Tollie's Game Room

Sunday, November 22, 2020

*[04:36 UTC-5]*[+30*F/+24*F(w/windchill)_cloudy_winds out of the east@6 mph_humidity:72%_barometer: 30.51"\/_rain is expected to begin about 12:00 today and continue thru 08:00 tomorrow..a little light snow possible tomorrow morning]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Bach];[VOCES8];]*

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*<{24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 40 hands played..[1] eleven hands played:"we" 565 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" -190 + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set for the 6-pack..[2] nine hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 251 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[1st hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..[3] ten hands played:"we" 567 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 360 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[4] ten hands played:"we" 594 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 30 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid....Hearts: two games played..[1] a 13 pt. win..[2] caught the Queen of Spades on the fourth hand..a "no-pass hand" & again on the 6th hand on way to a 36 pt. win..all 36 points were on those two Queens....<[Just Solitaire]> ..Crescent: six games played..[2] 72/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 79/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 86/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 93/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 103/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up;[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[48/48]..first clear in two days & 7 games..Eight Off;[relaxed]: 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 Kings only 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]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[12/52]:]..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]..../....

*[05:12 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Poker:[04:21]..took the awaiting drop(w/ad.) for "44K house money" & because I'm going to be away part of the day "jumped" right on a table..two tables played..both were as/usual of the 1K/.5K variety & as/always risked the max-buy-in of 125K..play on both varied from "heads up" to briefly a four handed game..but as has become the norm most hands were played with three at the table..no really pattern to the style of play but only played 24 hands and with the comings and goings of players never was able to get a decent "read" on the majority of the players..except for two of the "Ladies of Poker" who made an appearance..there were a couple of pre-flop raises when a player had a pocket Ace..pair..or paint..one touched off a bout of "My pairs is bigger than Yours' is"..some pot pushing..one player liked to splash the pot post-turn w/a 10K+ or larger raise..when he got called won the pot about 50% of the time..but never had a hand to test his hand..only won 6 pots total..and all were blind pots..and only one quality hand..a flush..but as I had the low card in the flush was reluctant to raise..by the time the "Reaper" got me for the second time I had gained both 16 hands & 10K+ missions..and decided to not to play on..ergo..:{stats}:..15 minutes played..24 hands played..6 winners..1 out of every 4 hands played..left 4,315$ on the tables..[no slots]..../....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 697.6'M / Net Gain Today: 523.7'K / Drops[5]&Roulette[1]: 528'K / Tables[2]: -4,315$ / Hands Played Today: 24 / Total Hands Played: 63,732'K / [[notes]: 4 drops@44'K & 1 drop@22K & 1 roulette spin@330K]*[From the Tables]: was gone about 8 hours for my anticipated "Thanksgiving Dinner" with my bro and his Mrs..and a very enjoyable chat..had rather that what I do ,most days post the "Sim/Solitaire Results" first thing in the morning..post those last night..so except for the lost time on drops/roulette everything else went like a normal day]....[20:40 UTC-5]..../....

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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