AXO Blackjack Practice Shareware
Practice Blackjack with a shareware tutor at home, not with money in
a casino.
AXO BJ was developed by the same developer as the award-winning Casino
Verite professional Blackjack series. But, it is an inexpensive way to
practice Blackjack. Also, the download is one-twelfth the size. Although
AXO does not have the expert features and 3D, photo-realistic graphics
of CVBJ - it is nonetheless a serious Blackjack practice tool including
hundreds of card counting strategies, drills, strategy warnings and superior
graphics to shareware Blackjack programs. Demos of all programs can be
found on the Downloads Page for comparison.
The chart below briefly compares the features of the three Blackjack practice
products. A brief outline of all CV Blackjack products can be found on
the Software Roadmap Page.
Graphics
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AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Table graphics |
Birds-eye view table with shoe & discard tray. The
graphics are better than other shareware programs - but nothing like
CV. |
Photo-realistic, 3D look with realistic table, shoe
and discard trays built dynamically from 180 digital photos in thousands
of combinations. |
Same but 360 digital photos. |
| Card graphics |
Four sets of bird's eye view 16 color cards. |
Cards are in 3D laying on the table at an angle. The
tops are smaller than the bottoms to indicate the angle. Dealer cards
are smaller as they are farther away. Face cards are 64,000 color
images. |
Same as CV-Lite |
| Chip graphics |
Three sets of 3D chips. 18 different stacks can be displayed
per player to show realistic betting and payoffs. |
One set of 3D chips. 18 different stacks can be displayed
per player to show realistic betting and payoffs. |
Plus four sizes of chips and optional chip styles. |
| Animation |
Some chip and card animation. |
Sophisticated chip and card animation to show the flow
of payoffs, betting, insurance, side bets, card flow etc. Also the
shoe and discard tray are independently animated. Also a professionally
animated assistant to explain screens, provide warnings and point
out errors. |
Same |
| Table formats |
One basic table format with modifications for over/under. |
One basic table format with modifications for over/under. |
Numerous table formats and orientations. You can sit
at the center or at either end of the table. The table is rotated
and cards are dealt sideways and upside down to give you a more realistic
feel. Also, different formats for multi-action and various side bet
games. |
| Table sizes |
Three table sizes |
One table size. |
Four table sizes. Completely different sets of graphics
are used for each size for maximum detail. |
| Seats |
6 |
4 |
1, 4, 5, 6 or 7. |
Strategies
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AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Included Playing Strategies |
Basic, Zen, Complete Zen, Unbalanced Zen 2, Expert,
Red Seven, Basic Omega II, Advanced Omega II, Hi-Opt I, Hi-Opt II,
Basic High-Low, Complete High-Low, High-Low with Aces, Halves, Halves
with Aces, Silver Fox, OK Strategy, all with permission of the respective
authors |
Plus Spanish 21, Super Fun 21, Advanced Red Seven.
Custom Strategies also allowed. |
Same as CV-Lite |
| Over/Under Strategies |
None |
None |
Two of Arnold Snyder's counts and the Crush Count. |
| Support for unusual indexes |
12 special indexes |
45 special indexes supported (like stand unless 678
possible) |
45 special indexes supported (like stand unless 678
possible) |
| Expert Strategies supported |
No |
Insurance Cover |
Insurance Cover, Multi-parameter tables, Counting by
Inference, different indexes by deck depth |
| Betting Strategy options |
No |
Standard betting, spread to multiple hands |
Highly complex cover betting, spread to multiple hands,
different betting schemes by deck depth. |
| Side Counts |
None |
None |
In addition to multi-parameter counts, Ace side count
for betting or play, Insurance side count, O/U 13 side count, Separate
betting count |
Ergonomics
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Method of play |
Use mouse to signify plays with natural movements, Bet,
DD, Insurance, split and side bets by dragging chips. Can also use
keyboard. |
Same but can also use keypad, right-click or control
bar. |
Same as CV-Lite |
Blackjack
Rules & Variations
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AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Rules |
The common 20 |
About 100 |
A few more |
| Specialty games |
Over/under 13, Super 7's |
Over/under 13, Spanish 21, Double Exposure. O/U 13 includes
different table graphics and animations |
Over/under 13, Spanish 21, Double Exposure, Royal Match,
Red/Black, Super 7’s, Multi-Action, Bust Out, Seven & ½, Super
Fun 21, 21 Madness. Each side bet game includes different table graphics
and animations. Multi-Action includes a substantially different layout
and chip animation. |
| Custom Bonuses |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Unusual plays |
No |
Partial Insurance, partial double down, surrender after
double, hit after double |
Same |
| Tournament Play |
No |
No |
A separate table format is available with several tournament
play options and players programmable in tournament style of play. |
| Multi-Player |
You can play with computer players. |
You can play with computer players. |
Multiple human players can play against each other and
compuet players in tournament mode. |
Stats
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Screen stats |
None |
In-depth pop-ups appear only when the mouse hovers over
hot-spots. Removed otherwise to keep the table clean. Users can customize
the pop-ups. |
Same |
| Long-term stats |
Eight tables of stats |
None |
All plays logged to an included Access database. 21
tables can be displayed from the database. 20 charts also included.
