The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-09
A NEW GAME.
The Latest Rage Ia Cards POpulariked by
President Cleveland.


Dayton CO., Journal
The kilograms OF Tuesday morning stated
that President Cleveland played the game of
"Ianocle" until o'clock that morning. and
was quite devotee of the game. Many peo-
pie have inquired about the game and as it
sesms about to be taken up as q social game.
the Journal searched for desert ption and
rules to play. The dictionary gives no def
milton, the encyclopedia does not refer TO il,
aud authorities on cards have made no men,
ton of il. Inquiry, however, found gentle
man who had p,ayed the game aud was
quite willing tn give a short account OF 1t.
The following is description:
Psnocle is game played with thIrty-two
playing csIds, 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 turned up and laid at the
side OF the pack. The player to the left of
the dealer lesds, and the one that takes the
trick draws the top card of the deck; then
each other player takes card. Each trick
taken lie reserved BY the winner to count the
points of the game, as in seven up" The
object of the game is to rlay for points.
which are as follows: Each ace counts
eleven points, each ten-spot count9 ten
points, each king counts four points, each
queen counts three points, and each jack
counts two points.
Inc ace Is Lle ulRDeSL caro-, ten O6Xt, t0eu
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 q trick it the winner has a king and
queen of suit. be calls melt" laying the two
before him to show that he has them. He
does not forfeit the cards, however, for they
can be used In taking tricks. Each melt
of king and queen counts twenty points
unless he ''melts" trumps. which case it
counts forty. IL he holds four aces ne
''melts' them, counting 100. Melting four
kings counts eighty four queens counts sixty,
four Jacks forty. Melting is telling
what player holds in his hand;
be takes trick, and then must melt before
drawing kom the deck. He can make bat
one melt on trick. The holder of the seven.
spot Of trumps calls "diece" and takes the
trump turned up putting tho seven-spot in
it's place. This counts ten for the player.
Diece can not be counted a second time. The
jack OF diamonds should be held until the
finish Of the drawing from the deck. The
holder OF the jack of diamonds and queen OF
spades calls ''panoc when be has OCCASION
to melt, counting forty. Having drawn all
the cards of tie deck tire players play fol
game as in seven up, and must folIsw suit OF
trump. AS each one "melts" the count is
placed to bis credit. ALI the cards having
been played the count is made, and the NUM-
Der Of points each hes in the game ia set t.
his credit; and melts, paaecle, diecs and
game are added, and the one that has the
most points is the winner of the game. There
are so poiD Is in game, and ten points in
diece that are bound TO be counted besides
there are the various combinations of "melts'
and panocle. The points altogether amount
to $50. Ono hundred is q good count FOL
any one player.
Panocle was originated in 1869 in New York
| City. 1t is a German game. aud is eimilar tC
&C." also to ecarte and bszique. Indeed, i,
| is almost the same as bezique.