ince Tichu is a card game, there will always be a significant amount of chance and probability involved, regardless of how skilled the players are. Even the best players will be beaten when faced with very lucky opponents. But is it possible to have too much luck?

I recently played two games on BSW. My opponents abandoned the first ( don’t play with “sofia” or “lhon” ) when they were losing 785 - 80. My opponents in the second accused my partner and I of cheating because our cards were so good. Needless to say, I don’t need to cheat with this hand:

Even in a game with friends, though, it’s slightly embarrassing to have a run of great cards. First of all, victory is guaranteed and not particularly satisfying. After all, it’s not your prodigious skill that’s winning the games, but the invisible, fickle hand of fate passing you bomb after bomb. Secondly, opponents tend to get bitter rather quickly when faced with a series of unwinnable hands. In short, it sucks a lot of fun out of the game.

Still, it’s important to remember that everyone will get a run of great cards from time to time, and the more you play, the more the luck will even out. Plus, a Tichu game only goes to 1000 points, so a few great hands will guarantee it ends quickly. Our advice at Tichu World is to just sit back and laugh, whichever side of fortune you happen to be on, because you’ll be on the other side soon enough.