6TAKES - Aqua's Game 25 - Hand 4 - DreamLyrics Play-by-Post

6TAKES - Aqua's Game 25 - Hand 4

Final Board:

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  28 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  58 |  61 |  65 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  70 |  84 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Cumulative scores this game:

Gypsy 21
Weez 47
Argus 63
AJ 65

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   6 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      7
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  77 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  81 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 8
Gypsy - 71
Argus - 83
Weez - 101

Everyone spreads out for the first turn, with AJ finding space on Row 1 and Gypsy landing on Row 2. Argus and Weez park themselves on Row 4.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   6 |   8 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |     |     |     | xxx |      8
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  77 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  81 |  83 | 101 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 9
AJ - 10
Gypsy - 11
Weez - 79

The numbers 9, 10, and 11 are guaranteed safe plays, and the three players holding those cards play them!

Weez doesn't think Row 3 got any love last round and tosses a card onto it.

Two rounds with nobody taking points yet, but options are dwindling. Can we make it three?

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   6 |   8 |   9 |  10 |  11 | xxx |      11
|     |     |     |  *3 |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |     |     |     | xxx |      8
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  77 |  79 |     |     |     | xxx |      6
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  81 |  83 | 101 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 80
Argus - 85
Weez - 91
AJ - 92

With the lion's share of cards falling on Row 1 and nobody wanting those 11 points, plus only a small number of cards that would fit on rows 2 and 4, there was a stampeded for Row 3. Unfortunately there are only three seats at the table and AJ just misses out. And even worse, the row gets loaded up with 12 points before he has to bust it.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   6 |   8 |   9 |  10 |  11 | xxx |      11
|     |     |     |  *3 |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |     |     |     | xxx |      8
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  92 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  81 |  83 | 101 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 69
Gypsy - 89
Argus - 93
Weez - 95

For some reason, people are wanting to play high. Except AJ isn't quite high enough. His hopes of someone playing under his 69 are dashed as everyone else manages to squeeze onto the high rows, and he adds another 11 points to his score.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  69 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  92 |  93 |  95 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  81 |  83 | 101 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 14
AJ - 17
Gypsy - 26
Weez - 33

The presence of a one-point bust row, combined with the ability to play below the high card of Row 1, meant everyone alternated from high to low! Argus wins the race for the point, while Weez caps off the low cards with a high point offering, bringing tactics back into play for the next turn.

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Row 1:  14  | 17  | 26  | 33*5|     : (8)
Row 2:  55*7| 71  | 89  |     |     : (9)
Row 3:  92  | 93  | 95*2|     |     : (4)
Row 4:  81  | 83  |101  |     |     : (3)

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  14 |  17 |  26 |  33 |     | xxx |      8
|     |     |     |  *5 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  92 |  93 |  95 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  81 |  83 | 101 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 30
Weez - 34
Argus - 70
Gypsy - 84

"Control your own destiny or someone else will." -- Jack Welch

AJ and Weez took Jack Welch's words to heart, with AJ opting to take at most 3 points on a tactical bust of Row 4, and Weez lucky enough to have a guaranteed safe card to fill the former row 1.

Argus and Gypsy decided to try their luck with the hands of fate, playing high and hoping enough people played under them to be safe. Alas, Argus ends up taking the now full Row 2 and its 9 points, while Gypsy breathes a sigh of relief.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  30 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      3
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  70 |  84 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  92 |  93 |  95 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 35
Argus - 40
AJ - 44
Gypsy - 49

Everyone tries to squeeze onto Row 1. And with only 4 players, this is now a safe tactic! Everyone fits!

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  30 |  35 |  40 |  44 |  49 | xxx |      14
|  *3 |  *2 |  *3 |  *5 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  70 |  84 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  92 |  93 |  95 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 39
Weez - 41
AJ - 67
Argus - 68

It's a game of over-under. Gypsy and Weez duck under Row 1, with Gypsy slightly lower and having her option fo 4-point rows. She takes Row 4 while Weez laughs with glee.

AJ and Argus duke it out to see who lands first on Row 1, and AJ loses by a single pip, collecting 14 points.

<Gypsy flicks peas at Weez.. and laughs with glee at AJ!

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  39 |  41 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  67 |  68 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  70 |  84 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 29
Weez - 42
Argus - 54
AJ - 57

Gypsy is forced to play under Row 1, giving her a choice of bust rows. She chooses Row 2, which means that 2-point row is no longer available to the last-turn buster, and that the old Row 1 now gets completely full with the cards from the other 3 players, albeit only 5 points so hardly scary....

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  29 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  39 |  41 |  42 |  54 |  57 | xxx |      5
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  70 |  84 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  55 |  71 |  89 |     |     | xxx |      9
|  *7 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 28
Weez - 58
AJ - 61
Argus - 65

Gypsy again is the only player below Row 1. This time it's her own 1-point row she set up for herself, finishing off with a single point, well in the lead. But she needs someone to hit 66 or higher to claim victory! Can she do it?

Everyone else crowds onto end of the full Row 1, with Weez the lowest by a slim margin. Alas, it's only 5 points and Weez has plenty of margin to absorb the points... and by a single pip, we go on to one more round!

Scores this hand:

Weez 5
Gypsy 7
Argus 10
AJ 40 (ouch!)

Cumulative scores this game:

Gypsy 21
Weez 47
Argus 63
AJ 65