BJA

I wish to thank Don S for writing an excellent book! Chapter 10 - win rates and Chp 11- SCORE are great! and I am re-reading them again! The bottom line is "if you can back count do so always" in any game? if permitted. (ie not "no mid-shoe entry" etc). You are still not wasting time-even though you are not playing negative counts. Am I correct?

Here is one question. Say that you are comparing 2 games. 1D and 2D similar rules. You are down to the last half deck on both and have the same TC (say +4). Wouldn't you be playing at the same/similar advatage in both games (except that 1D is slightly better)? at that time? I know that SCORE includes risk (in addition win rates etc).

Here is my plan for the next Vegas visit. Have the latest CBJN. Use SCORE to find the best games in town!

"I wish to thank Don S for writing an excellent book! Chapter 10 - win rates and Chp 11- SCORE are great! and I am re-reading them again!"

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed.

"The bottom line is "if you can back count do so always" in any game? if permitted. (ie not "no mid-shoe entry" etc)."

If you can get away with it, yes. Harder to do at hand-held games (and, therefore, not advisable) than at shoes, in general.

"You are still not wasting time-even though you are not playing negative counts. Am I correct?"

You are not wasting time SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE you are not playing negative counts, which you don't want to be playing!

"Here is one question. Say that you are comparing 2 games. 1D and 2D similar rules. You are down to the last half deck on both and have the same TC (say +4). Wouldn't you be playing at the same/similar advantage in both games (except that 1D is slightly better)? at that time? I know that SCORE includes risk (in addition win rates etc)."

You need a different chapter to answer this one -- Chapter 6: "Floating Advantage." The edges should be quite similar.

"Here is my plan for the next Vegas visit. Have the latest CBJN. Use SCORE to find the best games in town!"

Sounds like a plan. One warning: the places with the best SCOREs are not, alas, the best PLACES to play at most of the time. Some of the high-SCORE-ing joints are just that -- sleazy, filthy shitholes that I wouldn't be caught in. So, be careful. And, good luck.

Don