Queries can be issued to display subsets of the data. Logs and subsets
of logs can be displayed. Maintenance screen provided for database.
All stats are divided into sessions within trips within users. |
| Error tables |
Separate Play & Drill errors are recorded as you
practice Blackjack. You can set the Flashcard drill to exercise you
on errors made during drills only. |
Separate Play & Drill. You can set the drills to
exercise you on errors made during play or drills. |
Same plus you can keep error tables from session to
session. |
Casino
Database
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Included casinos |
The major Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos only without
rules. |
740 casinos with 1,170 rule sets |
740 casinos with 1,170 rule sets |
| Maps |
Las Vegas,
Atlantic City maps. Locations
only. |
Las Vegas,
Atlantic City and seventeen
state maps showing casino locations and summarizing penetration and
advantage with color coding. |
Same |
| Trackjack Link |
No |
Can download rules from Trackjack online database if
you are a subscriber. |
Same |
Tools
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Calculators |
No |
Advantage calculator, Dealer Probabilities and TC calculators |
Same plus a set of Risk of Ruin and Bankroll calculators. |
| Casino Journal |
No |
No |
CVJournal allows posting of real casino results with
custom fields, custom stats and various selection methods. Multiple
players and multiple games allowed. The ability to import and export
journals to share with team leaders. |
| Strategy selection |
No |
CVSelect aides a user in strategy selection. |
CVSelect aides a user in strategy selection. |
Shuffle
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Real shuffles |
Random shuffle only. |
One simple real shuffle is included in addition to a
random shuffle. Pop ups allow you to see contents of the discard tray
and shoe. |
Same |
| Shuffle animation |
No |
Can be turned on for the included shuffle. |
Same |
| Full shuffle-tracking practice and analysis |
No |
Available as an add-in. |
Available as an add-in. |
Drills
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Drills |
Simple set of drills for blackjack practice. |
A few more drills. |
Over 30 drills including simultaneous side counts,
full table drills, chip counting drills, back-counting two tables
at once. |
| Cards |
Four sets of cards depending on screen size. |
Four sets of cards depending on screen size. |
Four sets of cards depending on screen size. |
| Discard Trays |
Simple animated tray |
Customizable animated discard tray |
Customizable discard tray plus 95 large photographs
of four different style discard trays are included. |
| Stats |
Simple |
Simple |
Long-term stats and charts to show progress over time |
| Testing facility |
No |
No |
CVTest testing facility to identify weak points and
show detailed progress over time. Create your own test scripts for
your own purposes and import and export them to share with team members
or use as a standard method of testing teams members. |
Additional
Features
| |
AXO
|
CV-Lite
|
CV-Full
|
| Expert Methods |
No |
No |
Six card peeking options, team play, warped card play |
| Realism |
Markers, dealing of cards sideways where called for. |
Tipping, Preferential shuffling, randomized penetration,
random other player speed, dealer makes obvious plays option, dealer
points out stupid plays option, different methods of other player
face down actions, markers |
Same plus players come and go, differing methods of
handling busted bet chips |
| Dealer errors |
None |
None |
Four types of errors against which you are
tested. Very important with newer casinos. |
| Miscellaneous |
Some variation in calculating true counts. |
Blackjack rounded up, many methods of calculating true
counts |
Same plus Counter’s nightmare, no numbers on cards option |
| You receive |
Download only |
CD |
Professionally printed manual & CD |
| Price |
$24 |
$47 |
$90 |
| Investment protection |
Upgradeable to CV-Lite for $26 or CV-Full currently
for $69. |
Upgradeable to CV-Full currently for $47 |
You are already thereJ |
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