http://www.tichuworld.com All Things Tichu Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:30:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since 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 ... http://www.tichuworld.com//can-you-have-too-much-luck For the veteran Tichu player, there are few horizons that remain elusive. Every situation has been encountered from the side of winner and the side of loser. Enormous leads have evaporated into thin air and comebacks have been made against seemingly impossible odds. There have been good partners and bad, ... http://www.tichuworld.com//tichu-chaos-the-ultimate-adrenaline-rush {democracy:3} Have another way to pronounce it? Think you know better than everyone else? Leave a comment! http://www.tichuworld.com//tichuworld-poll-how-do-you-pronounce-tichu {democracy:2} Team A Partner 1: blacka bluek redk blueq bluej red10 green9 red9 blue8 blue7 blue6 black5 black3 red2 Team B Partner 1: reda blackj green10 black9 blue9 green8 red7 red6 black6 red5 green5 red4 green4 :dog: Team A Partner 2: :dragon: greena blackk greenq blackq black10 red8 black7 green7 blue5 ... http://www.tichuworld.com//new-tichuworld-poll The official Tichu rules are fairly abstract, written in a vernacular that most people find hard to understand, whether or not English is their native tongue. These rules for Tichu are written in plain English, moving from the basics of the game out to the more subtle rules and their ... http://www.tichuworld.com//official-tichu-rules Most of the time, the priorities of players during a Tichu Hand should be thus: 1. Making a Tichu call by you or your partner. 2. Stopping a Tichu call by one of your opponents. 3. Getting rid of your cards first. 4. Securing a "double win". 5. Getting as many card points as possible. In ... http://www.tichuworld.com//paying-attention-to-points There is a very broadly accepted passing convention used in Tichu developed orignally by Aaron D. Fuegi and Andy Latto. Most players you meet will know this strategy and when playing on sites like BrettspielWelt, using this convention is a *given* that your partner (and opponents) will expect of ... http://www.tichuworld.com//passing-convention Why is the :phoenix: the most powerful card in Tichu. The second-highest single card, and a wild-card to boot, it's -25 point stigma is well worth absorbing in almost every case. Let's take a closer look at just why the Phoenix is so powerful. AS A SINGLE CARD The Phoenix has the ... http://www.tichuworld.com//using-the-phoenix Tichu is all about luck and strategy. Since you can't control luck, you'd better know how to make the most of your cards. Here, we provide several articles on various parts of Tichu strategy, from passing conventions to end-game scenarios to situation analysis and beyond. Feel free to chime in ... http://www.tichuworld.com//welcome-to-the-strategy-guide