Poker After Dark Cointest...

[Odyssey Voyager]

Hello again everybody! Now that the Olympics have concluded and left us all with such great memories and a love for the games, is anyone up for a friendly game of poker?! If so...then welcome to the Poker After Dark Cointest! All participating players have a chance to win one Odyssey Voyager Trojan Horse Poseidon Edition. This geocoin is a black nickel finish with "glow in the dark" sea green hard enamel, and 1 of only 30 minted! Here is a picture in case you haven't already seen it:

 

 

COINTEST RULES:

 

You will be playing 5 card stud poker. This basically means you will get a total of 5 standard deck playing cards, and the player with the best poker hand wins the cointest! I have taken a regular deck of 52 cards, and shuffled them all up, and then numbered the back of each card with a number from 1 to 52 (see picture below). All you have to do is pick any FIVE random and different numbers between 1 and 52. At the end of the cointest, I will reveal the playing card that corresponds to each number and we can then determine the best winning poker hand. It is so simple and easy, you don't even have to know how to play poker, since I will figure out each poker hand for all players! Are you ready to play?! Alright then, lets shuffle up and deal!

 

Oh, and just for added fun, along with your five numbers, please share with everyone your all time favorite board game, card game, or party game in your post! Please feel free to add any funny or interesting anecdotes about playing this game, too!

 

ONLY 1 ENTRY POST PER FORUM MEMBER OR FAMILY. In the interest of fairness, if you and your family have 3 different accounts, please only enter 1 guess per family (yes, I will check, and no sockpuppet accounts allowed either!) Think carefully about your 5 numbers before posting, as no editing will be allowed without permission first. So if you make an error in your post or you want to change your numbers for any reason, please just send me a PM so I can note the changes and times in my records BEFORE correcting or editing your original post entry. Thats about it as far as rules go, but if you have a question feel free to ask away and I'll do my best to answer. This cointest will end this Saturday, March 6th at 5 PM U.S. Eastern Time. Have fun and I wish you all good luck!

 

***All losing hands will have a second chance to win in a separate cointest starting IMMEDIATELY AFTER the winning hand is announced on Saturday! The second chance cointest will be fun and a bit more challenging and will run for only 24 HOURS with time being a factor! So stay tuned on Saturday for all the fun details.

 

Edited March 1, 2010 by Odyssey Voyager

[+drneal]

Fun game...thanks!

 

cards:

 

2,6,23,42,50

 

favorite card game...spades!

 

ILYK

[acadiahiker]

13-30-37-47-48

 

Scrabble.

[+TeamEccs21]

Sounds like fun

 

4 wifes Birthday

12 daughter's Birthday

15 son's Birthday

31 My Birthday

7 Anniversary (39)

 

Favorite board game, Clue

 

Thanks for the cointest

[+Fiery Searcher]

Yay, games! I'll play:

 

26, 50, 10, 4, 32

 

OK, how about 5?

 

Ooops, and my favorite boardgame is Scattergories! I love word games.

Edited March 1, 2010 by Penny and Kona

[Odyssey Voyager]

Fun game...thanks!

 

cards:

 

2,6,23,42,50

 

favorite card game...spades!

 

ILYK

thanks for playing! i love the game of "spades'! i haven't played it in years and years, but i loved the gamesmanship of it! lots of fun indeed! thanks for that memory and good luck!

[+Crowesfeat30]

7, 9, 13, 30, 52

 

Fav board game: Scrabble (fav non board game, prevideo games: Dungeons & Dragons - go figure...)

 

CF30

[+Moozer]

Here are my card picks:

 

2 26 4 20 12

 

My favorite board game varies, but at the moment, I'd say it's Scrabble

 

Thanks!

[+teamhaynes]

Okay here are mine... the dates of my kiddo's Birthdays and my wife's

 

3, 11, 15, 21, 24

 

Favorite board games.. risk and axis and allies (but no time to ever play)

Card Game... hearts and cribbage

[Odyssey Voyager]

Yay, games! I'll play:

 

26, 50, 10, 4, 32

 

OK, how about 5?

