6TAKES - Aqua's Game 28 - Hand 4 - DreamLyrics Play-by-Post

6TAKES - Aqua's Game 28 - Hand 4

Final board:

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  26 |  37 |  46 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  92 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  96 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 102 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Final scores for Game 28:
Gypsy 27
Weez 48
AJ 56
Argus 70

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  14 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  82 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 1
Argus - 49
AJ - 91
Gypsy - 98

Although the cards appear quite spread out, Weez's choice to dump her 1 takes out Row 4, leaving everyone else to pile on to the former Row 3.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   1 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  14 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 2
Argus - 35
AJ - 74
Weez - 99

While the high-low spread this turn is the same as the previous, this time players actually land on different rows!

Gypsy lands on Row 1, happy to unload her 2 without taking points. Argus plays on Row 3, followed by AJ at some distance. And Weez fills up Row 4, trapping anyone with a 3-digit card...

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   1 |   2 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  14 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |  35 |  74 |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 8
Weez - 10
Gypsy - 18
AJ - 75

Argus and Weez pile on to Row 1, leaving one spot, while Gypsy finds Row 2 more to her liking and AJ increments Row 3.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   1 |   2 |   8 |  10 |     | xxx |      6
|     |     |     |  *3 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  14 |  18 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |  35 |  74 |  75 |     | xxx |      6
|     |  *2 |     |  *2 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 19
Gypsy - 20
Argus - 23
AJ - 81

There are five spots on the game board, and four players. Can they fit?

Weez, Gypsy, and Argus squeeze in to Row 2, holding up a "no more room" sign. AJ shrugs and grabs the last spot in Row 3 instead.

Betcha can't do that again...

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   1 |   2 |   8 |  10 |     | xxx |      6
|     |     |     |  *3 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  14 |  18 |  19 |  20 |  23 | xxx |      7
|     |     |     |  *3 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |  35 |  74 |  75 |  81 | xxx |      7
|     |  *2 |     |  *2 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 13
Weez - 50
AJ - 57
Gypsy - 65

Argus spies the only free spot on the board, looks around, and snags it while nobody's looking!

Which means, the next person to play just has to take points. And that's Weez, who ends up at the end of Row 2, collecting 7 points while AJ and Gypsy slide in behind with a relieved sigh.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   1 |   2 |   8 |  10 |  13 | xxx |      7
|     |     |     |  *3 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  50 |  57 |  65 |     |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |  *2 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |  35 |  74 |  75 |  81 | xxx |      7
|     |  *2 |     |  *2 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 45
AJ - 60
Gypsy - 66
Argus - 79

If Weez's hope was to try to stay competitive with Gypsy for the lead, those hopes are being steadily dashed.

Her 45 takes 7 points, sparing AJ the trouble.

Gypsy is happy to be able to play on one of the only two spots on the board, with Argus filling the row behind her.

I just hope I'm not trying to be my record from Gypsy's last game.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  45 |  60 |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *2 |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  50 |  57 |  65 |  66 |  79 | xxx |      12
|  *3 |     |  *2 |  *5 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  32 |  35 |  74 |  75 |  81 | xxx |      7
|     |  *2 |     |  *2 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 40
Weez - 47
AJ - 58
Gypsy - 84

Choices are slim, and players start making tactical decisions about taking a few points now or potentially more points later.

Argus steps up to the plate for Row 1's 5 points, sparing Weez another turn, as AJ slips quietly in the back.

Gypsy decides to take Row 3 for 7 points before it becomes a bust target.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  40 |  47 |  58 |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  50 |  57 |  65 |  66 |  79 | xxx |      12
|  *3 |     |  *2 |  *5 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  84 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 36
Weez - 51
AJ - 54
Argus - 59

Gypsy takes advantage of the 1-point row she set up for herself last turn, while Weez and AJ follow along behind. Argus has a guaranteed safe play on the old Row 1.

Last choices!

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  36 |  51 |  54 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  40 |  47 |  58 |  59 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  50 |  57 |  65 |  66 |  79 | xxx |      12
|  *3 |     |  *2 |  *5 |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  48 |  49 |  91 |  98 |  99 | xxx |      9
|     |     |     |     |  *5 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 26
Gypsy - 37
Argus - 96
Weez - 102

As options dwindle, players make some difficult choices.

AJ starts the point-taking for the round with an intentional choice of 3 points rather than whatever turn 10 would bring. This spares Gypsy the trouble, as she plays her last low card, hoping someone clears out the high rows.

And Argus obliges! While both he and Weez had two high cards, he is forced to take the 12 point row while Weez contemplates that her 2nd turn move this game was probably not ideal, collecting 9 points.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  26 |  37 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  40 |  47 |  58 |  59 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  96 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 102 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 46
Gypsy - 86
Argus - 89
Weez - 92

Players line up in the same order as turn 9, with lots of space now.

But not quite enough for everyone.

AJ lands on Row 1, while Gypsy finds space at the end of Row 2, just in time for Argus to arrive and collect 7 points, just enough to put him over the top to finish the game.

Final scores this round:
Player Score
AJ 3
Gypsy 8
Argus 24
Weez 24

Final scores for Game 28:
Gypsy 27
Weez 48
AJ 56
Argus 70

Hurrah!