Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-16

In this fast age, and among this fast peo.
pie, il is pardonable to conclude that the
game Of cards, which can be played with
the creates. rapidity, will become the most
popular. Railroad euchrs" seems Al pres
ent TO carry off the pain in the matter Of
speed, and hence has already attained
great favor, especially among travelling
card players, who bsguils the weary hours
in smoking cars and on STEAMBOATS, BY
means Of their lavorits amussmsnA A
word or two about this comparatively new
game may not BE- amiss 10 those COED peo-
pie whom kind fortune permits to enjoy
quiet lives at home, and Who may at have
seen il played.
Railroad suchrs'' b the eaas % com
mon suehls, With these few e1csptions
The game 10 twenty Ave points instead
Of ave. This msdi6scatisa 10 necessary On
account Of the rapipity with which the
points can be counted.
When . player, In srdssing sp the
trump, assisting his partner, taking up The
trump. Or making trump, chooses to "gs
alons," he hes the privilege Of taking HE
psrtner's bsst carS, discarding his own
worse card to make room for it. In re-
turn, his next opponent to the left hes the
privilege Of taking he partners best card
in the same way and playing alone In op-
yositon. II the next opponentto the left
passes" this privilege, then it goes to the
opponent on the right hand, who can play
alone against the frat player. In either
case, one side or the other must score fcaF
points, unless indeed the FIRST player sue
seeds in making Just three tricks and thus
saves his suchrs. II neither Of the oppon-
snts choose to play alone then the game
goes on % usual, but this does not eftsn
happen, since . player can frequently guard
= single high trump BY drawing his part.
nsr's best card and 90 block . lev hand
and In general the tru0pe held By partners
are more ssrvicsabls whsh they are oil
brought together Ia the sane hand In
this game, the dsalear will assist hin. A
player can refuse his partners best card
When il turas out 70 b. lower than the ons
hs was about TO discard, but b must sill
play alone. The trump tusnsd up ID rsck
onsd a. Belonging 10 the dsalse's hand ~
Ill i, 10 turned down, and nay BE- psssst
over - bic partner - his bsss ssrd.
!, This gaue will b feuad very agreeable
varistisn Of suchrs.
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