Introduction

3 Card Blitz is difficult to compare to anything already on the casino floor, except maybe Money Suit 31. It follows a familiar fold or raise structure from games like Three Card Poker and a Blind bet from games like Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em. Briefly, the goal is to have total points in any one suit more than the corresponding such total in the dealer's hand.

I first heard of 3 Card Blitz in January 2019, when somebody mentioned it in my forum, saying it had a placement at Foxwoods. Later, in May 2019, I heard it had another placement at the SLS in Las Vegas.

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Casino Blitz Auszahlung

Casino Blitz is a meta event that takes place around the Free City of Amnoon.

1. A single 52-card deck is used.
2. Card are ranked as follows:
   • Aces = 11 points
   • Face cards = 10 points
   • 2 - 10 = Pip value
3. Play begins with the player making equal bets on the Ante and Blind. The player may also make Flush Bonus and Progressive side bets at this time.
4. Both player and dealer get seven cards each.
5. The player should identify the greatest number of points in any one suit, using three cards or less.
6. The maximum possible points is 31. If possible to make 31 multiple ways, the player should play a suited A-K-Q, called a Royal Blitz, if he can.
7. After examining his cards, the player must raise or fold. If the player folds, then he will lose his Ante and Blind bets, but any side bets will remain in play. If the player raises, he must make a Play bet equal to his Ante wager.
8. The dealer will turn over his cards and also play the most points in any one suit using three or less cards.
9. If the dealer has more points, then the Ante, Blind and Play bets shall lose.
10. If the player and dealer have equal points, then the Ante, Blind and Play bets shall push.
11. If the player has more points, then the Ante and Play bets shall pay even money and the Blind bet according to the pay table below.
12. The Flush Bonus pays according to the most cards in any one suit in the player's hand.
13. At the time of this writing, there are two known progressive side bets. I am not entirely sure of the rules of either progressive bet, so am postponing an analysis of them for now.

Example

In the image above I had 26 points in clubs (11+10+5). A maximum of three cards can be used, thus the two of clubs didn't help me. The dealer's best hand was 19 points in diamonds. Thus, I won. The Ante and Play paid even money. The Blind was one point short of the 27 needed to pay anything, so that pushed. For the four clubs, the Flush Bonus paid 2 to 1. Finally, at least 29 points are needed to win the progressive, so that lost.

Strategy

Following is my Wizard's basic strategy for 3 Card Blitz. To use it, I'll have to introduce the term of a penalty point. It is a borderline case to raise or fold with 19 points. With 19 points, the player should count the number of points in the other three suits in his hand. It it good for the player if these are high cards, because it will leave more low cards for the dealer. I call this total points in the other three suits not played in the player's hand 'penalty points.'

• 18 points or less — Fold
• 19 points — Raise with 20 or more penalty points, otherwise fold.
• 20 points or more — Raise

Analysis

The following table shows the result of a simulation based on the basic strategy above. The return is the product of the probability and pays columns.

3 Card Blitz Analysis

The lower right cell shows that the ratio of the expected loss to the Ante bet is 3.87%. This is what I would call the house edge. However, it is a bad reflection of the game's value to the player. The final wager will average 2.802 times the Ante bet. What I feel is a good expression of the value to the player is the ratio of the expected loss to the average amount bet, known as the Element of Risk, which comes to 3.874%/2.802 = 1.383%.

If the player plays a simple strategy of raising with any 19 points or more, then the house edge increases to 3.915% and the Element of Risk to 1.395% (it is a coincidence both have the name numerals, but in a different order).

The following table shows my analysis of the Flush Bonus bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 4.49%.

Flush Bonus Analysis

External Links

• Demo game, I presume by the game makers, In Bet Gaming
• Discussion about 3 Card Blitz in my forum at Wizard of Vegas
• Combinatorial Analysis by forum member MrBrain. It shows that with perfect strategy, the house edge is 3.850%, 0.024% lower than that if the Wizard basic strategy.

Casino Blitz

Casino Blitz is a meta event that takes place around the Free City of Amnoon. It starts at 00.05, and every two hours after that.

Dynamic events[edit]

• Preparations are underway for a celebratory competition in Amnoon.
• In celebration of our outlander visitors and in the spirit of unity, the Grand Sahil Casino is sponsoring a citywide competition! Come one, come all—find those casino coins! Time until blitz competition ends: 20:00
  • [Group Event] Collect as many casino coins as possible before time runs out! (80) Round 1
    • Clear out the gang of troublemakers to recover stolen coins (80)
  • [Group Event] Collect as many casino coins as possible before time runs out! (80) Round 2
    • Clear out the gang of troublemakers to recover stolen coins (80)
  • [Group Event] Collect as many casino coins as possible before time runs out! (80) Round 3
    • Clear out the gang of troublemakers to recover stolen coins (80)
• All competition rounds have been completed successfully! Prepare for a special bonus event near Amnoon Waypoint! A special bonus event will begin in: 1:00
• All competition rounds have been completed successfully! A Choya Pinata is on the loose!
  • Stop the choya pinata before it gets away! (80)
• All competition rounds have been completed successfully! Find a reward cashier in the Grand Sahil Casino to learn about the trade-in value of your casino coins. Time until blitz competition cleans up: 5:00

Event schedule[edit]

Rewards[edit]

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All rewards below are with successful completion of the meta only.

Guaranteed rewards

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• Crystal Oasis: Hero's Choice Chest(once per day, per account)
• Elegy Mosaic (6-10, 16-20)

Possible rewards

Common chance:

• Book of the Twins' Armor Recipes (0-1)
• Book of the Twins' Weapon Recipes (0-1)
• Recipe: The Twins' Grieving Insignia (0-1)
• Recipe: The Twins' Grieving Inscription (0-1)
• Chest of the Desert Specialist (0-1)
• Intact Mosaic (0-2)

Very rare:

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• Festive Confetti Infusion
• Tinari's Music Box (Tradable)
• Unopened Endless Choya Pinata Tonic

Notes[edit]

Free Blitz Slots

• Each round lasts 5 minutes, and progression to the next round is only awarded on successful completion of a round.
• In each round, there is a limited amount of coins one player can find through the city: it is 40 for the 1st, 38 for the 2nd and 36 for the 3rd. Additional coins may be earned by completing the Clear out the gang of troublemakers to recover stolen coins bonus event.
• This event does not scale up. You will always have to collect the same amount of coins.
• The Choya Pinata event only spawns on successful completion of round 3.
• It is possible to fail one round and still achieve the Choya Pinata event.