Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

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east and the west by adopting some int
portant changes in the laws.
The most important Of these changes are
the change in the game values for all
hands in which jacks are the only trumps
and the admission OF gucki nullos to the
standard game. For the convenience Of
those who wish to preserve the new
schedule for reference It is given in full;
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Guckl Grand........1 6 Gucki. played open. 30
Solo Grand: ........D Solo Nullo.:.""...0
Open Grand. ........24 Solo. played open. 40
Ramsch costs twenty II all three players
win tricks; thirty II one player takes no
trick: fifty II one player takes all the
tricks.
Passt-mir-nicht tournees are allowed; but
like all gucki grands and gucki nullos, they
cost double II lost.
The old New York style OF multlpliers
has also been abandoned, and the following
viii in future be the standard: II the
single player gets ninety he makes his adj
Rersaries schneider. II they get schneider
they make him schneider. II the player
wins every trick he makes them schwarz.
II he loses every trick he Is made schwarz
and cannot count what is In the skht.
In addition to the number of matadores.
which multiply the unit values Of all games
except nullos and ramsches. the multipliers
shall be: One for the game itself: two
for schneider; three II the schneider has
been announced in advance or II schwarg
is made without announcing schneider;
four for making schwarz after having an
nounced schneider; and five for announc-
FMS schwar1 In advance.
The announcements of schneider and
schwarz are, not allowed in any Of the
games in which the skat cards are used,
such as tournees and guckis.
Penalty for Misplays.
One point which came up for discussion
but was not definitely settled was the PEN
atty for a revoke and for leading out Of
turn. This matter has been left to a COM
mittee to be appointed by the incoming
board OF officers; but II one may judge
from the expressions Of opinion at the
meeting, It is almost certain that the
present rather clumsy methods OF e~xacting
these penalties will give place to a simple
and uniform rule. which will be to the
effect thai in case the adversaries Of the
player lead out of turn or revoke the single
player shall Immediately take all the un-
played cards and count the points in them
as II he won them all in the natural course
of play.
II the player himself leads out Of turn It
is probable that the rule will be made to
agree with those of all other games, which
give him the right to take back the card
without penalty, provided II has not been
covered by the second hand. The single
player win also be allowed to correct a
revoke II the trick has not been played to
ny an adversary who comes after him.
Shis rule will place a single player only
Rt a disadvantage, he having exposed a
card.
~ to the rules governing the various
ps1zes to be played for at tournaments.
and how they are to be won, II is probable
that the next congress, and also many of
xhe big games that will be run in the mean
time. will see several changes, suggested
ny the experiences of the congress which
hsS Just closed.
While II is hardly likely that skat players
WIN learn anything definite about the pro-
portions OF hands one to another until
they get to playing duplicate. close OBJ
servers saw enough at the New York con-
gress to Justify the conclusion that the
majority of the competitors were not play
ing their cards as they would have played
them in an ordinary game and that this
ANAAN ERbAlNh VIC pay u many OF
the others. So glazing was the injustice in
some cases that 1t is probable steps will be
taken TO stop 1t by removing the tempta-
tion to it.
Plain and Tournament skat.
In everyday life skat is played for points
and for nothing else. It does not matter
how or on what games the points are won,
whether by winning your own game OF
sewing up your adversary's game. whether
on a guck grand or on an open nullo. At
the end OF the sitting the score is settled
up and the winner is the one with the most
points to his credit. Any other winner is
impossible, as nothing but the points are
taken any notice OF.
But when one gets 10 a skat tournament
the mar who wins the most points, the mar
who has done what every one does that
plays skat, Is not considered until IL comes
10 the sixth prize. Ahead Of him come the
players who have won the most game.
regardless OF their value. players who hav,
won points on their own game only, play.
ers who have won solos against the great,
est number OF matadores. and so on.
The reason why the managers Of tourna.
ments have given the preference to IN,
winner Of the most games instead Of I,
the winner OF the most points is that the,
think the winnins OF the points may be
matter or iuck perhaps due TO the bad pla,
OF the adversar,es and that winning IN,
games shows more science.
This is clearly a fallacy," said a player
because getting the cards 10 MAKE biz
scores and getting tho buffers at tile sam
table with you to give you points is n
more a matter OF luck tina getting IA
cards on which to play any kind OF a game
IL one has the luck to get the cards TO pll.
ten solos. and therefore to outbid an.
prevent ter tournees, II is no more TO one
credit than u is to hold cards that VIII wi
a game worth ninety-six instead Of one tina
Is worth only thirty-six.
The opinion OF many good PLAYERS
after seeing how things went at tue Gran
Central Palace, was that there should b
no prizes for enytling but points. ska
players have no practice In playing 10
games No such score is ever kept. VIII
should they lie asked to devote so niue
attention to thsEt In a tournament WI
abandon the standard goal OF all skat pla
just because Il Is n congress2
One Idea OF Prizes.
2 The greatest source OF trouble SCENE
20 be the prizes offered for winning solo
against six OF more matadores. m
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