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October 23, 2008

Christmas Trivia: Christmas Party Game

Filed under: Funy Center, Hall Of Games, Kids — admin @ 5:21 pm
The holiday season is always marked with so many holiday parties, almost TOO many! If you are planning your own holiday party of Christmas party, be wise and plan some Christmas party games in advance to keep the party moving and interesting and your guests mingling.

Everyone has seen at least one of the classic Christmas movies. They’re Charlie Brown Christmas, White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street and even modern hits like Elf. Brush up on your expertise of Christmas movies while challenging your friends and family and guests to a fun game of movie trivia.

How to:

  1. Watch Christmas films. Look online for lists or ideas of movies. For help and fun invite a friend or a family member in to help.
  2. Think up trivia questions. Make some hard and some easy. Mix it up. Maybe add in a trick question or two.
  3. Print your trivia questions on index cards or pieces of paper. For added festive fun, print them on green paper (red’s too bright and too hard to read).
  4. Keep a list of answers to your trivia.
  5. Give the index cards to each guests as they come in.
  6. Collect the cards with answers on them a little bit into the party.
  7. Total everyone’s score.
  8. Award the winner a cool prize.

September 19, 2008

The Effects of Limping on Online Poker

Filed under: Funy Center, Gambling Capers, Hall Of Games — admin @ 2:17 pm

When playing online poker, it becomes quickly apparent, especially at lower limit tables, that many players love to limp in.

I’m not just talking about limping in with the small blind, I’m talking about early position limping in, people who limp with monster hands like pocket kings and pocket queens.

I would assume that most of these players are subscribe to the low risk-low reward philosophy. These people don’t want to raise too much, and at the same time are content with winning poker pots that are not very big.

It can be very frustrating to play against limpers, but also very profitable. Most hands you can continue to collect their initial bets, and can take down the pot with strong bet or two. And in the event they flops some monster hand, you don’t even lose that much money out of it, because you didn’t pay that much to get in the pot and 95% of the time will clumsily overbet the pot when they do hit a hand.

I often hear some players complain about people who constantly limp in, or other instances of bad play, and I don’t know why. You should always welcome bad play at your table, it means more cash for you.