Posted by Nicolae on September 21st, 2008 under Poker, Poker terminology Guide
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The blinds is a term used to describe the two forced bets posted by players to the left of the dealer in flop-style poker games.
The blinds exist because Omaha and Texas hold ‘em are generally played without antes, allowing a player to fold his hand without placing a bet. The blind bets [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 21st, 2008 under Mahjong, games
Tags: abortive draws, Chow, draws, exposed Kong, Eye, Flower tiles, joker tiles, kan, knitted triplet, Kong, Mahjong, meld, melds, peng, pinyin, play, players, points, pon, Pong, pung, ready hands, rounds, scoring, turns, variations, winning, 上 shang, 吃 chi, 將 jiang, 槓/杠 pinyin gang, 碰 •
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View from a player going to discard a tile in an ongoing gameplay.
Players may read the name of the discarded tile out loud.
The flower tile on the left should be replaced by a tile from the dead wall promptly.
Each player is dealt either 13 tiles for 13-tile variations or 16 tiles [...]