The sun., 1909-01-10
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

" the make was passed at the score Of love sll'
rubber game; H.. ., o. C.. A. j, o. 5, 5, :; d.
*, J: a.. A, 1919.
The question Is OF course between no trumper
and a club. In these days when good players
do not pass "busts" and can be depended ON To
have at least two probable tricks In hand at nor.
NAL states of the score, such cards as these In
The dummy are good enough for no trumper.
II, n, W. says! In your answer To ]. J. r.
explaining the best way TO play three hand
9u do no. sts,s how the scores s are ,s adjusted STE
$40, @ pa MS aud c'S q points What does
each loser pay
The general way is 70 regard each Individual
as he were the losing side In ordinary rubber.
so that he loses the difference " the winner,
In the case given loses 22s 10 A and loses S0i.
Some prefer TO make II an object for those who
lose the rubber 20 outplay each other, and they
settle by averages. adding up the three totals
and taking a third. This average would be 100
In the case given. and a would win III. while
bwould lose 81 and i27, within a fraction.
4. V. says: u is the dealer and A leads a club
S sSsIns 5subp :.y sea ssSs ssS
lots OF clubs" The dealer demands that play
Sns Ss hFhes club when he coTcs he rsyoEs
that D held the King and ace also z insists
mat this T. q revoke and demands three tricks
ss good as the ace % and the he card ard that would
niSIn nia,n pisyed nsd ne t1ed 70 win 'ne 'ncR 'ne
"a IA .,ro,. rs. 49,, .,,,, - n 40
,,.,, S,' 49,, o Vp.'.. V. .a,.'"s oi. om y,
partly TO inform the dealer as to where 1t Is; at
least the dealer has right to make that inference.
The law distinctly says the highest card OF the
suit. and makes no exceptions for those In SC.
quence with IT, must pay the revoke penalty.
Cribbage. J. +. II. says: In two hand. 4
plsSs Play Bae and As1s pegs the run run and and
holes TSSIs < dsDutrs as The cards are 81 no, in
Tb. ord.r I'm vhtch ,h. rds ,r. n,sved does
M, r,,,,sr ~ ~ a.. So ...n,od in,n
nv, "a.i 49,. % ,ons % ,ues ean os asIa"s'' "'o
run without any duplicates interfering.
,,
coSn, a. ,Sys sSys We nave u,sputd as so !" an ,ne
49, o" w 'uI Ii 1's"n
Lay oui ior run 70 s'ar' WIN inen
different combination. Now change the and
you have a third combination. Now put the
hrst back again and you have fourth. That Is
four runs OF three worth ~ points. As each Of
these runs Is a hfteen, you have more points
Then you have a pair Of hves and a pair OF sizes
- holes IN all for the hand
RT. SAYS: The dealer turns IN one Of Us
cards u bets that he can either have fresh
deal OF can keep the faced caro- and peg two holtS
penaiN' Is thls rgh''
,ase. IN aualuon 10 thiS ne mas ,nc option oI
iresn ueal proNlueu NC mas not seen an! catu
Z. j. y. says: The dealer In watching his ad
yersary count up his hand inadvertently m'Nes
his own hand with the CRIB. tie picks out his hand
and the two cards he laid out for the crib, but
nGcInes 70 sdmll lnal tne o'hcr lwo cards were
for s,cb csscs "'s p'as'ne manu- "ua' y 'ne '"''
NJ. ,-,, ,,,, aha, n
says about H.
,fNe nunc1ed u. W. = sdNt' " INC hclner
can n. tSnnn in viIS the ,o.er 90, an ih,t sui the
neIt time IL Is led
Yes. There is no obligation to trumn the nrst
round or any round for that matter
y. \, W. says; In no trumpcr can thc holder
0I .ne Ioker San ,he nes, OF VIC sun led ana WIN
The ioEcr is allowed 10 rsi !, sny,sIn1 ne p,esses
AIS thinking OF poker with Joker in the pack
u sun % l'sell' Ju>t IKE 'hc TOUR "enL''s IN
grando In shat and as long A. the holder of the
Joker can follow suit he must do 80. otherwise
itIsa r,yoLe
VIA SAWS. Nr.tIs nou IN. recor n, ,cd crdc-
OF the suits as 20 rank 10 the bids?
The order that prevails in bridge has now bo.
come almost universal. spades being the lowest
The old order was clubs spades, hearts and dis.
monds.
suppose y has bullt an eight on the Table ana "
comes stouhu 70 b' ms partner can ~ pIl dcuc,
rom MS manu- on a ny ou lue tapic anu an ~
'''"os" w """ wv 's"' w "'' Wv" """"'
yi,1t.,nn VAC s.,>. vns, sr. IN,
odds In favor OF standing on a gwen number
and are these ODD Increased or diminished by
the numoer OF DINERS IN 'Legame bc'ng NsHed'
Inc humoer OF Players craving mahes no
BY the cards asked for and by the number who
are still holding out As conparcd to the number
d., 49,. "h,,s,.I +, hss h..n ,o,nd nos, Cor
, ,H' 80 ~" ~ ios ". to
me players 10 ara" AZ 10 OF less ana 10 stahu
on IL or more, In practice u has been found
II TO- \ to In favor OF drawing at IL. The banker
may be pretty sure that those who do not over.
draw hay, II or h.tter agalns, MIN
-
,,, , - , 80. 80. 81,
hesfls, o. - ~; ssSs; n p! Ge,s & va, " Is oes'
io not set heat on them "a he,s n is .bowi
an even thing. Can this be calculated and II so
what are the real odds
That depends on the number OF cards in the
'uit besides the ace and king that are led. II
The leader has only two OF the suit his state
las four cards IL Is only to az ainst his getting
, h..,, q, ,u,o rou,Js 1, he h.s az. a, a.. .
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