The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-14
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

school, FOR CARD PLAYERS.
Cribbage. J. "A. 8. says In a foyI-hsnded gene.
A played a 6, u an 8 and c an 5. ID, a and Is lhen
said "go' and q played a !, claiming a run OF three
This Is disputed,
There Is no run. because II the cards are laid out
In the order In which they were played II win he found
that a duplicate s Is reached beio.e We come 70 The O.
which Is the ca d necessary TO complete the run
". X. says: Il being near the end Of the game.A
remarks that he must Improve, No. mailer Wnat lr
hand as one that will improve no matter what ne
starter Is. \ bets there Is such a hand lie held
Who wins
II the bet was understood to mean that As hand
must improve. he loses, as an ace would do him no
good. bu: II the bet was that there could not be such
a hand held As one that must improve, Il loses. because
2334is such a hand.
Euchre. II. p. asks what the sdversaries count
for euchrng a lone hand.
Two points, II they both play agalnun
". f.. s asks where he can md rules for six-handed
or bid euchre'
This game is generally, though eroneously, called
French euchre in the books 1t is described in any
modern Hoyle.
Poker Dice. j. j. y. says that A bets aces are
high, while p bets skies are high.
In the Fast, aces are high. In the West sizes
pitch. d IL. Is p. ard others 4 and Is having
each two points 10 go. a bids two and makes low game
D makes high Jack and bets that as We points 20 oI'
In order high, low. Jack and game, he wins
Is Is wrong. In all games in which bidding Is a
featur. the successful bidder. II he makes as many
as he bid. is entitled TO count hts points before any
Other player. and II they are enough 10 put him out,
h. wins. no matter what points the others make.
Bridge r. r. says On a pa used make ihedummy
say spades and ~, player on hs leii N lncd,e',ly
fact that his is out u turn, Nc eldest hand not hav
ing asked, and the dealer ASKS tag dummy u tnty,
to consult as to whether OF not the go.uytr snail stand
Il Is correct Only the player who declared the
trump. in this case thc dummy, has a tiyhi TO say
whether or no, the go over shall stand. but his part
ner may call hts attention tothr factths'thc go over
is QUITO order and thatthty are entitled toa penalty
Piqu.t " H. q SAYS I~nlSying optths stock, a
he habI, OF placing thr upper I've cards across, Ne
lower three. 4 not noticing ms taxes te WINE
The law Is. that n the ppne draws any ~" three
cards that belong to the dealer he loses The game
but It would seem that As eNpianation would Ne sun
clent TO induce any gentleman to waive the penalty.
Piuochlr. 4. C. says In a two handed Fa0Tr
II is discovered that three cards only remain " Ne
stock. \ finds he has one Too. many. whllt y ma,
his right number Is claims the game on account
Of AS error
II has the option Of two penalties To claim a fresh
deal. or 10 allow 4 10 play without drawing 'r'm the
stock. The player with too many cards : not allowed
10 mtld until he has his r'ght number again
T. 2 nys \ holds the trump sequence and ID,
o,hay ton We mslts tFurDu marriage and ".rF4
Then n. leads the queen Of trImps on the table. which
? win, w',h NE Elng, n, a Sn ,I" l.Is HT my i,o "'I q, NV M
the other queen II bets me OLD King cannot
be used.
Is Is wrong. The king ran he used t''oe over 70
make two different meldS even IN The same class
the nrst m,ld vas Of inferior value TO ne
on,
:. q. NJ SAY, he cannot md any RUE IN the books
ring the following pniut \ deals and presents
a.. nsrE 10 IA 70 be cut Instead OF cutting y shurres
4 htts he has no light to Shurc and may only cut.
The general rules OF play for all gameso' cards are
stven a, the end Of Fosters Hoyle, ?. 40 The sec
of th,s. IL In all games IN which the cards
are ,hurr.d. each player has the night to Shurfe the
pack. the dealer last A canno, prevent b from
stunning but 4 may insist M reshufrlng after p.
!. p. z. says In = three handed game, The hand
Ia played out and the tricks counted, yhen " Is Iound
hut y bets he is not out because h. did not claim out
when he took the last trick, p insists that a man
must call out.
n , mi s,asen. II, 4. confusing his with cases
in Witch two players have each reached or passed
I nm without claiming out A wins tht game on Us
u asks II II i necessary n had a 'rict IN .
,orr handed gameetcrp, when trunp'Ar~ I'D
The rule Is that zach player must head the Trick
4, he can. and the fourth r,av.r Is compelled to win his
r.-tnrt's tick y possible. hut IN many New York
,,uhs lis the custom to had the trict only In trnmpH
! ocal usage must decide.
n r. says In I. two. handed game, A having
in tricks 10 vii. p bets that unless he can show out
on mslts alone be must play Il, hand ON, sst Is not
allowed 10 90 back over The tricks TO see No" many
points YOU have taken In.
n IL wrong. 4 PLAYER may rail- ont AZ any time
and Il after counting his tricks he Is right, he wins
n he is wrong he loses the game. no matter what the
other players score may br.
An point, and mtids 40. but DOES no, take a trek.
NJ the others gets enough to 20 out Does
4 win the game
". - mold l. lost entirely, and mus b. v'p-d
m the SLATE.
e NJ ssvs rrAtvo handed ran.. the stock hetng
.,haus'sd. \ leads ne ten ~ = plain ,uit, And al
though n holds the ace NJ does not plavu WHAT'S
the penalty
me general rule ls n compel the PLAYER N take
,he cardsto the point At which IN 'ror occurred
and 10 rcrlav The hand
{ + SAYS Holding tour kings and tour queens,
can they hr mclded At ou" time. and " ~. now much
they count
II takes 81, different m,ld' to scors the an which
these cards are worth
n y GAYS Counting with chips. each worth Az.
nolrts when \ ls as he takes IN : trick with 4 ten
nd a ouren In q and claims ont y insists that me
,ricE : worth ~ only and that 4 e not entitled In
three chips
rrycrvthIrg over two points Vss rsoSonsd ~ worth
nv.. NJ = chip. during me game, ~ Is worth inst as
much At the end ~ the gam. and 4 wins
y { SAYS 4 has Welded 4 marriage. and
after several tricks have passed, the King bling stu
on tho tah'c. NlAvSd down seven other wings and claims
Il hts the eight kings must h" ri down to
ge;hcr or only 80 ran he scored.
"a wrong. Marriages and tours M lights are IN
different clnsscs NJ mclds. and = oard used In one
class ran h, used over again In another class At any
time.
pok,r. 9. :. e. Gays In a lark rot Il tran spired
INST n mad split his openers 10 draw IN = hohtau. A
nets ms hand Is dead as he did not notify the table
he vas splitting his pair.