The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

A. neither can count out without reckoning the
aces II depends on which ace took IN. when the
aces have 10 decide II. they 90 out In the following
order: spades. clubs, hearts and diamonds. A. A
gets 10 20 without any aces. and also gets 70 20.
whoever holds the spade aco wins the game.
c:A.F. says; Is 10 up and B IS. A makes cards,
b gets everything else. Who WHIST
In counting out. tho points are rsckoned in the
following order: cards, spades. big casino, little
casino. aces and sweeps. As A has cards. he u
out before B can count anything.
r: says: A y 10 Up and .akes IN the nrs. sr,ok
call out. but must play the hand out.
Calling out In 81 point casino must DO matter Of
agreement. because although II u better than the
old way II u not the standard game and when there
Is any departure from tho standard game II must
be so understood before play begins. II A and
had not agreed 70 count and call out, 10 right.
and the hand must be played out. the counts golng
out In order. as stated In answer 70 G. Al
Bridge. R. D.. e. says: Hearts being rump..
although dummy has q diamond. One adversary,
u claims revoke and penalty Of three tIioks.
Inc dealer bets there Is no penalty Of any kind
Tho dealer Is hight. Some players urge that the
dummy should at least be called on for the highest
or lowest Of the suit other players but that
Is not the law.
WI. z. says: According to law II, II tho dummy
the eldest hand can make dummy declare can
susr ss ae
The last clause of the law is mistake and should
be left out. There are quito number Of sinilar
alps In the code a. usually given. "Bhdee Tsctics-
being the only work that states the laws clearly.
good deal Of trouble has arisen over law 70 and
law 90, which say that declaration once made
cannot DO altered. The word "legitimately" should
qualify made"
c. G. B-THE sun docs not give opinions on
matters Of judgment In the play Of any game.
unless such plays can be brought within the scope
of a mathematical demonstration OF odds.
T. R. y. says. Dealer passed and dummy made
tent. bu, ' the e. dummy re.doubied The eldest
aen had ous Of
Law IS does not cover this case. 1t says that the
eldest hand may decide whether or not re -douole
out of turn shall stand. but the dealer has not re-
doubled. and the law does mot reach him.
each to 60 out. B bids :, and passes. 4 refuses
insists tha, ipasmyeh As IS bid he has the hfs.
count. under the rule. bidder goes out" but c
bets he goes out lrst on his high
II Is the successful bidder that has the FIRST count
In this case A. II bidder does not get the pitch.
ON account OF some other player bidding higher.
he has no advantage over any other player who
does not get the pitch In this case A Is SET. back
and then the others count their points In the regu
lar order high, low. jack and game. This puts
out ahead OF r.
j. j.. F.. says: "a and 2 each want l., bids
and game to AS high. Who wins7
The successful bidder. u. having the nrst count
and enough to go out. wins the game before 1t
comes to AS turn TO count his high Questions are
answered Sundays only. letters received the
previous Tuesday being included.
lea ding nrst the cards fall. 3, l. T. S. A, s. A, e.
The prgging for each player Is disputed.
pegs run OF s. then pegs run Of 4: a pegs
a run Of 6 and fifteen 2, and pegS-snother run of
5 and finally pegs run Of and last card.
played another s end called "hiteen two" peg,
his card. Has no penalty7
A takes down BIS ? holes and adds to his own
score. p cannot take back the card played.
ssry. takes a second look at the crib before shut
fling the cards and finds there are two spade sevens
:-. s: Il. A.. Ssns
the deal is over and II must stand.
Is within the rule that the imperfect pack must
be discovered during the play OF the hand. In
addition to the difficulty OF deciding Just what the
score before the deal began. as the pegs are
shifted each time. there is the doubt as to which
of the players should have detected the error In
his original hand. or whether It WAS impossible
for either TO know that there were duplicate cards
IN the pack, for one Of the sevens may have been
laid out for the CRIB by each of them.
eight of clubs. All passed and he turned down the
club eight saying he would play alone with clubs
,St onesn and ea bets he take he
trump and that turning II down gives the right
to make II.
A must take the TUNED trump into his hand. but
whether or not he discards 1t again does not matter
What he could lose by taking In exchange for his
ten II Is hard to see as even II the king, nine and
seven were In one hand against him. he could catch
them all in three leads, after trumpng In with the
eight.
r. /. J. says: A and b, being partners. cut for
the nrst deal against y and o. gets ten and
A. The lowest card cut has the nrst deal in euchre
and also the choice OF seats and cards Many
~ersons think that high deals. but that Is not the
law.
cinch. L. NJ. says: A and are partners against
Y and z when z deals. gasse, and says "Sis,"
Bets ssls1s ssa i seld &c Sd
as the dsSfr GO higher Dealer bets he
Both wrong The dealer loses his bid altogether,
and all that need bid Is seven. so as to overbid Y
who said six.
Fortune Telling. J. II. H. wants to know the
meanings OF the cards when used for telling for
tunes.
The list is too long for publication In this column.
and authorities diner. The list made out by Eittea
the father of all fortuneteers with cards. Is given
in Stokes Hoyle, page 40
Poker.-H. c. p. says: Dealer opens a jack pot
and several stay. After drawing cards, the dealer
bets and A, who Is In the pool, asks him how many
cards he drew The dealer says he need not tell.
cince a bet has been made.
The rule Is that the dealer must answer pro-
yidcd the player who asks has not made q bet,
but Is still In the pool. The old law that the dealer
need not answer after a bet has been made was
clearly defective and unjust, because many per-
sons having the frst say will make bet the mo-
ment their cards dealt to them In the draw.
often without looking at them or waiting 10 see
what Others ask for. Such bet would prevent any
player asking the dealer how many cards he drew.
although the bet was made before the dealer drew
at all The new rule is farer TO all parties. the quail
Acat,on that the asker be stil In the pool prevent
ing any outsider from unfairly calling attention
TO the dealers draw.
NIB. n. J. says: A opens a pot on two pairs and
asks for one eSrd = without looking at II he betA
and sot1k raj ny follows. When comes 10 AhpS
81 hAn} e h9a: es r.. tersos:sa s 70 az; q W
mitted that A aSned for . card.
BIS risht. It "a IA businett to look out for his
draw. and any hand OF more or Iess than nve ctfds