Not that I can imagine a reason, or that it matters, though it might help in understanding the game, but why do shoe games use an even number of decks? Any ideas about this?
"...head to head from 3rd base. " I'm not learned enough to know what you mean here. I think of head-to-head as one-on-one so no base designation applies, or they all do. Am I misinformed? What exactly is the meaning of "head to head from 3rd base"? Thanks.