To Subbie,
Before i make this complaint I would like to excuse myself to everyone who reads it - again drawing on the negatives although I am being light hearted about this particular matter.
Also let me quickly defend myself from possible abuse I may get from this - Sub you of all people should that I dont mind losing a game of hearts, I'm not that kind of person or player. It's the manner in which I repeatedly seem to lose to you that I will see to not happening again.
Unfortunately Sub, I cast a BIG question mark over your 4x4 play etiquette, and I will not play any 4x4 game with you ever again (unless forced to by challenge) until I get a public appology and also you acknowledge your fault. I doubt that this will happen though because I believe that it's a clash between our playing styles and/or personalities. I am not personally attacking you !
Anyone may quote me on this and weather I'm right or wrong is IRRELEVANT to me because it's what I believe about 4x4 play - I WILL NOT CHANGE !
"DO NOT TALK ABOUT CARDS DURING A HAND ! WAIT UNTIL THE END OF A HAND TO MAKE COMMENT ON CARDS."
Sub mate help me ! That is 3 times now....
***Example 1***
I made a public post on this forum on 6/22/03 so will not go into fetail about it again. On this occasion I excuse your mouth with ease because, who wouldn't (besides me) blow up in the middle of a hand after being passed the Ks in front of low? Sub I don't want to get all emotional with you, but I did appreciate your reply post where at the end of it you said "look forward to our next game". Which is why I would herby like to say to you now, I look forward to our next game (1x1)! Bots dont have ears and are my friends. You can say whatever you flippin want there pal, geez even abuse me there if you want, see if I care ! ;) Also Sub, appart from these minor indescrepancies I believe that your not a bad bloke and a good character to have around the place - have noticed you been quiet the last few days tho, hope everything is okay.
***Example 2***
Last game of hand between Me, subform, Heart_Bomb & a 4th player. Sub had a narrow lead from me (2nd place) and ate the Qs. Sub then leads a high heart which I had none of (I either passed him my only one or threw off onto him earlier, I cant remember but that is beside the point). As soon as I didn't cover his high heart lead, the Mouth begins... "Three cover your passes" etc etc etc - I wish I had a copy of the chat dialog now. When Sub starts with these comments during a hand I usually just say somthing like "hurry up and play it out Sub".
That never happens tho, the game slows right down whilst Sub tells me the reasons why my play sux which obviously upsets his long term friends as well. Sub ends up mooning with some obvious kind hearted help from Heart_Bomb.
***Example 3*** From yesturday (the final nail in the coffin)
Last hand of game between me, subform, Patton_leader & a 4th player. Again Sub and I were equal low and subform eats the Qs. Again Sub the procedes to lead 8 of hearts which I deliberately duck to give him more points. Typically the mouth then starts to shoot off yet again...
subform> three you should have covered
4th player> I Can't believe that low did not cover that
ThreeDT> Sub just play the hand pls
subform> a typical three manouver
Let me make the rest of the hand clear here, Sub had all the diamonds, the ace of hearts only, and the 3 of clubs which should have been his down fall. On the 2nd last trick Patton_Leader decides to throw the last club for Sub's next lead and hand him the moon which was weird because if he had stopped it was still a close game. I suppose I have to Give Patton the benefit of doubt there, but cant help to think that things would have been different with an introverted Subbie.
The thing that upsets me as much or even more than this type of play is the unneccesary negativety placed upon my shoulders after the game. Sub I believe that the game is called "hearts" for a reson. Why not have one for a change? These tactics that you use are the sign of true bad sportsmanship, I dont mind losing, but I do like that.
I am not saying that I am more popular or have more firends than you - Compare both our games played for gods sake.
I am not pretending that I know more about the fine points of "lowman" play than you either.
What I am pretending is that I enjoy you telling me what to do and what not to do in the middle of hands instead of waiting till the beginning of next hand, or even better, the end of the game!
After our game yesturday which you won by way of moon again you said "guess I got lucky there"
Good luck? nah - good friends and a big mouth.
Put yourself in my shoes just for a second...
What if I played a game with subform, Heart_Bomb & Patton_Leader? Would I feel like this is going to be a competitive game if we were all tied at 90 points all? Well the answer is NO - I would need some seriously lucky cards for this to be the case, but dont worry this will never happen even by way of challenge. I'de much rather the rung in rank.
From your friend,
ThreeDT