Tollie's Game Room

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

*[06:05 UTC-5]*[+34*F_+30*F w/windchill_cloudy_winds out of the northwest@5 mph_humidity:74%_ barometer:29.89"~_today's hi/lo:+39*F/+18*F]]]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Telemann];[Bach];[

[Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: six games played consisting of a total of 49 hands played..[1] nine hands played:"we" 519 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 228 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] six hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 3 bags + 3 made nil bis:[vs]:"they" 152 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[3] eight hands played:"we" 511 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -36 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice + 1 made & 2 failed nil bids..[4] nine hands played:"we" 528 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 312 pts. + 2 bags + 1 failed nil bid..[5] seven hands played:"we" 576 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 159 pts + 9 bags + set twice..[6] ten hands played:"we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -8 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 3 failed nil bids..[4th hand..a double nil bid.."we(mine)" made.."they" failed..7th hand..a double nil bid.."we(mine) made.."they" failed.."we(p)" bagged]....Hearts: three games played..[1] a 0 pt. win..[2] a 10 pt. win [3] a 6 pt. win....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: six games played..[2] 63/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 81/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 89/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 97/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 100/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed....Clock: cleared all of the three games played in:[02:24]:[01:28]:&:[01:44]:....Freecell: cleared all of the three games played in:[04:10]:[04:14]:&:[03:10]:....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up;[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[44/48[2x]:]..Eight Off;[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared in:[01:56]:w/80 moves & another in:[01:59]:w/79 moves..Fan;[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fort;[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine;[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..a rare fail on this game but one of the worst lay of the cards in the tableau I've seen in quite awhile & the order of cards in the deck was any better..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;[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..[[note]: 14 clears/10 fails..now 4 of the 5 victory images gained on the 28th level..[4th time thru the levels]....

*[10:39 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Video Poker Live: took the morning trip to the tournament machine..today play was on the "Tens or Better" machine..picked up 110K-coins & 32 percentage points towards the 2x modifier in two rounds of play..then 7 hands@50K/hand also on a "Tens or Better" machine..have had better days..only one pair & a 2-pair..but got thew 2x modifier which in my mind is the sole purpose of the morning run anyways..14 trips in the last 24 hours to the bonuses..didn't hit either a "Happy" or "Instant" bonus for more than 100K-coins..a spin of the "Jackpot Wheel" for 40K-coins.."Current Bank" how stands@138'M-coins.."Rank" 4th..Level" 32nd..../....

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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