The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-29
TIE GAME OF HOP
1T ExceLs POKER AND IS EQUAL
TO THE FASCINATING FARO.

A New short Card Gamo That Has Taken
Paris and London By Storm, and Prom
iscs TO Become Popular la Ameriea-How
IL Il Played and the Rules for IL.
People Of Paris who gamble are de-
voting all OF their spare time to new
game that has supplanted ali OF the
other gaines played for money.
The new game Is called "hop," and it
il described as being the most fascinat-
ing game that has ever been played-not
even excepting the alluring game OF
poker.
Paris is so infatuated with chop" that
millions % francs are lost and won at it
every night.
The game Of "hop" has been intro
duced into tho clubs Of London, and it is
being played there with a zeal worthy Of
a better cause. So far as known the
game has not as yet been attempted In
the United States, but it Is only matter
Of timo when it will become as popular
there az in Paris and London, for the
reason that it is 50 enticing that IL is inn
possible for card players to Withstand
It's temptations. All that is required TO
render it q 90 there is TO explain the
rules governing the play.
Hop Is an extremely simple game.
Any person of ordinary mental caliber
can play it if once told how to proceed.
Here is a description Of the game;
-Four persons are necessary 10 make
up game. Take four decks of cards,
from which throw out all of the cards
below the sevens. That leaves the aces,
kings, queens, jacks, tens, mines, Fights
and sevens 10 play with.
FOUR DECKS IN ONE.
All four Of the decks are shufiled to-
gether as though they were one deck.
This done, and, the cards having been
cut, one person makes the deal, giving
one card at time to the other players
until he has dealt them three cards
apiece, but taking no cards himself.
After the deal those who have been
supplied with cards look at their hands
and bet OF stay out, as their judgment
dictates.
The matter Of betting having been
settled, the dealer turns a card from the
top Of the deck and proceeds to pay and
lake, according to the exigencies OF the
game.
Losers and winners are determined
thus: If the dealer turns an ace ne
makes a sweep. or, in other words, wins
al of the bets that are made, regardless
# the cards held by the other players.
If he turns a king, and there are any
.;ings in the hands out, they stand off
the dealer. All cards below the king
lose on that hand or deal All aces out
win.
1t is Nicely this: The persons 10
whom the cards are dealt take chances,
after looking at their cards, and before
seeing the turn up, Of their cards being
either higher in denomination than the
card that will be turned up OF as high.
The ace is the dealers percentage. \
king or a seven will stand off a king or
seven, and there Is nothing lost nor won
on such a stand off, but nothing viii
stand of an. ace when turned by a
dealer. Even if there are three aces in
a hand against the dealer, be wins if he
turn an ace.
When the cards have all been dealt by
one dealer he passes them to the player
on his left, and they are shufiled and
dealt by that person until they are again
exhausted, and 50 on as long as the game
lasts. They are not shuffied between the
hands as in poker or euchre, but after
each hand is played the cards employed
in that hand are thrown aside, not to be
used until another grand shuttle has been
made.
A limit Is placed on bets TO be made,
which is determined, Of course, by the
purse Of the players.
SAMPLE GAME.