The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
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possibilities Of scoring. Ths largest count. win
rev skcsptions. that can be mAAs out Of four cards
Il: but with I'VE cards there are many hands that
scorc from II 10 ~, IL 10 this inferior value OF mo
playing hand that makes laying sut for the crib
90 Important In ave card c~ribbsse.
{. ]. N. says: A has IN his hand a pair of slses.
? mas played es las. GARD bringing the count .
Psss .ers. Aoissi for sr1 hts p pst' sad n last card ard .
2 a. .. What & he penalty The does not play
A Is wrong. II he can stu play without passing
IL no must do 90. II the error is detected the
adversary may require him TO play the card or
may marx two holes a. penalty, In this case 10
would be better for D 10 let the error stand and
mark the penalty. because he has already got tho
point for 60. making him . 70 Asa II he makes A
Aks II back he gets no point for 90. but A gets 60
and last card.
"; T. Y. says; A and q s-e playing and a sNts
OUT before 10 around the corner. A claims double
ta ED. sso SSS sH sSa ssi Ss |. T pisSin = ssci y ss,I a. pA xsS SS
and that A csnnos win u On a game.
A lurch cannot be claimed as Q double game
unless lt u previously agreed that 10 snail count -
such.
Card Praysrbook. FIN. n. says: somewhsrs or
playing cards on sunday. N sco,iana. / lSias, wss
made ne MAGISTRATE believe mat ne wss ssng
he ssid mere we're SIS spots ON nc c.rds' s.ms Is
Ne I *. ss:s e s <: S' <. a. sS. ,,s q i !: $s NJ: t n; :sss
yssns aad ne four sun. IKE four seasons and =,
Ind de ss spots
The prisoner. Richard Lee. was arrested for
playing cards during divine service. Ne was
soldier and took out the cards when the others
took out their Bibles. When afterward taken
before the Mayor Of Glasgow he said his pack of
cards were Q Bible, Book OF Common Prayer and
almanac. all IN one. II the actual spots indicating
the suits ara counted there are 90 In de cards
from the acc 20 the ten. and 0 on the 9 court cards,
giving W. 81 In each suit. or IA In tho pack. But
II the jack Ia reckoned ss II. the queen 90 ~ and
the king Is 10 there are Of spots in the pack.
Multiply this by . and you have $50 TO which you
add the Joker. 90.
Bridge. r. N. O. says: A and p are partners
against Y and 2. They agree TO play for a cent
Z S Spn ss sn ruS SIC TY 81 s. q pxy ,~ sSr xs ann s's ont o, sbs rna
but a and B win the money by having the most
points. Who pays for the cieasr
All side bets are supposed to be on the rubber.
regardless OF its value, and az the cigars were a
side bet IN thls case the players VINO failed to win
the actuA rubber-thst is, two sAmes outof three
lose.
s. s. ]. says: What Is the present rule a. to play
ing undoubled spsdest Some tell me II is when
either aide Is % up,
There Ia no Law about It. The decision Of the
card committed at the Whist Club Is that when
players agree not 70 play spades n the make Is
hot aVoutCot HcS pios WYNN u thhuU aiuf ~
20 or over; not "a.
Pitch. G. r. r. says: A has > 20 70 and gets
high and game; b has / to 20 and takes in the kcE
before A gets enough 70 put him out. Now. regard
game being auction pitch. vino goes out arsss. and
whyY
, Give II up. You might as well ask who would
win a foot race II there were no distance specified
as 10 AJAX who goes out nrst, regardless of who Is
entitled 70 the nrst count.
does not win a pool on q football score, B has
taken the number Q 70 Q In the pool and accepts
had also picked Q 10 0. and share the pool with b,
Now, does A lose only q third or his bet with d on
or does A win the bet. or lose il ali. and why, '
It must be taken that A bets that d will not guess
the winning number in the pool. II You bet a man
that his ticket will not win the capital prize In q
lottery and his number comes out for that prize
you lose your bet. even II he holds only an eighth
I Of q ticket. When 3 made the bet he may have
been the only one who chose that number. II
others selecting II later could decrease MS bet with
A., then A could hedge by taking . chance At II
himself. which would be msnIfesuy unjust.
Tsrcc..H. Q. wants % know where the complies
rules for this game can be found.
The only teXt book In the English language In
which the gsme 10 mentioned, 10 far as THE sun
10 aware, 10 IN italian Games at Cards." by Ac.
quarius. IL 10 there spelt -Tarocco- and the
description 10 not clear enough 20 enable any one
| 10 play ~, IN ETlcurlCn AukOu EuCSklOpMQlo
der Spiele- forty pages are devoted TO q descrip-
ton Of Tarok. For one VINO can read German
that is the best description Of the game eAtant.
PoRer.-H. b. says: A bets that IN q jackpot
the opener 10 obliged 70 SHOW ali Ave cards face
UP, even n his bet is not called. b bets openers
II the bet is made after the draw. n ia right. II
' DO one comes in against the opener, A Is right.
/ T. NJ. p. says: II the opener Of q ,aeEpo. lays
I AaWn HE cards m Account NJ n Tufaa hR fire aha
draw. who makes the nrst bet after the draw
The player on the left OF the opener.
". W. II. says: "opens a Jackpot and lays aside
IS Sn suS Sess; a ,S fSaics,. ina, MAJ he re i. G sSas,Inr e. Sps saaSn
wssn ,s . man .Ssn with ns .SO , pairs ,s calls al hun ,sIs = , Il found 4
ssss , aSs S sSis IS NOT Ssd . i ISsi,iR% asls sian 'ns but i% BREAK ?
Ing q rule. What Is the penAltyr
| There Is no penalty. Talk does not 60 In poker.
and what tho opener said does not AFFECT his hand.
There could be no such occurrence II the modern
rule was followed: which Is 70 make every opener
OF q jackpot put his discard under the chips In the
| pool, whether he splits or not. Then no one knows
when he splits, or what he is drawing to. II he
has split openers, his discard Is always there 10
prove It. and he need never call attention to n.
IA. W. says: II a pot is opened by mistake. Is
Yea; If any ono has come in against the false
openers.
Again: A opens, but announces his mistake at
once. p and G say they cannot open. Then ID
puts ". and raises Il Insisting nat me opening;
s sIISa 4 4 sU %s 9 !, 3 e %lssss IS, as sO sSsy s SSS: S Ss.s ss r cnc not
II announced his error before any one else came
In, then the pot Is not open. II n has openers he
can open It. but B and C can come in against him.
helping himself, does not say how many be draws,
admitted mat he aid not say ina! be stood pa, o.
there 70 no penalty for not shouting out how many
cards he wants, the pot Is his,