The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03

predetermined or one ia which the makes
were a separate -cor. apart from The play
There would seem To be no difficulty
ia putting down the declaration IN one
column aud the number of tricks won
IN another instead " putting down the
point value OF those tricks. Nv simple
system of percentages those who had
made similar declarations could be com
pared a. o results and an average arrived
~, but 80 far no club has seemed willing
to trv such a system. although they ar,
all asking for a method of PLAYING dupl'
cate that shall bs "a fair test a. both ends
VI the game. the make and tho play
A duplicate IL now played the same
cards are held by the same points 81 the
compass AZ every table in the room
There are three ways to score the results
Everything ~ put down .r,cks and
hOnors ia a lump. and the grsnd total 81
pointa won at the end ~ the evening =
play OF 80 many boards ~ the result 40
that IL MIR aud Mrs. Jones' haze made
I Ost white Mr aud Mrs Smith have
made pps the Jones couple are the top
score Sometimes all the SCORES are
added up. and an average IN arrived At
by dividing by the number Of tables ia
play This requires those sittinE aud
10 sit that way all through the game
When This IL done the y aud W players
may move from table TO table after each
hand. or after two hands. or after four
hands. according TO the number of deals
tn h. pla yed
4 better way - tn call four deals =
rubber AZ the end OF which the v and
W players move. " either side wins a
game during these four deals a line is
drawn under II and 30 points added for
their equity IN the rubber II a second
game - won 80 are added for IL. II a
game - unfinished the aide having The
greater trick score adds the same number
"a points to their honor score a. their
equity in the unfinished game
IL. Ia
from the higher 81 the end Of the four
deals aud the difference put down to
the partners a loss oT a gain. la ihs
large games for charity this deduction
is never made
Another method - not To consider any
games Won during the four deals. but TO
give "a bonus Of iifty points to the partners
having the higher trick score AZ the end
Of the round and then adding Up the
whole thing - result
MISERY BRIDGE
THIS H. another invention for two plA ver-
which differs from all forms Of bridge
IN beng an opposition OF tWenty-siN
cards TO thirteen The dealer distribute
tho full pack 10 four places. one on his
left one opposite him and one on his
right HIS adversary sits opposite The
hands TO the right and left remain face
down until after the declaration
The dealer sorts his own cards and NAV
discard any number n them from one TO
four Ia tia place Of those ha takes from
IN" hand on his left I'm equal number at
90 rds still fac" Nown. and puts th"m with
hK own Hav wing thus ""stored his hand
% thirteen b." makes ~ - trump or ss'vz
40 trump. The thirteen cards on his
left are now dead and must =. man an
touched There il no dourirE
In addition TO his nomination 81 The
trump th. dealer NAV nnrouncs. flghr
tricks ia hearts or whatever The suit
NAV 10. II he succeeds IA getting thsss
"iRht he scores them - double value
but II he fails TO get -" full eight he
SCORES nothing and his Rdvs rSarv takes
ten points PENALTY no matter. what the
ma ks was When tLpr" - no bId TO make
eight tricks IN" result - scored as az
bridge
After the dealer has declared the trump
hrs adversary packs M the thirteen cards
on the dealers right AMI sorts them.
lAvIng them face up on the table Having
considered them attentIvely the non
dealer leads any card he plsases and then
plays one Of the dummy's cards All
through the hand ne non dealer manages
the dummy hand. 80 that there are three
rArds IN each trick
There IN also an additional bid from
which tho game takes ito name The
dealer may declare a -mis@ry. which
- no trumper PLAYED 10 lose. There 10
no dlsCarding or drawing from the hand
The hand on the right a. usual II the
dealer does not take morr than one trick
he scores five points each for every trick
over tho hook that his adversary wins
hil adversary scores nv" poin'- for every
tr,cE the dealer takes m excess ~ on.
Games and r,Ibbers are scored az usual
rivoT BRIDGE
1h- = = method 81 changing Partners
80 that each player ~ the table shall have
each Of the others for partner an equal
number 81 times otherwise the game -
precisely like regular bridge The first
dealer - usually the pivot, and after the
change Of partners takes place AZ iha con
"lu-lon Of = rubber the next deal II CIT for
REyERsI BRIDGT
THIS - borrowed from the misery
call "a the variation n that nan~ except
that m r~verSi every haud ~ PLAYED 20
ose Their are four PLAYERS. and each
dealer IN turn tries - pick out the sur
tha' Will lose the most tricks II he can
not dsrIds ne nav leave the matter ~
~" dummy The advarsarie- can double
n 'h"v wish 20 and m" hand - PLAYED -
A. bridge
When tho neal - PLAYED each sid..
SORES what tho other makes 40 that 4
the dealer were tC make o. hearts A1d
hs-a three by cards bat hold simple
hnnor- ne would score the three by cards
q points won by ms adyersArte-. while
they would score the simple honors -
points held Nv the dealer II a PLAYER
reyokes 30 has 80 take three tricks FROM
The o'hsr side lni~ - vefy amusing
game. OWING 10 the uueNpaCted strength
sonnet tines deyeloDad Nv ne. dummy
when the dealer makes ~
SHORT BRIDGF
lhi- - good game tpr those who play
On traIrz ar who may not have the time
necessary 10 finish a rubber There -
no doubling and rrIhhers are not played.
~ points being game ana ending the
matter When either side reaches OT
passes ~ the trick and honor scores are
added up and the higher total wins the
gam" VhIch - played for a Rat stake
instead Of Tor =" much a point
stN HASD HRIDUE
THIS a game for piI players who DO
not wish ~ 80 o'T and look on. Two az a
time. and u - 80 contrived that they can
all play AZ onCn and settle the result II
three different ribbera ~ the same time
II We call the part nerships 4. n and G
and suppose 'wo card tables pushed to-
g"thsr. Y th" 4 partners get the iirst deal
they will at al the long ends. this way