Tollie's Game Room

Saturday, October 31, 2020

*[06:31 UTC-4]*[+21*F_+15*F w/windchill_mostly cloudy_winds from the s/s/e@4_humidity:81%_barometer:30.42"/\_today's hi/lo:+44*F/35*F]*[Today on MadTrollie*[Telemann]*[Vivaldi]*[

[From the Tables]..as/of:[05:48]: "Poker&Blackjack 21" are still down..../....as/of:[11/38].both games are still down..ergo..made the decision to re-tool the layout to deal with there absence..whether Poker returns or not have decided to leave the "Glossary of Poker Terms" in the right side-bar..one way or another I will play a poker game again..and besides really didn't want to deal with the hassle of trying to make sense of the layout without it..decided that the only semi-sane way to deal with the re-do was to reduce the width of the center section..and have done so..still a few tweaks to layout needed but will do that on a daily basis..../....

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 42 hands played..[1] seven hands played:"we" 578 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 229 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 5 bags + set twice:[vs]:"they" 122 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[partner failed to make its' part of the bid on the 5th & 6th hands]..[3] seven hands played:"we" 563 pts. + 3 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 190 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]..[4] eight hands played:"we" 528 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 207 + 7 bags + set thrice..[5th hand..my nil made & partner failed the "cover" bid..7th hand..partner's nil made & I failed the "cover" bid]..[5] nine hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] +1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 135 pts. + 5 bags + set thrice + 1 made nil bid.... Hearts: three games played..[1] a messy 23 pt. win..[2] twice blocked opponents' "moon shots" & caught the Queen of Spades on the 6th hand..a 28 pt. win..[3] a 6 pt. win....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: eight games played..[2] 49/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 53/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 74/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[8] 84/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 88/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 94/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[7] 96/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[45/104]:]..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..2 games were cleared by moving on;y Kings to open tableau rows..one of the two was cleared in:[01:42]w/66 moves..quickest so far..Fort[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Klondike[turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..[[notes]: 20 clears/4 fails..all victory images completed on the 23rd level..[4th time thru the levels]....

*[11:32 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Video Poker Live: all to typical run for the 2x modifier..as/usual 10 hands@50K-coins/hand on the "Tens or Better" machine..only a pair & two 2-pair..got the modifier at a cost of 200K-coins..hit the "Happy Bonus" w/2x for 200K-coins & a spin of the "Jackpot Wheel" for 75'K-coins.."Current Bank" now stands@100.52'M-coins..[[note]: with "Poker" still down have been taken bonuses drops hourly]..../....

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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)

(comments reviewed before posting )

( 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