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4907
Natty's column "My KINGS were squeezed" dated 7/2/2004 has been uploaded to our files area. You can read it by going to...
Gerry Blue
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Jul 2, 2004
3:08 pm
4908
well from my understanding, u should very well have set this hand. You had done perfectly up until trick 4, u had 2 guarded ks and u had made 1 of them boss, u...
blake
bauerpower200
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Jul 3, 2004
3:11 am
4909
Good point, and thank you. Saving the king of clubs after seeing the ace take the jack fits also the minimum suits hypothesis: A trump maker -- even one...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 4, 2004
1:52 pm
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Natty, You had seen 9JQA of clubs and hold Kc at trick 3's lead, leaving only Tc. For your decision to even matter at trick 3, 1st must hold a black card, and...
Joseph J Cravero
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Jul 6, 2004
9:56 pm
4911
Well, i believe that was the exact reason why natty did save the spade and threw the club - it didnt work. Now that dosent necessarily mean it was the wrong...
blake
bauerpower200
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Jul 7, 2004
2:16 am
4912
... As I see it, the "squeeze" actually came about on trick 2, when it was time to decide what to lead from KJc KJs. At that point you're pretty much...
bimbert84
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Jul 7, 2004
9:43 am
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I think i agree that the k lead would be better than the j, in the long run. "If one intends to stick with clubs all the way, I think a better strategy is to...
blake
bauerpower200
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Jul 7, 2004
11:28 am
4914
... Won't work. Gets trumped. Allows maker to take a trump trick, which he otherwise would not. Then he gets to cash his ace of clubs and king of diamonds...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 7, 2004
10:06 pm
4915
As the dealer, i held JAQc 9h and Kd. The jack of spades was turned as the upcard. I figured with two lone bowers and a doubleton ace- queen of next i had a...
playsitepeople
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Jul 8, 2004
8:44 pm
4916
Under normal circumstances, I'd say you are insane. However, I won't go that far and I'll say you're only mentally disturbed. You did know your opponent and...
wdfover50
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Jul 8, 2004
10:51 pm
4918
I once turned down a bower, and my mother spanked me. The problem, as Patricia noted, is that you did not have the red suits stopped. Normally -- and...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 9, 2004
1:47 pm
4919
Hi Everyone, I don't recall anyone mentioning the site www.hardwoodeuchre.com. If you've played there, please let me know what you think of it. There's a fee...
wdfover50
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Jul 9, 2004
9:56 pm
4920
I personally enjoy playing on Hardwood Euchre. It gives you many different options i like such as playing to 15 points, optional timing out of players, British...
playsitepeople
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Jul 10, 2004
2:06 pm
4921
Wow. Thanks. Talked ME out of it in three quick strokes....
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 10, 2004
2:14 pm
4922
Hi, I love Hardwood Euchre the most.. Great nice players there because of a prepaid game.. less poor sports, less immatures, less bad attitudes etc.. Hardwood...
guess who??
week92
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Jul 10, 2004
3:00 pm
4923
Natty, These are all optional and you can set the table any way you prefer. It's also easy to tell what kind of game you're joining, so you may opt to join...
wdfover50
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Jul 10, 2004
4:04 pm
4924
OK, that's another problem already: You mean it's got a "chat filter" that cannot be disengaged? ... We don't need yet more fucking prudes at the table. (By...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 11, 2004
12:49 am
4925
... You cannot disengage the filter. However, there are ways of abbreviating which do show up and that's exactly what people do. ... option, ... not ... Okay,...
wdfover50
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Jul 11, 2004
2:10 am
4926
That's "worser" than Pogo. At least on Pogo you can opt out of TRAM -- if you can find three other intelligent players (not highly likely)....
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 11, 2004
3:21 am
4927
Correction: Gresham's Law is, "Bad money drives out good" (I said it backward in message No. 4924)....
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 11, 2004
1:24 pm
4928
Not exactly worser, but not as goodest as Yahoo. Until the opponents have taken one trick, making it impossible for you to score two points, it will not fold...
wdfover50
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Jul 11, 2004
2:58 pm
4929
When I began posting on line, about six years ago, there was a "pay to play" site called "Westwood," long gone. You reckon Hardwood is the same thing,...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 11, 2004
10:08 pm
4930
OK, I just completed my first visit to Hard Head. So far I have found it just unbearably stupid and annoying. How do you turn off the music (without turning...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Jul 11, 2004
10:28 pm
4931
Before you actually log in, there'll be a window with a menu and one of the choices is options. Go into options and then audio. Take the check mark off...
wdfover50
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Jul 12, 2004
2:22 am
4932
Oops, and trump shows up in the middle of the table. It's a rather large graphic but not bright enough....
wdfover50
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Jul 12, 2004
2:59 am
4933
... I'd say neither, but definitely farther from brilliant. I'd characterize it as "risky but lucky." By playing it, you'll very likely score 1, maybe 2. So...
bimbert84
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Jul 12, 2004
10:05 am
4934
... Lol. My thoughts exactly. -- Rob...
bimbert84
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Jul 12, 2004
10:06 am
4935
... What is fooming? -- Rob...
bimbert84
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Jul 12, 2004
10:09 am
4936
... whose ... asked ... "It's worser than Louis Armstrong's" What do I win Alex?...
jewellee6000
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Jul 12, 2004
12:31 pm
4937
It's animated graphics which send kisses, four leaf clovers, snowballs, lightning, etc. to any of the other 3 players. I think you can even send them to...
wdfover50
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Jul 12, 2004
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