The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-03
THE SUMS sORooL ron CARD
PEATERG.

PEATERS.
Auction Pitoh.-I. N. n. says. In q two-handed
game A has dealt, and wants three to go out. whiieB
wants one only. q bids two. which A takes, making
game ssSm ton 70 AZ w'i loM. on < O. S,s saan'; that = % 3 hS.s si %sE Jack ::
many As he bid before XScores SnythinE. Which is
D wins, as the bidder goes out ~ ne makes a. many
a. he bid and that number Is enough to put him out,
no matter what the othOr player scores.
home. nye OF them being on the trey point. I throw
double threeE, and in order TO avoid leaving a blot /
on three men. My opponent claims this cannot be
done. and that ! must either move up or throw on
player mby divide his throw a. he pleases. 40 that
he plays Il all, and he Is at liberty to move ono cart
and throw OF tho other.
California Jack.-A. r.. says. In q two-handcd game
As score ia 4 and rs o. A makes high. jNcE, game,
and D makoi low. Which wlns2
b wins, because the points go out in o~rder-hieh,
low, Jack, and the game.
Casino,-M. o. says: In n four.hunded game, 81
posp sso Tp; :too Sha 70 f %Tt p. ' rs fo % sSmR. { IN ana tho D. S STd
round A took home big casino, making Al 90 points.
it down. turned II up again and held It for his partner
to sec but did mot claim the game. nispartnerdid not
boy, partner! That was a nno ace" While this mutual
was to play. made a lightning movement under Ds
arm AND took home little casino; claiming tho game
~ nv Hhho tlHlc' NnlCn ms
Tho usual way OF scoring at 9l.polnt casino is to
reckon the points nt the end of the hand only, tho
various counts going out In the following order:
Cards. spades, big casino, little casino. aces. and
sweeps. II an agreement Is made beforehand to
count out, each side must keep mental count OF its
score, and tho first 20 reach Ell must claim the game
Immediately, and II the claim II correct they win. no
matter what tho adversaries' score may be. II the
game referred to was played In tho usual way. A-B
won It, as little casino goea out before aces. II the
agreement was to count out, Alb still won It. be-
cause there ia no evidence that CD knew they had
reached FL points, although they seem to have
known that they took in an ace.
Q. @. says: B hold two aces and an eight and q
nine. There was q seven on the layout, and he built
It TO eight. when 1t came his turn he built this
eight up to nine, To this D objects, saying a player
cannot increase his own build In this manner.
Any player may make or increase a build, provided
he has in his hand the card necessary to take It in at
any stage to which he builds 1t. In this case. B could
have taken in the eight II he wished to. but he chose
to build It to a nine. Il is generally admitted that an
adversary can increase a build in this manner. and
there ia no reason why tho same privilege should not
be allowed to the original maker OF tho build.
CribbaEe.-c. A.C asks whether or not q cribbaVe
ss1sn. can be held that will count exactly twenty
No. There are four numbers. 10. %. se. 81. which
cannot be formed by any combination OF the cards at
~cribbago.
N: A. 8. says: A and B are playing and B has the
deal. A., having frat show. lays down his cards and
take some more" but before he says how many or
can peg them 4 sees that he had a sixteen hand and
hand entitle B to score the muggins?
Certainly. b must have sufficient time to be sure
that he is correct before he pegs up tho penalty.
Dice.-E. G. H. asks: which is the better hand in
throwing poker dice. three nvss and q pair OF aces or
three hVes and a pair or Tours?
In the West aud in . few Eastern clubs aces are
low; but the general custom. especially throughout
the East, is to regard the game as . species of poker.
played with dice, and na aces arc higher than kings
in poker. aces are also higher than siKes in poker dice.
Mort.-w. F 3. SAYS, II Vivaut and Mort score a
to /. does the slam count Gouble from each adver
sary. or only the game-that Is. would the score fol
vivant DO;
2o+b+e+4-1=SOx2=6o. or
b+e+4-1=lox2=2o +2o=4o7
The nrt score is tho correct one. as vivant winl
from or loses to each adversary.
;Plnochle ;-F. 8. W. says: In a tour-handed game 9
player melds -four kings and four queens. What do
they count? Again. II diamonds are trumps and one
player melds the sequence. what does 1t count?
In the four-handcd game each player is SLOWED tc
make as many counting combinations as possible
with his cards and to score them all at once when h,
wins a trick. Four kings and four queens are wortl
$40. the trump marriage being worth 40. three plain
buit marriages ~ odCn, LINKS on u nc queen
80. Tho trump sequence is worth 100. OF which l5t
is for tho sequence itself and 40 for tho roy al marriage
w I. n. says: In a two.handed game A lays dowr
f fopf t hlng' al aha on loef GfG e i i ho must mast' wins 10 score q sr fs,
Tor zach OF the six malds which go to make up tm
gao points. Who Is rightp
B is right.
opened a jack pot and all three men same in. every
one at the table. including the opener. taking three
SSs5 18th .sd i "a dr. :; I'D 9 Ssi;S sRSg TO Sp t. a, T ts;,aT t5o hand
B. RaRd-A: 4 4: !. r.!
Awns asked what he opened on, and claimed thai
he had split q pair. As the only pair OF openers tina
players held between them ali tho remaining aces
and kings. It is evidently impossible that A conlt
wins the poolP
II the pack was examined to be sure that It did mo-
contain hve aces or kings, D must win the pool. Thi
is only another example of the folly of allowing
players to split openers. or to pretend to do SO.
]. +. says: In q seven.handed game two player
each held four clubs. A bets b that that there are
because there are 1--WE cards which are clubs in tn,
f%orty.two unknown cards: B bets there are II
each man has Ave chances. aud both together must
therefore, have ten. Which OF these Is correct?
As tho chances for getting a club by drawing ont
card to one hand are 3 in AZ. the chances for Rettinl
0club by drawing two cards to two different hand
must be twice 5, or 10 in AZ. To be very accurate
II the FIRST player does not geta club. the next play
er's chances are 8 in ~.
I. NJ. aaysi One OF As cards is accidentally OK
posed in the draw. A claims his hand must be com
pleted before proceeding TO the Others, but b aud {
claim that all the Others must be helped first. Which
Is right
This 10 one of the most frequently disputed point
in tho game OF poker. and persons unfamiliar witt
the reasons for tho existence OF certain laws canno
understand why the exposed card should not be re
placed at once. The object OF the law which re
Qulres tho other hands to DO completed nrat is to pro
vide against the possibility of q dealer having 10