Tollie's Game Room

Friday, December 10, 2021

<*[07:07 UTC-5_12/8/21]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*[On MT-Today's Playlist]*

<[24/7 Games\.com]>

<Spades:..five games played consisting of a total of 42 hands played..

[1] seven hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid<>"they" 234 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..

[2] nine hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 9 bags<>"they" 275 pts, + 5 bags + set twice..[the 1st & 9th hands were 14 bids.."they" set both times]..

[3] twelve hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 13 bags[-100 pts.] + set once<>"they" 48 pts. + 8 bags + set five times + 1 made & 1 failed nil bids..

[4] seven hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid<>"they" -37 pts. + 3 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bis..[the 2nd/5th&7th hands were all 14 bids..""they" set all three times]..

[5] seven hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags<>"they" =67 pts. + 3 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid....

[[From the Tables]:..crazy set of five..5 -14 bids in total..3 in one game & than there was game#3]....

<[Just Solitaire]>

<Crescent: seven games played..[listed in worst to best order]..

[4] 75/104 w/2 of the eight foundation piles completed..

[3] 85/104 w/2 of the eight foundation piles completed..

[1] 87/104 w/5 of the eight foundation piles completed..

[5] 94/104 w/6 of the eight foundation piles completed..

[2] 97/104 w/6 of the eight foundation piles completed..

[6] 98/104 w/7 of the eight foundation piles completed..

[7] 104/104 w/all of the eight foundation piles completed..before last shuffle..

[[From the Tables]:..a very good set of seven..1 average..2 good..3 very good & a clear in the 3rd of the 4 allowable phases]....

<[World of Solitaire]>

<Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[39/48]]..

<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]: 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 one 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]....

[[From the Tables]:..17 clears & 7 fails_2 new victory images achieved_now 2 of the 5 im,ages gained on the 20th level..../....

*[05:56 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

<:{stats}:>2$/1$ blinds>250$ buy-in>6 chairs>64 mpld_60 hpld_8 pots_5 w/qhds_1/7.5 p/hpld_

"Bank:" 45,409$_"Up:" 2,720$("FCs:" +2.5K$_"Tables{1}:" +220)_"Total Hands Played:' 1,116_

"Quality Hands Played:" 1 set_2 straights_1 flush & 1 full boat_"Split-Pots:" 1_"Folds:" 70%_

"Pace of Play:" 64 secs/hd..for most of the session it was a 4 to 6-handed game..with a lot of "clock burning"_4th "Level(n/c)_[[From the Tables]..up as/usual around 04:00..the /usual offline morning routine dealt with..off to check on my 2 FB groups & emails..another flood of spam & off to play my morning session of poker..as/always pocket the awaiting 2.5K$ "house money" & went looking doe a "Duck Pond" with the lowest average pot size..all tables were full..joined the waiting list on the one with the lowest average..but kept a "eye" on the other tables..seat open on a table 100 APS..left the waiting list & grabbed the chair..(1st hand@:[04:35]:)..my play on this table can be divided into first 6 minutes..last 58 minutes..first 6 minutes..play was dominated by a mega-pot-splasher..wild ..loose play..during which I made 4 quality hands..won 3 pots outright & split a fourth with 2 straights..a flush & Aces full of Tens & had more than doubled up..the mega player busted out & the board quieted down just a little..last 56 minutes..most hands you could see the flop for a check/call of the big or a small raise..after the flop was when the pot-pushing started..very few small/blind pots & a big-stack ersatz table captain was present..basically stayed out of the way & watched paint dry..did manage to take to win 4 more pots..3 of the small/blinds variety & 1 halfway decent..with a pair of Kings..twice with 2-pair & a set of Sixes..gave back some chips..late in the session the oft-mentioned "A" arrived..hour had past..decided to play once more around to the "button"..didn't catch a hand & on the "button" folded rags & with a cu to "A" departed for the lobby with more chips than I had brung with me..a decent day howbeit a boring session..dang "clock-burners"....[06:36 UTC-5]..../....

*[06:43 UTC-5]*[From under the Bridge]*

....A generally typical 24 hours of "Sim&Solitaire" play save for the 5-14 bids in "Spades" & the clear on "Crescent" in the 3rd of the 4 allowable phases.."Replay Poker"..a wold first 6 minutes & 58 minutes watching paint dry..come on dudes & dudettes it ain't rocket science & we ain't play-ing with the "rent money"..[end rant]..../....

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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