Five Opening Columns Increasing by Exactly One Bead Each (`B`, `PP`, `BBB`, `PPPP`, `BBBBB`): across 70 verified 8-deck hands (39 Banker, 31 Player, 0 Tie), this shoe forms 31 Big Road columns spanning 31 display columns, generating 68 Big Eye Boy marks (30R/38B), 66 Small Road marks (24R/42B), and 63 Cockroach Pig marks (31R/32B).
SHOE-1A-13: 70 hands (39B / 31P / 0T) — max streaks 5B & 4P across 31 logical columns.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 1 bead. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
This bead is at Row 3. Column 2 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Deterministic seed 104113 — 55.71% Banker share of decided hands.
Phenomenon: Five Opening Columns Increasing by Exactly One Bead Each (`B`, `PP`, `BBB`, `PPPP`, `BBBBB`).
Featured mark: This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).
Verified by calculateAllRoads() on SHOE-1A-13.
Computed via getNextRoadPredictions() at the end of the shoe.
An ascending staircase sequence—where Column 1 has 1 bead, Column 2 has 2 beads, Column 3 has 3 beads, Column 4 has 4 beads, and Column 5 has 5 beads—is one of the richest teaching patterns in baccarat because every column is exactly 1 bead deeper than the column before it.
Look at what that `+1` depth growth does to Big Eye Boy (lookback 1): (1) Every time a new column starts at Row 1, Rule 1 compares the just-finished column (`d`) with the previous column (`d - 1`)—different depths, so every Row 1 mark is Blue (≠)! (2) As each column descends from Row 2 to Row `d`, Rows 2 through `d` match existing beads in the previous column (marking Red =), and then the final bead at Row `d + 1` steps exactly one row past the previous column's bottom—marking Blue (≠) under Rule 2 Case 2!
| Logical Column | Winning Side | Column Depth | Attached Ties | 6-Row Grid Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col 1 (SHOE-1A-13) | Banker (B) | 1 bead | 0 ties | Ends at Row 1 |
| Col 2 (SHOE-1A-13) | Player (P) | 2 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 2 |
| Col 3 (SHOE-1A-13) | Banker (B) | 3 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 3 |
| Col 4 (SHOE-1A-13) | Player (P) | 4 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 4 |
| Col 5 (SHOE-1A-13) | Banker (B) | 5 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 5 |
| Col 6 (SHOE-1A-13) | Player (P) | 1 bead | 0 ties | Ends at Row 1 |
| Col 7 (SHOE-1A-13) | Banker (B) | 2 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 2 |
| Col 8 (SHOE-1A-13) | Player (P) | 3 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 3 |
Because each column in a 1-2-3-4-5 staircase stops on the exact `depth + 1` transition row of the column before it, Big Eye Boy never reaches Rule 2 Case 3 during the staircase.
If a hypothetical Hand #71 were dealt at the end of SHOE-1A-13, getNextRoadPredictions() shows that a Banker win would produce Big Eye Boy RED, Small Road RED, and Cockroach Pig BLUE, whereas a Player win would produce Big Eye Boy BLUE, Small Road BLUE, and Cockroach Pig RED. Remember that each hand in an 8-deck shoe is independent of prior outcomes.
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