The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS


run. Then pegs for the run OF hvo and the M.
teen. u pegs m ire for another run when he plays
hs last card. all Ave cards of the sequence being
available before the duplicate ace Is encountered.
Finally, A pegs for last card.
T.w. II. asks: whs' should be done If the dealer
| starter?
IL the pack had been properly cut and the eN.
posure IL the dealers fault his adversary has the
privilege Of choosing which " the exposed cards
shall be the starter.
Cnch.-S. A: s. say; In four hand cd game, each
f3r himssn Is the Sn,csSsfH bidder bit maxi;
pedro. G. with to go gets home TIL jack d. with
| the pot?
| when each plays for himself the points must go
ont in regular order-high. low, jack game. right
and left pedro. In this It would appear that @
was the nrst man out, with his Jack
b. F. asks the penalty for revoke in cinch II 1t is
| discovered during the play Of the hand.
The revoking side ia not allowed to any points
! that deal hut may demand the privilege Of playing
the hand ont in order T." prevent the alversH'irS
from scoring more t'hn =" tam Iuml er Of ion'-.
II II * az adversary of the bidder that revokes tho
bidder scores whatever points he makes that deal.
even II they are not enough to make good his hid.
Enchre II. +. x. SAYS In four handed game A
dealt, and his partner ordered him up and asked for
played alone against the ordrrer and euchred him.
how many points does lie score
-Four
T, NJ. says: In afour.handsd partnership game
Witch said he Would play alone a' Advsrssrie" r say
No but the actual maker OF the trump can
| play alone.
was diamond aud the score was ~ to II in our
|
ndyersarie4 claimed the game adding - to their u
score 20 for little slam. say this is specifically
| me nds which is absurd, as II should be IL only.
Under the old rules the adyersaries had the privi
leRe Of choosing any one Of three penalties for the
revoke: TO take three tricks from the revokinp side.
TO add the value of three tricks to their score.
or to deduct the value Of three tricks from the
vokers The rule also states that the revokiny
side cannot win the game and mn-, stop at ~ points.
Your aivers"rirs seem t, have wisely selected the
second Of these penalties, which gave them ~
points and allowed you 90 to ~ only. 1t the
| unta rn"ss of this rule in its unequal workings
thai led the New York Whist Club to adop; the
rule. which il given III the second edition Of the
Laws Of Bridge" that there should I've only ono
penalty for the revoke take three actual tricks
from the rerokng side. In the cited this would
| hav" done them good beyond preventing You
from going ont three tricks would be of value
| To them and YOU would still have had enough left
| to advance YOUR score to ~.
| Pinochle.--w. W. Nv. says: Spades being trumps
then the other 40. then 40 jacks. and. finally, 500
| pnochle with the second jack Of damonds2
| He can if the two queens stl on the table
| when the last meld is made. He could also have
| scored 40 for the single pinochlc FIRST IL he
| thought he had time.
f1spnF ZANE So s anH
| when there are only four cards left in the stock
yln,,,a .u1a la 1p ,arl 4
de that as he has mrcn SSSnt s ZOO he must be-
G so S In M 10 Insists sa, h ,rc As he has
he can claim the game. Had he dons 80 b would
have been ont.
and if he is he II he not correct that
loses the game. matter what his adversarys score
may be.
tn" second player must head the trick il he can no
trumps. Which is right
| A Is right.
ina ;~o;hsnle game. 4 deal. and wins the ars H
| trick. wins tho second trick and melds 40
I win another trick to make the med good
| In the twohanded game player is not allowed TO
| make any melds except Immediately after winning
trick and before drawing from the stock but all
| melds made under such circumstances are good and
can be scored Immediately In this
trick. and. before drawing from the stock he NEEDED
40 pnochlc, which put HIM out.
j. S. X. saysi In Il two.handed game, spades
trnmrs has m,lded pnochle. After winning an.
other, trick mrlhs l"n trunrs. using the Queen
wants to melh 40 trumps with the old queen and
| new king. objects.
| Sis right. Tie marriage must he mclded first or
it is lost because it inferior rneld to the Sc.
| quence, hut in the same class.
l.. R. r. SAYS: In cutting for the deal in pinochle
Yes, and the highest cut has the choice OF seats
| cards and deal.
but inis he is three points short would have
gonr. out in he next few tricks being far behind.
game to both b and G. who should divide the pot
Cts in error As assertion simply puts him ont
of it, and leaves and c to hsht it out alone.
A, q, says: In four handed partnership game A.
s not IesSe un b o" srs W en-
hand. b says the doa Is void but A, who has NEEDED
| in pnochlc.
NJ melds can be scored by a player who has too
many cards. so that throws out AS melds. Astis
evident that some OF the other players had short
hands, the whole deal is void.
aS. sny s Il" 5ogr o and psrtnsrshp game
ks S" 4 ana wanted TO % wi W%n AZ 9 shc
on ne slate The latter say that their meld stands
lost II the side making them does not take at least
| ono trick during the deal
Pukcr.--J. j. wants to know the percentage Of
| dTaVing To II four.cai d flush
Tho odds against ilIhV a four card aush are abont
40 l, and unless player can draw to It without
having to pay more than oue.ffth of the amount In
| the pool he IL betting agains. himself. The hest
players never draw to hobtails except when they
have the age and the ant" ras not been raised
j. II. X. submits the following peculiar case In a
nv handed gam" II was found that the pack was a
cart short. start Il to go the suits one at a
tim", and announced that tho club seven was miss.
INK. Having m uthcr pack, they agreed to put in
the iot'raS the club seven. After about an hour ono
PLAYER IN tn" show down had three fvrs and pair
| "t s"v"ns on" of III" latter being the Joker The
other had lr scv"ns and pair Of kings. the miss.
| ing club seven being among his cards. Which hand
| wins
must have hem mistaken when he said the
seven of clubs was missing and the pack must still
| be imperfect III som- way ANY deal In which any
impcrfecton in the pack is discovered IL void 80 all
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