleford posts house edges for 1-8 decks. Has anyone ever seen versions with fewer than 8 decks? Single deck?
Thanks,
BW

[Sonny]

The versions that I've seen use CSMs so I don't know how many decks they use.

-Sonny-

[callipygian]

The house edge for this game is high enough so that counting probably won't help.

Not every shoe game can be counted. Baccarrat, for instance, has a pretty low house edge and is dealt from a shoe, but the problem is that the disappearance of cards doesn't affect the play as much as it does for blackjack. As a result, I believe a 3/4-6/7 count works for baccarrat, but you'll need a TC of +18 before the EV goes positive.

In order for a game to be countable, you need all three:
(1) a low house edge
(2) a strong dependence of play on certain cards
(3) knowledge of the history of cards dealt

If any one is missing, you can't count.

[Brock Windsor]

It is uncountable. But cards could still be flashed, marked, sequenced, or otherwise tracked. Still no one has answered other than Sonny so I'll assume CSM's and 8 deck shoes are generally the only way this game is played as that is all that I have seen.

[shadroch]

I've never bothered with the game so I have no idea.Harrahs Vegas has a game where you play BJ,War and Poker all at once.The dealer hand deals,if I remember correctly. No idea how many decks are used.The people playing it seem to always be having a good time.I suspect they must put their most outgoing dealers on this game.