The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
A NEW GAME.

The Latest Rage in Cards POpularized by
PresidsnE Cleveland.
Dapton (O) Journal: The kilograms
OF Tuesday morning stated that Presi-
dent Cleveland played the game of'pan-
ocle" until o'clock that morning. and
was quite devotee of the game. Many
people have inquired about the game,
and as it seems about to be taken up as
social game, the Journal searched for q
description and rules of play. The die
tIonary gives no definition. the encyclo-
padia does not refer to 1t and authori-
ties on cards have made no mention oft.
Inquiry, however, found q gentleman
who had played the game and was quite
willing to give short account OF it. The
following is s description:
Panocle is game played with thirty
two playing cards, the deuce, tray, four,
five and SIX spots of each suit being
taken from the pack. Eight cards are
dealt to each player, first three all
around. then two, and then three. Trump
| is turUed up and laid at the side OF the
pack. The player to the lett of the
| dealer leads, and the one tn 1t takes the
|
then each other player takes card.
Each trick taken is reserved by the win.
ner to count the points of the game, as
| in "seven up" The object OF the game
| Is to play for points, which are as fol
| lows: Each ace counts eleven points,
each ten-epot counts ten points. each
| king counts four points, each queen
counts three points, and each jack counts
two points.
The ace is the highest card, ten next,
then king, etc. The ten-spot takes the
king and all under it. Until the deck is
exhausted the players are not required
| to follow suit or trump. Besides the
regular points of game are others made
by "meltIng." Having taken a trick, if
the winner has king and queen of suit
he calls "melt," laying the two before
him to show that he has them. He does
not forfeit the cards, however, for they car
be- used in taking tricks. Each "meit
of king and queen counts twenty points
unless he 'melts" trumps, in which Cast
il counts forty. If he holds four aces hl
"melts" them, counting 100. Melting
four kings, counts eighty; four queens
sixty, four jacks forty. Melting Is tell
ing what player holds IN his hand bu
he cannot melt unless he takes trick
and then must melt before drawing fron
| the deck. he can make out one melt OF
trick. The holder of the seven-spot O
trumps calls "diecs" and takes the trumI
turned up, putting the seven-spot in 1t
place This counts ten for tn
player. Diece can not be count
ed second time. The jack G
diamonds should pc held until tn
t finish of the drawing from the deck
The holder of the jack of diamonds au,
queen of spades calls "panOcle' when b
3 has occasion to melt, counting 40. Hal
| ing drawn ali the cards of the deck tn
players play for game as in seVen-uE
3 and must follow suit or trump. As eac
3 one "melis'' the count is placed to hi
: credit All the cards having been playe
j the count is made, and the number {
D points each has IN the game is set to b
credit: and melts, panocle, dIece an
q game are added. and the one that hs
s the most points is the winner of th
d game. There are $50 points in the gam
e and ten points in diece that are bound |
d be counted besides there are the varioy
;, combinations of "melts'' and panocl
|, The points altogether amount to 50
d One hundred Is good count for any or
!, PLAYER.
L PanOcle was originated in 1869 In Ne
}, York CitV. II is German game, and
u similar 10 &c." also to ecaIte &C
II bezique. Indeed, it Is almost the san
l. as bezique.