The 2,000,000th post game

Paul huh?

Game played as Black that I won by checkmate, though by first losing a bishop and a rook. But the bishop sacrifice let me get his king away from his court, and letting him think I actually hoped to save my rook allowed me to shut away the piece that might otherwise have prevented his King's capture.

[WhiteElo "1664"]
[BlackElo "1865"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 2. d5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 5. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} exf2+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 6. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qf6+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 8. Bc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} 9. Bd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 10. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Qb2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 12. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 13. Bxh8 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ng4+ {[%emt 0:0:16]} 14. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 0-1

Final position before my opponent resigned. No matter what is done, the Black Queen will eventually capture the White King, with the only question being how many moves precede that action:

Too bad you can't level your pieces up in chess, it would be neat to make a Bishop a Pope and have it rez other pieces.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4IoDMWCnFzM

Dave Ramsey. On keeping perspective.

Level up the Queen to be an Empress and she can just zip over and klank the King on the skull, game over man, game over!

Roulette is on Of the first games ppl learn to play in a casino. I think a lot of gamblers get started with this game, because the bets are deceptively simple. It’s both a better and worse game than some say.

The odds on roulette aren’t as bad as you think.

Roulette gets a certain amount of derision from gambling writers because the house edge is relatively high at 5.26%. But there’s more to take into consideration when judging a gambling game than the house edge.

First of all, ANY game in which the player has a mathematical disadvantage is a game which will eventually drain the player’s entire bankroll. Even if the house edge is only 0.1%, if you play long enough, eventually the casino will win all your money—if you play long enough.

From that perspective, it doesn’t matter how high or low the house edge. The only real comparison to make is with games where you might actually have an advantage. The difference between a 0.1% house edge and a 0.1% player edge is far more significant than the difference between a 0.1% house and a 0.2% house edge.

Here’s something else to consider about roulette:

It’s a much slower game, so if you care about things like your expected hourly loss, roulette might even be a better deal than games with better odds.

Here’s an example of how that matters:

You calculate how much the casino expects to win per hour by multiplying your average bet size by the number of bets you’re placing per hour. That’s how much hourly action you’re bringing the casino.

You multiply the total action by the house edge to get your expected loss.

Let’s say you’re playing for $5 a spin at roulette. You’re seeing an average of 55 spins per hour, so you’re putting $275 per hour into action. 5.26% of $275 is $14.47 in expected losses per hour.

Now let’s say you’re playing 8/5 Jacks or Better, the best video poker game available at many casinos. The house edge for this game is 2.7%, which is about half that of the American roulette wheel. You’d expect to lose half as much money per hour on average, wouldn’t you?

But most video poker players get in 600 hands per hour. At $5 per hand, that’s $3000 per hour. With a house edge of 2.7%, you expect to lose $81 per hour on that game.

There’s a huge difference between an expected loss of $14 versus $81 per hour.

So don’t let people who THINK they know something about gambling mock you for liking roulette. It’s a better game than the odds might indicate because of its slow pace.