BOF Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, bickster said: What a daft rule. What if you actually choose not to score the points as you suspect your opponent may score more again off their next lay? I'm not getting you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 40 minutes ago, BOF said: Do you play 'muggins'? As in, you get to steal any unclaimed points the card holder didn't spot in their own hand? Ahhh, what a simple way to cause arguments in a peaceful setting We used to have (maybe still do have) a card game called 'Muggins'. Not standard cards, some specialised thing. I can't remember anything about it except that the aim was not to be the outright loser, aka 'Muggins'. And, as with most card games, I was utterly shit at it, and I was always Muggins, much to the delight of my kids. They still take the piss out of me about it to this day. Oh well, I suppose it made them happy (grrr, seethe, mutter...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, BOF said: I'm not getting you there. Well, if your opponent played 2 nines in the opening hand of a deal and then opens the second hand with a six and I have a six, there's a good chance I'm not going to play it because I suspect my opponent may have another to make the cards in his hand a twelve. I refuse to take the two points for a pair because it may give my opponent six on the next lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, bickster said: What a daft rule. What if you actually choose not to score the points as you suspect your opponent may score more again off their next lay? 4 minutes ago, BOF said: I'm not getting you there. I'm presuming he is referring to the "play" stage , rather than the "show" stage either that or he's never played crib and is just blagging it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, bickster said: Well, if you oppent played 2 nines in the opening hand of a deal and then opens the second hand with a six and I have a six, there's a good chance I'm not going to play it because I suspect my opponent may have another to make the cards in his hand a twelve. I refuse to take the two points for a pair because it may give my opponent six on the next lay. Nah that's not what I meant. I meant the counting stage, not the playing stage. Once the playing stage is done you do the count. It's at the count stage where you can muggins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, BOF said: Nah that's not what I meant. I meant the counting stage, not the playing stage. Once the playing stage is done you do the count. It's at the count stage where you can muggins. Ah gotcha. People that can't add up their hand. Don't think I've ever played where that was ever a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, bickster said: Ah gotcha. People that can't add up their hand. Don't think I've ever played where that was ever a thing Exactly, and you add it and steal the difference. "Scenes" as the yoof would say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 38 minutes ago, villa4europe said: at the same time think it's cool and will watch it I'm not passing comment on it's validity as a thing, it just isn't a sport. It's a judged something or other. Anything that involves subjective judging is something other than a sport, that definitely includes making a horse mince and Pans People in Water with nose clips When you consider that Squash, an actual sport, was turned down in favour of breakdancng then there's something wrong with the Olympics in my opinion 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, bickster said: I'm not passing comment on it's validity as a thing, it just isn't a sport. It's a judged something or other. Anything that involves subjective judging is something other than a sport, that definitely includes making a horse mince and Pans People in Water with nose clips When you consider that Squash, an actual sport, was turned down in favour of breakdancng then there's something wrong with the Olympics in my opinion Totally agree. Although it's not a new phenomenon. Quote Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. The competitions were part of the original intention of the Olympic Movement's founder, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport, divided into five categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. Wiki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 hours ago, theboyangel said: Yo-yoing and speed Rubik’s cube surely deserve to have a chance too What is the world becoming?!?!? CONKERS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, sidcow said: CONKERS Yeah but is marinading in vinegar and slow low baking cheating or part of the sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, bickster said: Yeah but is marinading in vinegar and slow low baking cheating or part of the sport That’s doping 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Yeah but is marinading in vinegar and slow low baking cheating or part of the sport Depends on the Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, sidcow said: Depends on the Russians. Well Russian vinegar is generally 9% concentrated whereas American vinegar is only 5% concentrated so you've got a good point there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, bickster said: Well Russian vinegar is generally 9% concentrated whereas American vinegar is only 5% concentrated so you've got a good point there Have to make vinegar strikes illegal then. I said strikes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 Genuinely surprised by how many people in here play cribbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Genuinely surprised by how many people in here play cribbage. Do you know what, I don’t think I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Do you know what, I don’t think I am. I'm mainly surprised that anybody plays cribbage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2020 I thought most Villa fans played Cabbage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Did my thing where I end up buying 3 kits on offer that I like the look of. Annoyingly I can't seem to upload the pictures here for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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