The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12

value IL scored hrst the CARDS which VIII increase "
to the greater combination can be added to It. but
II the greater is first scored. the smaller count is
lost when 800 pinochle Ia NEEDED at once. the 30
for single pinocble 10 lost The same principle gov
the meli for marriage and sequence in trumps.
II the 40 for marriage is scored nrst tho sequence
he added but II the sequence is first NEEDED the
marriage 10 lost.
a. y. l.. says; In a two.handei game A has use
the spade queen for marriage aud has used the
iskIng another trick he wants to score 40 for the
pinochle which IL ON the table. says he cannot
hand
Bis mistaken. hut should have announced when
he msded the trump sequence that he had 30 on tho
table ITO score for the pinochle. A player having
NEEDED 40 kings and 40 Jacks had two kings and two
jacksstill on tho table whom he NEEDED 90 queens.
He announced '+o. 10 and 20 to score" Tor tho
pinochle aud two marriages. He had. OF course. TO
win three tricks In order to score these melds
and the cards had 20 he still on the table when he
scored them.
Pinochle II. X. says! In a two handed game A
wants 25O. He wins a trick. meld. double pinoehls
out. b wins the next four tricks. and 4 becomes
asrined and says he has won tho game. Is Pays no
clsrs- himself mt saying should have called ont
when he had NEEDED the 800 and in support OF this
j. d.. March 2n, 1880
The cases are not similar. In the decision quoted.
the player who had really won the game did not
declare himself out until after tho second player
had reached ! 900 aud called game. In the case
now given by A. II. r., although did not call game
when he should have done 60. he still did before
d and IL therefore entitled to IL.
NJ. SAYS; In q four handed game A leads a card.
but before the second man plays discovers that he
has an sd iitional meld to make. l. he In timer
Again; hftsrA. B and have played: y hnd' he has
an additional meld % make. Is bo in timer
According u the strict rules OF the game. mslds
not made until the player holding them has
played TO the fret trick and each in turn should ray
aud thsn msld. This 10 to prevent the eldest hand
from leading with a knowledge OF the other hands,
Careless players who not up In the hnc points ~
the game. are in the habit Of making all the meds
before card is played but they must allow any
person to add to his melds at any time before the
nrst trick is turned and quilted
J. WI ssy.i In a two.handed game the cards
fall in the following manner; u. Z. :. r. pegs
four hole. for the run. plays another aud pogs
i" taTn Play, and wants to peg eigh,
for last card. Is this right
Bis entitled to everything but last card. The
principle TO- that II thirty one cannot bs eIactly
reached by either plsyer the one playing the card
that brngs the count nearest to thirty.one shall
point. but II lie reache. thirty one exactly he
is evidently not entitled to point for coming
nearest to II.
II. r. asks II player IN two.hsnded game 10 al.
lowed to lay down four king. aud four queen. at
Une time and count 2sO for them
lie 1, allowed TO make tho med hut he can score
only one part OF 1t and must win nrs more tricks
TO score the rest OF It, because the meld OF 24o f.
really combination OF six different scores. Eighty
kings, sixty queens. and four different marriages.
and for each NJ these sI melds the player must win
trick and the card, that he scores must be on the
table when the time comes TO tcore them.
@. II II. ssysi In thTee.handed game A holds
four King, aud four lusens. With the 10 of
In the three and four.hand-d games . player
Is allowed to make as many combinations with his
cards in one meld a. he could in several melis in
the twu'handsi game. This rule allows A TO msld
trump marriage, 80. trump sequence, 1850, then so
kings and ~ queens and three plain suit marriages.
worth 80 more. or $50 altogether
He.rt-..-I. N. 7; SAYS: Nine people arc playing
efty points up In order TO help a, third player.
wnI Ia. no shsne" hm,G, refrain. from siyins
there 10 . rule against such fsvoritism.
II would ns impossible to make such . rule. be.
cause player might insist that he thought IL to his
own interest to discard cards other than hearts and
that the favOritism Wa only imaginary.
IN Il. IN four ,na S gsms "a e.d "a.
ON tbs. second round, plays an ace and u Z
trey Z aud u 10Th lay go. whereupon plays
when played the trey he was entitled 10 q run
81 three and should peg two oles for thirty one
There IL no run for A. because = duplicate ace IN
reached before We eau get back to the deuce which
ia the card necessary to complete run for A.
rage.
No. Because one OF the cards necessary for III,
MARI are the queen. has already been used 10 form
n 10 q han q
in the same class OF moids. Marriages and 20.
quences are In class A. pinoehles in class B. and
fours Of a kind in classC.
=. -. pclged three hoIss FOR the run or,
disputed * right to count smother run Of three e
when the last deuce was played
entitled 10 tho second run OF three. because
the cards forming the can all he reached befor.
any duplicate Is encountered.
e. Il. says: Ina fourhauded game A ana r ara
u"lds are on tine slate. wins the arst trek which
Contains -four tens. and he call. game edateiy
4 anu ID say he must win smother trick
What would another trick accomplish, except to
add TO and BIS points Of which they already have
enough TO win;
and arc partnsrr deals. and erasr. h nme ma
IL compelled to play sonei
euch mas become the usage in most Of the large
progressive rsnts, but It is not according to tn.
laws ot the game. mo assisting should always 10
before play begins.
sevcn.up-f. p. save In two handed game, A
announces that he T. low, game, Is bots han 81
that he Is not game. when the cards are counted
each has thirty two. Who wins the bst1
The non dealer counts tho point for game when IL
il tie. This is considered an Offset to the dealer.
adj NautAgo in turning jacks
L. o. N. says: In . twO.handed game want. 90
and wants 100. Al the end OF the hand A has ~
and has ln2, Is taking the last trick Both all
game at the same time. Must they play on TO 1850
10 decide IT,
wins the game ON its merits as As declaration
is an error: he still wants two points to he out
y =. says In atwo.handed game At the end n, |
ne hahd aud start 10 count their tricks nnIs
he !. Just "ht while II is two more than out Which
wins ''N" /
Neither. They must play On Ia 1850 points to de.
.idc Il. Some one must call out in pinochle
W. J.: A says In n two handed game A mpldS ont |
ma claims tho game. hut leads another card IA |
II III trek makes mpld and also call. game |
says lie WAS out hrst. but sAvs his continuing tn
Lay showed he was not sure about IL. WLo winsy
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