Tollie's Game Room

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

*[04:10 UTC-4]*[[+15*F/+9*F(w/windchill)_cloudy_winds from the s/s/e@5_humidity:66%_barometer: 30.32"\/_Today's Hi/Lo:+41*F/+27*F_cloudy_winds light & variable_humidity:42%_partly cloudy in the evening & overnight_winds light & variable]*[On MT-Today's Playlist..Chant..Medieval..Oriental]*

*[05:02 UTC-4]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

<[24/7 Games.com]>

Spades: three games played consisting of a total of 27 hands played:"we" 608 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 225 pts. + 5 bags + set twice +1 failed nil bid..[2] six hands played:"we" 578 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid;[vs]:"they" 203 pts. + 3 bags..[3] twelve hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 368 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Alternation[option 2]: cleared the two games played[104/104]:[in]:[09:08]&[09:11]:..

Clock: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[02:17]&[01:50]:..

Crescent: six games played..[4] 64/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 75/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 75/104 w/ of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 87/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 92/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 94/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:40]&[03:25]:....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[44/48]]..

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

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one of the games was cleared by only moving kings to empty tableau rows..

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

Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52].. one game 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]..

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]..

*[07:20 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

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Pokerist:..no :PM:session: played..:AM:session:..before starting play as I always do I collected the daily bonus..2K$ to day & then checked the "Daily Quests".."Win two hands-in-row".."Win w/a high card" & "win with a straight 2x"..settled on a 2$/1$ table..mostly 20$ buy-ins..normal clock speed..if there wasn't a kamikaze then there was a two and sometimes three-way battle between the high stack..with a couple of pots in the 5K$ range..pretty high for a 2$/1$ table..but occasional there were a few friendly hands with three to the flop..but on average chaos reigned and most hands were four or five handed..with in the first few hands I had won a pot with a straight (1 more needed) & on the next hand won a pot with 2-pair (one "Quest" completed)..made some nice pots..made a flush & a full boat along the way..actually made two full a set of Queens on the board..w/ a Five & a Six..I had a pocket Six..another had a pocket Five.. yup..a third had pocket Nines..so I lost the pot & picked up another "Epic Fail"..I always bet a house regardless whether I have the "low-end" or if it's a board-house..either it's a win or an "Epic Fall"..I figure I win either way..at this point I hit a bit of a cold streak..at that point my stack was about what I had brung with me..either I flat wasn't catching..or a got beat by a river card or runner-runner when I was already all-in..did manage to win a few pots & make 2 quality hands..another straight & a set of Eights..but lost some chips..was considering leaving figuring my odds of winning with a high card with the style of play that prevailed were slim and none and Slim had just left town..on the "button"..three handed..a King in the hole..& ended up winning a blind pot with a King high..played once more around the table.."waved bye-bye" to the dealer..and walked to the lobby with all "Quests" completed..ergo..<:{stats}>..80 minutes played..110 hands played.."pace of play" 43.66 sec/hd..and there was a slow playing "rook" at the table for about half the session..24 pots won..1 for every 4.58 hands played..& a disappointing 20.63% quality hands.."Current Bank:" 6,863,125$.."Up:" +39,1859"Daily Bonus:" +2K$.."Daily Quests(3/3):" +37.5'K$.. "Table(1):" -315$).."Total Hands Played:" 13,027..18th "Level(n/c)"..../....

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{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