On Jan 5, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Rick DeNatale wrote:

> In the old-way players could gather information as cards
> were removed from play, of course it's quite a skill to remember the
> information and be able to mentally keep track of the effect on the
> odds.

This isn't really true, though it's a myth both Hollywood and the  
casinos try hard to keep up.  There are numerous card counting systems  n common use today and, while they vary in difficulty level, several  asy systems are something most people can learn in a matter of hours  though of course you'll need practice to play it proficiently in a  
casino).

I actually had the idea for this quiz while learning one of the easier  ard counting systems.  If you can add and subtract one to a single  
running total and memorize less than 20 rules, you can learn the  
system.  Maybe I'll make that next week's quiz :)

James Edward Gray II