Tollie's Game Room

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

*[04:12 UTC-5]*[+17*F/+2*F(w/windchill)_cloudy_winds from the northeast@13 mph_humidity:78%_ barometer:29.92"\/_Today's Hi/Lo:+28*F/+21*F_snow showers_winds from the n/n/e@17_humidity:87% _We are under a "Winter Weather Advisory" until 10:00 Wednesday..3 to 6 inches of snow expected]*

*[Today on MadTrollie:[MT-Today's Loop];[a mix of harp/Celtic music]*

*[04:48 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

<[24/7 Games.com]>

Spades: three games played consisting of a total of 24 hands played..[1] seven hands played:"we" 589 pts + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -16 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice..[5th hand..a 15 bid.."they"' set]..[2] seven hands played:"we" 542 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 228 pts. + 8 bags + set once..[3] ten hands played:"they" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 517 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared the two games played:[in]:[01:37]&[01:29]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 63/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 66/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 79/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed....

Freecell: cleared the two games played:[in]:[04:18]&[03:15]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of ten hands played..no clears..695 total points for the game....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[48/48]..2 days in-a-row with a clear..on this very difficult game..

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..one of the games cleared was cleared on the 2nd of the 3 allowable turns thru the deck..

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 a two of the three games played[52/52]....

*[]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

<[Facebook]>

Pokerist: PM:session..Went out with the sole intention of filling out the last of yesterday's "Quest"..which I had apparently misread as 2-pair twice..and was surprised when the banner came down and I had completed the "Quest" a pair twice..dummkopf..fast play clock..2$/1$ blinds..mostly 20$ buy-ins..there were kamikaze afoot..five chairs..pace of play was brutal..when there were a few brief breaks from the all-in crazies..game was aggressive..any-two-carders & pot pushers..got my "Quest"..played a bit with the kamikazes..didn't catch many decent hands but enough to be up a little..won a hand with 2-pair from the "small"..looked at the clock..30 minutes played.."waved bye-bye" to the table from the button and strolled to the "lobby"..AM:session..again a fast play clock table..2$/1$ blinds..mostly 40$ buy-ins..but was using cash-out after winners..again brutal pace of play..we had an ersatz table captain for the majority of the game..and the last few hands @20$ when the kamikazes arrived..mixed blessing..they came the ersatz captain left..won a hand from the "small"..looked at the clock..61 minutes played..had completed 2 of the three "Daily Quests"..one was "bet 130'K$ on a non-tournament table" which as always I ignored..the other two "Win with a 2-Pair or higher 3 times" & "Win with a Straight"..within the first dozen hands at the table I had made a flopped straight..a flopped flush..and a flopped set of Sixes..and completed both "Quests" ..so no reason to endure playing with the kamikaze..didn't even bother to "wave goodbye" ergo..<:{stats}:>..91 minutes played..148 hands played.."Pace of Play" a brutal 36.9 sec/hd..24 winners (9 were "Trips or Better")..1 for every 6.2 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,563.2'KS.."UP:"+17,121$.."Daily Bonus:"+2K$.."Quests(3/4):"+15K$.."Tables(2):"+121$ (PM: +76$/AM:+25$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@8,395..16th "Level(n/c)....

[[From the tables]: I'm equivocal on whether or not to play a PM session..all the "Quests" I intend to complete are completed..but I'm still seeking..the one straight flush & royal flush I need to complete two "Achievements"..and when they will come..??..]..../....

No comments:

{Please Note:2}

(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