Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-27
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President Cleveland.
From the Dayton CDJ Journal
A recent telegram stated that MIR Cleve-
land played "panoclc" until one o'clock in
the morning with party friends. Many
people have inquired about the game, and,
as it seems about to be taken up as a so
cial game, the Journdi searched for
description and rules of play. The dction-
AIRY gives no definition, and authorities on
cards have made no mention of it. Inqui-
ry, however, found a gentleman who had
played the game, and was quite willing to
give short account of it. The following
Is u description
PanOclc Is II game played with thirty
two playing cards, the deuce tray, four,
live and six spots of each suit being taken
from the pack. Eight cards are dealt to
each player, tisrt three all around then
two and then three. Trump is turnd up
and laid at the side OF the pack The
player to the left OF the dealer leads and
the one that takes the trick draws the top
card of the deck then each other player
takes a card. Each trick taken is reserved
To the winner to count the points of the
game, as in seven up The object of the
game is to play four points, which are as
follows Each ace counts eleven points,
each ten spots 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 regu-
lar points of game are others made by
"melting' Having taken a trick, if the
winner has Il king and queen of suit, ne
calls melt laying the two before him
to show that he has them. He does not
force the cards, however for they can be
/ nf
king and queen counts twenty points I'M
less he "mCltS' trumpS, in which case it
counts forty. If he holds four aces he
'melts' them, counting one hundred.
Melting four kings counts eighty four
queens counts sixty four jacks forty.
Melting is telling what Il player holds
in his hands but he cannot melt un
less he takes trick, and then must melt
before drawing from the deck. He can
make but one melt on Il trick. The hold
er of the seven spot of trumps calls "diece"
and takes the trump turned up, putting
the seven spot in its place, This counts
ten for the player. Diece cannot be
counted Il second time The jack of dia-
mOnds should be held until the finish of
the drawing from the deck The holder of
the jack OF diamonds and queen of spades
calls "panOcle' when he has occasion to
melt, counting 40. Having drawn all the
cards of the deck, the players play Tor
game as in seven-up, and must follow suit
or trump As each one "meltS' the count
is placed to his credit. All the cards
having been placed the count is made,
and the number of points each has in the
game IS set to his credit and melts, pan
Ocle diece and game are added, and the
one that has the most points is the winner
of the game There are 1870 points in the
game ana ten points in diece that are
bound to be counted a.; besides there are
the various combinations of ''melts"
and panoce The points altogether
amount to 30 One hundred is Il good
connt for any one player.
Panocle was originated in 1869 in New
York city. 1t is a German game, and is
similar to ''66.' also to escarte and bazique.
Indeed, it is almost the same as baZique.