The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15
SCHOOL ron Card PLAYERS.


Auction PinOchIe. 2. c. x. says: a lays down
the $50 arumps and then adds another king for
20 more. Is this corrcctg
In two hand " the $50 mcId Ia made nrst the
marriage IL lost and both king and queen would
be needed to meld n. But In three or four hand
the trump sequence Is worth 100.
n. r. l.. says: I hold the A, O, J.. 10 Of clubs, with
three other queens and klngs and ave worthless
cards. " I could md the king of clubs In the
widow would be able TO meid $40. What are the
odds against ~
As there are thirty three unknown cards not In
your hand. and only one OF them will suit you, II
muat be 33 10 against your being able 10 name the
position Of the club king. But as YOU have three
chances In the three cards In tho widow II Is only
30 to ,. or 10 to 1 against your nnding the club king
there.
N. 5. says: What is the best way to play auction
plnCOhIe with a widow. four handY
lGls usual 10 let the dealer take no cards and each
man be for himself. dealing nftcen cards 10 a player
ana leaving three In the widow. The game Is then
eight deals. the high score at the end Of the eight
deals being the winner.
b. p, MEG. says: In three hand auction a bids
300 and gets II. = wants 20 10 90 and melds %.
@ wants 10 20 90 and melds 10. u gets home about
50 IN tricks and then deVotes all his attention to
20 IN tricks and calls out. The bidder goes back
and c claims the game: having called out ahead OF
OF ., altnough " gOGtO l.OOO nrst.
N the players are agreed that the game Is to he
1000 up the nrst TO call out must win the game "
the bidder does not get out on his bid. This IL one
~ w : oa.u, W PiSshs ~
y sa"e Nv m' "o Ptsyo' Opus p -.
snae =" Wv " 'o ms' ovu"t, ~
points up rs tne game was plaSeu wms no
cause>hc called out nrst: but the game should be 30
many deals instead Of i.0oO points.
Casino. ". $. says: There being a deuce and q
trey on the table. a puts on an ace and makes II
two treys. v bets he can raise this to seven.
Double builds cannot be raised because u would
take two CARDS from the hand 20 raise eAch or the
played at a time. When a player makes q double
49, -.,s.- .n, -. - -. -, a. 800
pu"G 'V'i"h WI" 'n"O ~ a"u W q Jul wv
TO with another trey or taken IN.
.-. . m
holds ali picture cards There being 4 trey on the
Table. A puts his sin on II and calls IL nine. y trails.
z then puts an ace on MS own nine Du'lu end cnns
n.i y nj. - DS.t NM Z u NV s"o"eu' ~ MAN ea"'o'
a viii probsbIv ,gr.e tbs, he couId nav. r,Isrd
AS build n he had held an ace and q ten In hlshand.
ana V Is a rule that ope player shall not be pre-
he hss owe comrerss,Ing sdvsD,sg. a. ~
"c.n .o,,n.ns.,,on SIt"'s IN c.ss,no mus, ne
.Tored 80 a. .ha, "a .orId 40. ,brr.,or. a. D,.v
,s coyr.., ns h.,I,g n, Nc h,,J ,hc r,r1x ~ ,oLs
m IN. huIid =, either stsgr
Crlhbage. T. ". says: -Four hand. 4. p, {. u:
= 70 way vs.. ihe cares Iah y y. 2 . ~ Z ana
me pe1SInS snr mi. iSSSt card of As Cd a and "A
having previously begged s. 3. I and 4 respectively.
- u RAA WV ANNNAR va INV WV gANNN
more. Il Is probable that he claimed a run Of four.
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a uuphC"te tIeS' pHseu ny y h"Hseh' Oc'oro W
yet 90 the Z and 3. which are the cards necessary
TO complete the run. duplicates stop runs and bar
,he conn, Sap,e ,ps,rsr IN AZ ~
Fuchrr. r.. {. =. saws PLAYING railroad. 4 takes
up the. trump and asks for MS partners best, y
also Sshs,or nis parsnSI nSs' 70 nuay a'ons aeamss
four Tor having beaten A. Who pisyed alone srSipst
HIN,
No. 4 scOres ono for making his Doint. \
would have TO win every trick To scOre four.
j. q. says: Dealer Is ordered up by man on his
left. who goes II alone. Dealer goes alone against
him and cuchrcs bin, What Is the dealers score:
-Four poInts. II tho euChre counted two only.
wh., ,rouId n. The ,bIe.t of nI,viny aIon, a-.Ins,
,hr lone h,r1.
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Dice. 4. D., =. r. NJ. nc =. and others object
20 IHE SUNS answer 20 n; y. ). last week and say
NnIy Swcn,y one ~ ~hIrh twelve mr.. ,eScn oS
under and nine are Over seven: therefore the odds
against throwing over seven are twelve to nine.
10 sn.s ~ y. aums. " nuN SAYS tne pueHsous
are twenty one possible lhro,g, and seven has bcen
beaten eight times. there Is only one more chance