Absolutely Aces 116

It’s been a while since Kaff and Schlock took to the skies. Too long in fact. It’s time to resume the perennial duel for supremacy! Who will reign? Let’s find out.

Set aside: Scissors 2, Break 5.

Schlock gets Scissors 3, Swoop 11, Break 4, Joker, Ace. Bid Joker.

Kaff gets Roll 10, Roll 8, Climb 6, Climb 7, Swoop 9. Bid Swoop 9.

Round 1

1. Schlock opens with Swoop 11.

2. Kaff blocks with Climb 6, Climb 7.

3. Schlock blocks with Ace.

4. Kaff blocks with Roll 8.

5. Schlock blocks with Scissors 3 to take the round.

Score:

• Schlock 3,
• Kaff 0.

Round 2

I’m going to keep the same set asides, Scissors 2 and Break 5 to see how I can engineer a Swoop victory.

Schlock gets Ace, Roll 10, Climb 6, Scissors 3, Swoop 11. Bids Swoop 11.

Kaff gets Roll 8, Climb 7, Break 4, Swoop 9, Joker. Bids Joker.

1. Kaff opens with Swoop 9.

2. Schlock blocks with Ace.

3. Kaff blocks with Roll 8.

4. Schlock blocks with Scissors 3.

5. Kaff blocks with Climb 7.

6. Schlock blocks with Climb 6.

7. Kaff blocks with Ace.

8. Schlock blocks with Swoop 9.

9. Kaff blocks with Scissors 3.

10. Schlock blocks with Climb 7.

11. Kaff blocks with Climb 6.

12. Schlock blocks with Roll 8.

13. Kaff blocks with Swoop 9, Swoop 11.

14. Schlock blocks with Scissors 3.

15. Kaff blocks with Climb 7.

16. Schlock blocks with Roll 10 taking the round.

Score:

• Schlock 14,
• Kaff 0.

Round 3

Schlock gets Roll 8, Climb 6, Roll 10, Break 4, Ace. Bids Climb 6.

Kaff gets Climb 7, Scissors 3, Joker, Swoop 9, Swoop 11. Bids Joker.

1. Kaff opens with Swoop 9.

2. Schlock blocks with Break 4… that’s the game…that was a really dumb play by Kaff, he should have opened with something else, something he could block the response of. I should probably replay this hand to see where it would go otherwise.

Score:

• Schlock 19,
• Kaff 0.