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maxrandb

(15,330 posts) Fri Dec 15, 2017, 09:51 PM Dec 2017

The orange shitgibbon has even ruined Euchre for me

Had some friends over and decided to drink and play Euchre (Midwest DUers know what Euchre is).

After one hand, we realized that what we normally call the prominent suit just wouldn't work.

Like Settie to Moses, we just couldn't speak his name.

My daughter piped up from the living room; "why don't you just call it Obama"?

Took some getting used to, but eventually we were saying stuff like; "clubs are Obama" and "if you have Obama you have to follow suit", and "don't Obama my ace"!

Good times!

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The orange shitgibbon has even ruined Euchre for me (Original Post) maxrandb Dec 2017 OP

We were playing euchre just last week and tried to avoid saying trump but just riversedge Dec 2017 #1

I play the game too Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2017 #2

Hahaha! I don't know what euchre is, but love your solution! nt babylonsister Dec 2017 #3

Same with bridge central scrutinizer Dec 2017 #4

I Miss Euchre RobinA Dec 2017 #5

In England, trump Is Slang for Fart Leith Dec 2017 #6

I think I've heard of no trump maxrandb Dec 2017 #7

riversedge

(70,221 posts)

1. We were playing euchre just last week and tried to avoid saying trump but just

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 09:59 PM

Dec 2017

ended up saying it.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,575 posts)

2. I play the game too

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 10:20 PM

Dec 2017

And will propose this change to my friends next time we play

babylonsister

(171,066 posts)

3. Hahaha! I don't know what euchre is, but love your solution! nt

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Fri Dec 15, 2017, 10:44 PM

Dec 2017

central scrutinizer

(11,648 posts)

4. Same with bridge

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Sat Dec 16, 2017, 12:28 AM

Dec 2017

Everybody wants to bid No Trump even when holding a strong biddable major suit

RobinA

(9,893 posts)

5. I Miss Euchre

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 01:17 AM

Dec 2017

My college (Pittsburgh) roommate taught me to play, but when I returned home (Philadelphia) no one had even heard of it so I couldn’t play. I would probably need a refresher at this point.

Leith

(7,809 posts)

6. In England, trump Is Slang for Fart

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 02:00 AM

Dec 2017

if that makes you feel better.

Has anyone ever played the variant of No Trump? If you are dealt all 4 aces (or even a couple aces, 2 suited, and you're leading), you can call no trump. My western PA hubby and inlaws have never heard of it.

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)

7. I think I've heard of no trump

Reply to Leith (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:51 AM

Dec 2017

In Spades and a game we used to play with two Euchre decks called Bid Euchre

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