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Originally Posted by Mantaraya
Hey Zep,
What screen resolution do you use? I'm running it in windowed mode at 1200x1060 (I think that's the number), and the "confirmation box" blocks my view of my cards.
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Didnt think about that, flat screens running 1680x1050, I dont recall 100% it may have covered my cards, and the AIs cards. Should work though as long as you know what your looking for (what you cheated with) and if you can see the dealers cards.
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Originally Posted by Mantaraya
Yeah, I guess I already know what card I used, and I only have to watch the dealer's hand for that card, but it seems like it takes some practice. It was a little disconcerting at first, and I ran out of cheat cards before I really felt comfortable using this method, but I bet it works great with some practice.
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Ya, well it did for me, hehe. Got caught alot less for cheating, matter of fact, a funny note... was that I noticed alot of the times sitting back down, the dealer got blackjack on the hand immediately after (which I missed when because I stood up).
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Originally Posted by Mantaraya
When you double down, there is no "stay," so I suppose you have to be quick on the draw to "leave."
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Yes, you can probably pull up the leave screen before clicking double down though. Cannot immediately recall. I do remember there were some instances you had to just be fast.
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Originally Posted by Mantaraya
PS - I developed two new tips today for the Blackjack guide that I will integrate (when I add your tip into the guide too).
The first is that I recommend you have at least 4,000 gold before you start cheating, just in case you're unlucky and start with a losing streak. I've gone in with less than 3,000 a couple of times and lost it all because I couldn't absorb an initial losing streak. Lose two 495 double-downs in a row and you've lost 1,980 in gold.
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Totally agree on this one, I think this is where people think 'it doesnt work'. The old phrase... you gotta have money to make money comes to mind.
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The second is that sometimes a pirate ends up with a lot of extra 2s and 3s in their cheat cards. Instead of waiting for the perfect hand (an 8 or 9) to use them in blackjack (you could lose a lot of gold to that cheating dealer waiting for the "perfect opportunity" to cheat), just take all your 2s and 3s over to the poker table and cheat with them there. I averaged about 250 gold per cheat card today with nothing but about twenty 2s and 3s. Because the NPCs tend to fold if you bet on the first round, if they have bad cards, starting EVERY hand with a "raise to 40" encourages all the NPCs holding 2s or 3s in their hands to fold. I only got caught cheating once. So the new tip is Take your leftover 2s and 3s to the poker table and cheat with them there.
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This one i'll pass on, I just dont like those poker tables, but thats a personal preference. The strategy appears sound. I am pretty good at tucking those small cards into a blackjack hand and stretching them, but its not as easy, or as sure a win. hehe