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ColumbusFaceGames Gets Euchred!
May 14, 2010
ColumbusFaceGames joined 23 other Euchre players at The Black Hat for the May 12th weekly Columbus Ohio Euchre Meetup. This group runs a double elimination tournament with a $5 entry fee. 100% of entry fees are paid out to the first and second place teams.
I was teamed with another relatively new player to the group, Rebecca. Rebecca and I started strong against experienced players Diana and Sandi, with Rebecca taking most of the tricks and carrying the weight for our team. With a 3-2 lead we were feeling fairly confident that our skills in Euchre were not as rusty as we thought they might be from many years of absence from the game. However, our success was short-lived as Diana and Sandi quickly Euchred us, added two more points to make it 3-6 before stunning us with a close out loaner!
Rebecca and I shrugged off our loss. We were thankful that the tournament was double elimination and chatted amicably with Diana and Sandi while we waited for our second round match. As we met our second round opponents, Felicia and Roger, I told Rebecca we would do better in our second round, but that was not to be. We tried to be aggressive in the second game, having nothing to lose, but we were Euchred in 2 of our first 3 hands and didn’t score our first point until we were down 0-9! Needless to say, our tournament life was soon over and I joked with Felicia that they had taken us behind the wood shed for a pretty good beating!
Before slipping away from this friendly, but clearly more skillful group of folks I spoke with Meetup organizer Amy Carmean. She told me that this group of serious, but relaxed players has been giving Euchre players a place to meet and play for a very respectable and impressive 18 years. Outlasting their first four meeting places they have been playing at in or near San Margharita, just west of Upper Arlington for most of that time. Now, they have moved to their new home at the Black Hat on 2643 Federated Blvd. off Sawmill Rd just north of 161.
ColumbusFaceGames recommends this group as a great place to meet Euchre players and to enjoy a relaxing evening of Euchre. The Black Hat has some seriously cool gear for sale, provides free dinner (last week was Beef Noodles, Yum!) and you may partake of an adult beverage, if you desire. ColumbusFaceGames even had the good fortune to have someone pick up the cost of a Newcastle Brown Ale. Much thanks for that!
Tournament organizer Amy and Curtis won Wednesday’s tournament and second place was claimed by ColumbusFaceGames first round opponent’s Sandy and Diana. Congratulations to everyone!