The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
SCHOOL ron CARD PLAYERS.

and u are both out. Which wins
| The counts 60 out IN The order OF cards. spades.
Dig and little casino and the aces. II the aces
nave to decide H. they 60 out In The following order:
spades. clubs. hearts and diamonds,
s. 4. says: On the table lie seven and nve
\ builds the ave to seven and calls scNcns" y
card.
| d Is wrong. When two cards OF the same de-
nomination. or two builds VI the ssnie value are
put together as one. they cannot he increased.
| c,iobare IL. W. says. In a three handed game.
plarsa ten q nvc, 4 an ,ther I'VE, a four and
uey. G says so, and plsys another Trey.
| consiine Ave holes. THIS count u dsputes,
Their. Is no second run for A. as the duplicate
trey comes between The last trey and the nve,
winch Is the cnrd necessary to complete the rim OF
three pegs the pair only.
y T: L. asks who gets tie nrst deal In hur'
nSnIs e yame An which player cuts the cards Tor
The nrst deal Is decided by all cutting. the lowest
cut taking the nrs. ieal AM CRIB. The right hand
adversary q the dealer cuts the cards fer The deal
and the left hand adversary cuts the pack for the
starter. There must tc new CIT Tor dcsl and
partners al the beginning Of each game.
&c. G.says: a deals. playsstcn. seven
and playsaticy hstiil says Go" ana . pegs one
plays an slSh' peg. ago go and ,Ssn Plays anohsi
eight. peggins for hs last card; The argument
one hole fora 20" whenever his opi orrni IS unable
10 Play IN his proper turn. whc,!ci frolr tack g
thirty one bets his IS LOGICAL. as the hole gwen
| for las, card is .irply the last go"
As pcgrins Is correct, bat Bs Is wrong, as he
| cannot peg two GOES" Tt. rir Is as follows:
When person has no card which he pIey with
out making the total OF the cards played more than
81, he must say to his adversary, go. that is
go and play. for cannot" II the adversary has
no cards left. which is the case when 4 plays his
g. the player must say go" to himself The player
| who is told To go" must play as many cards as
, be can without pasSt." 81. II he reach 81
exactly. he scores two points. ~ he cannot quite
| reach u, he must play as many cards as he can
and then score one for tn, go"
| Thus II viii be seen ,ha, the principle Is that II
! exactly 81 cannot be ma! by either player. the
one playlns the card that brought e." count nearest
10 81 shall count one for It, even II he has told him
| self TO 90. There is no count for last card II 1t
| makes just 81.
Craps. i. c, n, ASKS for a general statement Of
and An explanation Of how the calculations made
The odds at craps vary so much. according to
the trs' throw made by she caster. that full state
mcnt o, them would I'll this column. They can be
! found In Posters Hoye." page Ss.
snss h " T: two rss: leads :sd s
The gone Is three handed and y. who Is AS LEFT.
.syeT;,ry holds cs a' sows, and ace .,
trump AS heart nee bets he can pass It.
There is no rule compelling any player to win a
trick when he cannot Follow SUIT.
NJ IL saws: IN a four hHad.d game 4 play,
ihs sam. sui, as.l and Al follow, but claims
seyoy and tho pons hgs ne. been NO ro'p,
| for the erroneous assertion.
There Is no penalty for As error, as no advantage
has been gained ~ It.
l.. o ask, which Is the highcs, card in cutting
for the dcsl ace or JACK
The ace Is low In cutting. but the lowest cut has
| Il.
that the highest cut takes the deal The lack
ranks below the uueen, as has no particular value
eyc~p, when there Il a trump suit. and there Is
| trump un,n one Is turned. Euchre Is not like
,Na'. In which the jacks are always the highest
cards
Railroad Huchre-A NJ SAYS A Mays alone.
whs, docs count
-Four points II the euchre counted two only
what would be the object In playine alone against
a lone hand III took both sdversaries to euchre
| A they would count two,
Military Eurhre-C. J s. wants to know how
| this differs from progressive euchrc.
| The four players at earh table are drawn BY lot
and they form a team or army. Each table has
| distinctive nag. Two players from each table
visit another table. IN accordance with regularly
! prepared schedule The other mariners stay -
! home and defend the tort, Partners are changed
! each time. The partners that win the game take
| a h1e home with them. and the fort that has cap.
tured the greatest number OF f,es at the end Of
he evening is the winner Of the tournament.
! Auction Pnch-T, W, says 4 gets the pitch. want.
| ing two 10 70 wants one only. makes low
| game 10 rs high Who wins
| The successful bidder has the nrst count and II
| he has enough to 20 out he wins. no matter what
any other player makes,
T. o'C. says he csnno, see the Justice o. TIN
4 the dealer holds " for two. that the dealer must
BE- considered the highest bidder and have tie
| pitch.
| The form Of auction pitch In which the dealer
sells Is perversion of the standar I'd game In which
WAS the edes, hand that had the sell, lust as be
has the beg In seven up II Is the special privilege
| OF tho seller that he may either take the number
of points offered and add them to his score. or he
may pitch the trump himself II he thinks he can
make as many as he Is offered,
wR s SAYS d has the sell and accepts one from
4: who want: only one to 20 D vans one to 20
deuce fcy low s:us Ni he s,E and nee hsn
! wins the vnr,e ho'h tn' { being our
After the successful tidder has counted what
ever he Is entitled 10, In this cssc nothing. the other
players reckon the points In thor regular order.
high. low. Jack. game As c can count only two
points before IL is BIS Turn TO count. n so,s out
| frs,.
Clnsh L p s,y.: II four HANDED IS s.ms two
81. sH and snn 1'"s' SPACES sorns
,sS: Il you have nothing lower, 90 out hrs'.'
High goes out before low. and in any case low
counts TO the player winning It, not to the holder.
rtau.,-R. r; II. says Elder hand holds. good,
but thc younger hand has the point Does this point
save the reric'
Yes The scores arc rcckoned IN regular ORDER
carte blanche nrst then the point end 1.-THE younser
hands pon, is admitted TO be good bars the repic
. in ne