Hi world.
Here is a detailled guide for knowing what to do once someone did a mistake.
Firstly, try to check the history to see if you have or not missed something.
Then, if it seem you didn't missed anything:
For new players:
After a bomb, the most important tip, plays safe.
You do not inititally know why this person bombed.
So try to:
- not play something which could be already played by the player who bomb (=if someone clues blue on you and his next player bombed his first slot, it can be obvious he tries to plays b1. So you shouldn't assume b2 anymore, just suspect it);
- not to discard (if someone bombed a r4, it's totally possible for you to have r4 in chop too);
- and doing a basic play clue if that's available. If it isn't, don't hesitate to waste a clue instead of discard.
For more advanced player:
Secondly, assume there was no mistake, and try to understand why that person did a bomb or didn’t react. A 2 clue on a hand r2-b2-y2-r2 which makes the r2 bomb was just to save the other’s 2. Playing r5 instead of b3 finesse while having 0 clues could generate a clue for you because your next player has a critical chop, or because you were going to do something bad (discard a critical card, or bomb a playable).
Then, assume there was a mistake,
If Bob has a y2 saved with 2, and a b2 playable in first position, and if Alice clued blue on b3 to Cathy. And as a result, Bob bombed his y2, it's pretty obvious that Bob tried to plays b2. So you can assume it was the reason of the bomb.
Then, try to see if one interpretation of the bomb lead to 2 mistakes insteaf of 1.
Per example, if Alice clues red to Emilie on r2, Bob discarded, and Cathy bombed her first slot which was like b4, as Donald you initially assumed to have r1 in slot 1, but Cathy's bomb make you doubt about that.
But the point is, Bob discarded. That means Bob ignored that red clue.
So either Alice and Bob did a mistake, and Cathy 'corrected' it by bombing r1, or either Cathy did a mistake.
It's a 2 for 1 = you have all your chance to have r1 in slot 1.
Once you know the cause of the bomb, you then try to see if it’s as obvious for everyone or not. If it is, you can assume everything which should be known is known (but still be cool about some reclues or some early saves because maybe another player wanted to play safe).
If it is not, you can try to re-clue what is needed to make everyone synchronize.
If now, you don't find the answer for the bomb, if you want to discard, be careful. If another player didn’t play a finesse, it could be a scream for you to not discard.
If a r4 has just been bombed, you could have r4 in chop, so you shouldn’t discard in general.
If a r5 or an useless card has just been bombed, try to see if your previous player can expect your hand to have a play after his play. If yes, the discard is dangerous, it could be any critical card. If not, discarding is safe. Your previous player who plays in that situation is a double mistake.
If you don’t find an answer for it, or if it’s unlikely, you should be careful and assume both possibilities. Try to delay a lot. But as soon as you do one ‘bad’ clue, it should show to the team you are not going to correct the clue yourself.
Here is a detailled guide for knowing what to do once someone did a mistake.
Firstly, try to check the history to see if you have or not missed something.
Then, if it seem you didn't missed anything:
For new players:
After a bomb, the most important tip, plays safe.
You do not inititally know why this person bombed.
So try to:
- not play something which could be already played by the player who bomb (=if someone clues blue on you and his next player bombed his first slot, it can be obvious he tries to plays b1. So you shouldn't assume b2 anymore, just suspect it);
- not to discard (if someone bombed a r4, it's totally possible for you to have r4 in chop too);
- and doing a basic play clue if that's available. If it isn't, don't hesitate to waste a clue instead of discard.
For more advanced player:
Secondly, assume there was no mistake, and try to understand why that person did a bomb or didn’t react. A 2 clue on a hand r2-b2-y2-r2 which makes the r2 bomb was just to save the other’s 2. Playing r5 instead of b3 finesse while having 0 clues could generate a clue for you because your next player has a critical chop, or because you were going to do something bad (discard a critical card, or bomb a playable).
Then, assume there was a mistake,
If Bob has a y2 saved with 2, and a b2 playable in first position, and if Alice clued blue on b3 to Cathy. And as a result, Bob bombed his y2, it's pretty obvious that Bob tried to plays b2. So you can assume it was the reason of the bomb.
Then, try to see if one interpretation of the bomb lead to 2 mistakes insteaf of 1.
Per example, if Alice clues red to Emilie on r2, Bob discarded, and Cathy bombed her first slot which was like b4, as Donald you initially assumed to have r1 in slot 1, but Cathy's bomb make you doubt about that.
But the point is, Bob discarded. That means Bob ignored that red clue.
So either Alice and Bob did a mistake, and Cathy 'corrected' it by bombing r1, or either Cathy did a mistake.
It's a 2 for 1 = you have all your chance to have r1 in slot 1.
Once you know the cause of the bomb, you then try to see if it’s as obvious for everyone or not. If it is, you can assume everything which should be known is known (but still be cool about some reclues or some early saves because maybe another player wanted to play safe).
If it is not, you can try to re-clue what is needed to make everyone synchronize.
If now, you don't find the answer for the bomb, if you want to discard, be careful. If another player didn’t play a finesse, it could be a scream for you to not discard.
If a r4 has just been bombed, you could have r4 in chop, so you shouldn’t discard in general.
If a r5 or an useless card has just been bombed, try to see if your previous player can expect your hand to have a play after his play. If yes, the discard is dangerous, it could be any critical card. If not, discarding is safe. Your previous player who plays in that situation is a double mistake.
If you don’t find an answer for it, or if it’s unlikely, you should be careful and assume both possibilities. Try to delay a lot. But as soon as you do one ‘bad’ clue, it should show to the team you are not going to correct the clue yourself.