Romanovsky Strategy for Roulette
Di Romanovsky layout dey spread eight units on top two dozen and two corners. E no dey change di negative expectation of roulette.
E dey cover 32 European pockets, but cover no be promise of profit: one dozen or corner wey get cover dey give one unit net, while five pockets dey lose eight.
Di Rule As Dem Describe Am
Di Romanovsky layoutequipmentLayoutDi betting grid wey dem print for di table. Dem also dey call am: table, felt, cloth.Read di whole tin → dey put 3 unitsmoniUnitDi base stake wey system or player dey work with. Dem dey describe progressions in units so dat dem go fit work for any table.Read di whole tin → on each of two dozenbetDozen1–12, 13–24 or 25–36, e dey pay 2:1.Read di whole tin →, then 1 unit on each of two cornersbetCornerFour numbers wey share one corner for di layout, e dey pay 8:1.Read di whole tin → wey no dey overlap for di dozen wey remain. Keep dat eight-unit layout fixed.
Payout Table
Di two dozen bets dey cover 24 pocketsequipmentPocketOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Read di whole tin → and di two corners dey cover eight more. Di parts no dey overlap when di corners dey for di dozen wey you no use.
Example Wey We Work Out
Choose di first and second dozen, then corners 25/26/28/29 and 32/33/35/36 for di dozen wey remain. One 17 dey return 9 units, including di stake wey win; remove di whole 8-unit layout and you go get +1. One 26 also dey return 9 from im corner against 8 wey you stake: +1 again. One 0 no get cover and e dey cost all 8 units.
Cost and Risk
Di chance of positive result for one standard single-zerowheelZeroDi one green pocket wey no even-money, dozen or column bet dey cover; na im be di source of di house edge. Dem also dey call am: single zero, 0.Read di whole tin → wheel na 32/37, or 86.486%. Im expected result na (32 × 1 − 5 × 8) / 37 = −8/37 units for each spin, exactly one out of thirty-seven of di total stake. Di high hit rate dey change di shape of di results, no be dat price. No carry di 32/37 figure go one double-zero wheel without you calculate am again.
Questions wey pipo dey ask
E mean sey 32 results get +1 net for dis particular layout. Di five results wey remain dey lose eight units, and dat one dey leave negative expectation.
Romanovsky na di name for dis particular eight-unit layout. Na im payoutmoniPayoutWetin bet wey win dey return, wey dem dey quote as “X to 1” on top di stake wey dem return.Read di whole tin → arithmetic dey decide di result, no be im name.
Small laugh
Up one unit on 32 numbers, down eight on five: −8/37 one spin.
Sources
- RouletteDoc, “Romanovsky system” — di layout wey get name wey we describe here
- Roulette77. Description of di strategy and examples.
- RouletteUK, “Romanovsky strategy” — layout of dis time wey match
- Wizard of Odds, Roulette Basics — standard European payouts and di edge
- Wizard of Odds, The Truth about Betting Systems — progressions and layouts no dey remove di edge