I thought for a novice blogger such as myself, my first blog entry should concern a novice Sorry! player. Dave Cho recently started playing Sorry and though he may not have much experience, all his opponents will tell you about his heart. Still, that heart has gone unfufilled by 3 devestating losses to give "D.C." an 0 and 3 record.

Tabletalk: How Did You First Start PLaying sorry?
DC: You told me about Sorry!, dumbass.

Tabletalk: and what did you think when you first heard about sorry
DC:I used to always get it confused with the game that had the dice in the bubble. I thought they were the same game. I had no idea Sorry! was a game of strategy. I just thought it was another game of chance.

Tabletalk:what made you first open your eyes to the kind of strategy required to play sorry
DC: There were so many options. I think your personality can really come out in the way you choose to play. Each move has a certain factor of risk, that speaks volumes I think. It's like in life: high risk, high reward. That being said, I've yet to actually win a game of Sorry!.

Tabletalk: Through how many games?
DC: I am currently 0-3. I have a fourth game pending right now as we speak.

Tabletalk: Why do you think victory has eluded you thus far?
DC: My first two losses were nailbiters, it was just the draw of the cards. My most recent defeat was an utter debacle, we discarded on about 8/10 turns. It was really embarassing. No one wins in a game like that.

Tabletalk: Thanks for your time David, it's been really enlightening talking to you. I'm going to close this one with the same question we use to close all our TableTalk interviews. What's your favorite card?
DC: That's like asking me to pick my favorite child. But,my gut tells me that the 7's versatility--you could potentially get two people home in one turn with one card--lends me to pick it as my fave.

Welcome to TableTalk - the first blog about Team Sorry for Points.

TableTalk FAQ

1. What is Team Sorry! For Points

Team Sorry! for Points (henceforth reffered to as just "Sorry!") is a combination of the two alternate rule sets for the Parker Brothers game Sorry! Instead of just trying to win by yourself, you and a partner control each other's pieces. Also, instead of just flipping over cards you play out of a hand of five, greatly increasing the amount of skill required - though luck is still a factor.

2. What's a Sorry! blog?

A Sorry! blog covers all the important Sorry! related news going on in the world. We'll talk about the strategies top players are using, Sorry!'s coverage in the media, and coverage of important Sorry! news from around the globe. We'll be interviewing some of the top Sorry! players about their tactics, teammates, favorite cards, and they are going to be telling all!

3. How is Sorry! played?

GOAL: The goal of Sorry! is to get all eight of you and your teammates pawns into home before the other team.

Four players sit around a Parker Brothers Sorry! board and are assigned the color in front of them. The red and yellow players become one team, and the blue and green players become the other. Since you and your teammate win and lose as a team, you can move each other's pawns freedly. All players start with 3 pawns in start and a pawn on the circle directly outside of start. A dealer deals each player 5 cards.

On your turn, you play one card out of your hand and follow the instructions on that card. The cards are as follows:

1 - Move foward 1 or move a man out of start.
2 - Move foward 2, or move a man out of start. Draw again. (in order to draw again you play one card out of your current hand of 4, and then draw 2 cards to fill your hand back up to 5 again).
3 - Move foward 3.
4 - Move BACKWARD 4.
5 - Move foward 5.
6 - There are no 6 cards.
7 - Move foward 7, or split the 7 spaces between two and only two pawns (note: one pawn can be yours and one your teammate's).
8 - Move foward 8.
9 - There are no 9's.
10 - Move foward 10 or backward 1.
11 - Move foward 11 or switch any 2 pawns already on the board. You can switch with your teammate, or with an opponent, as long as one of the pieces involved is you or your teammate's.
12 - Move foward 12.
SORRY! - Take a man out of you or your teammate's start and replace any man on the board. Send that man back to their start. You can't play a Sorry! if you have nobody in home.

(note: the properties of any card are also printed on that card so you don't need to memorize it. After 1 game it will be like second nature!)

If you have any possible move that doesn't result in one of your pawns being sent to start, you must play it even if it's to your disadvantage (honor system here).

You can't sorry or 11 someone out of the safety zone, however you may be forced to back out of the safety zone. You can not back out of home.

If you don't have a move, you must discard a card from your hand and draw again.

4. Are you serious? That's a lot of rules.

It's really not too bad, trust me. You'll pick it up after 1 game. Actually, there are three more VERY important rules.

5. Three more rules!?

Yes, possibly the most important three rules of the game. They are:

- If you Sorry! someone, you MUST say "sorry" though you do not have to mean it.
- If a pawn lands on the arrow space of a slide that's not his color, he slides to the end of it sending anything along his way back to Sorry! When you slide, you must make a noise.
- When the game ends, the 4 players must celebrate with a 4-way high five.

6. What is TableTalk?

When playing you cannot communicate strategy or the contents of your hand to your teammate. Doing so is known as table-talk and in game context it's strictly dishonorable. Bring your tabletalk here instead.