zengrifter
Banned
...when tracking Aces. It really f**ks with my mind, like deploying both hemispheres simultaneously. Can anyone recommend a mneumonic-method or must I research one on my own? zg
Need help remembering the key-card...
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I have the same problem
I sit their repeating the key card in my mind over and over... and still forget it. Much worse for me when doing this keying multiple aces. I feel your pain!
I am better remembering numbers. So, one trick I use is to simply number the cards (1-52) in an obvious way, then simply recall the number. Ah, key card is 33, that's the 8 of hearts. Find what you are good at remembering, and use that.
I sit their repeating the key card in my mind over and over... and still forget it. Much worse for me when doing this keying multiple aces. I feel your pain!
I am better remembering numbers. So, one trick I use is to simply number the cards (1-52) in an obvious way, then simply recall the number. Ah, key card is 33, that's the 8 of hearts. Find what you are good at remembering, and use that.
Automatic Monkey
Banned
Bridge Order
When ace sequencing I imagine the ranks of cards lines up left to right, spades on top clubs on bottom, like beads on an abacus and I "illuminate" each bead as I record a keycard. The one thing I can't do yet is play back a set of keycards on the same shoe that I am recording them, but I'm working on it.
Another way to do it is to simply write them down. Writing them down outright will draw suspicion but you can encode them; if you are converting cards to numbers like "33" you can write them on a piece of paper that the casino will be pleased to see you using.
When ace sequencing I imagine the ranks of cards lines up left to right, spades on top clubs on bottom, like beads on an abacus and I "illuminate" each bead as I record a keycard. The one thing I can't do yet is play back a set of keycards on the same shoe that I am recording them, but I'm working on it.
Another way to do it is to simply write them down. Writing them down outright will draw suspicion but you can encode them; if you are converting cards to numbers like "33" you can write them on a piece of paper that the casino will be pleased to see you using.
zengrifter
Banned
Haha - that, or...
"I sit their repeating the key card in my mind over and over... and still forget it."
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Haha - that, or I suddenly forget the count! zg
"I sit their repeating the key card in my mind over and over... and still forget it."
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Haha - that, or I suddenly forget the count! zg
Norm Wattenberger
Active Member
Harry Lorayne, Dominic O'Brien and Kevin Trudeau *LINK* *PIC*
CVShuffle drills you in memorization of card nicknames. It also optionally prints the nicknames on the cards as you play to force the names into your mind. From the CVShuffle manual:
CVShuffle drills you in memorization of card nicknames. It also optionally prints the nicknames on the cards as you play to force the names into your mind. From the CVShuffle manual:
<h2>CVShuffle NickNames </h2>
Nicknames are a memory device used to remember sequences - in this case sequences of cards. In Blackjack, they can be used to remember key cards to predict an upcoming Ace. Support for nicknames is discussed here.
Nicknames Table
To enter the nicknames, hit the Nicknames button on the CVShuffle main screen (the screen displayed when you first enter CVShuffle.) A table will be displayed with 52 names. To change a name, select a current name and type over it. A default set of names is included. You can find other sets of names in books on improving memory. Memory experts with such name sets include Harry Lorayne, Dominic O'Brien and Kevin Trudeau. (Thanks to Rick Blaine for this.)
Branding Cards
<ul><li>Brand cards with names - To help solidify the names in your mind, select the Brand Cards option. This will place the card nickname on each card as it is dealt. If you practice BJ with this option on, you will become used to the nicknames.
<li>No numbers on cards - This option removes the numbers from the cards and will force you to rely more heavily on the card nicknames.
<li>Blank cards - When this option is turned on, the cards are blank except for the nicknames. Playing in this manner is quite difficult and will force you to use the names.
</ul>
Nickname Testing
To test your use of nicknames, try the Nicknames Drill in the CVShuffle Drills.
Nicknames are a memory device used to remember sequences - in this case sequences of cards. In Blackjack, they can be used to remember key cards to predict an upcoming Ace. Support for nicknames is discussed here.
Nicknames Table
To enter the nicknames, hit the Nicknames button on the CVShuffle main screen (the screen displayed when you first enter CVShuffle.) A table will be displayed with 52 names. To change a name, select a current name and type over it. A default set of names is included. You can find other sets of names in books on improving memory. Memory experts with such name sets include Harry Lorayne, Dominic O'Brien and Kevin Trudeau. (Thanks to Rick Blaine for this.)
Branding Cards
<ul><li>Brand cards with names - To help solidify the names in your mind, select the Brand Cards option. This will place the card nickname on each card as it is dealt. If you practice BJ with this option on, you will become used to the nicknames.
<li>No numbers on cards - This option removes the numbers from the cards and will force you to rely more heavily on the card nicknames.
<li>Blank cards - When this option is turned on, the cards are blank except for the nicknames. Playing in this manner is quite difficult and will force you to use the names.
</ul>
Nickname Testing
To test your use of nicknames, try the Nicknames Drill in the CVShuffle Drills.
Book
I've been using the "Link method." A fantastic book is "The Memory Book" by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas. It should be in the Psychology/Self-Help section of your local Border's. The book has a section on memorizing playing cards.
Basically, you give a name to each card. For example, Ace of Spades is "suit", 8 of Hearts is "hoof", and 5 of Hearts is "hail." Suppose these three cards come out in that order. You picture a suit with something in your environment: picture the dealer wearing a suit on his head. Then make a picture using a suit and hoof: picture a horse with a suit on. Then make a picture using hoof and hail: picture horses raining down.
So to recall, look at the dealer, and you remember the word "suit." Then keep going down the list...
The trick is to make the pictures in your mind as silly as possible. The cards are no longer abstract ideas, but vivid images. Using this method, you could memorize an entire deck quickly. I've been practicing for a few weeks, and it definitely works!
I've been using the "Link method." A fantastic book is "The Memory Book" by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas. It should be in the Psychology/Self-Help section of your local Border's. The book has a section on memorizing playing cards.
Basically, you give a name to each card. For example, Ace of Spades is "suit", 8 of Hearts is "hoof", and 5 of Hearts is "hail." Suppose these three cards come out in that order. You picture a suit with something in your environment: picture the dealer wearing a suit on his head. Then make a picture using a suit and hoof: picture a horse with a suit on. Then make a picture using hoof and hail: picture horses raining down.
So to recall, look at the dealer, and you remember the word "suit." Then keep going down the list...
The trick is to make the pictures in your mind as silly as possible. The cards are no longer abstract ideas, but vivid images. Using this method, you could memorize an entire deck quickly. I've been practicing for a few weeks, and it definitely works!