 

Ooops, and my favorite boardgame is Scattergories! I love word games.

edit noted and approved. "Penny and Kona" have decided to stick with their 1st choice, so official numbers selected are: 26, 50, 10, 4, and 32.

Edited March 1, 2010 by Odyssey Voyager

[+GeoKat28]

5 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 28

 

Favorite card game is Spades

 

Thanks for the fun cointest!

[+tsunrisebey]

7, 10, 11, 12, 13

 

Thanks and the coin looks sharp

 

Ummmm, I like Slapjack

Edited March 1, 2010 by tsunrisebey

[+FScout]

2 8 19 30 46

 

Scrabble, thanks for the cointest.

[+hollora]

My numbers are - 2, 6. 9.18 & 21........all time favorite game = cribbage (learned it as a kid, played it my whole life, love it today). Thanks for the cointest!

[Odyssey Voyager]

7, 10, 11, 12, 13

 

Thanks and the coin looks sharp

 

Ummmm, I like Slapjack

edit approved. thanks for playing! i've never heard of "slapjack", tell us a little more about it.

[+BRoKeN W]

My picks are: 9, 14, 18, 19, & 23.

 

My favorite board game is Life.

[+FluteFace]

3, 18, 13, 30, 31

 

These days, i've been playing a lot of Texas Hold 'Em.

[Odyssey Voyager]

My picks are: 9, 14, 18, 19, & 23.

 

My favorite board game is Life.

the game of life...classic! i used to piss my sisters off by using the board to launch my hot wheels!

[Odyssey Voyager]

3, 18, 13, 30, 31

 

These days, i've been playing a lot of Texas Hold 'Em.

i guess we all play hold 'em these days too...lol...so easy to learn and lots of fun too!

[+SYOTT]

Let's try 4, 13, 36, 21 and 32

 

Favorite Board game: Trivial Pursuit

Favorite Card game: Old Hell

Favorite Party game: Dizzy bat racing

 

Thanks for the cointest

[+GeoCharmer81]

Me thinks this isn't quite gambling, so I will allow myself to play!!!

 

Gorgeous coin and fun cointest!!

 

My picks are: 9,13,18,24 and 45

 

My favorite boardgames are Monopoly and Scrabble.

I've just been introduced to a really great Wii brain teaser game, but I don't know the name.

 

Thanks for the cointest and good luck to everyone!!!

[+seekerfamily]

Cards - 11, 16, 24, 37, 44

 

Game - Monopoly

 

Thanks for the cointest

[+Where'sMyMarbles]

Wow this is a great idea! I love games, surprises, and chance!

Thank you so much for this cointest!

At first I thought once a number was picked it was gone...guess not...

My Numbers: 5, 11, 15, 23, 38

 

Favorite board game: Pictionary (Oh Sooooo many laughs!)

[Odyssey Voyager]

i just thought of a way to offer everyone a second chance to win...so...

 

***All losing hands will have a second chance to win in a separate cointest starting IMMEDIATELY AFTER the winning hand is announced! It will be fun and a bit more challenging!

 

stay tuned next sunday (saturday) for all the details as timely replies will be a factor!

Edited March 1, 2010 by Odyssey Voyager

[+Ashallond]

Hmm,

 

42 31 18 24 27

 

I like spades, and the coin is very pretty.

[+Mauison]

1, 7, 11, 21, 33

 

Favorite board game: Monopoly, although I also loved playing Clue when I was younger

 

Favorite card game: Hand and Foot

 

Favorite party game: Wii Sports

[tommytrojan360]

This sounds like a lot of fun..

22

26

16

12

29

 

Favorite game definatly monopoly!!

[+Phish_bonz]

4-20-25-35-51

Favorite card game is euchre

[+ST13PILOT]

Ok, this looks harmless enough.

 

51

13

23

34

46

 

Monopoly is probably the only game I ever cared much about playing.

 

I don't play cards! I lost $0.35 playing blackjack when I was in the USN and swore off cards. It's worked quite well for over 40 years!

