Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-03

The Latest Rage ia Cards fepai i1sa 0'
the PRECEDENT.

the President.
dayton o. J0uruall
Recent telegrams STATED that Pressient
Cleveland played the game of ''pinocie
until one O'Clock that morning, ana " as
quite a devotse OF the game. Many people
have inquired about the game, the JossfHds
searched for a description and rules OF
play. The dictionary gives no definition,
the encyclopedia does not refer 70 II, and
authorities on cards have made no menuoh
/ Of il. Inquiry, however, found gentle
man who had played the game and was
I quite willing 10 give short account OF H.
I The following is description
.sPinocle" is a game played with thirty
two playing cards, the deuce tray, fS'lr,
+ five aud six spots OF each suit being taken
/ from the pack. Eight cards are dealt 10
each PLAYER, first three all around, then
TWO. AMI then three. Trump Is turned up
and laid at the side OF the pack The
,-aver 10 the left Of the dealer leads, and
the one that takes that trick draws the
TOD card OF the deck; then each other
player takes a card. Each trick taken is
reserved by the winner % count the points
OF the game, as in ''seven-up." The OBJ
iect Of the game is 70 play for points,
which are as follows: Each ace counts
eleven points. each ten-spot counts ten
points. each king counts four points, each
aueen counts three points, ami 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 il. Until the deck Is
exhausted tn players are not required 70
follow suit or trump. Besides the regular
points Of game are others made by iaeiI-
ing" Having taken trick, II the "-nhei
? has a king and queen OF suit he calls "heIt'
( laving the two before him TO show that h'
has them. He does not forfeit the cards
I however, for they can be used IN taking
; tricks. Each melt" of king and queer
o counts twenty points u.its he "meits
4 trumps, in which case 1t counts forty.
Y he holds four aces he ''melts" them count
: ing one hundred. Melting four king
L counts eighty; four queens, counts sixty
: four lacks, forty. Melting is telling wha
# a PLAYER holds in his hand; but he can no
:. melt unless he takes trick, and then mus
Y melt before drawing from the deck. IL
: can make but one melt on a trick. Tn
e holder of the seven-spOt OF trump
5 calls s'diece' and takes the trum
turned up, putting the seven-spo
20 in its place. This counts ten for the player
d Diece can not be counted "a second time
10 The Jack of diamonds should be held unit
lie the finish of the drawing from the deci
IS The holder of the jack of diamonds an
10 queen of spades calls ''pinocle" when D
p has occasion to melt, counting forty
y Having drawn all tie cards OF the dec
lie the players play for game as IN seven-ul
y and must follow suit or trump. As eac
- one "meltsv the count is placed to
IN credit All the cards having been playt
Of the count is made, and the number
E. points each has in the game is set TO a
y credit; and melts, pinocle, diece, and gan
are added, and the one that has the mo
~ points is the winner OF the game. The
To are one hundred points in the game, al
r ten points in each diece that are bound
ed be counted; besides there are the vario
re combinations of melts and pinocle. I
yn points altogether amount to five hundr
at and fifty. One hundred Is good cou
ne for any one player.
he Pinocle is a German game, and is simil
to "66," also ito ecarte and besique
he deed, 1t is almost the same "a besique-