Unknown2006-01-13 16:54:43
It's really just knowing when to stop. If you stop before your luck runs out, you can maintain a better margin of profit.
Unknown2006-01-13 16:54:58
Or so my experience is with Blackjack
Veonira2006-01-16 06:30:17
My favorite, and safest way to gamble, is to keep most of my gold in my pack and only gamble with 200 gold 
. You don't make big money usually, but it saves me grief.
. You don't make big money usually, but it saves me grief.Shryke2006-01-17 04:41:38
If you gamble that way, you stand no chance to win
Ixion2006-01-18 22:40:15
Max blackjack bet is 50k, so the doubling thing doesn't work well for it.
Soll2006-01-18 22:41:35
100k, I thought.
Ekard2006-01-18 22:49:36
Its 100 lessons not sure about gold.
And gambllingis EVIL!!!
And gambllingis EVIL!!!
Richter2006-01-18 23:49:40
I'm 30k up right now. 
Going to do more tonight.
Going to do more tonight.Unknown2006-01-21 06:43:00
I always get about 400 lessons up in a single sitting, then lose everything 
I just can't bring myself to walk away, and end up getting smacked by the inevitable streak of losses.
I just can't bring myself to walk away, and end up getting smacked by the inevitable streak of losses.Aiakon2006-01-29 12:33:04
QUOTE(Shamarah @ Jan 13 2006, 03:13 AM)
The problem with the double-your-bet thing is that if you keep doubling, you'll get to a point where you lose an incredible amount on your bet. Let's say you lose 7 times in a row, with an initial bet of 1000:
1000 + 2000 + 4000 + 8000 + 16000 + 32000 + 64000
That's 127k gold down the drain there from a single unlucky streak, whereas even if you have a lucky streak of 7 you'd only make 7k in that manner.
While it could work if you have an infinite supply of gold, you don't, and it's unlikely that most people would want to risk another 128k in trying to get their money back.
1000 + 2000 + 4000 + 8000 + 16000 + 32000 + 64000
That's 127k gold down the drain there from a single unlucky streak, whereas even if you have a lucky streak of 7 you'd only make 7k in that manner.
While it could work if you have an infinite supply of gold, you don't, and it's unlikely that most people would want to risk another 128k in trying to get their money back.
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Just resurrected this thread because I've been gambling
I was doubling up for quite a while, until I realised just now how -extraordinarily- stupid it was.. Shamarah is right on.. doubling makes your odds absolutely crap. Who in their right mind would gamble 32k for a net win of 1k? Me. Just now.. *shudder* luckily.. I won.
Aiakon2006-01-29 12:36:06
QUOTE(Soll @ Jan 18 2006, 11:41 PM)
100k, I thought.
248015
No, it is 50k gold. Just tried to do more than that.
silimaur2006-01-30 15:35:56
on achaea i watched someone put 50k on green and win....was bloody amazing but i realised how stupid they were watching them lose it all betting exactly the same over and over again hoping for more
Aiakon2006-01-31 12:11:44
Well. My gambling experiences were fun. I had 30k, I turned it into 550k. I then lost 200k, turned another 200k into credits, and promptly lost the rest. I now have 50 gold on my person... but I am a fair few credits up, and I amused myself.. It -really- isn't a safe way of making money though.
Unknown2006-01-31 19:42:08
This isn't gonna post right, but feh..
4570h, 2470m, 3060e, 10p exk-say Lover's hand please
You say, "Lover's hand please."
Aello, the harpy dealer says, "No more bets."
Aello, the harpy dealer deals you a Queen of Hearts and a ten of Hearts.
She deals herself two cards. The up card is a King of Spades.
_______ _______
|H ___ H| |H _ H|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | \\| | | | | | |
|H --- H| |H - H|
------- -------
You have 20.
Dealer shows a King of Spades.
Aello, the harpy dealer asks you, "Do you want to hit, stand, or double?"
4570h, 2470m, 3060e, 10p exk-stand
You stand on your 20.
Aello, the harpy dealer flips over her hole card, showing a seven of Clubs for a
total of 17.
She stands.
You won! Aello, the harpy dealer hands you 10 lessons, and you collect your bet.
