6TAKES - Aqua's Game 29 - Hand 4 - DreamLyrics Play-by-Post

6TAKES - Aqua's Game 29 - Hand 4

Final Board:

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  50 |  65 |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *3 |  *2 |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  77 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      5
|  *5 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  53 |  60 |  84 |     |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  90 |  91 |  94 |  96 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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Scores at the end of this round:
Gypsy 41
Weez 46
AJ 60
Argus 60

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  17 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  36 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 102 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 18
Gypsy - 19
Weez - 39
AJ - 92

Argus and Gypsy take advantage of the chance to unload low cards, while Weez heads for Row 2. AJ takes the high road.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  17 |  18 |  19 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  36 |  39 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  92 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 102 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 21
Weez - 40
AJ - 98
Gypsy - 103

Row 1 has very little space, but Argus strolls confidently into a safe spot. Weez increments Row 2, AJ Row 3, and Gypsy Row 4! Way to spread out, team!

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  17 |  18 |  19 |  21 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  36 |  39 |  40 |     |     | xxx |      5
|     |     |  *3 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  92 |  98 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
| 102 | 103 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 3
Gypsy - 9
Weez - 12
Argus - 104

No fewer than three players opt to take a 2-point bust, but AJ is the clear winner of those points.

Argus plays on Row 4, intending to land on the 103 but landing on the 98 instead.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   3 |   9 |  12 |     |     | xxx |      3
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  17 |  18 |  19 |  21 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  36 |  39 |  40 |     |     | xxx |      5
|     |     |  *3 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  92 |  98 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 14
AJ - 25
Argus - 46
Weez - 54

With Row 4 blocked, there are only 5 free spots on the board. And everyone manages to spread out and find one!

Gypsy knows she's safe on Row 1, and leaves just enough room for whoever has the 15 next round to be safe. Everyone else? All bets are off.

AJ slips onto the end of Row 2, while Argus and Weez fill up Row 3!

Someone will be taking points next turn!

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   3 |   9 |  12 |  14 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  17 |  18 |  19 |  21 |  25 | xxx |      6
|     |     |     |     |  *2 |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  36 |  39 |  40 |  46 |  54 | xxx |      7
|     |     |  *3 |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  73 |  92 |  98 | 104 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Argus - 2
AJ - 10
Gypsy - 90
Weez - 91

Argus and AJ both are willing to take 4 points, but Argus gets those honors and AJ escapes damage.

Gypsy tries to play high enough to avoid being first on Row 3, but undercuts Weez by a single pip to take 7 points, while Weez gets a free ride.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   2 |  10 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|   3 |   9 |  12 |  14 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  17 |  18 |  19 |  21 |  25 | xxx |      6
|     |     |     |     |  *2 |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  90 |  91 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 82
Gypsy - 89
Weez - 94
Argus - 96

With 6 points on the line, everyone went for the high end of Row 3, or Row 4.

Aj did not go high enough and takes the six, while Gypsy follows behind.

Weez and Argus sneak onto Row 4.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   2 |  10 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|   3 |   9 |  12 |  14 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  82 |  89 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  90 |  91 |  94 |  96 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

AJ - 28
Argus - 53
Weez - 60
Gypsy - 84

AJ aims for the last spot on Row 2 and takes it, upping the score to 5, while everyone else hangs back. Argus arrives second and claims the 5 points -- could have been worse.

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|   2 |  10 |     |     |     | xxx |      4
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  53 |  60 |  84 |     |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  82 |  89 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  90 |  91 |  94 |  96 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 30
Gypsy - 33
AJ - 35
Argus - 52

Row 1 attracts all comers, with the goal not to be last.

Weez, Gypsy, and AJ all not only play low enough to avoid being at the end of the line, but they play cards with extra points, loading up the row with 14 points before Argus arrives. Ouch.

Sorry Argus

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  52 |     |     |     |     | xxx |      1
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  53 |  60 |  84 |     |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  82 |  89 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  90 |  91 |  94 |  96 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Weez - 34
AJ - 51
Gypsy - 59
Argus - 69

Weez aims squarely for the 1-point row, followed by AJ.

Gypsy and Argus would have landed on the 1 point row if it was still there, but land on the new Row 1 instead, setting up for the finale...

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 START                          BUST   CURRENT
 CARD                           ROW    ROW TOTAL
   V                             V
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|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |
|  34 |  51 |  59 |  69 |     | xxx |      4
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  53 |  60 |  84 |     |     | xxx |      5
|     |  *3 |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  82 |  89 |     |     |     | xxx |      2
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------
|     |     |     |     |     |  x  |   
|  90 |  91 |  94 |  96 |     | xxx |      6
|  *3 |     |     |     |     |  x  |      
 -----------------------------------

Order of Play:

Gypsy - 50
Weez - 65
Argus - 72
AJ - 77

Gypsy and Weez play under Row 4, and Gypsy takes 2 points for Row 3.

That leaves Argus and AJ on the former Row 1. Argus fills the row, and AJ finishes the game with a 5-point bust.

Score for this Round:
Weez 1
Gypsy 9
AJ 13
Argus 23

Cumulative score this game:
Gypsy 41
Weez 46
AJ 60
Argus 60

It ain't over yet!

And Weez and Gypsy square up for the finale!

It's only 19 points from first to last, it's anyone's game!