The times., 1900-12-26

Among the novelties in card games
which have become popular recently, the
need Of a good game for three players ap-
pears to have been considered. Cu;-throat
euchre is an abomination Shat is too
complicated for ordinary card lovers, and
is comparatively unknown The need for
such game is supplied by two of the
latest candidates for popular favor
Calsbrasella is the high-sounding name
of one Of these games. Gala and Kalia are
nicknsmes by which it has been called and
which appear adequate and simple. II four
play the dealer takes no cards. 4 short
deck, in which the eights, mines, and tens
are omitted, leaving forty cards. is used.
The trey is the higbes: card OF each suit,
followed in value by the deuce, ace. king.
queen, jack. nine, etc. in reverse order
There are no trumps. The picture cards
and the trey. deuce, end ace OF each suit
are honors. The ace is valued at three
points and the others at one point each.
There are thirty-two points TO be won in
honors. Three points are added 10 the
score Of the winner of the last trick,
making total Of thiriy-fye points TO the
game
The lower score is deducted from the
higher al the end of the hsnd and the Diff
ference is the amount won and lost Each
deal is q game in Itself, as in poker, and
MAY end at any time.
The lowest cut deals and the cards are
distributed four at a time until each play
er has twelve, the remaining four being
left on the table face down. No trump
is turned. The player on the dealers left
looks at his hand and declares to play or
pass. II he plays it is against the two
others and he must make the majority
of the thirtyhve points or he will have
to pay both adVersaries. II he wins he
wins from both. II he passes, the next
player has the say, and II no one Will play
the hand is played without discarding,
the highest score winning from each low
ier ones
II person plays, he has the privilege
OF asking for the trey Of any suit, naming
it, and II either Of the others holds the
named card he must give 1t up. receiving
in exchange for it another card. face
down. II the card asked for is not given,
IL must be in the stock on the table. If
player holds all three treys he may ask
for q deuce, but for no other card. Hav-
ing asked for trey the player must dis
card at least one more card face down
ward on the table and he may discard any
number from one TO four. After having
discarded he turns up the four cards re-
naming in the stock and selects from
them as many as he has discarded, turn
ing the remainder, il any. face downward
with his own original discards. These
four cards go TO the winner OF the last
trick
No matter who plays, the person on the
dealers left is the first to lead and the
Others must follow suit II they can. 1t
Is not necessary TO head or win the trick
The winner OF one trick leads for the
next and SO IN until all twelve cards are
played, the two who are opposed TO the
player being partners, doing their best TO
prevent him from getting eighteen points
or more and being especially careful to
save their aces and catch his, II they can
The winner of the last trick courts any
thing he may find In the stock II thirty
Eve points are made by one side 1t counts
seventy. The penalty tor each revoke is
the loss Of nine points, which are taken
from tile eide in error and added to the
other side. This is a very dintcuit game
10 play Wen, requiring good judgment In
deciding whether or not 10 play which
trey TO ask for, and what 70 discard
Whether or not the player has the lead
makes great difference. because the tao
tics OF the adyersaries are TO lead their
short suits up to the player and their long
cults through him. The game is an ex-
eelient training school for bridge players
as every hand Is no-trumper and the
game abounds In interesting tenace posi-
tions, management Of long suits, and re-
entry cards.
conqnin Is an excellent game for two
players. Just coming into favor. Applica-
tion and memory are demanded in good
player. No picture cards are us.d, leaving
the four quits Of squeezers from one TO
ten. To each player is dealt ten cards,
thsge, four. and three at a time. The re-
raising cards are left face downward on
iaf table. The purpose Of the player is TO