Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-02
A NEW GAME.
81 Doubt 1t" Is a Game Any Number
Can PLAY.


A new card game this year, which is
more of a gamble than anything else, is
called Il doubt it." Any number can
play, and the pack is dealt out as far as
it will go equally. the remainder being
left ON the table face down.
Each player in turn, beginning on the
dealers left, lays upon the table any
three cards he pleases, face down and
in front of him. and says, 'grhese are
three jacks or any other denomination
he likes. 1t is then the privilege of
each player in turn round the table to
doubt this statement.
If any one doubts it the three cards
are turned face up. If the statement
is not correct the player who said he
had three of kind must take the cards
back into his hand, together with any
other cards which are upon the table
at the time If the statement proves to
be correct the player who doubted it
must take the three cards and all the
others on the table. In either case.
that declaration settled, the next player
i'll turn lays down three cards and states
what they are.
If no one questions the statement all
passing, the three cards are left on the
table face down and mixed with the 9th
ers, the player giving no hint as Ia
whether he has correctly stated what
they We're or not. They VIII then be
taken in by the first one, who has 10
take into his hand all the cards on the
table.
The trick in this game of course con
sists in the fact that a person will not
always hold three of a kind to lay down.
and the best he can do is to lay down
Il pair, or even single cards, and say they
are three of a kind, because lie must.
in turn, make some declaration OF trip
lets. If his statement passes unchai-
lenged he is rid of three cards. The rIsh
he runs is that some other player VIII
hold pair of the denomination ne
names or that some one will doubt MN
on general principles, perhaps on ne
count of his manner as when man
bluffs at poker.
The only object that player has IN
doubling statement which he IS NO.
sure is false is to prevent the playft
from getting rid of cards on blum IL
is not such Il great disadvantage 10 "
loaded yourself, because you VIII iheh
be more likely to be able 10 make up
actual triplets to declare when you nave
so many cards.
The first player to get rid Of all hiS
cards wins a stipulated stake from eaC3
of the others at the table for each car"
that they hold when he is cleaned Gu..
When player has not three cards 10 W!
down he must draw one from the ta'iv-
and if there is none on the table he must
PASS until there are some cards. / Ith
he takes one or two, to make three III HIS
hand.
At first sight there is not much III TINS
game. but it requires a good memory 20
play it WELL 1t may be safely assume
that at least two of the cards Oh e"''
announcement are genuine
Suppose A says three kings and no
one doubts it. They are thrown amon7
the cards already on the table. II ~.
player who takes in all these cards j.
noted and he afterward declares inff,,
kings, it is almost certain that the car
is genuine, as he held or found the thiF"
king.
But if any other player announces
three kings he should be doubted "'
once. as it is almost certainty thar W.
kings We're gathered by another piaye--
In order To make it an induo Ament ~
a player 20 doubt declarations be usaait
has the next declaration himself u NJ u
correet.-New York Sun.