Comments on: Texas Hold-Em Scrabble http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/ Temporarily Torontonian Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Talensky http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-71762 Talensky Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:28:47 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-71762 New people in poker rooms can always experience something fascinating and something annoying. We play tight. We get nervous easily. We pray others would bite the bate when we play slow. We get frustrated when our two pairs are beaten. And we murmur for a bad beat jackpot ... All the above is a natural thing for us. Only after we experience the unexpected, the emergency that may not come up in the books, can we learn to be calm. Coz then we are old fish. P.S. if YOU have any further intention of knowing about Texas Holdem, please visit raidbet as your best guide. New people in poker rooms can always experience something fascinating and something annoying.
We play tight.
We get nervous easily.
We pray others would bite the bate when we play slow.
We get frustrated when our two pairs are beaten. And we murmur for a bad beat jackpot …
All the above is a natural thing for us.
Only after we experience the unexpected, the emergency that may not come up in the books, can we learn to be calm.
Coz then we are old fish.
P.S. if YOU have any further intention of knowing about Texas Holdem, please visit raidbet as your best guide.

]]> By: a sibilant intake of breath » Blog Archive » Back from Vermont http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47933 a sibilant intake of breath » Blog Archive » Back from Vermont Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:29:29 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47933 [...] and I made our way safely back to Ottawa. We also played what may have been the first ever game of Scrabble Hold-Em, with generally positive [...] [...] and I made our way safely back to Ottawa. We also played what may have been the first ever game of Scrabble Hold-Em, with generally positive [...]

]]> By: Claire http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47888 Claire Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:19:41 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47888 You should try speed-scrabble too. It involves no board. You divide all letters between the number of people playing (2-3 is best), and each person turns up 7 tiles. Then the game begins and each player scrabbles to place all the letters in their pile in the form of actual words before their competitors finish. Each player has their own 'board' and as in real scrabble words have to link into each other. You can only turn up more tiles from your pile once the number of unplaced letters drops below 7, but you are allowed to re-arrange letters already placed as more letters are revealed, so you can have more than 7 un-placed letters once the game gets underway. As the aim is to finish first, rather than score words, words tend to be short and unusual, but dictionary rules of course still apply. You should try speed-scrabble too. It involves no board. You divide all letters between the number of people playing (2-3 is best), and each person turns up 7 tiles. Then the game begins and each player scrabbles to place all the letters in their pile in the form of actual words before their competitors finish. Each player has their own ‘board’ and as in real scrabble words have to link into each other. You can only turn up more tiles from your pile once the number of unplaced letters drops below 7, but you are allowed to re-arrange letters already placed as more letters are revealed, so you can have more than 7 un-placed letters once the game gets underway. As the aim is to finish first, rather than score words, words tend to be short and unusual, but dictionary rules of course still apply.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47822 Milan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:24:15 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47822 <a href="http://www.sindark.com/2007/12/28/an-orderly-transfer-of-power/" rel="nofollow">This post</a> describes my transition from my much-loved A510 to the Image Stabilized A570. This post describes my transition from my much-loved A510 to the Image Stabilized A570.

]]> By: Emily http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47811 Emily Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:13:25 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47811 Finally, we captured the spirit of Milan's sinister doppleganger inside a Canon Powershot A510.. Next level? Finally, we captured the spirit of Milan’s sinister doppleganger inside a Canon Powershot A510..

Next level?

]]> By: Litty http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47789 Litty Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:24:32 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47789 I suppose most people know rather more seven letter words than ten letter words. Even so, scores in this variant would probably be much higher. In the first place, people could choose from among more letters. In the second place, the strongest player may put down many more words than others. That being said, it is possible that very strong players would do worse in this game. Bingos are apparently critical to tournament play, and might be rarer with ten letters than with seven. I suppose most people know rather more seven letter words than ten letter words.

Even so, scores in this variant would probably be much higher. In the first place, people could choose from among more letters. In the second place, the strongest player may put down many more words than others.

That being said, it is possible that very strong players would do worse in this game. Bingos are apparently critical to tournament play, and might be rarer with ten letters than with seven.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47786 Anonymous Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:18:17 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47786 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicate_Scrabble" rel="nofollow">Duplicate Scrabble</a> has some similarities to this. Duplicate Scrabble has some similarities to this.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47785 Milan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:10:28 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47785 I would suggest that players need to use all ten letters to get a 'Bingo' and the fifty point bonus that accompanies it. I would suggest that players need to use all ten letters to get a ‘Bingo’ and the fifty point bonus that accompanies it.

]]> By: Ben http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47782 Ben Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:08:50 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47782 Does any word of 7+ letters count as a bingo? Or any word using all 7 from your hand (and 0-3 of the extras)? Does any word of 7+ letters count as a bingo? Or any word using all 7 from your hand (and 0-3 of the extras)?

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2008/08/04/texas-hold-em-scrabble/#comment-47778 Milan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:56:02 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=3041#comment-47778 <a href="http://www.sindark.com/2008/07/07/mutating-scrabble/" rel="nofollow">Mutating Scrabble</a> Monday, July 7th, 2008 Mutating Scrabble
Monday, July 7th, 2008

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