Confessions?
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Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
KoichCPA
Banned
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
I've already said it before... I actually only like a couple of Maiden songs. So you're not alone Koich
Southy
Proud Brisbane Metaller
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
Southy
Proud Brisbane Metaller
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
This thread is so cool, that I am bringing it back up.
Confession: Last weekend I was so cold that I wore tracksuit pants under my trousers to work.
Confession: Last weekend I was so cold that I wore tracksuit pants under my trousers to work.
KoichCPA
Banned
Tonight: I spent a fucklod of money at the casino on blackjack, but I won it all back on Pontoon.
Wrathchild
Miserable Bastard
Aren't Blackjack and Pontoon the same game? They both involve counting to 21 
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For better or worse, I feel a need to slap my Dad upside the head and rip him several new orifices. Nothing unusual about that though.
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.For better or worse, I feel a need to slap my Dad upside the head and rip him several new orifices. Nothing unusual about that though.
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Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
My latest confession?
I had two half days this week to go for a job interview and driving test.... I spent the rest of the week off just cause I didn't feel like going!
I had two half days this week to go for a job interview and driving test.... I spent the rest of the week off just cause I didn't feel like going!
KoichCPA
Banned
big differences between the two games, though the most important one is that in the household game Pontoon, the dealer gets to decide whether he or she will hit or sit; whereas in Blackjack the dealer must sit if they're on seventeen or above and must hit if they're on sixteen or below. In contrast, a Pontoon dealer can have a look at his opponent's cards and say, 'hey, I've got seventeen, but they've all got eighteen. if I sit then I lose all my money so I might as well take another card!'Wrathchild said:Aren't Blackjack and Pontoon the same game? They both involve counting to 21
Other differences are in the exotic types of schemes that Pontoon carries with it. These include: paying twice the player's stake if they get five cards and are under or equal to twenty-one (and sometimes four times their stake if they get six and under!); allowing the player to throw back their cards and get two fresh ones if they're on fourteen; and various other rules which differ from place to place.
Essentially, Pontoon is a largely concensus-ruled game, based loosely on a few fundamental ideas. Blackjack, on the other hand, adheres to very rigorous rules (in a given casino). The dealer must always follow the rules - even if it would mean losing to every player. Because the rules are exact, it is possible to calculate the odds of beating the dealer at any given stage of play and therefore draw up a table of what to do and when. These tables are often called 'correct strategy' or 'basic strategy' tables.
Mark
Not blessed, or merciful
KoichCPA
Banned
Wrathchild
Miserable Bastard
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Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
The Metallica discussion of late has prompted me to listen to some Load and ReLoad era stuff. Man I love Prince Charming, one of the best songs from that era.
