6TAKES - Aqua's Game 28 - Hand 1 - DreamLyrics Play-by-Post

6TAKES - Aqua's Game 28 - Hand 1

Ending Board:

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  58 |  66 |  79 |     |     | xxx |      7
|     |  *5 |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  30 |  64 |  72 |  83 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  86 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  88 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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Scores at the end of the round:
Player Score
Gypsy 5
AJ 11
Weez 11
Argus 28

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  23 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  34 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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Order of Play:

Argus - 2
Weez - 74
AJ - 92
Gypsy - 104

Much like Gypsy's game, we have one player going low, with Argus swiping Row 2, and everyone else playing on Row 4.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   2 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  23 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  74 |  92 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 5
Gypsy - 6
Weez - 49
AJ - 94

Argus and Gypsy decide to play low cards when they can avoid points with them. Weez and AJ head for Row 3, at opposite ends.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   2 |   5 |   6 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  23 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  74 |  92 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 8
Gypsy - 9
AJ - 12
Weez - 103

There's room for two on Row 1, and three players rush for the spots. Argus and Gypsy high-five as they watch AJ show up only to be turned away at the door! Only 6 points, could have been worse.

Weez, meanwhile, stays as far away from Row 1 as possible.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  12 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  23 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  74 |  92 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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Order of Play:

AJ - 11
Weez - 16
Argus - 57
Gypsy - 96

Playing the 11 when the lowest row has a 12, and taking out the second-lowest row is a great idea! I know someone who did it in Gypsy's game!

AJ follows my lead in this game, swiping row 2 for a point.

Weez lands on the 12 where she expected, although it's a row higher. Argus and Gypsy land on Row 2 where they expected, although it's a different Row 2!

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  11 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  12 |  16 |  57 |  96 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  74 |  92 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 20
Gypsy - 22
AJ - 33
Argus - 52

The 11*5 apparently started a trend, flushing out the 22*5 and 33*5, along with two other cards to fill up Row 1 with 19 points for some lucky player to take home!

This next turn will be interesting.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  11 |  20 |  22 |  33 |  52 | xxx |      19
|  *5 |  *3 |  *5 |  *5 |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  12 |  16 |  57 |  96 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  74 |  92 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 29
Gypsy - 40
AJ - 45
Argus - 88

Three out of four players surveyed said they'd prefer 4 points to 19, and played under the 52. Weez was the lowest and elected to swipe Row 2, guaranteeing that anyone with a card over 52 would take a bucketload of points.

And Argus obliges, playing high in the vain hope someone else would be below him on Row 1. Ouch.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  29 |  40 |  45 |     |     | xxx |      6
|     |  *3 |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  88 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  74 |  92 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 36
AJ - 46
Weez - 53
Argus - 61

Gypsy avoids the risk of more than 6 points by claiming 4 points for Row 4.

That leaves 3 other players crowding into space for two. AJ and Weez combine to make an 8-point row, which Argus takes, leaving a 1-point row behind.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  36 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  61 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  88 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 65
Gypsy - 76
Argus - 78
AJ - 85

Although there's two 1-point rows, nobody takes the bait! Everyone piles on to Row 2...

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  36 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  61 |  65 |  76 |  78 |  85 | xxx |      7
|     |  *2 |     |     |  *2 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  88 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 30
Argus - 64
AJ - 72
Weez - 83

Gypsy surveys the options. As the holder of the lowest card, she takes the chance to use it for only a point, making Row 1's base a slightly lower number before everyone else piles on.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  30 |  64 |  72 |  83 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  61 |  65 |  76 |  78 |  85 | xxx |      7
|     |  *2 |     |     |  *2 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  88 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  94 | 103 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 58
Gypsy - 66
Argus - 79
Weez - 86

AJ is now the holder of the lowest card, and finds Row 4 his cheapest option at 4 points. Gypsy and Argus follow along for a free ride.

Weez looks at the empty spot at the end of the old Row 1, or the empty spots at the end of the old Row 3, but finds she's squeezed in between on the old Row 2, collecting 7 points for her troubles.

Scores for the round...

Player Score
Gypsy 5
AJ 11
Weez 11
Argus 28