120's

[Walter Parsons]

Hi folks,
I thought some expat Newfoundlanders in this group might be
interested in this. I just completed coding version 3.0 of
Newfoundland 120s for Windows. You can play against the computer for
free, and with a registration key, you can play against other people
over the Internet. Anyway, it can be downloaded from www.play120s.com.
I hope it makes you feel a little closer to home.

Enjoy,

Walter Parsons
play120s.com

[PCMAN]

Does anyone out there actually know the rules to 120's?For instance, some
play you have to go 20 w/ the 5 others don't.....some play you have to have
a 5 to go out for game...some don't....etc
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[jw]

To renege, or not to renege, that is the question..
:-)

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[Jama]

I just checked out the site, it is awesome I love 120s and I can
finally play it a work. I am probally going to get fired but what can
you do. A game like this has been a long time coming.

Cheers.
Jama

Check it out!!!
http://www.play120s.com

[Melissa]

Thirty for Sixty: A Card Laid
- Sean McCann

Some people believe black is the opposite of snow white. I disagree. Red,
blood red, has always been the starker contrast. It was with this in mind
that I descended into the "Bucket of Blood" to hide from the forever-falling
snow. Here I can subvert the winter chill and use it as a subterranean
concrete blanket. Insulation. Blood pudding.

The Sanguine sanctum is a perfect place to go and reflect, regenerate,
prepare and Play Cards. "Growl" to be specific. One hundred and twenty
points. Must have a five to go twenty-five. Don’t have to go twenty. Ace
high in non-trump. Jacks out by the second round. Any talking across the
table will result in a misdeal. Total war.

Renege: to hold back or withdraw support. To incite rebellion. To piss your
opponents right off. There are people who do not believe in reneging. They
see it as immoral, unnatural, dishonest, and just plain nasty. Again, I
disagree. For me, reneging is the very essence of the game. Without the
scattered held back card, One Hundred and Twenties is reduced to a
mathematical exercise and I did not come down here for an Algebra lesson. I
came to fight.

The Five: El Presidente, the Big Kahuna, ten solid points, and, of course,
completely renegable. A real bastard. You really shouldn’t start a racket
without one.

The Jack: Second only to the five and renegable on everything. A Nazgul on
wings. A good smack in the mouth.

Ace of Hearts: The wildest card in the world. If you don’t have it you can
only hope that it’s not out there. Many a great hand humbled by its touch.

The evening begins predictably as the usual suspects descend into the molten
coloured pit and take their place like hyenas circling fresh kills. ‘Hells
Bells’ chugs in the background. A fitting beginning for tonight’s
soundtrack. We cast jacks for dealer and decide to play Six Way Call Your
Partner. Growl on acid. Got to keep one card so the dealer burns. Wicked.

It doesn’t take long for the "Bucket" to fill with smoke, and it is with
moistened eyes that I smash my ace of hearts down and almost through the
table, breaking the back of a brazen king of spades. That hurt. Must
remember to put mitts on for the next hand. An argument ensues. The first of
many, I hope. After all, isn’t that what this is all about? The vigorous
exchange of ideas. A stating of one’s case. Shaking an omnipotent fist into
the face of the almighty ace. There’s no room for sookey babies here, no
sir. This is Growl, God’s gift to Newfoundlanders to keep us from stabbing
each other to death during our homicidal winter.

So draw near at your peril, and watch your back. A card laid is a card
played. And remember, going in the hole is no big deal. You can always go
Slam.

No cares here,
Séan
Great Big Newsletter: Issue 13 — January 30, 2002
http://www.greatbigsea.com/mailinglist/news13.cfm

[JeffC]

hopefully an upcoming update will allow you to install rule packs....like
norris point rules...bay roberts rules...etc....then we'll be talkin
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[Walter Parsons]

Now that's a pretty good idea for future versions. Mind you, I found
that there were dozens of different interpretations of the rules in
Bay Roberts alone! For the computer game rules, we settled on a
"compromise" that we use when we gather up a few Newfoundlanders here
in Ottawa for a game of cards. If anyone has any rules changes they'd
like to see in later versions, feel free to drop me an e-mail at
newfound...@canada.com.

Walter Parsons
www.play120s.com