Survey Idea

[Shaggy18vw]

Eliot,
I have an idea for a survey. It seems a lot of the participants in the message boards may not read as many blackjack books as I feel they should. I get the impression that some visitors read a few websites and get the 'jist of what card counting is, but I don't think they realize what sort of study others have invested. I am curious as to what the average number of blackjack books read by the group is. A survey such as this might show the newer players that reading a book or two is only the beginning on the road to blackjack excellence. Or it may prove that I have in fact wasted some free time reading upwards of 25 books on blackjack.
Just a thought

 

[suicyco maniac]

over 60

I must admit I try to read everything I can on the subject (respectable books anyway) and I have learned something from almost all of them but there is so much more that you learn by just playing that you cannot learn from the books and frankly I wouldn't want anyone printing the info anyway. SM

 

[The Mayor]

Nice idea, but...

I just nixed the survey software. It was a freebie by a company called Bravenet. Unfortunately they were putting adware on our computers, which was unethical (at least). So, until the next (kinder/gentler) survey software comes along, we will be surveyless.

As far as your point, I quite agree. But I think that 1 book is all that's really needed to make a winner. I am reminded of the saying from Chess -- when the Chess master was asked how many moves he thought ahead: "just one, but it's the right one." Read, study, practice, and learn one right book and you are fine.

As for me -- too many books. Where does blackjack end and gambling begin? I've read poker books, roulette books, books on cheating, books on being supervisors and security, books on comps, books on "other methods" of beating blackjack, etc...

Now the question is, what is the one "right book." That is, if you want to tell someone to read exactly one book, no more, and have that person get as good as possible, what book is it? My money is with Professional Blackjack, by SW. Others might say KO, or Blackjack for Blood, or...

--Mayor

 

[suicyco maniac]

I could be wrong but......

.....I seem to remember having a certian friend that runs a certian BJ webpage who seems to know a thing or two about programing and could probably write his own survey program....or I could be wrong BTW haven't heard from you in a while Eliot but I had that talk with my friend and we worked something out and since then we are doing alot better. SM