[The WET BEAVER]

The bad players share a common trait in that they don't take responsibility for their own bad play. It's never their own fault. They blame it on fish sucking them out, collusion, pattern maps, conspiracies, and THE RAKE.

I noticed that some people love to whine about rake. They say, "I'm good but I can't win because of the rake. But rake has been around for decades and it's part of the game. Skilled players have been making big money even with the rake, because their superior skill enables them to. If someone can't beat raked Party games, they need to stop being lazy and study the game.