Tools and Trainers

Everything on Owl Count you can actually use, gathered in one place: the counter, the course, three trainers, and a chart generator. No hunting through articles. Pick what you want to do and open it.

Count at a table

For when you are playing and need to know where the shoe stands, right now.

The main tool Live Counter Tap −1 / 0 / +1 as the cards come. It tracks the running count, the true count, shoe penetration, and your bet size. On a desktop you can run the whole thing from the keyboard. Open →

Learn it from zero

Never counted before? Start here. It walks you through.

Six lessons · progress is saved Card counting course From card values through the running count and estimating decks remaining, up to the true count. Each lesson unlocks when you have the previous one down. Start →

Would you rather read it first? How card counting works is the whole explanation in text.

Practice

You know the basics and want them fast and automatic.

Speed drill · three levels Fast Values Cards flash by one at a time and you tap −1 / 0 / +1. Before you count a whole round, the tags have to be automatic. Start → A real simulated round Counting Trainer The table plays itself: the deal, the other players, the hits, the dealer. You count in your head and enter the total at the end. Speed and player count are yours to set. Start → Hand → your call → verdict Basic strategy trainer You get a hand against a dealer upcard and decide. You find out immediately whether the chart agrees, and why. Narrow it to tricky hands, soft hands, pairs, or doubles. Open →

Work out a number

Tools that hand you a specific figure or a printable chart.

Generator · downloads as PNG or PDF A strategy chart for your exact table There is no single universal chart. Set the deck count, S17 or H17, double after split, and whether the dealer peeks, and out comes the chart for the table in front of you. Open → Small calculator What a 6:5 payout costs you Enter your usual bet and how many hands you play. It works out how much more a 6:5 table takes from you than an honest 3:2 one. Open →

What to do with all this

Where to go next

• Guides and articles – everything in writing: rules, strategy, the law, the math.
• Frequently asked questions – the short answers.
• Glossary – penetration, ENHC, surrender, Wonging, and the rest.
• How we calculate – where the numbers in these tools come from.