Tollie's Game Room

Thursday, October 29, 2020

*[05:58 UTC-4]*[+37*F_fair_winds out of the w/n/w@2 mph_humidity:89%_barometer:29.92"\/_today's hi/lo:+46*F/+27*F_winds shifting to from the south..rain expected from 12:00 to 21:00 then changing to light snow thru 01:00 tomorrow]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Chant];

*[From the Tables]*..as/of:[05:11]:..both "Poker&Blackjack" both down..have checked on the "Poker" FB page..hasn't been a post there since 2018..didn't bother sending a message..still awaiting a reply from one I sent several months ago..../...."24/7 Games.com"..while going to play some "Spades" this morning noticed that there was a Halloween version of "Spades"..skulls and whatnot on the cards..problem was the Clubs & Spades were still black..Hearts & Diamonds were a very pale pastel shade of orange..really hard on these old eyes..but as my one and only homage to Halloween played the only game I will ever play..../....as/of:[11:17]:.."Poker"&Blackjack are still done..../....as/of:[18:20]: both "Poker"&Blackjack 21" are still down..decided to call it a day and start fresh tomorrow..../....

Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: six games plated consisting of a total of 53 hands played..[1] eleven hands played:"we" 519 pts + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 410 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[a game either "side" could have won.."they" bagged on the last hand]..[2] eight hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 18 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid]..[3] six hands played:"we" 519 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 42 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..[4] eight hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 186 pts. + 6 bags + 2 failed nil bids]..[5] eleven hands played:" 616 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 422 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid..[6] nine hands played:"we" 519 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 249 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[[notes]: a rare set of 6 bags.."we" never "bagged"]....Hearts: just one game played..I made a successful "moon shot" on the second hand on way to a 2 pt. 10 handed win....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: eight games played..[1] 55/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 79/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 81/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[8] 84/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 84/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 87/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..]7] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..[[notes]: with the exception of games [1]&[7] all were pretty decent games..1 "dog" & 1 clear]....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[48/48]..first clear in 8 days and 23 hands on this very difficult game to clear..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared by moving only Kings to open tableau rows..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the two games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[51/52[2x]:]..[[notes]: 17 clears/7 fails..now 3 of the 5 victory images achieved on the 23rd level..[4th time thru the levels]....

*[11:24 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Video Poker Live:..the /usual run for the 2x modifier and got the all too/usual results..got the modifier and dropped 100K-coins..as/usual on the "Tens or Better" machine..had an odd 60K-coins..decided to play@20$/hand..on the "All-American" machine..6 hands..a pair & a 2-pair before I busted the 60K-coins..a 75'K spin of the "Jackpot Wheel".."Current Bank" now stands@95'M-coins...../....

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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