BJV Drills is the mobile version of the Casino Vérité Blackjack drills. CV Blackjack has long been the standard training tool in the Blackjack world, and is mentioned in 25 books. This is serious Blackjack software - not the toy apps you find in app stores.
You will see a Help button in the upper right of every screen. Click this button for help with that screen. The Help screen displays a PDF button in the same spot. The PDF button will display a detailed PDF document. The Blackjack rules are not explained here. They can be found all over the web. For an in–depth look at the subject, we have a free 540 page book on Blackjack at www.qfit.com/book. We also operate the most active Blackjack forum at www.blackjacktheforum.com.
The drills allow you to concentrate on individual skills one at a time. They can be used by a beginner who needs to develop new skills, or a long–time player working on weak spots, refreshing skills or gaining speed. Speed is very important. You must be able to make decisions much more quickly than actual play in a casino. This will give you more time in the casino to deal with distractions and chat with other players and casino personnel. Solid practice will make decisions easy and automatic. Start simple and experiment with the options as you grow comfortable. Concentrate on accuracy first, then on speed.
Click on the Playing Strategy button to select a strategy and rules.
If you are counting cards and true–counting, click on TC Calcs to tell the app how you calculate true counts.
This button resets all options on all screens to their original states.
This is the best place to start. Flash Card drills are based on the old idea of creating index cards with hands on one side and the correct plays on the other. Only with a computer so much more is possible. Basic strategy, card counting, and Spanish 21 can be used. Start with the defaults. If the speed isn't suitable, exit and adjust the speed. If you are counting, try Hands with Indexes and switch between Random and Index Test. After you have used BJV for a while, Drill Errors will test you in your areas of weakness.
Since counting is the basis behind card counting play and betting there are a large number of options. Ignore them at first and start with the counting drills defaults. Use the TC drills if you true count. Then try out the Full Table Drills.
Only for True Count strategies (like HiLo). Not needed for unbalanced strategies like KO or basic strategy.
Much like the Card Counting Drills, but with many players. The Full Table Drills require a larger screen and can only be used in Landscape orientation.