We had five for Tichu, so we cut cards for the four who would play. Both Ed and Jon drew threes and were worried, but J.P. sealed the deal by picking one of the four twos in the deck.

This game (and day, really) falls under the category of one team having all the cards. On the third hand, I had a Tichu hand, but was unable to make the call. You see my partner, Adam, kept the lead. And, as long as he kept the lead, I was fine with him playing. And then he went out. I knew the one-two was not far behind. When we were were done with that hand, Adam tells me that he knew I was waiting to call Tichu but didn’t know how to transfer control to me. I could have taken the lead at any time but chose to help my partner go out.

Since the first game was so quick, we played some more hands. It wasn’t a real game. But it is fun playing hands.

And the luck continued to be on our side. Although not quite as dramatically as before. On the first hand, I have a 13-card run (Mahjong through King) and a 2. I call Tichu. Ed bombs me and over Tichues. Now I am in trouble. Fortunately, Adam had the dog and was able to transfer control to me. Woo woo!

On the second hand, I have a Queen bomb and three Aces. I call Tichu. I bomb Jon’s Dragon. Later, Ed over tichues with a bomb. Adam overbombs and once again Dogs me. Unfortunately, I was not able to go out first….

And on the last hand, Ed was playing for the one-two. He was waiting with a King bomb and a pair of sevens. But was unable to help Jon when Adam and I were finally able to set him.