Schnapsen Log Archives
Columns for 2012
Safety First, Mar 7
To Duck or Not to Duck, Mar 14
Who Laughs Last, Mar 21
"You First." "No, You First.", Mar 27
Elimination Play, Apr 2
The Mother of Invention, Apr 9
Early in the Deal, Apr 20
At Trick One, Apr 22
Expected Game Points, Apr 27
It All Depends, May 3
From a Position of Strength, May 10
Forcing the Issue, May 16
Counterforce Play, May 24
On the Brink of Defeat, May 31
Close Call, Jun 7
Get Out of the Way, Jun 19
Desperate Straits, Jun 25
The Finish Line, Jun 30
All the Aces, Jul 13
To Duck and Not to Duck, Jul 17
Avoid the Ducking Ruff, Jul 22
As Luck Would Have It, Jul 27
Trump Entries, Jul 29
Make a Virtue of Necessity, Aug 2
Tempo, Aug 17
Losing Tempo, Aug 20
Order from Chaos, Aug 24
Tenuous Control, Sep 1
Taking the Initiative, Sep 14
Only Minds Infer, Sep 21
X-ray Vision, Sep 26
What Else Can Be Inferred?, Sep 29
Anything Else?, Oct 9
Intuition, Oct 14
Where’s the Endplay?, Oct 21
On the Brink of Success, Oct 23
Odds and Expectation, Oct 27
Race to the End, Nov 2
Entries from Thin Air, Nov 9
Vienna Tournament, Nov 16
More on Race to the End, Nov 23
Putting On Pressure, Nov 25
Make It Progressive, Nov 30
Setting Up the Endplay, Dec 6
Postponing Defeat, Dec 15
Too Clever By Half, Dec 23
The Homewrecker, Dec 28
The Last Trick, Dec 30
Columns for 2013
Who’s in Control?, Jan 3
The Lowly Jack, Jan 10
Protection, Jan 21
Schemes for Remembering Cards, Jan 28
Danger at Every Turn, Jan 29
Imperfect Information, Feb 5
A Bird in Hand, Feb 11
On a Wing and a Prayer, Feb 16
An Unusual Capture, Feb 20
Where’s the Endplay?, Feb 26
To the Brave Go the Spoils, Mar 7
A Multitude of Options, Mar 12
How Much Do You Trust to Chance?, Mar 27
Rags and Riches, Apr 13
Homework on Expected Values, Apr 26
On the Edge of a Knife, Jun 21
Trumpless, Jun 25
Measure Twice, Act Once, Jul 10
By the Process of Elimination, Jul 21
Who Is Endplayed?, Aug 4
The Last Place You Look, Aug 11
Resource Stewardship, Aug 15
A Tale Begins, Aug 28
Fortitude, Aug 31
High Stakes, Sep 5
No Leeway, Sep 11
Looking Forward, Sep 28
Shifting Allegiances, Oct 7
Studies, Oct 19
Brains and Brawn, Oct 25
Almost Inseparable, Nov 12
Youthful Exuberance, Nov 15
Precarious Position, Nov 23
Show of Force, Nov 29
Pressured Out, Dec 7
Threats, Dec 11
Nowhere To Go, Dec 15
Waiting for Change, Dec 20
Exit Plans, Dec 29
Columns for 2014
Eye of the Storm, Jan 3
In the Nick of Time, Jan 5
Last To Go, Jan 11
Enemies, Jan 20
As the Door Closes, Jan 26
Homework on Expected Values, Jan 31
Change of Hands, Feb 2
Rules of Engagement, Feb 13
Close Quarters, Feb 17
Closing In, Feb 25
Peace Blooms, Mar 4
Reunion, Mar 16
A Ragged Endplay, Mar 24
Remembrance, Apr 6
New Arrival, Apr 20
The Tale Ends, May 3
No Clear Winner, May 26
Make a Wish, Jun 19
Necessary Precautions, Jun 20
The Big Trumps, Jul 5
A Tangled Web, Jul 31
Point of Order, Dec 1
A Vulnerable Hand, Dec 30
Columns for 2015
Homework on Expected Values, Jan 29
An Ounce of Prevention, Aug 11
A Second Ounce of Prevention, Aug 15
On Lead, Aug 19
Rote Behavior, Aug 23
The Best of All Worlds, Aug 28
A Handful of Losers, Sep 2
Collector’s Items, Sep 7
The Glass is Slightly Full, Sep 13
Nothing to Spare, Sep 19
Winning Schnapsen, Sep 22
Judging the Book by its Cover, Sep 27
To Close or Not To Close, Oct 6
When to Strike, Oct 15
Homework on Expected Values, Oct 24
Maintain Control, Nov 5
An Endplay with Holes, Nov 21
Columns for 2016
Homework on Expected Values, Jan 26
Keep Calm, Apr 9
If Worse Comes to Worst, Dec 14
Columns for 2017
The Battle and the War, Jan 17
The Glass is 9/10 Full, Feb 2
Carpe Diem, Feb 10
Noble Sacrifice, Mar 4
Thoughtful Actions, Mar 25
Homework on Expected Values, Apr 26
Gamble, Sep 30
Columns for 2018
Complete Information, Nov 28
Singleton Tens, Dec 1
Columns for 2019
Imperfect Information, Jun 24
Compelling Opponent, Aug 14
The Horns of a Dilemma, Sep 4
How To Open a Suit, Oct 8
Planning To Win the Last Trick, Dec 26
Columns for 2020
The Last Trump, Jun 11
Grab the Brass Ring, Jul 3
Know Your Opponent, Sep 19
What’s in the Stock?, Dec 5
Columns for 2021
As Luck Would Have It, Sep 9
Columns for 2022
Grasping at Straws, Apr 4
More Extremes of Luck, May 21
Two Last-Trick Problems, Jun 27
Sidestep a Few Landmines, Sep 2
