Anyone else play Euchre?

[ok_cpu]

I think there is enough evidence today to suggest that Meuller has played his lead in a way to show the rest of the table how strong his hand is.

[jberryhill]

1. My doctor gave me some antibiotics and it went away

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

2. Lead with power

is the strategy I was taught

[a kennedy]

7. I would do that, and another partner said NO, NO, NO.

I don't play anymore to stressful because I have to remember which partner plays which way. and I used to love the game.

[wasupaloopa]

3. I played Euchre when I lived in Ohio from the 50's to the 80's.

My friends and I loved the game. I never knew anyone outside of Ohio who played it.

We even played strip Euchre. It was the guys against the girls.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Indiana

They play Euchre there too.

[superpatriotman]

6. We played it in Michigan, too

An offshoot of pinochle.

[mantis49]

20. Played a lot in northern Illinois, too.

My ex and I would play tournaments in the bars.

[GusBob]

5. Ya us.

I know exactly what you mean too

[riversedge]

8. throw out your hign card to draw out the rest of the suit. then throw

out you next high card and bring in the remaining suit.


I think Papa.. is his high jack. when trying to how conclusion

[B2G]

10. A caveat

Only if you have the right bower.

Or an ace. Lead those early to increase your chances everyone else will have to follow suit.

[riversedge]

11. Lead your two jacks, (joker if playing with partners, we throw in one joker) which

you lead first.

[B2G]

14. You play with a joker?

Never heard of that.

[riversedge]

15. Only if you play partner Euchre. Any only one joker.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

19. Partner Euchre is all we play

never used the joker option. Euchre is mentioned in the book 'Of Mice and Men'

[AwakeAtLast]

9. Absolutely!!!

And he's going alone!

[riversedge]

12. Well, he has to go alone doesn't he??

[ornotna]

13. Haven't played in years

Used to really enjoy it.

[Dr. Jack]

16. There is a card game called "Bullshit"

Where you call "bullshit" if someone claims to have cards that they don't. I think that is what trump and Mueller are playing and trump just claimed he has 7 aces

[kerry-is-my-prez]

17. Hate that game! Partly because I get it mixed up with Set Back which I play all the time.The games

are pretty similar.

[Ellipsis]

18. Yahhhh!... I hate to equate what Mueller is doing as a game.

But he certainly knows his strategy after years of practice.

[davsand]

21. Control the trump cards.

Unless you know for a fact your partner has a right or left bower (you ordered it up, for example) lead a big trump first. If you don't know where the big ones are (at least ONE, anyway!) you probably had no business calling trump in the first place. Control your trump cards and you are probably going to take enough tricks between your own and your partner's aces and kings...

My entire family played Euchre when I was a kid, and it was a big deal when you were "good" enough to play at the adult table. I'm 57 now, and I still play given an opportunity. This is in East Central Illinois, in case anybody is curious.


Yes, I agree. I think Mueller is laying his cards down with precision. I also think this is masterful in its emotional manipulation of all the people in and around the investigation. Keep up the worry, keep on applying the pressure with subtle questions about who is wearing a wire and who has been "turned." Fear is a tremendous motivator.


Laura

[titaniumsalute]

22. You must be from Ohio

[ok_cpu]

24. I am. But I didn't know it was an Ohio thing. N/T

[titaniumsalute]

25. Pretty much

Small region...Ohio, Northern Indiana, Michigan.

I've lived in Baltimore and in Florida. Neither place had heard of the game unless it was someone from around here.

[Frustratedlady]

27. We played euchre in Iowa...

weekly gigs of several tables. It got pretty hot, at times. Many of the guys are gone, so it has kind of died out, too.

[OhioBlue]

23. He just threw out a lay-down loner, but it is only worth 4 points.

6 points to go.

[Orrex]

26. I'm so Euchre, a host of people call me the Euchre-ist!