Winning Strategies

How to play Farkle for money (without losing your shirt, or your friends!)

Top Farkle Strategies for Winning the Game

How to Win at Farkle – Rolling for Optimal Scoring Opportunities Every veteran Farkle player knows the rush of rolling a high-scoring combination out of the gate. The excitement of a 1-6 Straight, the exhilaration of two trips or a trio of pairs; the thrill of a perfect 6 of a Kind. These are the … Read more

Indian Poker Drinking Card Game

Indian Poker Drinking Card Game

This quick high card poker drinking game will get your group buzzed faster than you can say, “Fold!” This is a fast-paced drinking game that’s great for starting or ending a night of social consumption. It probably won’t get you wasted, but it will definitely get a buzz going, or keep it going when you’re … Read more

How to Cheat at Euchre (and other partner-based card games)

How to Cheat at Euchre (Sorry, Mom!)

There are two key elements to this trick, and both rely singularly on you and your partner coming to an understanding prior to the game. If you happen to play regularly with different partners, this cheat isn’t going to get you very far. Only share the information with one person – the one you partner with most – or your secret will get out before long.

Winner's Edge: Farkle Dice Odds

Winner’s Edge: Farkle Dice Odds

Farkle is one of the most strategy-based dice games you’ll come across; far more intricate than Yahtzee or Qwixx. We’ve already discussed a basic strategy guide for Farkle. Today, we’ll delve deeper into the scientific realm of the game, where mathematical probabilities rein supreme over the Farkle universe!

Winner's Edge: Farkle Dice Odds

The Fascinating Science Behind Yahtzee

At a glance, Yahtzee may appear to be one of the simplest games of chance you could possibly partake in. You have five dice, and up to three rolls to achieve a number combination worthy of scoring. Shake ’em, toss ’em and hope for the best, right? Chance – the noun, not the 5-dice total – plays its part in the game, of course, but there’s so much more to it than that.

Winning Strategy for Yahtzee

How to Win Yahtzee! (w/o Cheating)

This strategy for Yahtzee will help you win (almost) every game! Everyone knows using a proper strategy is the best way to win casino games like blackjack and video poker. Pairing up with an expert partner in Bridge, Cribbage or Euchre will increase your longevity in tournaments. But there’s no good strategy for Yahtzee… is … Read more

What playing family card games when growing up taught me about gambling today.

Lessons in Gambling from Family Game Night

What playing family card games when growing up taught me about gambling today. If I told you I learned how to properly manage a gambling bankroll by the time I was 10, you’d probably think I was crazy. Or that my parents were irresponsible. Or at the least that I was a miscreant underage gambler, … Read more

Basic Skat Strategy for Beginners

Basic Skat Strategy for Beginners

Skat Tips & Hints: Bidding and game play considerations. Skat isn’t the type of game where you can lay out a straight-forward strategy and stick to your guns. It’s not like blackjack, where the numbers on each visible card determines every move you make. If it were, it would be so much easier! But alas, … Read more

Basic Skat Strategy for Beginners

Scat Strat: How to Win 31 Card Game

Tips and hints for winning the card game 31 (Scat). 31 (aka Scat) is a very simple turn-based 3-card game that can accommodate a wide range of players. It’s so easy to play, children all over North America have been enjoying it for years (minus the usual coin-betting aspect). It’s not all about luck though. … Read more