One of the things that I’m often asked about is the selection of keno base numbers. It always surprises me when I receive an email asking about base numbers so for the purposes of clarity perhaps a better explanation is necessary.
For those that don’t use the Mystic Keno Smart Charts, let me give you a little background: One of the tried and proven methods of multiplying your Keno jackpots is by using a mathematical reduction. That is, taking a group of numbers (base) and arranging them into smaller groups in the most efficient manner.
In Four Card (or 20 Card) Keno, we know that the more numbers that you chose the more likely you are to win something. But the fewer numbers that you chose the bigger the jackpot is going to be when you do win. So the best approach is going to be a blend of selecting more numbers and having as many of those numbers overlap (from one card to the other) as possible. We use a base number to make that happen.
A base number is larger than your target spot. If your target is a 5 spot, your base number might consist of 7 numbers that would be reduced to play 5 spots on the four different cards. The trick is to overlap the keno base numbers in a balanced way so that you have exposure to more possibilities and at the same time increase the amount of your winnings by winning on more than one card. So that’s the story of base numbers and why we use them in the Mystic Keno Smart Charts.
When it comes to choosing your base numbers, that’s entirely up to you. You can use whatever numbers that pop into your head, birthdays, ages of your friends, whatever numbers that you want to use. Having said that, there are the techniques like the using of quadrants, triplets and others that are discussed in greater detail in the e-booklet. But the beauty of using the charts is that they work with any numbers that you plug in.
GB / TMG
I chose 12 base numbers – but for 5 spots you only need 7 base numbers. How do I use the last 5 base numbers? Seems like 12 base numbers are suggested but I can’t find an explanation on how to use the extra base numbers
What the chart does is spread out the base numbers evenly across 4 or 20 cards. The idea is that you will play more numbers and thereby have more chances to win. There are no “extra” base numbers because they are all being used somewhere on the 4 or 20 cards. It’s called a reduction system because we “reduce”, say, 8 numbers to a 6 spot by using all of the eight numbers to make 4 cards. Hope this helps! / TMG
Does it matter we go across the blank boxes or do we go down in the blank boxes
When you enter your base number you will be going across – that’s just one row. When you enter the A, B, C, D ‘cards’ you’ll be going down – making four columns as you do so. The directions would be to “copy each number to the boxes that are below each base number, including the boxes that are blackened out.” You’ll end up with the exact numbers to play on the four card keno cards (A,B,C,D) reading across each one. When you do it you’ll see how it all comes together. Thanks for the question.
TMG
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Love your work… Going to order the booklet and I will be able to Win..
After I put my base numbers in just use those base numbers to fill in the blank boxes on the Keno sheet
That’s correct. The black boxes are so you omit that number on that particular card.
I like playing 8 spot. the numbers I have chosen are card 1: 40-50-60-70-80-79-69-59. card 2: 40-50-60-70-80-79-58-68.card 3: 40-50-60-70-80-79-69-58.card 4: 40-50-60-70-80-79-68-59