Tollie's Game Room

Saturday, October 10, 2020

*[05:05 UTC-4]*[+64*F_clear_winds:s/s/w@17_humidity:45%_barometer:29.79"\/_overnight lo:+38*F]*[rain and possible T-storms to beginning about 11:00 and continue thru 19:00 this evening]*[Today on MadTrollie*[Telemann]*[Lully]*[Bach]*[Pop]*]*

[Yesterday's Sims&Solitaire Results]<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 46 hands played..[1] eight hands played:"we" 552 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid;[vs[:"they" -7 pts. + 3 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] eight hands played:;"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 74 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[3] fourteen hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + set thrice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 156 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..[14th hands..a 14 bid.."they" set..another games when "we" was in a position to win and partner set 3 different times..oy vey]..[4] seven hands played:"we" 571 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 251 pts. + 1 bag + set twice..[5] nine hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid;[vs]:"they" 298 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[one of "we's" sets was mine..over bid the hand a little and every card that could hurt me was in "they's" hands]....[[notes] will probably continue to play five games of "Spades" most days..and "Hearts" only occasionally]....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: six games played..[2] 54/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 63/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 79/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 81/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 95/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....<[World of Solitaire]..Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games placed[48/48]..first clear in nine days & 27 hands played..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games placed[52/52]..one games was cleared in:[01:55]:w/88 moves..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games placed[52/52]..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games placed[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games placed[104/104]..Klondike[turn 1]: cleared all of the three games placed[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games placed[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games placed[52/52]..[[notes]: 17 clears/7 fails..have achieved 3 of the 5 victory images on the 17th level..[4th time thru the levels]....

*[10:45 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game Results]*..<[Facebook]>..Poker: as/of:[10:37 UTC-4] the game is still done..I have all of three live games in the same bookmark so I can load all three in a separate tabs..all three failed to load..nothing..checked FB..it apparently was also down briefly..been one of those day's..Blackjack 21: with "Poker" still down decided to "put my head in the noose" one more time..as/usual 10 hands@100$/hand..7 wins/3 loses..again a dealer on "bust-itis"..5 incidents..1 blackjack & 2 card 11..dealer showing a 3..decided to "double"..hit a Ten..3-card 21..dealer busted..up 550$.."Current Bank" now stands@1,108,250$....*[11:19]*..Video Poker Live: what is fast becoming an all to often run for the 2x modifier..as/always 10 hands@50K chips/hand on the "Tens or Better" machine..only made a couple of pairs & one 2-pair..never made a quality hand and a pretty typical 150 chips loss..but that will as/always be covered and more by the 2x modifier..."Current Bank" now stands@66.255'M chips....*[11:25]*..From the Tables: My philosophy of play on all three of the live games is not to just play the tables/machines..but the game within the game..the drops/roulette spins/bonuses..I play to gain missions/modifiers..and since I'm retired and can therefore schedule my time my way on a normal day I can get as many as 8 drop/roulette opportunities/day on "Poker" and sometimes up to 10 on "Blackjack 21" & "Video Poker Live"..call it non-conventional is you will but it's the way I play..anyways have always been a bit of a no conformist..okay..more than a little....From the Tables[Day's End:[18:35 UTC-4]: As/of this posting "Poker" is still down..??..at this point I'm just marking time and hope that it does come back..if it becomes evident that it's gone..then I'll have to decided what direction to take..Video Poker Live: this afternoon I hit the instant for the top value..400K chips[w/2x modifier]..which more then covers then 150'K chips I "spent" on the run for the modifier.....

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(Both the Poker and Blackjack 21, that are mentioned in this blog are games by "Super Happy Fun Time)

(This is just commentary on my journeys around online gaming, truth be told with few exceptions I play mostly solitaire games.....the two notable exception at present is a "free" poker site and a "free" blackjack site....please note.......no real money changes hands....just faux game money)

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( my only association with any of the games I have listed links for or mentioned here is because I play the games....the opinions are my own)

(This is my logbook if you will of my play...it's mostly for me....but if it helps anyone then that's okay too)

(I tend to post sometimes several times a day.....rather then start a new post.....I just edit the existing post and tack on to it....I generally post for the last time during the day between 20:00 UTC-5 & 21:30 UTC-5)

Glossary of Terms Spades

A game: made up of several hands, collect 500 points and you win....you can also win regardless of you're score if your opponents score -200 points or more

Bags: if you as a team take more tricks then you bid, you get 1 bag for each trick over, collect 10 and you lose 100 points

Bid: before a hand is played, based on the cards you hold, now many tricks you can win

Hand: players play one card each high card in suit takes the hand unless a trump is played and then high trump wins the hand, 13 tricks per hand

Lay of the cards: how the cards are dealt on any given hand

Nil Bid: a bid of nil......your intent to not take a trick in a hand, +100 points if you succeed, -100 points if you take even 1 trick

Over bid hand: there are 13 tricks per hand.....if the bids total 14 or more....one team will go back...maybe both

Set: a team failures to make their bid, their lose 10 points for each bid example team total bid was 7, team took 6 or less tricks....you lose 70 points.....also referred to as "going in the hole" or "going back"

Suits: Spades, Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts

Trick: one round of play in a hand

Trump: in Spades, the spades are always trump, beats everything except a higher trump, can only be played if you don't have the suit lead..must be played if trump is lead.....trump can't be lead until a player trumps in....

Trumping In: playing a trump on a trick when you are out of that suit....but it's the players choice...unless trump is lead...

We/They: as in any partners card game one of the possible names for the 2 teams....I've seen "us" & "them".....and a few others i can't mention here

Glossary of Terms Solitaire

Auto-play: when the next series of moves is obvious, the game may automatically do them.{aka: auto-fill}....

Foundation: where you're trying to more the cards to.....move them all and you win

DECK: from which cards are turned over one at a time

Relaxed: a change in the rules from the standard game to make it play easier..varies from game to game..

Re-Set/Undo: both Just Solitaire and World of Solitaire games have both a re-set and an undo option....re-set takes the game back to the start....undo will remove one move at a time....both can be useful to try other options....

Tableau: where the cards to be moved start the hand