Thanks to all who have been exploring BlackJack eXtreme. We are now officially open for beta play. If you have played on the site recently you may need to "purge" your browser to call up the new html page (F5 on windows). Your registration will allow you to sign-in with the same screen name each time and your email address won't show unless you select that as your screen name. "21 the Movie" is bound to stir up discussion about card counting so I couldn't resist this chance to rib the casino position that playing well is cause for ejection. Besides, I'm hoping to make blackjack players into TV stars even more popular than the poker jocks. Feel free to cut and paste or spread the word through any means necessary. THE BLACKJACK EXTREME MANIFESTO This one truth is self-evident – Card-counting is not a crime. Counting cards is a skill. It encourages mathematical proficiency while improving your ability to concentrate and multitask. These are valuable competencies leading to scientific achievement. Scientific innovation is now charged with solving all our problems from climate change to economic instability and the inability of people to “just get along.” Accordingly, we hold that counting cards with the goal of mastering blackjack should be taught in elementary school, perhaps even as early as preschool. (Testing reveals that toddlers can learn to count to 21, although they split 10s waaay too often.) In order to allow casinos to offer this beloved game without going broke, (as if…) we have reinvented blackjack - patented as “active dealer blackjack” and currently offered under the trademark, BlackJack eXtreme™. Bringing Down The House just became a history book. Wide acceptance of BlackJack eXtreme™ in casinos and online will open young minds to the practical value of mathematics. As any MIT professor will tell you, once you wrap your mind around concepts of random probability, a grasp of Quantum Mechanics is not far behind. And if you believe in Quantum Physics, you are more likely to believe in global warming and evolution. There is no downside here, people. Some of us are not well-suited for mathematical learning. Therefore BlackJack eXtreme™ also rewards development of social skills such as emotional empathy to detect untruthful behavior known as “bluffing”. Likewise, BlackJack eXtreme™ helps develop analytical thought. Players and player/dealers may interpret the wagering moves of their opponents to deduce the most likely value of the hidden (or “hole”) cards. The predetermined dealer options currently offered in casino blackjack fail to stimulate analytical thinking. If analytical thinking should be detected in casino-style play, alcohol is immediately administered. Urgent action is required. Everyone on Earth must learn to play BlackJack eXtreme™ immediately. Fortunately we have opened a new website, www.playBJX.com which will teach and offer practice games online. Everyone on Earth is encouraged to visit and play with play money chips. We are creating a documentary TV special to expose the full potential of BJX to the world via broadcast, cable, satellite and Internet television media. We plan to have our TV show ready by the time “21” hits DVD. Finally we hereby offer casinos world-wide, the opportunity to join with us in restoring mathematical skill to its rightful place in the forefront of respected and sought-after knowledge. Now they can make money welcoming card-counters just like poker jocks. We also will be encouraging accomplished players, including card-counters, empaths or strategy geeks to pursue a career as a rich and famous professional BlackJack eXtreme™ athlete. The BlackJack eXtreme™ Underground. P.S. don’t bother hunting us down - by underground we mean we live in caves but you can find us at www.playbjx.com © 2008 BJX Entertainment LLC
Only one logical conclusion The software must cheat. Why else would one encourage intelligent play on their site?
Now you're beginning to sound like Al Gore Downside potential alarm activated Just out of curosity - how does one detect "bluffing" over the internet? I was under the impression that it was "non-verbal" signs to detect. Or maybe, just maybe you're talking about that software phenom who resides at Absolute Poker? You know where you can just download a code that lets you see other players cards? Kills the bluffing factor immediately I thought you just called in the pit bulls instead. I hope you're not a bunch of Morlocks intent upon releasing your software upon the unsuspecting Eloi!
Eloi and Morlocks? How many of you really know about Eloi and Morlocks? If so, I'm handing you the chance to go from being the Eloi to being the Morlocks...only better looking. Detecting bluffs on the internet requires you to pay attention to your opponent's betting patterns and watching for overplayed hands. You can never be 100% sure about your "read" in real play or online. The Absolute Poker scandal was one employee working with an accomplice. They were caught by the company's anti-collusion software. If you're really hung up on that, play at real tables. Anyway we're not playing for real money at this time, and won't where it's a legal issue. Try a few games. It may be your time machine into the new century.
