Shoe Opening With Two Consecutive Ties (`TTB...`) Before Column 1 Starts: across 68 verified 8-deck hands (37 Banker, 29 Player, 2 Tie), this shoe forms 30 Big Road columns spanning 30 display columns, generating 63 Big Eye Boy marks (28R/35B), 61 Small Road marks (24R/37B), and 58 Cockroach Pig marks (29R/29B).
SHOE-1A-12: 68 hands (37B / 29P / 2T) — max streaks 4B & 3P across 30 logical columns.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
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.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
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.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
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.
Deterministic seed 104112 — 56.06% Banker share of decided hands.
Phenomenon: Shoe Opening With Two Consecutive Ties (`TTB...`) Before Column 1 Starts.
Featured mark: This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Verified by calculateAllRoads() on SHOE-1A-12.
Computed via getNextRoadPredictions() at the end of the shoe.
What happens on the Big Road when the very first hand—or the first two hands—of a fresh 8-deck shoe end in a Tie (`T`) before any Banker or Player win has occurred? This 68-hand shoe opens with `TTB`, showcasing our engine's `leadingTies` rule.
In `getBigRoadColumns()`, when `T` occurs while `currentCount === 0`, the engine increments `leadingTies`. As soon as the first decided hand lands (`B` on Hand 3), Column 1 Row 1 is created and inherits `tiesAfter[0] = 2`. Meanwhile, the Bead Plate records two green `T` beads at Column 1 Rows 1 and 2 followed by a red `B` bead at Row 3.
| Logical Column | Winning Side | Column Depth | Attached Ties | 6-Row Grid Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col 1 (SHOE-1A-12) | Banker (B) | 2 beads | 2 tie slashes | Ends at Row 2 |
| Col 2 (SHOE-1A-12) | Player (P) | 2 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 2 |
| Col 3 (SHOE-1A-12) | Banker (B) | 3 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 3 |
| Col 4 (SHOE-1A-12) | Player (P) | 2 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 2 |
| Col 5 (SHOE-1A-12) | Banker (B) | 1 bead | 0 ties | Ends at Row 1 |
| Col 6 (SHOE-1A-12) | Player (P) | 3 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 3 |
| Col 7 (SHOE-1A-12) | Banker (B) | 4 beads | 0 ties | Ends at Row 4 |
| Col 8 (SHOE-1A-12) | Player (P) | 1 bead | 0 ties | Ends at Row 1 |
Because those two opening Ties merge into the first Banker bead on the Big Road, Big Eye Boy still waits until Column 2 Row 2 (or Column 3 Row 1) of decided hands before generating its first mark.
If a hypothetical Hand #69 were dealt at the end of SHOE-1A-12, getNextRoadPredictions() shows that a Banker win would produce Big Eye Boy BLUE, Small Road BLUE, and Cockroach Pig RED, whereas a Player win would produce Big Eye Boy RED, Small Road RED, and Cockroach Pig BLUE. Remember that each hand in an 8-deck shoe is independent of prior outcomes.
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