True Count and remaining half-decks

[gothic]

I'm playing the BJII game/sim right now and it says:

RC: 3
1/2 decks remaining: 1.6
TC: 2

I thought that the TC = # of remaining WHOLE decks, and the program will get it right with something like:

RC: 8
1/2 decks remaining: 8
TC: 2

Any thoughts?

Gothic

PS: Does whether or not you're playing single deck matter with TC conversion? I just figured the half way point always meant x2.

 

[Sonny]

I thought that the TC = # of remaining WHOLE decks...

Usually it is done with whole decks, but some people use half-decks to make the math simpler. I'm not familiar with the BJII game so I don't know which version it uses.

I'm playing the BJII game/sim right now and it says:

RC: 3
1/2 decks remaining: 1.6
TC: 2

That certainly seems wrong. If there is less than one deck remaining then the TC should be higher than the RC. It must be using half-decks and rounding the TC.

-Sonny-

 

[gothic]

Okay, that makes me feel way better, having a someone who's been around the block reaffirm my thoughts because I was beginning to get worried. Come to think of it, I don't remember any guarantee that the BJII program used Hi-Lo, and sometimes the RC is "off" (to say a sim or program is "off" feels funny, but I feel right, also) by one or perhaps two (I'll check, but I know for a fact I've seen it off by one) so I am considering just counting cards manually, instead of allowing the program to do it.

Gothic