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7093
... As "Jewellee" said in a different thread, they don't play euchre in Chicago (or the ukulele). This really is a "no brainer." Your best suit is clubs, and...
Natty Bumppo
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Mar 2, 2006
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7094
Uncle....
Perry Romanowski
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Mar 2, 2006
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7095
If you have BOTH red jacks, I could see passing. But it is entirely possible that first has 5 cards in either red suit for a certain point, and you can likely...
Joseph J Cravero
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Mar 3, 2006
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7096
Euchre hand: a hand with a sure trick in any suit. Meaning the odds are greater for euchre hand holder to euchre opponents for two points than to order/make...
Todd
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Mar 5, 2006
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7097
... That's a bit of a stretch. But the odds ARE greater for a higher net score that way, as Sword_for_hire reported, because of the double indemnity for a...
Natty Bumppo
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Mar 5, 2006
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7098
So if this euchre hand (JS, JC, 10C, JD, KH) makes it around to 1st chair again, a call next is a sure euchre and a green Heart or Diamond call can surely be...
Todd
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Mar 5, 2006
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7099
... I'd say not nearly that high, but it's not calculable: It depends as much on the player as on the cards he holds. Some numbnocks will lead trump on...
Natty Bumppo
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Mar 5, 2006
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7100
Too many questions for a Sunday .... but I will go where angels fear to trod. ... agreed Some numbnocks will lead ... Better players almost always do...
sword_4_hire3
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Mar 5, 2006
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7101
Natty's column dated 3/3/2006 and titled "Right call, wrong lead" has been uploaded to our files area. You can read it by going to...
Gerry Blue
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Mar 7, 2006
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7102
The following EuchreScience poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Score is 3-3. You're sitting in 1st chair holding JS,QS,10S,KD,QD....
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Mar 7, 2006
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7103
300 hands per simulation Lead Result (for/against) JS ... 295 - 68 pts QS ...209 - 60 pts KD ...311 - 30 pts Alone (not an answer on the poll) 416 - 68 I did...
Sword_4_hire
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Mar 7, 2006
12:22 pm
7104
Interesting results Sword. It looks like the Loner is the way to go. And I assume you led the JS to start. The results do however, raise a question. If you...
Perry Romanowski
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Mar 7, 2006
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7105
The results have me confused and maybe you can help me clarify. I'm reading Js lead gives 295 for and 68 against, while the Kd lead gives you 311 for and 30...
Kien Tran
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Mar 7, 2006
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Perry Romanowski <thejoggler@...> wrote: Interesting results Sword. It looks like the Loner is the way to go. And I assume you led the JS to start. ...
Sword_4_hire
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Mar 7, 2006
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7107
Your interpretation of my simulation results are correct. Aside: To be honest, when I looked at the hand I selected the JS to play. With the highest trump...
Sword_4_hire
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Mar 7, 2006
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7108
That discovery validates a philosophy that often guides my play "It's better to lose one early, than to lose one late." So if you have the choice to lead a...
Perry Romanowski
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Mar 7, 2006
7:09 pm
7109
... to that of QS and KD respectively. What this means (by extrapolation, without running results of 10 of spades or queen of diamonds specifically, and by...
Natty Bumppo
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7110
Interesting Natty ... but I have asked you 2 or 3 times without response and I will ask again. 1) How many hands must you deal to have confidence in your...
Sword_4_hire
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Mar 8, 2006
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7111
I'm with you Sword. 300 hands versus 25 hands. I'd take the results from the former everytime. Assuming the playing logic is sound. And your results jive...
Perry Romanowski
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Mar 8, 2006
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7112
Incidentally, going alone with this hand when the score is 5-8 doubles the chances that you will lose the game on that hand.(you give up 30 points with KD lead...
Perry Romanowski
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Mar 8, 2006
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7113
I don't completely understand how the euchre calculator works. Is it just an electronic version of shuffling cards, dealing 4 hands of euchre face up and...
ruthenium4
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Mar 8, 2006
4:39 pm
7114
Purpose: The euchre calculator predicts your odds of winning at any score from the 1st/3rd seat and the 2nd/4th seat(DEALER). Background info the calculator...
Sword_4_hire
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Mar 8, 2006
7:14 pm
7115
As a long-time lurker, let me say that that article is beneath you, Natty. 1st held AKQ9 and led the 9?!? Would any of our regular readers even consider such...
Michael Birk
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Mar 8, 2006
7:36 pm
7116
HELP! Euchre Science has been hijacked by the Christian Right! Science is out! You have to BELIEVE now! You have to have FAITH! Faith in 300 unseen hands...
Natty Bumppo
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Mar 8, 2006
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7117
Thanks Sword. Nice explanation (although I've never played with a -4 rule). I actually meant, the Euchre Laboratory, Gblue's thing that Natty uses often. ...
Perry Romanowski
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Mar 8, 2006
8:01 pm
7118
Ah, well then I guess I'm up. Yes, you can assign 0, 1 or more cards to any hand or hands and then click the "Deal" button when you get to the table. The...
Gerry Blue
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Mar 8, 2006
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7119
Interesting Natty ... but I have asked you 2 or 3 times without response and I will ask again. Why are you hiding? I know you aren't shy. ONE MORE TIME NATTY...
Sword_4_hire
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Mar 8, 2006
8:45 pm
7120
Here are the results from my mau-euchre simulator to the hand in question: # Ply Play Equity 1 S Jack Spades 0. 3642 58.28% 16.98% 0.92% - 41.72% 10.24% 0.39% ...
Michael Urban
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Mar 8, 2006
10:28 pm
7121
I can't decipher the results. Can you please summarize? On Nicholson v. Duvall: I haven't seen Apostle, but I can't tell the difference between Jack...
Kien Tran
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Mar 8, 2006
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7122
I ascribe more to the weak anthropic principle than the participatory anthropic principle of the nature of existence. Thus, it is easy to accept the existence...
Perry Romanowski
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