I used to make this mistake from R1S1. R1S1 has power because if you bag (pass hoping to make more points in R2 (Round 2), you can earn 2 points if Opponent’s order (you euchre them) and, with this hand, you would have a 4 point Loner.Tbolt65 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:05 pmSeat 1 doesn't bag and orders instead. They should be bagging here for the Loner in Next and would have had an easy euchre but they settle on only getting one.
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Picture yourself in S1 without the benefit of seeing the cards in the other hands. Analyze your R1 hand vs. your R2 hand. R2 is more powerful. (I use BPS [Bidding Point System] available elsewhere on this thread, but there should be no argument that the R2 order is stronger than R1. You get to play for 2 points if Opponents order and get to play for 2 or 4 points by ordering R2.
Picture yourself now in R2S1. Should you go Alone. Absolutely! There is only one “Stopper.” You have a 45% opportunity to take 4 points. If there are 2 Stoppers, order Alone. You still have a 20% opportunity to take 4 points. Euchre is a game of chance. You must take a chance, to improve your Euchre.
Feel free to ask questions about when to go Alone or the BPS.