Tollie's Game Room

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

*[05:00 UTC-5]]*[+35*F_w/windchill:+27*F_mostly cloudy_winds out of the northwest@9_humidity:78%_barometer:29.75"/\_today's hi/lo:+36*F/+30*F_Wednesday hi//lo:+59*F/+49*F]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Tallis]*[Bach]*[Lully]*[Pop]*]*

*[From the Tables]*..As reported last night "Poker" is up..Blackjack 21 is not..and has been sent to sleep with the fishes..I did take the late drop on Poker and it will be included in today's "Day's End"..will be spending time over the next few days un-doing what changes I've made in the layout here to accommodate the absence of Poker now that it has returned....[04:22 UTC-5]..../....Poker: I have a drop due just after 20:00 tonight..as I often do will take it and count it in tomorrow's "Day's End Poker..../....I am also contemplating a change in my tactics..play to the point that I have the 16 hands mission & hopefully the 10K+ mission as well..and then determine if playing style on the table is enough suited to mine to continue play..if not..book it..and forget the 50 hands/played minimum....[18:32 UTC-5]..../....

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 46 hands played..[1] eight hands played:"we" 518 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids;[vs]:"they" 407 pts. + 7 bags..[2] fifteen hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 288 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 2 made & 2 failed nil bids..[3] six hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -10 pts. + 0 bags + set twice..[4] eight hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 341 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] +set once..[5] ten hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -52 pts. + 8 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: a quite different set of eight games than yesterday's..[5] 78/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 81/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 89/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[8] 93/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 94/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 95/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[7] 104/104 w/all 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[best:[46/48]:..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]: cleared all 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 three games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]....

*[06:27 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Poker:[03:58]:..took the awaiting drop(w/ad) and added to the late drop from last night gave me a total of "88K house money..[off to other tasks to run time off the "drop clock"]..:[05:04]:..because of the late start last night I am still getting the benefits from the 2x drop clock from the 16 hands mission I got and claimed last night..will not claim the one from today until last night's runs out..have a roulette spin coming within a couple of hours..have the chip from last night's 10K+..will not claim the one from today's completed 10+ mission until after that..you can only have one claimed at any one time..ergo..decided to play a short session..2 tables..both were of the 1K/.5K variety & on both risked the max-buy-in of 125K..all play was either three handed or heads up..only played 4 hands on the first table..won two pots & split another before the reaper got me..wins were on a straight & a full boat..split was on a 2-pair...second table play was quite aggressive..wasn't catching..and was unwilling to pay the raise on a couple of promising hands..only 2 pots out of the 14 hands played..a 2-pair & a flush..was in the big blind when I saw the 16 hands mission banner..played to the button and took my leave..ergo..:{stats}:..15 minutes played..80 minutes off the "drop clock"..18 hands played..5 winners..1 for every 3.6 hands played..left with an extra 6,835$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..../....Video Poker Live:: the usual run for the 2x modifier..10 hands@50K-coins/hand..hit for a pair twice..two 2-pair & a straight and broke even..was a few percentage points shy of the next level so decided to play as many hands as need to get the level..10 hands@25K-coins..twice a pair..one 2-pair..a set..two straights..[1-flopped & 1 drawn to] & a full boat..up 240K-coins + 80K-coins for the level..now at level 31..a "Happy Bonus" @200K-coins & a spin of the "Jackpot Wheel} for 40K-coins.."Current Bank" now stands@108.16'M-coins....[11:10 UTC-5]..../....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 687.9'M / Net Gain Today: 602.8'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 594'K / Tables[2]: +8,635$ / Hands Played Today: 18 / Total Hands Played: 63,630 / [[notes]: 1 drop@22K & 6 drops@44K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198K & 1@110K]....[18:28 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