The sun., 1908-03-22
soHooL ZOE CARp PLAYERs.

leads Without EskisI. iils partner, b, SayS, why
you can double Il you wan. TO- does doubls,
bets that there could pc no doubling after = card
had been led, The dealer tells dummy ne haa
pothhg say but dummy nss" ,.dIa snS' Sanhlns I n
after A has led, a. dummy u not dummy unm Ms
| cards are exposed.
The ruls Is that even II the eldest hand has led
his partner may double without being asked II
the dealer oonsonls In this case the dealer does
consent and his action iS binding on hs partner,
the dummy,
.cribbsge. W. II. II, says in two hand
playing INST, the cards tali :, 3 tIb Wesn
run with his a was entitled % q run Of :, j. 4
when be played the ?,
4 is wrong. when h, played the deuce there
was q In the middle Of his run. which spoiled ~
but when plays the s. all fve cards are necessary
70 make up the run and there are no lntsrfereneea
IT, n, says AbetS that four Of suli Ia nu'h
In the crib.
Wrong Must bo the sams suit a. the starter.
Ruchre. n. A. p. says AZ THE SUN decides
that II any one plays alone against lone hend
and the lone hand has 70 make AZ the ulck3 70
the lone hand II counts two only, and that y
9nly when lone hand plays against q lone hana
that II counts four
The maker Of the trump always counts four
for lone hand II he wins all the tricks, whether
he plays agalns, one adversary or two. The dlf'
ference Is In the value OF q euchre II takes two
players 70 euchre the lone hand, II counts two
points. II one player can do H. counts four
The same principle applies here that applies 70
q march. II II takea two players 70 make the
march, II counts two only but II one player can
make It, II counts four.
A. D. objects TO the decision given In answer 70
F, A. Y, as Illogical and unfair. u the dealer Y,
plays alone and plays alone against him ne isys,
AVE. Pm b,e s9GSSs eS @ M VII gs G ony GSr one pon for
taking three tricks. II II Ia worth four points 70
70 get three tricks Il should be worth four points
70 10 get them.
The point overlooked by A. D. Is the fact that
one OF the players Is the maker OF the trump. This
isZ. II We leave aside ell question Of lone hands
every player agrees that II 2 makes the trump
by taking It up In a two hand game and gets three
tricks that he scores one point only but that II
A. who did not make the trump, gets three tricks
he will score two points A. DIS logic would re-
qulre A 10 score only one for euchre, which any
player would laugh at The march 10 worth two
points In two hand because there are only two
players. In four hand II two players make
march II Is still worth two only. but II one player
can do IL against two II Is worth double. BY the
same rule, n two players make a euchre In four
make a euchre alone II Is worth double. Now the
only circumstances under which one player can
make euchre Is when he plays against lone
hand II he euchres that lone hand he counts
four The logical principle Involved IL that
euchre shall count as much as march. II sue
ceeded In making a march on q lone hand he would
count four. II lone hand can euchre him II must
be allowed TO count four also,
SHAT T W says, belnR without one but
having three Jacks and two aces bids ten, gets the
play and turns a diamond. He loses his game. 4
was worth when he turned, ell he can lose is ten.
bets that as found the best JACK In the skAt efter
turning the diamond ace that As loss IL slA times
I'VE, or thirty, Instead Of ten only.
u is right II ls not what the player bids but
what his game is worth. The bidding Is simply
10 determine which player has the most valuable
game at ths table. In some cases IL Ia necessary
10 carry the bidding up into the twenes or thrties
TO settle this In other cases bid Of ten will settle
t. A must acknowledge that he would have In
sisted on scoring thirty points II he had won his
game. This shows that the game being played
was worth thirty points no matter what the amount
Of the bid BY which the hight 70 name that game
was obtained A lost diamond tournee with"
nye, or tho adpersahes won . diamond Iounee
without" Ave, as you please
Five hundred. ]. II. N. says: VIII THE SUN
please explain the principle underlying Us deci.
slon that a player holding the Joker cannot play II
n be IA able 10 follow suit In no trunper. As
the Joker the highest card OF any suit AZ the VIII
OF the holder when he leads II, IL seems only fair
that Il should be the highest OF that suit Al any
time.
When the holder OF the Joker leads II he names
In advance the suit TO be discarded. II this 70
70 be construed as following suit ii must be sd.
mltted that the players are told what the suit IA
before they are asked 10 play 10 the Joker. To
make matters equal the holder OF the Joker would
have 10 nane the suit TO which he wished Il 70 be.
long before his adversAhes led card 80 that they
might know how many cards there were In that
suit This would carry out the suggestion made
By J. n. y. that the Joker should be the highest
Of that suit at any time whether the suit was led
or the Joker was led: but unless the suit Is named
In advance we have the Absurdity Of card which
belongs 10 four different suits II there Is any
change in the law with regard 70 the Joker II should
be that the holder Of II should not be allowed 10
name the suit TO be discarded when ne Joker is
led.
H.T. r. says What Is the present value Of
Euckl grand9 see By one text book on skat that
there are three different values given for America
and a fourth for Germany Which IA the one In
common usef
The value OF the grand In skat Is In the same
state OF uncertainty that the rank Of a straight
say that II Is ranked TOO high In the East, where
a guckser Is worth IS and a solo a. The league
value Is is and 10, which many good players think
ls ,cH loo, ~ ~ .cI: z1zu.. nesting :; tho
North American SkAt League, which will take
place In New York on June 2l, q and Is. the com.
mittee on laws will propose compromise, max
lnf the four grands Advance four points a. q time,
so Il Is almost certain that after June next the
values will be nXed as follows; Turned grand Il.
EucKSer 10, solo grand 20. open grand "a
Pinocbe IA s. says: In two hand wants
only ten points when he deals and turns dlI. lie
claims the EAme, but bets a player must take
a trick to make the meld Of the dix good.
Is right about three or four hand. In which
the dII is a meld. but In two hand turned diG is
not a med and the dealer scores ten points for
II a. once, iust As he scores for turning jack at
rrlbbAge: 50 4 Is hight and wins the Eame without
having to take trick.
j. J. c. says Other papers do not agree with
your decision as 70 the value OF four kings and
JScE Of diamonds. You ssy ii Is worth $50; they
say only 100. Stakeholder wants " know your
authority.
Authority is not necessary. Ask the "other
papers" how they count the hand, and you will md
that they cannot lay down the cards 20 As 10 neld
4OO II must be 40.
H.A. n. says According 20 my Hoyie. the four
kings and qNeens are worth go. Why Is not this
correct
Because you cannot make the meld In accordance
with the rules and get 40 out OF these eight cards
Try It. Get Hoyle that Is up 70 date. Plnoohle
has changed in the last ten years
A. II. @. says Playing auction. A wants 80,
while wants 30 only: bids $50 melds 90 and
takes trick Il calls out when he wins q trick