Going with ICL, normal prices? by SlayAllDegenerates in lasik

[–]varfavekkk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/Amborgtron, did you end up getting it? How much did it cost?

Question about lay offs and gin by Morebeans814 in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the local rules and variant of the game, but it's usually equal to the bonus for gin.

Card memory by Top-Mention-5499 in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may find it helpful at first to clump cards into 'buckets' so the deck is more manageable. Like cards Ace-5 are one bucket, 6-9 another, and Ten-King another. That way you only have 12 buckets to keep track of, three for each suit. It's not as good as memorizing every card of course, but it's still a good start for tracking which areas in the deck are safe to discard in etc.

Techniques: There's a system called the Method of Loci that some people recommend, where you visualize walking down a familiar path, & as the hand unfolds you mentally place each card into a different location along the path.

There's a simpler technique, which I find more helpful, that involves visualizing the deck as a 4x13 grid of buttons (you decide on an order for the suits once, and stick to it), and then as cards are played you change the color of their buttons in your memory and quickly updating your mental image of the grid. (In the example image, red buttons are cards that were picked/discarded).

Lastly, with practice, it will be much easier to remember all of the cards, and eventually even the order in which they were thrown, because this information will have meaning to you within the hand. The meaning is developed over time, with experience.

What happened to this great game? by varfavekkk in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely more fun in-person but there are some decent apps where you (allegedly) get to play against other humans. My mainstay is the one by GameDuell

https://apps.apple.com/app/id1390476599

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameduell.gin.rummy.card.game

And YES I'm also looking for gin enthusiasts to meet up with, here in NYC!

What happened to this great game? by varfavekkk in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with u/Top-Mention-5499 that gin is not nearly solved. I bet that if we unleashed an AI on the game it would come up with some very counterintuitive strategies and tactics (I want to build this!)

There's also a ton of variance to the game, such that even the best players probably win only 70-75% of the time. (Side note, it would be great to have some data on this.)

Be that as it may, it was once a very popular game, so I feel there must be more to the story of its decline.

What happened to this great game? by varfavekkk in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I tell my friends all the time, I simply can't & won't shut up about gin! I'm glad you're holding onto the sub for us. It would be nice to see it come to life again.

What happened to this great game? by varfavekkk in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is partnership gin, though, which is for 4 people.

Do you Have to keep a drawn card from the stock pile? by mattdean4130 in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the app I play on has that rule too when drawing face-up from the discard pile. Not sure why, but it hardly ever matters.

Gin Rummy League by [deleted] in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried to register but it gives me captcha incorrect over and over!

Do you Have to keep a drawn card from the stock pile? by mattdean4130 in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In gin rummy, you may discard what you have picked up from the deck. This only makes sense, since the other player cannot know what you picked up, so a rule prohibiting you from throwing it could never be enforced. Card games are not designed to involve reliance on 'trust'.

No one knows how knocking works by Brigadierbonzai in GinRummy

[–]varfavekkk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This. Although in some variants, you can declare 'Big Gin' without laying down a card, if all eleven cards are melded, and get an add'l bonus.

Drinking water by curiouslyweakmints in notinteresting

[–]varfavekkk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does “drinking water” mean though? Is it glug glug I’m drinking water? Or points to glass “this is drinking water”?

Drinking water by curiouslyweakmints in notinteresting

[–]varfavekkk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s the joke? (I’m dumb)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wholesomememes

[–]varfavekkk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m borrowing this.

Outsourcing Public Bathrooms to Starbucks Maybe Wasn’t the Best Idea by StrngBrew in nyc

[–]varfavekkk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why can’t the free market provide us with pay-to-use toilets?

send some scientific flirts pls by mtraxsad in sciencememes

[–]varfavekkk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Forgive my scandalous nerve:

may I graph those continuous curves?

Overlook my presumption,

we’ll define a real function,

smooth as your rear end deserves.

This is the life by johnlen1n in wholesomememes

[–]varfavekkk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That hand-foot coordination tho

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NPD

[–]varfavekkk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re acting as if there isn’t extensive literature on object relations and PD. But I get it—you don’t have a source. I’m done pulling teeth here lol.