Accessory Hands--2021 Edition

 

Greetings and salutations from your stylish Bubbe, always looking for the proper accessories, even when it comes to the card.

 

Yesterday's article lit a fire under me. I had mentioned that I wish the NMJL would change things up when creating hands, and even presented a hand that would fit pretty well with this current card.

 

I thought 22 4444 666 666 88, or, as Caryn Montague called it, the "Double-Devil," would be a fun way to literally represent the numbers 2, 4, and 6 in a hand. I also pointed out that it fits perfectly with this year's card because it has ambiguous exposures. You can expose 4444 666 and still have people think you're playing the second 2468 hand, or 666 666 and they will think that you're playing the third Like Numbers hand or the sixth Consecutive Runs hand. Until you make that third exposure, no one's going to know that you're playing this made-up hand.

 

I decided to put together a bunch of "accessory hands" for the 2021 card, for those of you who are looking for a little more challenge. Some hands may be familiar to you from previous cards; some are brand-new, straight out of my imagination. Obviously, inclusion is strictly for home games, as a table rule that you and your entire group have to agree upon before playing. The accessories would never work in a tournament, there are just too many people involved. You won't be able to practice them on online apps...but if you and your friends want to add a few hands to make the 2021 card a little more interesting, I hereby offer the following hands as options. All are valued at 25 cents unless indicated. Enjoy!

 

[Note: I will go into further description of them in later blogs, but I wanted to get the hands out to you so that if you want to start playing, you can! Also, feel free to identify the ambiguous exposures on your own!]

 

 

2021:

FF DDDD 2021 DDDD (any two or three suits; 2021 can be same suit as one of the dragon kongs)

 

2468:

 

22 4444 666 666 88 (three suits)

 

2222 4444 6666 88 (any two suits)

 

Like Numbers:

FF 1111 DD 1111 DD (any two suits) *30 cents*

 

Quints:

11111 11111 1123 (pair must match quints; singles may be on either side, or both sides, of pair) *45 cents*

 

Consecutive Runs:

11 222 3333 444 55 or 55 666 7777 888 99 (any two suits) 

 

13579:

FFFFF 11 333 5555 or FFFFF 11 333 5555 (one or three suits)

FFFFF 55 777 9999 or FFFFF 55 777 9999 (one or three suits)

 

Winds and Dragons:

NNNN 11 11 11 SSSS or EEEE 22 22 22 WWWW (three suits; odds with North/South, evens with East/West) *30 cents*

 

369:

333 666 666 99 DDD (three suits)

 

Singles and Pairs:

FF 11 44 77 11 44 77  or FF 22 55 88 22 55 88 (any two suits) *50 cents*

 

I’ll try to make this all fit on one page for anyone who wants a “handout” for their group. If you're interested, or have questions or comments about these new hands, you can always email me at bubbefischer@gmail.com 

 

Talk to you soon!

 

Bubbe Fischer