Tollie's Game Room

Thursday, November 5, 2020

*[05:16 UTC-5]*[+56*F_clear_winds out of the south@13 mph_humidity:45%_barometer:30:21:\/_today's hi/lo:+65*F/+51*F]*[Today on MadTrollie*[Medieval;[Lully]:

[From the Tables]: as/of:[04/24]:.,I had taken a drop on Poker @18:40 last night..did my "Day's End" report and posted it here..realized that I hadn't prepared the worksheet for today..went back to the game about 17:05..and it won'y load..oy vey..??..and still not able to log-on this morning..../....as/of:[10:10}:..Poker still down..../....as/of:[17:20]:..Poker is still down as is Blackjack 21..??..have not guess one what the problem is..but am off to watch some TV..will probably check once more this evening before calling it a day..../....

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 40 hands played..[1] fourteen hands played:"we" 542 pts. + 22 bags [-200 pts.] + set twice + 1 made & 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" -239 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set for the six pack + 1 failed nil bid..[13th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..just one of those screwball games that occur from time to time..the MadTrollie just shakes his old grey head]..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 607 pts. + 7 bags + set thrice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 413 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[partner failed to make its' part of the bid three of the first four hands..11th hand.."they" within 40 pts. of going out.."we" within 150 pts...one option..I bid nil blind [worth 200 pts.]..caught the right hand.."we" made.."they" bagged]..[3] eight hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 24 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[4] seven hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 88 pts. + 8 bags + set four times +1 failed nil....Hearts: four games played..[1] caught the Queen of Spades on a "no-pass-hand"..a 23 pt. win..[2] an 8 pt. win..[3] blocked an opponent's "moon shot" & caught the Queen of Spades on a "no-pass-hand]..a 31 pt. win..[4] a 1 pt. win....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: four games played..[2] 68//104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 91/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 96/204 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..<[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]..two of the three games were cleared by moving only Kings to open tableau rows..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..one game 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 game was cleared on the 1st of 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 one of the three games played[52/52]....

*[10:16 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Games Results]*<[Facebook]>..Video Poker Live: another less than stellar run for the 2x modifier..three pairs & a set of Kings..got the modifier..down 200K-coins..had an odd 30'K-coins..4 hands@10K-coins..1@50K-coins..twice a pair..once a 2-pair & a set of Deuces..ended up with 100K-coins..and an even number so quit..a 150K-coin spin of the "Jackpot Wheel".."Current Bank" now stands@111'M-coins..../....

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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