[+Swamper68]

Been waiting for some contests as I always seem to just miss them.

TFTContest.

 

17

35

7

11

51

 

I loved monopoly as a kid!

[+darnjoeSNARG]

6

12

9

38

40

 

Yahtzee has been an all around favorite for many years....plus I'm a dice hound. See GC1RFQ2 for proof.

[+goosefraba1]

Cool idea!

 

Favorite Game: The Game of Life... We always play this game on vacation or at Holidays. It's funny that the game really is like life. Also, I love to shoot pool and play hold 'em. I grew up playing cards with my dad. In high school, I always got my gas/beer money playing cards.

 

let's see... How's about

 

4

9

11

15

18

 

Thanks

[+Carbon Hunter]

Great and original idea for a coin test.

 

I'll got for 1 - 14 - 21 - 27 - 49

[+goosefraba1]

Wow... should be fun figuring up who wins... I see Excel in somebody's future... lol.

[Odyssey Voyager]

Wow... should be fun figuring up who wins... I see Excel in somebody's future... lol.

its kind of a fun game of solitaire...lol...i'm keeping a record of all the hands as replies are posted.

Edited March 2, 2010 by Odyssey Voyager

[+fairyhoney]

The Card game of "Kings in the Corner"

We usually play this while riding the Ferry to Seattle or Fauntleroy. After we park and brake, we scramble up and try to get a table against the window as they have a booth on both sides of the table ( one faces backward )

 

11, 18, 25, 37, 42

[+wolfslady]

My son was born in August 13th 2007 so 8, 13 & 7

We found out we were pg on 12/22 So I’ll round my numbers out with those. I thought about using the day he was conceived but it would have left me one number short because it was the 13th. But as it turns out I managed to do all 3. Because it was December.

 

7-8-12-13-22 The luckiest numbers in my life. I beat the odds when I finally got pg with him.

 

I really like the coin.

 

My all time favorite game is nickel and dime poker with my family. I have so many fond memories of playing when my grandparents were alive. When I play now, it always makes me feel close to them. Usually we play dealers choice, with lots of wild cards. Lately though we’ve been playing East Liverpool Rummy (I think that’s the name of the game.) because my Aunt likes it so much. As long as I’m with my family I don’t care what the game is or even if I loose.

 

I have a lot of great memories of playing another game with family too. It’s called “Pass the Pigs” It’s a lot of fun. You get 2 small rubber pigs and you roll them for points. How they land determines how many points you get or if your roll is over and you have to pass them to the next person. It’s funny and a lot of fun. Seeing the look on peoples faces the first time they play Priceless. The game is inexpensive too. I highly recommend it.

 

I used to like Monopoly and I plan to order a game called FamilyOpoly. It's customized to your family. But I'm waiting until my son is a bit older, because they use things like the names schools and friends and at 2 1/2 I can't think of enough fill in the blanks for it to a keepsake for him.

 

Thanks for the cointest. Good luck to everyone.

Edited March 1, 2010 by wolfslady

[+aka Momster]

What a great idea for a fun cointest! Deal me 17 - 22 - 39 - 41 - 43 please.

 

We are a game playing family with many favorites. Sequence is a fun board game. We also like Survive! I bought that one in a thrift store many, many years ago. It was discontinued already by then, so we have never been able to replace our worn game. Has anyone else ever played Survive? I think it was a Parker Bros game, but I would have to look that up to be sure.

 

Split and Phase 10 are very good card games, but we also play traditional card games, such as Canasta and Cribbage a lot. No, I couldn't narrow the choices down, sorry. In fact, if I think about it any longer, I would probably add more to the list.

[Odyssey Voyager]

The Card game of "Kings in the Corner"

We usually play this while riding the Ferry to Seattle or Fauntleroy. After we park and brake, we scramble up and try to get a table against the window as they have a booth on both sides of the table ( one faces backward )

 

11, 18, 25, 37, 42

i've been watching all the views of Vancouver and the Great Northwest during these Olympics and a ferry ride must be just awesome! i would be whale watching and admiring the scenery although a fun card game would be interesting too!

