The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20

RULES SUGGESTED 70 LIMIT
TINS NEW MAKE.

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q maHis 90 70 tn Alnhsr-oae Can.
fss @aksr % Held aanpls Ilsasrs.
The bridge playing public Sosms 10
BE- at present most interested In the qnas-
ton as 10 WHISTLER or not they shall play
royal spades. and n % under what rules
or restrictions. Opinions are divided
% 30 thu dasirabiliay % the innovation
and aaesmptB are being made % md
out the exact degree Of in popularity.
AZ the New YORK. Bridge whisa Club. for
instance. thsy are trying it for q month
with viSw 60 taking . vote upon u &C
the expiration % that time. In some
other clubs they are permitting members
70 play royal spades upon agreement
among themselves at certain tables.
without making the declaration an oiflciAi
addition 60 the club code.
There are to-day several vAristies Of
royal apades played. the difference being
principally In tho honor count. Those
who had become accustomed 20 the rule
% taking twenty penalty In hOnors u the
dOublers failed 20 get the odd in spadeo
tried 70 Keep The cane is.ss IN royal Spades
by scoring hoRors In multiples Of two
for the maker and i'm multiples OF ten
for his adversAries.
An every bridge player ought % know.
the laws % the game require simple
honors In any suit 60 bs scored ~ worth
two tricks. 90 that simple honOrs In dia-
mondS are worth twice ain. or twelve; In
hearts twice eight. or sixteen. and 90 on.
Four honors are worth four tricks. ave
honors ave tricks and four or Eve in ono
hand are worth double.
Instead Of scoring royal spadss by this
rule with multipliss OF ten many players
make IL the rule that the dralsrs side
shall stick TO the old values. % that the
Oaly increase In values shall be In the
trickA. but la order 10 curb the tendency
% tIrl long weak spade suits into royal
spade make the AdversAr,es shall al
Ways score honors in multiplies Of ten.
his to IL the penalty against the maker
" he has not n SPADE make which would
~ n j,IstifiAhls heart maze u the spades
IN he hand were hearts.
Suppose Y and z declare a royal spade
and get the old trick. their adVersar.ss
holding three houors. The dealer scores
~ toward game IN trick score. but the
oth..r side scores ~ in honors. Had the
deter made the odd trick and held
-inple hono-s he would have scored 10
towE-d game but only Z for honors.
81 ih., he TisEs a certain loes IL he makes
Il royal spades on a weak hand.
In prartlcs 10 was soon found that this
prevented cautious players from making
II royal spades On hands In which spAdes
were the weak suit. hut which were
strong enough In ;hs other suits 20 bs
alrnost no trumpers. Bat for the re-
g. II . h.
HIM any player would 20 no royal spades
on such hands A. the followins:
HKos
CAKJ
D.Ks
s.ese5a
This might 90 through ~ a no trumper
and again IL might come an awful crop
per. A. . spade IL IN perfectly aAfe and
80 q royal spade 10 saands just As good q
chance 90 20 game a. . no trumper. In
fact better. The danger N the big honor
score that may be against such DECLARE
,ion. Every bridge player IL afraid Of
making &c no trumpa without an ace
While IL is true that the odds are against
the opponents holding the four ace.
the risk 10 there. and the feeling taat u 10
there stops q no trump declaration on
such cards 40 these. for instance:
HKs
CKJtO
D.KoS
sJsTss
-,
IL 70 Always win resting OF uneeSlness
that q player passes on such hands -
sh,. He knous his mariner cannot well
have a no trumPsr. and that even with .
couple Of Aoes it will most likely be q
spade or under the most tavoraDbs con-
ditiona . heart.
mr., wish tina roval spade declaration
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NJ ni- OO.''a ~ .S - 80, s.S~ - ~
% At once u tnsrs SstS no oi1erence IN
the honor score. with tho possibility
of four honorn In one hand against than
~o-,h a .oD,e nl.v.r. uo,,ld ha.,,a,.
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20 MAKE tnis roy@ sp@oe' out tnSy ~"
IN the min or1ty. Stin the f1sk n there
and IL acts a. q restraint in many doubt
ful cmaes