Tollie's Game Room

Sunday, November 8, 2020

*[06:24 UTC-5]*[+48*F_today's high/low:+65&F/+50*F_clear_winds out of the s/s/w@4 mph_humidity:71%_barometer:30.30"/\]*[Today om MadTrollie:[Bach]:[Telemann]:[

*[From the Tables]:..as/of:[05:00]:..both "Poker"&"Blackjack 21" are still done..../....as/of:[10:20]:..still down..../....

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: six games played consisting of a total of 43 hands played..[1] seven hands played:"we" 510 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 307 pts. + 7 bags + set once..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 168 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[a classic partner "bag hunt"..[3] eight hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 108 pts. + 8 bags + set twice..[4] six hands played:"we" 626 pts. + 6 bags + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 337 pts. + 7 bags + set once..[my nils made on the 3rd..5th & 6th hands]..[5] three hands played:"we" 246 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -210 pts. + 0 bags + set thrice..[a classic "they" implosion game..with a twist..1st hand.."they" set..2nd hand.."my" nil made & "they" set..3rd hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]..[6] eight hands played:"we" 535 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" 139 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: six games played..[2] 60/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 71/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 83/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 86/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 93/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 100/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[[notes]: just a kind of mixed bag of games today]....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[42/48]:]..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..the other two games required only one non-King move each..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..one of the games was cleared on the 2nd of the 3 allowable turns thru the deck..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one games was 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]..one game was cleared on the 1st turn thru the deck..a rarity..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared in:{01:53]:w/94 moves..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..[[notes]: 18 clears/6 fails..5 games that I consider "notable" must in one set of games I can remember..now 1 of the 5 victory images on the 26th level..[4th time thru the levels]....

*[06:58 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Video Poker Live: with the other live games down decided to check out the 16 hand tournament..no buy-in..just 16 hands of "Jacks or Better"..it says you can only access it once per day but I played two sets of games..[an ad. to watch before the second set]..left went right back and played a another 16 hands..netted 80K-coins total..will try again later..../....:[10:21]:..here's the deal with the tournament..you can play as many times as you wish..but only your highest single total counts..at present my best set of 16 hands only ranks 42nd..on the other hand I've picked up a total of 565'K-coins and have gained several percentage points to boot..and risking no coins in the process..??..also I'll need to check tomorrow to see if you pickup points toward your modifier..I think you do..if so than I think that tournament play is the way to go..10 hands@50K-coins/hand on the "Tens or Better" machine..only made a set and a pair and down 200K-coins but got the modifier..100K-coins from a spin of the "Jackpot Wheel".."Current Bank" now stands@116.885'M-coins.."Current Rank": 6th....:[10:36 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