When I developed the Countless Methods Blackjack game, I read several of the Blackjack books out there.  The one that really inspired me to create Countless Methods was Jay Moore's book, The Most Powerful Blackjack Manual.  Aside from describing the popular betting strategies in a helpful manner, Moore presents his own strategy called "Delayed and Up".  This method fascinated me, but I found it difficult to memorize and test in the real world.  It is not an overly complicated strategy, I am just lazy that way.  Before I was ready to commit myself to learning the Delayed and Up strategy, I needed to see it applied to thousands of hands of Blackjack first.  In my opinion, the strategy ould be considered "conservative" and the author doesn't claim otherwise.  It is presented a a sensible approach to winning more often, and not means to make huge profits in one sitting.  

As I was developing my simulator, I used the Delayed and Up method quite a bit, both in testing my software, as well as testing the strategy.  In any cases it was able to increase winnings by a comfortable margin, as long as the session ha some solid winning streaks.  Even in a session that was mostly losing, the Delayed and Up strategy reduced losses when there were frequent and extended winning streaks.  If I was unfortunate enough not to have several instances of winning three, four, or five in a row however; the Delayed and Up method did not help.  Overall however, I would be inclined to use the strategy in the real world.  But like the book says, don't gamble money you are not comfortable losing.  Its sound advice like this, and the absence of any wild claims of success that make Jay Moore's book a worthwhile read to any Blackjack player.

You may be wondering why I didn't include this betting method in the game, as one of the graphing options.  I felt that the strategy is the intelectual property of Jay Moore, and I didn't want to infringe on that.  Also, you should really read his book and understand the strategy in his terms.  You can choose to create your own custom betting strategies in the Countless Methods game, and I would certainly encourage you to try that one for yourself.  I have implemented a feature on this web site called the Custom Betting Code (CBC) generator If you have created a user account on this web site, you can access the CBC page and design your own betting system that works in the game at the top of this page.  This was a monumental udertaking for me to design, so it seemed appropriate to charge a small fee for this feature.  Each CBC you create will cost a mere $9.95, which is billed through a one-time charge at PayPal.  Please note that there is no gambling of real money in the game or anywhere on this site.  Optional payment is strictly for analysis and simulation of Blackjack wagering methods.