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#1108460 Thu 28/08/2025 04:50 UTC
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6TAKES - Aqua's Game 41 - Hand 3

Final board:

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  36 |  44 |     |     |     | xxx |      6
|     |  *5 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  71 |  78 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Total scores at the end of this hand:

Argus 24
Weez 33
Gypsy 46
AJ 48
Alduin 59

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  11 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 101 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • AJ - 15
  • Gypsy - 16
  • Weez - 73
  • Argus - 95
  • Alduin - 98


AJ and Gypsy head for the wide open spaces on Row 1.

Weez finds ample room on Row 2.

And Argus and Alduin find little competition on Row 3.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  11 |  15 |  16 |     |     | xxx |      8
|  *5 |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 101 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Argus - 1
  • Weez - 8
  • Gypsy - 19
  • Alduin - 20
  • AJ - 88


Argus has to take at least one point sometime and he chooses now, saving Weez the trouble.

Gypsy and Alduin squeeze onto the last spots on the new Row 2, while AJ saunters onto the new Row 3.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   1 |   8 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  11 |  15 |  16 |  19 |  20 | xxx |      12
|  *5 |  *2 |     |     |  *3 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |     |     | xxx |      7
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • AJ - 5
  • Weez - 80
  • Argus - 81
  • Gypsy - 89
  • Alduin - 92


AJ decides a guaranteed 2 points is better than risking more and busts Row 1.

Weez and Argus both try to avoid being lowest on Row 2, with Argus escaping by a single pip. Weez gets 12 points.

Gypsy and Alduin fill up Row 3.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   5 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|  *2 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  80 |  81 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Alduin - 12
  • AJ - 34
  • Weez - 75
  • Argus - 83
  • Gypsy - 103


Alduin, AJ, and Weez head for Row 1, leaving one spot.

Argus finds space on Row 2.

And Gypsy lands on Row 4 while there's still room.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   5 |  12 |  34 |  75 |     | xxx |      6
|  *2 |     |     |  *2 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  80 |  81 |  83 |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Gypsy - 60
  • Weez - 67
  • AJ - 76
  • Argus - 85
  • Alduin - 87


Gypsy calculates that her best option is to bust for 5 points, taking Row 2. Weez follows behind.

And AJ takes the last spot on the old Row 1.

There would have been room for both Argus and Alduin on the old Row 2, but since it's gone, Argus now takes 7 points on the new Row 2 while Alduin breathes a sigh of relief.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  60 |  67 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  85 |  87 |     |     |     | xxx |      3
|  *2 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Argus - 22
  • Gypsy - 25
  • Weez - 58
  • Alduin - 65
  • AJ - 68


Argus steps to the head of the line of four players willing to bust, taking 3 points for Row 2.

AJ increments the new row 2.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  22 |  25 |  58 |  65 |     | xxx |      10
|  *5 |  *2 |     |  *2 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  60 |  67 |  68 |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Gypsy - 40
  • Weez - 50
  • Argus - 53
  • Alduin - 66
  • AJ - 82


Space on the board is tight. There's one guaranteed-safe play with the 66 on Row 1, while Row 2's spaces are illusory.

Gypsy leads a trio of players willing to bust for 5 points, selecting Row 2. Weez and Argus follow behind.

Alduin has that safe 66 which increases the new Row 2's point haul to 15, just in time for AJ to arrive and find no more room. Ouch.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  40 |  50 |  53 |     |     | xxx |      7
|  *3 |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  82 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Weez - 26
  • Alduin - 43
  • AJ - 45
  • Argus - 55
  • Gypsy - 56


Weez is first in line to claim Row 2's one point, with Alduin and AJ hot on her heels.

Argus and Gypsy squeeze into the last spots on the new Row 2, leaving 15 points as an early holiday present for anyone with a card between 56 and 92.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  26 |  43 |  45 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  40 |  50 |  53 |  55 |  56 | xxx |      15
|  *3 |  *3 |     |  *7 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Alduin - 24
  • Weez - 27
  • Argus - 33
  • Gypsy - 48
  • AJ - 63


Alduin leads the charge of three players willing to take 4 points for Row 1. Gypsy lands on the fourth spot on Row 4 exactly where she expected to be.

And AJ wishes he had a card under 56, taking his second 15-point row in the last 3 rounds.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  24 |  27 |  33 |  48 |     | xxx |      8
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  63 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  69 |  73 |  88 |  89 |  92 | xxx |      9
|     |     |  *5 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  94 |  95 |  98 | 103 |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
Order of Play:
  • Weez - 36
  • Argus - 44
  • AJ - 57
  • Alduin - 71
  • Gypsy - 78


Weez steps up first this time for a 1-point bust. Argus follows behind.

AJ lucks out this time, taking the last spot on Row 1, leaving Alduin to pick up the 9 points and Gypsy to cheer at avoiding catastrophe yet again.

Points this hand:

Gypsy 10
Argus 11
Alduin 13
Weez 14
AJ 32

Cumulative points this game:

Argus 24
Weez 33
Gypsy 46
AJ 48
Alduin 59

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