Step1
Sit down at a table.
Step2
Take out a pencil and a piece of graph paper.
Step3
Draw a line across the top, leaving room to write a title, and draw a line down the left margin, leaving room to indicate hands.
Step4
Form a little box at the top left-hand corner of the page.
Step5
Leave space for a title and below that write the subtitle "Dealer's Upcard." Below that, evenly spaced, write "2," "3," "4," "5," "6," "7," "8," "9," "10" and "Ace."
Step6
Mark "Player's Hand" at the top of the left-hand margin. Below that, mark "hit/stand" vertically.
Step7
To the right of that, starting from the top and going down, mark horizontally "soft 18," "hard 17," "hard 16," "hard 15," "hard 14," "hard 13" and "hard 12."
Step8
Draw a line under that subsection.
Step9
Mark "double" vertically along the left margin, and to the right of that, mark "11," "10," "9," "8," "7," "6" and "5."
Step10
Draw a line under that subsection.
Step11
Mark "double" vertically again along the left margin, and to the right of that, mark "Ace-9," "Ace-8," "Ace-7," "Ace-6," "Ace-5," "Ace-4," "Ace-3" and "Ace-2."
Step12
Draw a line under that subsection.
Step13
Mark "split w/o double" vertically again along the left margin, and to the right of that, mark "Ace-Ace," "10-10," "9-9," "8-8," "7-7," "6-6," "5-5," "4-4," "3-3" and "2-2."
Step14
Draw a line under that subsection.
Step15
Mark "split with double" vertically again along the left margin, and to the right of that, mark "Ace-Ace," "10-10," "9-9," "8-8," "7-7," "6-6," "5-5," "4-4," "3-3" and "2-2."
Step16
Make photocopies of this sheet so that different strategies for different games can be plugged into separate sheets.
Step17
Refer to a book to get accurate numbers for the game you're playing.