Dose the Phone item actually work?

[Plaster Cramp]

The shell info is nearly always wrong, is it supposed to be that way or is it bugged?

[thebadman]

It tells you present order, not from first shot.

Example: 2/3
You shoot, BAM 1/3
Dealer shoots self, BAM 0/3
You use phone for whatever reason "second shell... blank"

[megamewtwom]

The phone says "X shell is blank/live", where X is counting from the current shell in the chamber. I've never personally seen it be wrong when I've reliably counted the shells.

For example: there are 5 total shells, 2 lives 3 blanks, you shoot a live then the Dealer shoots a blank, then you use the phone and it says "2nd shell is live". You're currently on the 3rd shell (which the phone now counts as the 1st), so the next shell's live. Also the current shell and last shell are confirmed blanks from that logic.

[Plaster Cramp]

Thanks for explaining guys, I thought is is counting shells from the start.

[mikegem]

I had three shells two were blank one live, used the phone said second shell live. I shot myself with first shell and it was live. The phone definitely is wrong sometimes.