Euchre Club (and Hearts and Spades!)

www.mcmenamins.com

If you do not know how to play, please make sure to download any free Hearts app to your smart phone to familiarize yourself with the game. Newbies are welcome.

We need a minimum 12 players for this event. I'll be adding people from the waitlist in groups of 2. All I ask if that you confirm, that if you can't make it, please give a minimum 1 day advance notice or more, so that we can be assured of getting multiples of 4. If we have an odd number, we will play a game with 3 or 5 players. Again .... cancelling an hour before the event is not a good thing and will yield you a no show without a good excuse.

GAMEPLAY

Each game will have 4 players (or 3 or 5). Beginners are welcome - please indicate in RSVP whether you know how to play Hearts or not. Hearts is an individual game, where you will play against three other players in a game.

Please be cognizant that I will do my utmost to have a multiple of four people show, so please do your utmost to show up if you have RSVP'd, as we are counting on you.

Expectation is that we will start shortly after 6:30 PM and play a minimum of 3 games. Please try to be on time.

We will endeavor to have a small round robin tourney with a minimum 3 games, and the winning player will get a small prize and the right to hold the winning "trophy" for a two week period :)

NO SHOWS

We have had a couple of instances where participants have decided at the last moment to not show. If you decide to not show, it can affect up to 3 other players. Sometimes circumstances make it impossible to show up, I realize our lives are complicated, but if this happens you need to mark your RSVP. Anyone not showing or cancelling day of without a good excuse will be marked as a no show - I'm very sorry for having to state this.

INTRO TO GAME

See this youtube video if you are new to Hearts and would like an overview of the game. Please watch both for a good intro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPWfL-0FGA8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSr_89K_65c

COVID INFO

This is not a socially distanced event and will occur indoors.

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DISCLAIMER:

Meetup leaders are unpaid volunteers and claim no special expertise or knowledge. By attending this meetup, you agree that you are responsible for your own health and safety and decision making and that the organizer(s)/host(s) will not be held liable for any injury or health issue you sustain while in attendance. We will participate as a group but ultimately YOU are responsible for your own experience, safety, and decision-making.

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Lucky Labrador Brewing Company | Hawthorne 2022
(503) 236-3555

I'll be adding people from the waitlist in groups of 4. All I ask if that if you confirm, that if you can't make it, please give a minimum 1 day advance notice or more, so that we can be assured of getting multiples of 4. It is up to YOU to update your RSVP if you can't make it, and please do it at least a day in advance. If you go on the waitlist, this means to me, "I can play day of, and I WILL play day of if moved to going". If you are on the waitlist, I expect you will check your status day of by 12:30 PM, and show up if moved to "going". If you cannot make the day of, you need to take yourself OFF the waitlist before I move you. I can't say this enough that scheduling groups of 4 needs you to be accountable. Thank you!

GAMEPLAY
Each game will have 4 players. Beginners are welcome - please indicate in RSVP whether you know how to play Euchre or not. If not, we will go easy on you and team you up with myself or another player that can teach you.

Keep your RSVP up to date, and if you can't make it, update at least a day in advance so someone on the waitlist can go.

Expectation is that we will start shortly after 6:00 PM after getting your partner, and play a minimum of 4 games. Please expect that your partner will expect you to play till approximately 9:15, so if you need to leave early, please do not RSVP.

We will have a small round robin tourney with a minimum 4 games, and the winning team will get a small prize and the right to hold the winning "trophy" for a two week period :)

Some players do not have Euchre experience and can be "coached", so expert Euchre players may experience true Euchre etiquette not followed to the letter of the law. For games with 4 experienced Euchre players it is expected the proper Euchre etiquette be followed including calling trump or passing without delay, paying attention to cards played etc.

As the group grows and players get more experienced, proper Euchre etiquette will be increasingly followed. Experienced players should be patient with newcomers until this happens.

NO SHOWS
We have had a couple of instances where participants have decided at the last moment to not show. The nature of Euchre demands that there be four players per game. If you decide to not show, it affects up to 3 other players. Sometimes circumstances make it impossible to show up, I realize our lives are complicated, but if this happens you need to mark your RSVP. Anyone not showing or cancelling day of without a good excuse will be marked as a no show - I'm very sorry for having to state this. If you no-show, you risk being removed from the group if you don't have a good excuse.

INTRO TO GAME
See this youtube video if you are new to Euchre and would like an overview of the game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLOS84a6FtQ

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DISCLAIMER:
Meetup leaders are unpaid volunteers and claim no special expertise or knowledge. By attending this meetup, you agree that you are responsible for your own health and safety and decision making and that the organizer(s)/host(s) will not be held liable for any injury or health issue you sustain while in attendance. We will participate as a group but ultimately YOU are responsible for your own experience, safety, and decision-making.

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