Tollie's Game Room

Thursday, November 19, 2020

*[05:53 UTC-5]*[+30*F/+22*F(w/windchill)_partly cloudy_humidity:67*_barometer:30.40"\/_today's hi/lo:+51*F/+46*F_sunrise:[07:04]:sunset:[16:33]:]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Bach];[Medieval];[Vivaldi];[Doo Wop];]*

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 43 hands played..[1] ten hands played:"we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 239 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 2 made & 1 failed nil bid..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 549 pts + 9 bags + set thrice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 328 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made & 1 failed nil bid..[4th & 7th hands.."my" nil made.."we(p)" failed the cover bid..[3] eight hands played:"we" 502 pts. + 12 bags + [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -44 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..[4] eight hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 46 pts. + 6 bags + set thrice..[5] six hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -67 pts. + 3 bags + set thrice....Hearts: three games played..[1] blocked an opponent's "moon shot" on the third hand on way to a 13 pt. win..[2] a 9 pt. win..[3] a very messy second hand & blocked an opponent's nil bid on the last hand on way to a 25 pt. win....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: only two games played..[1] 89/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the second shuffle..[[notes]: my damaged hands were quite sore so decided to stop after the second game and go looking for a replacement for SHFT Poker..and discovered it was back up]....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up;[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played:[48/48]..cleared the 1st game..first clear in 3 days & 8 games..failed to clear the 2nd game & then cleared the 3rd game..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 only Kings to open tableau rows..Fort;[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played:[104/104]..Josephine;[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played:[104/104]..two of the three games were cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..Klondike;[turn 1]: only cleared two 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]: 19 clears & 5 fails..now 1 of the 5 victory images gained on the 29th level..[4th time through the levels]]..../....

*[07:00 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]<]Facebook]>..Poker:[04:47]:..picked up the awaiting drop(w/ad.) for "44K house money"..[the/usual other online tasks to run time off the "drop clock"]..:[05:56]:..played on three tables..all as/usual were of the 1K/.5K blinds variety & as/always risked the 125K-max-but-in..pretty typical..a couple of hands "heads up" & only briefly a four handed game..the rest were with three at the table..1st table..only played two hands when the "Reaper" got me holding an Ace/Ten..the other two hands the same player went all-in both hands..1st hand..pre-flop..w/pocket Tens..on the 2nd all-in after the flop when it tripped his pocket Sixes..2nd table..13 hands played..an any-two-carder..caught him four times..three small pot..twice with a better pair and once with a better kicker..and a nice pot with a Jacks full of Sixes full boat..3rd table..pretty much a carbon copy of the 2nd..another any-two-carder..the difference being the fact that except for a split pot pair..board Sixes..two of us had a pocket Ace..was blanked for the 14 hands played..3rd trip to the lobby courtesy of the "Grim One"..decided to quit while I was still ahead..ergo..:{stats}:..20 minutes played..89 minutes off the "drop clock"..29 hands played..4 winners & a split pot..1 for every 5.8 hands played [2nd table 4/13 for 1 out of every 3.25 played]..left with an extra 2,569$ I hadn't brung with me & an additional 600$ from 7 goes at the "one-armed bandit..[just spun the roulette wheel for 110K on "Poker" & 120K-coins in bonuses on "Video Poker Live"]..Video Poker Live: a very "quiet" trip this morning for the 2x modifier..2 rounds on the tournament machine..today's machine "Jacks or Better" netted 125K-coins & 32 percentage points towards the 2x modifier..7 hands@50K-coins/hand..made four pairs & two 2-pairs..up 50K-coins & the 2x modifier..during the last 24 hours just one big bonus..hit the 400K-coins max on the "Instant Bonus" & a 75'K-coin spin of the "Jackpot Wheel"..have "climbed" back into the 4th rank position..more based on his losses than my gains.."Current Bank" now stands@142.8'M coins....[10:27 UTC-5]..../.....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 692.9'M / Net Gain Today: 575.2'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 572'K / Tables[3]&Slots[7]: +3,169$ / Hands Played Today: 29 / Total Hands Played: 63,646 / [[notes]: 6 drops@44K & 2 roulette spins: 1@110K & 1@198K]....[19:19 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)

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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