Are we being cheated?
Quote: LexingerI made the decision beforehand to leave that out. Not interested in conclusively proving anything to the world, especially not to a bunch of gamblers/gambling "enthusiasts". To say which town would be to give away which major casino, and so on. That I know is sufficient.
As long as you're also not interested in being believed, it's all good.
Solution: Use a non edge sortable deck and see him suddenly lose interest in playing and certainly suddenly lose his ability to win.
Quote: FleaStiffI'd vote for edge sorting... he is turning the critical cards so that he can tell that the next card out of the show will be Good or Bad by which of its two edges is visible.
Solution: Use a non edge sortable deck and see him suddenly lose interest in playing and certainly suddenly lose his ability to win.
Another fix is to simply turn some cards during shuffles, according to the Eliot Jacobson article.
Quote: RogerKintLet's not have a contest to see who can snitch on this sap first.
I feel like that Colonel in "Bridge Over the River Kwai" who realizes too late he has been helping the enemy. But now I can't fall on the plunger that blows it all up ! [g]
Quote: FleaStiffI'd vote for edge sorting...
I suppose that's a decent possibility.
Oscar, can you show us the back of one of your cards? That should either give credence to the edge sorting theory or sink it.
Oscar
Quote: FleaStiff
Solution: Use a non edge sortable deck and see him suddenly lose interest in playing and certainly suddenly lose his ability to win.
Better solution: during the first riffle: rotate one half of the deck.
Quote: MonkeyMonkeyAs long as you're also not interested in being believed, it's all good.
Hey, I'm not the guy who posted a picture of a plain, ordinary playing card.
