yes, if you're going to play mostly shoe games then you shouldn't bother with the complexity of a side count.. in other words, as Deathclutch said, go with Zen or RPC (also check FELT). Those are probably the strongest and simplest available... w/o going overboard on a lvl 3+ and still stronger than a lvl 1. If you're willing to give UB systems a try, look at UBZ2 and BRH-1.