I am not sure if this is the right place for my questions. I will try anyways.
At a private game where I am a regular guest, they recently added a game they call "Dice Blackjack". Instead of cards they use two six-sided dices. The concept is the same as regular Blackjack, with some changes.
You only bust on 24 or higher, Dealer stands on 18 or higher. A 12 (6+6) can be used either as 12 or 1, like the Ace. Blackjack is reached with 12 (6+6) and 11 (6+5) on the first two rolls.
After rough estimations I immediately thought that this game is beatable, but I didn't manage to solve it. I tried to change existing infinite-deck Blackjack solvers, this didn't work as I wouldn't fully understand them.
Technically I am now able to solve this game using excel / google sheets, but it would take ages to calculate every single roll for the dealer as I only know his first roll.
While I understand the math behind the game, I need help formulating some kind of formula or solver. Maybe some of you guys could give me some inputs or guide me in the right direction?
Here you can find parts of my Google sheet, where I basically tried to calucalte the odds of dealer busting and reaching certain scores showing 12: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/195dOIB8eK7aNs0_XK5YDSYKJQG6F03ss_Lv33ylYnQk/edit?usp=sharing
At a private game where I am a regular guest, they recently added a game they call "Dice Blackjack". Instead of cards they use two six-sided dices. The concept is the same as regular Blackjack, with some changes.
You only bust on 24 or higher, Dealer stands on 18 or higher. A 12 (6+6) can be used either as 12 or 1, like the Ace. Blackjack is reached with 12 (6+6) and 11 (6+5) on the first two rolls.
After rough estimations I immediately thought that this game is beatable, but I didn't manage to solve it. I tried to change existing infinite-deck Blackjack solvers, this didn't work as I wouldn't fully understand them.
Technically I am now able to solve this game using excel / google sheets, but it would take ages to calculate every single roll for the dealer as I only know his first roll.
While I understand the math behind the game, I need help formulating some kind of formula or solver. Maybe some of you guys could give me some inputs or guide me in the right direction?
Here you can find parts of my Google sheet, where I basically tried to calucalte the odds of dealer busting and reaching certain scores showing 12: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/195dOIB8eK7aNs0_XK5YDSYKJQG6F03ss_Lv33ylYnQk/edit?usp=sharing
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