[Odyssey Voyager]

I have a lot of great memories of playing another game with family too. It’s called “Pass the Pigs” It’s a lot of fun. You get 2 small rubber pigs and you roll them for points. How they land determines how many points you get or if your roll is over and you have to pass them to the next person. It’s funny and a lot of fun. Seeing the look on peoples faces the first time they play Priceless. The game is inexpensive too. I highly recommend it.

Hey! Pass the Pigs! thats great! i believe it was made by Porker Brothers, right?!

 

by the way, your edit was approved and noted. thanks for playing.

Edited March 1, 2010 by Odyssey Voyager

[+johan333]

3,18,37,46,51.

 

i like monopoly and any game to play with the kids.

[+goosefraba1]

My great grandpa's favorite games was "Catch the Jack"... lol. You just keep flipping cards until a jack comes up... whoever slaps the jack first wins the card pile. The winner is the person with the whole pile at the end.

[Odyssey Voyager]

We are a game playing family with many favorites. Sequence is a fun board game. We also like Survive! I bought that one in a thrift store many, many years ago. It was discontinued already by then, so we have never been able to replace our worn game. Has anyone else ever played Survive? I think it was a Parker Bros game, but I would have to look that up to be sure.

hmmmm...never played "survive" but many of the vintage games are making a comeback, so you never know if a new edition will turn up at the nearest Toys r Us or on ebay.

[+scificollector]

I'll take 2,3,5,23, and 42(for Douglas Adams). As for favorite game, I will have to geek out and say Shadowfist CCG, which is IMHO the best multiplayer Collectible card game ever made.

[+aka Momster]

We are a game playing family with many favorites. Sequence is a fun board game. We also like Survive! I bought that one in a thrift store many, many years ago. It was discontinued already by then, so we have never been able to replace our worn game. Has anyone else ever played Survive? I think it was a Parker Bros game, but I would have to look that up to be sure.

hmmmm...never played "survive" but many of the vintage games are making a comeback, so you never know if a new edition will turn up at the nearest Toys r Us or on ebay.

 

I do look on occasion to see if it has been rereleased. Unfortunately, the e-bay ones generally go for $75-$100.

[Odyssey Voyager]

My great grandpa's favorite games was "Catch the Jack"... lol. You just keep flipping cards until a jack comes up... whoever slaps the jack first wins the card pile. The winner is the person with the whole pile at the end.

as i read about all these fun family games, i just wonder how many games have been played and lost throughout history. its great to pass along these family games to a new generation even though digital games are so poplular, there really is nothing like human interaction. (he wrote...as he typed away on his keyboard)

[+AlliedOz]

Thanks for the chance to win one of your great coins Odyssey

 

My Royal Flush is under 14 23 32 41 49 Cheers

 

My all time fave card game is Tablic a fishing type game that is called different names all over the world. It was taught to me by a great friend and i treasure the many many hours playing and drinking, some would say wasted on this fun game.

 

This is a popular fishing-style game in parts of the Balkans. HERE

[+The Fossillady]

7 - 9 - 11 - 16 -23

 

Cribbage, my mom and I use to play it for hours and hours.

[Odyssey Voyager]

i just thought of a way to offer everyone a second chance to win...so...

 

***All losing hands will have a second chance to win in a separate cointest starting IMMEDIATELY AFTER the winning hand is announced! It will be fun and a bit more challenging!

 

stay tuned next sunday for all the details as timely replies will be a factor!

be advised, the end of this cointest has been changed to Saturday March the 6th in order to better accomodate the second chance cointest. more people can participate on a weekend rather than a weekday. the second chance cointest will be really fun, so tune in on Saturday for all the details (although i am still tweaking all the ideas in my head right now...lol...a cointest is a lot like designing a geocoin, you always have great ideas after the fact!).

[+gardengorilla]

oh, this looks like fun!

11, 26,19, 20 and 21 for me..our bdays of course!