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Post by Imada Saneatsu on Mar 30, 2015 19:32:03 GMT
So, may I ask for a little clarification on how you turn your hands in?
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Post by Alydar on Mar 31, 2015 1:53:18 GMT
So, may I ask for a little clarification on how you turn your hands in? This game has been run once before, so looking at that might help. Your points are based on all of the cards you have. You may have as few as 0 or 1, or you may have as many as 54. There is no limit as to how many cards make up your hand. Generally speaking, having more cards is better. There are two "paths" for getting points, and the cards in your hand will look at them. The first and simplest to understand, is the X-of-a-kind path. Say you have 1 Ace in your hand. That Ace counts as 1 point. Say you have 2 Aces in your hand. Each Ace counts as 2 points, for a total of 4 points. Say you have 3 Aces in your hand. Each Ace counts as 3 points, for a total of 9 points. Say you have 4 Aces in your hand. Each Ace counts as 4 points, for a total of 16 points. Say one of the Jokers was an Ace, and that makes 5 Aces in your hand. Each Ace counts as 10 points, for a grand total of 50 points. ...and on the off chance that both Jokers were Aces, and you got 6 Aces in your hand, Each Ace would count as 12.5 points, for a grand total of 75 points. That is: the first of a number is worth 1 point. The second adds 3 points. The third adds 5 points. The fourth adds 7 points. The fifth adds an amazing 34 points. If you can get a sixth, that only adds 25 points, but that's still quite a lot... The other path for getting points is the Straights path. A Straight is a set of numbers in a row of at least five. So, say you have some 2/3/4/5/6. Each of those cards adds 2 points, for a grand total of 10 points! Now, say all of those cards are the same suit. Each would add 4 points, for a grand total of 20 points! Now, say you have 2H,2D,3D,4D,5D,5S,6D. You have a Straight Flush of Diamonds (2-6), and you have a Straight (2-6). The Diamonds all count toward the Straight Flush, for 20 points, and the Heart and Spade supplement it for an extra 4 (2 each). Even though the Straight Flush uses some cards, they can still be used to fill in a Straight, though they themselves won't provide extra points. If you have a Royal Flush (10/J/Q/K/A of a suit), those five cards count as 6 points each, for a total of 30. If, miraculously, you get every card of a suit, that's a total of 100 points, or about 7-8 points per card. Your hand will get as many points as it can through X-of-a-kind and Straights. So for the 2-6 example above, there's a pair of 2s and 5s, along with singles of 3/4/6. That's a total of 8+3=11 for X-of-a-kind, along with the 24 from Straights, for a total of 35 points. Oddly enough, the most important cards there are the 3/4/6. Removing a single one would get rid of the Straight, dropping the score by 25! And remember, you may also have points from your coins left over at the end of the game. So that was a long-winded explanation, but I hope it helps? Another helpful link is the final results of the previous game. Regardless, I will be keeping an up-to-date list of each player's points and cards. The detail on your own cards will be in your confessionals, but there will be a brief run-down of each player's points at the end of each round, as well.
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Post by Avalon on Apr 2, 2015 3:56:15 GMT
Allow me to dip my fingers in the water, as well.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 4, 2015 1:30:37 GMT
Should anyone else want to join, you have about 24 hours to do so... We currently have 11 players, which makes one game of 5 and one of 6.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 5, 2015 2:02:00 GMT
With that, we have our groups! You will each be escorted to your respective rooms. Please take a look at your group, and make sure you know who's in which game. Remember, the 5-player game will have 10 coins per point, while the 6-player game will have 15 coins per point. Group APlayer #01 - WhITelion Player #11 - cozzer Player #15 - Gloria Augusta Player #17 - superfreak Player #19 - Morte Group BPlayer #06 - Imada Saneatsu Player #08 - reynardfox Player #09 - darinas3 Player #14 - Incognito Player #16 - deendir Player #21 - Avalon
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Post by Alydar on Apr 7, 2015 15:38:55 GMT
We've received a few questions regarding Card Auction that I feel need to be answered publicly. So without further ado...
Yes. Should that situation occur, the one listed first in the lots will be the Joker. It is not revealed which Joker it is, and we would ask for clarification during bidding, should you bid on one of the identical cards.
No. The Jokers are two cards randomly drawn from a shuffled deck of 52 cards. They will not be the same card, so there cannot be 3 of the same card.
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Post by WhITelion on Apr 7, 2015 15:40:41 GMT
We've received a few questions regarding Card Auction that I feel need to be answered publicly. So without further ado... Yes. Should that situation occur, the one listed first in the lots will be the Joker. It is not revealed which Joker it is, and we would ask for clarification during bidding, should you bid on one of the identical cards. No. The Jokers are two cards randomly drawn from a shuffled deck of 52 cards. They will not be the same card, so there cannot be 3 of the same card. Me and my big mouth fingers. *sigh*
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Post by Alydar on Apr 19, 2015 5:10:01 GMT
Oh, right. I also forgot that I had a question to respond to publicly. First, all cards which are NOT ties are resolved. Next, any tie which can be resolved by the first tiebreaker (fewest cards) is resolved. Should there be multiple that might be won by the same player, a random one is chosen before continuing. If all players in ties have the same number of cards, the next tiebreaker (fastest decision) is resolved. Again, should there be multiple that might be won by the same player, a random one is chosen before continuing. Rinse and repeat until all ties are resolved. Remember that players automatically lose all ties on bids they are auctioning off. For example, if everyone ties on every card on the very first round, the player who sent in the first decision wins a card at random. The next player to send in a decision wins a card at random. So on and so forth until each player has 1 card, or there are no cards left. If any cards remain, repeat the cycle until all cards have been taken. Also, I made you guys some pie: It was delicious.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 29, 2015 8:46:42 GMT
Oh yes. Inventories, trophies, and stars have been updated. If anything appears out of order, just tell me.
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