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Catch 21: Sign Ups
Topic Started: Jul 7 2015, 10:39 AM (579 Views)
Dubb
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This is a take off of both the game Blackjack and, of course, the game show Catch 21 - but with our own little twist.

Each game will have 4 players. But as many people who want to sign up can and we can have multiple games.

Unlike the game show - we won't be doing trivia questions because that's just not feasible on an internet board with easy Google access. Here's how it will work.

1. Each game will consist of 6 Rounds. After 3 rounds, the player with the lowest score will be eliminated. After the 5th round, the lowest remaining score will be eliminated. The 6th and final round will be a "Showdown" Round between the final 2 players.

2. For Round 1, turns will be predetermined using a random number picking game. For each subsequent round, the player with the lowest score goes first and player with the highest score goes last.

3. Each turn, a player will be drawn a card from a stack of 52 cards. The player can either A) Keep the card OR B) Pass the Card to one of the other players. The goal is to either get to 21, bust your competitors by making them go over 21, or just have the highest total without going over 21 at the end of the round. A player may elect to Freeze their hand after the draw if they so desire. Once frozen, they are out of the round until everyone else has either frozen, busted, or hit 21.

4. Ties will be allowed...if two or more players have the same highest score (or 21) - each player will receive the winning points.

5. Scoring will emphasize both winning the round and getting to 21 in Blackjack. If you get 21 in any round, your points for winning the round will double. Busting in any round will result in negative points usually (after Round 1) - and even if you lose but don't bust, you'll get some points for staying "alive" in the round.

Scoring Chart
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Round 1:
Win: $100
Still Alive: $50
Bust: 0
Catch 21: $100 Bonus

Round 2:
Win: $200
Still Alive: $100
Bust: -$50
Catch 21: $200 Bonus

Round 3:
Win: $300
Still Alive: $150
Bust: -$100
Catch 21: $300 Bonus

LOWEST SCORE ELIMINATED

Round 4:
Win: $400
Still Alive: $200
Bust: $-$200
Catch 21: $400 Bonus

Round 5:
Win: $500
Still Alive: $250
Bust: -$350
Catch 21: $500 Bonus

LOWEST SCORE ELIMINATED


6. The Showdown round will be a bit different. The scores no longer have any bearing, except that the person with the highest score after 5 rounds gets to go first. In the showdown round, both players have THREE (3) hands to work with. After receiving a dealt hand, the player can either put it one of his three hands OR one of his opponent's three hands. After a turn, a player may elect to Freeze one of their hands if they so desire. Once each hand has either hit 21, Busted, or is Frozen - the hands will be compared to each other. (Player 1's Hand 1 vs. Player 2's Hand 1, etc) to determine a winner. The Player with 2 of the 3 winning hands will be our champion!

In the event that both players bust on their same hands, and both players each won one of their respective hands - the tie breaker will be based on highest card value of player's winning hands.

So...who wants to give this a shot?

Game 1
1. Baldwin
2. Sports_fan
3. Bauer
4. Harmon

Game 2
1. MSC
2. PG13
3. Jerry
4. Morron

Game 3
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2.
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Edited by Dubb, Aug 3 2015, 02:12 PM.
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I am game show
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count me in
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I'm game.
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Harmony
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I will participate in said activity.
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I will give this the ol' college try.
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Dubb
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Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far. I'll go ahead and start getting Game 1 started. Keep signing up as I'd love to get 4 total games so that after those games complete, I can do a Champions game with the 4 winners.
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Dubb
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There's 1 spot left in Game 2 if anyone new wants in.

Now that we've completed a game, I want to invite the contestants: sports_fan, Bauer, Harmon, and Baldwin to provide feedback on the game play. I'd be interested to see if there's any tweaks I should make for future games.

Anyone who was following the game can feel free to provide feedback from what you saw as well.
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As a participant, I thought it went really well. It helped that all 4 players kept the game the moving at a fairly reasonable pace.
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I wouldn't mind be in. if there is a spot for me
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morronmaster
Aug 3 2015, 02:10 PM
I wouldn't mind be in. if there is a spot for me
I've slotted you into the final spot of Game 2!


If anyone else still has interest - keep signing up for future games!
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Can I pre-sign up for a 3rd game? Assuming nobody else wants in when that happens.
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^ Same
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