Lover's hand is a queen and an ace(of hearts), really. But 10 or any royal works just as good. I do that alot. It's strange, and frightens me. So much that I am wary of the blackjack table.
Like seriously it's creepy. Earlier today I took Toure to the blackjack table just to make it prove me wrong so I could stop tripping out, and I said 'queen of diamonds'. My first hand was a queen of diamonds and some other thingy. Pure coincidence of course, or some matter of mathematical genius and an inner-chart based on different ratios of chance. I just trip out over it for fun.
4570h, 2470m, 3060e, 10p exk-say Lover's hand please
You say, "Lover's hand please."
Aello, the harpy dealer says, "No more bets."
Aello, the harpy dealer deals you a Queen of Hearts and a ten of Hearts.
She deals herself two cards. The up card is a King of Spades.
_______ _______
|H ___ H| |H _ H|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | \\| | | | | | |
|H --- H| |H - H|
------- -------
You have 20.
Dealer shows a King of Spades.
Aello, the harpy dealer asks you, "Do you want to hit, stand, or double?"
4570h, 2470m, 3060e, 10p exk-stand
You stand on your 20.
Aello, the harpy dealer flips over her hole card, showing a seven of Clubs for a
total of 17.
She stands.
You won! Aello, the harpy dealer hands you 10 lessons, and you collect your bet.
Lover's hand is a queen and an ace(of hearts), really. But 10 or any royal works just as good. I do that alot. It's strange, and frightens me. So much that I am wary of the blackjack table.
Like seriously it's creepy. Earlier today I took Toure to the blackjack table just to make it prove me wrong so I could stop tripping out, and I said 'queen of diamonds'. My first hand was a queen of diamonds and some other thingy. Pure coincidence of course, or some matter of mathematical genius and an inner-chart based on different ratios of chance. I just trip out over it for fun.
Ekard2006-02-01 10:21:15
Gambling is evil!
I lost 60cr in lessons. I wont come back there!!!!
I lost 60cr in lessons. I wont come back there!!!!
Narsrim2006-02-01 10:32:27
Kurt, change the font to courier new and it will be fine.
Unknown2006-02-02 01:40:05
No, it wont, because the forum removes all spaces. No way to fix it without making it look ugly, as far as I know.
Unknown2006-02-02 06:24:55
2646h, 2877m, 2340e, 0p, 12895w ex-
You tap your cards and are dealt a five of Spades, for a total of 19.
_______ _______ _______
|H H| |S --- S| |S ___ S|
| . | | | | | | |
| / \\ | | --- | | --- |
| /---\\ | | | | | | |
|H H| |S --- S| |S --- S|
------- ------- -------
You have 19.
Dealer shows a Queen of Spades.
Moyra, the blackjack dealer asks you, "Do you want to hit or stand?"
Not exactly perfect but almost there. Solution is the "codebox" section.
Rhysus2006-02-05 20:45:30
You double-down, and Naveric, the blackjack dealer deals you a nine of Spades,
for a total of 17.
You stand on your 20.
You stand on your 21.
Naveric, the blackjack dealer flips over his hole card, showing a seven of
Diamonds for a total of 13.
He deals himself a King of Diamonds, for a total of 23. BUSTED!
Your 1st hand won! Naveric, the blackjack dealer hands you 100000 gold sovereigns, and you collect your bet.
Your 2nd hand won! Naveric, the blackjack dealer hands you 100000 gold sovereigns, and you collect your bet.
Your 3rd hand won! Naveric, the blackjack dealer hands you 50000 gold sovereigns, and you collect your bet.
for a total of 17.
You stand on your 20.
You stand on your 21.
Naveric, the blackjack dealer flips over his hole card, showing a seven of
Diamonds for a total of 13.
He deals himself a King of Diamonds, for a total of 23. BUSTED!
Your 1st hand won! Naveric, the blackjack dealer hands you 100000 gold sovereigns, and you collect your bet.
Your 2nd hand won! Naveric, the blackjack dealer hands you 100000 gold sovereigns, and you collect your bet.
Your 3rd hand won! Naveric, the blackjack dealer hands you 50000 gold sovereigns, and you collect your bet.
Unknown2006-02-05 20:54:40
Just don't quit your day job now. And woot! 
