The best laid plans...

This evening, my family and I played a game of Euchre. Mom and I were on a team, and my dad and brother were on the other team. Now, this vacation has not been the best for me when it comes to winning card games. We have played many, and I have only won or been on a winning team once. I think I ended a game of Dutch Blitz with a score of -40 something. The first player to 75 is the one who wins. I've performed a little better at Mario Party. :-)

So, somewhere in the middle of the game, the opposing team left the table. Well, it was my turn to deal, so I decided to get started. Then, it hit me...I should pull out a good card! Well, then that blossomed into a full-on stacking of the deck. My partner was my lookout. I dealt her a loner hand of spades, gave myself a random hand, and gave the opposing team lousy hands of 9's and 10's with maybe 1 good card each. Then, I flipped up a random card for the first trump, knowing everyone would pass. Then, my bro would pass, and Mom would be able to call spades. Well, dad came into the room just as I was changing one of Jon's cards. Naturally, he thought I was cheating...and I was cracking up. Even after we convinced him to play, he kept looking at me suspiciously. Then, I realized that I was only holding 4 cards in my hand...you need 5 to play! Well, when he got up again, I quickly grabbed a 5th card.

We finally began play. As expected, my brother passed. Dad looked sure that one of us would call it and seemed surprised when we both passed. Well, Bro was supposed to pass when it came back around to him, but he called Hearts! Well, this was not a part of my plan! My partner had nothing but spades and a jack of clubs, and I had a completely random hand. dad was getting very confused at this point. To make a sad story short, we completely lost the hand! When Dad and my brother found out that we had not just peeked at cards but stacked the deck and STILL lost...well, let's just say they had a good laugh. We went on to lose the game, too! Even when I cheat, I still can't win!

As Mom said, "Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat!"