The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

lection is made that the court for this
is no longer allowed. Should not notice
OF that fact be given before the game
beglnsS
Good players are supposed to be IA
milar with the standard laws OF the
game and to know Just as much about
the abolition OF the count for c11icane as
they do about the new values OF the suits.
Chicane was abandoned more than year
ago by all the UP TO date players.
T. NJ. J. says: II ones partner BIDS q
spade II is understood to be passing
hand. II the no bid rule is in force what
IL the distinction between passing and
bidding a spade? What Ia the object OF
the changer
Tho two point value Of the spade suit
was abolished In England, not 20 much
because there was no difference between
bidding one spade and passing. As because
they did not like the bids OF two. three.
four. five. Elk and seven spades. As they
took away from the dealer the safety bid
Of q spade at two q trick. with 100 limit
on his losses. they had to allow him 10
pass without a bid TO save himself
q. B. c. asks the present vaiue OF the
nullo and whether honors are counted.
Ten trick, ranking below no trumps. u
| the accepted value in the East among good
players There are no honora To charge
nullo player 80 for sk!lfuiiy avoiding
the two hands Ia ridiculous. The word
"nuAo" means nothing; no tricks. no
| honors.
| J. A. d. says: Some Of our players In
| sist that the hands OF declarer and dummy
should be exchanged when the winning
declaration Is a nulo. Is this tho general
| rule?
| No, Il In only local custom which 70
/ sometimes agreed upon. 20 that the real
nu!lo may ne laid on the table and the
| high cards held UP IN the other hand.
o. y. Y. asks where rules for pla yin z
nullos may be found and II there are any
| official laws for them yet.
Most OF the later text books treat o.
nullos. "Whitehead's Conventions ID
probably tho most complete, a. It give.
the chief points In both bidding and play.
r " says: The dealer holds acc king
! small in spades. Ave diamonds 20 the king
ten. four Clubs TO the king and one small
heart bets the correct bid on this ia
| two spades 50 as TO show the two tricks
| IN that suit and the tricks outside
There are no tricks outside. The two
spade BID ia an invitation TO the partner
TO go no trumps or declare a winning
suit, showing three sure tricks 10 help
This the dealer does not hold II h!s
partner bids a heart, what will the dealer
do 10 take him ont" The correct bid or
these cards is either no trump or on>
spade
Five Hundred. J. J. c. says: A wAnti
only zen points TO reach 500. when q bidi
seven diamonds. This will take on
II II succeeds. A wins the second tricl
and claims tho game p insists on play
ing the hand out to make the bid goot
and does so. Who wins?
In all bidding games the bidder has tn,
arst count and II that is enough 20 pu
her out she wins, no matter what or wheI
the other players score for single tricks
CriboaGr. r. c. " says. The starter 4
a club and A holds four clubs. ono o
which is the jack The score for nusl
OF 1--WE IS admitted. but u disputes IN
additional point ror his mons
Some players object 70 counting hi
nohs IN addition to ne flush or the eroun,
that 81 Is because the Jack is OF che sam
suit that u counts point, and the point 4
given In the flush because Il IS the sam
. su,t. therefore Il should not bs give
twice, But the point for h,s noos Is BE-
cause +: "a Jack and Is always score
regardless OF what other points arc mad
IN the hand
J.. H. 7. says: Playing four hand, n
= cards fail 5 I 3 6. when says go.
! AMI = plays a 4. peggtng four holes 70
tr' run that r. face UP on the table
bets there Is no run. as his card IL no
go order although still face up in from
+ Of him
o., r is right There 10 no run for c. a
tho cards read 6 8 =, going backwar'
J from c's play.
Faro. II l.. T asks II there has ava
. been any calculation made Of the fi~
q, qu"ncy Of percentsxes, such "a splits /
faro. or IN" refs!t AZ rouge-et-noir.
Each Is suppose, 70 he tho same. whe
the cards are HONESTLY dealt a, faro. split
? should cone about three tinras IN Nv
q deals AZ rouge-et-no'r. the 81 refAl
: comes oftener than any other. The odd
/, against II are supposed To DO 80 TO
. M; rhe bank expects I, about twice 1
v three deals. each deal producing abou
=" thirty cuups.
, Solo Whist. !. r ". says: Four plR,
!ng, When the tenth card has been playe
4 is discovered that one player has onl
r twelve cards, while another has fourtee
:. Wha. is the rule in such cases?
: 1t is not stated which players held n
. wrong number OF cards. n the hant
OF the declarer and his partner arc GORE,
they cannot be deprived OF their right
play the hand. II their hands Ars Il
:, correct they must demand . fresh de
/. before playing TO the nrst trick. WIZ
both s,des havs a wrong number Of carr
the deal Is void.
= ssven-up J, A. r. says: Dealer eurI
u. lnclt Of hearts, Non-dsaler bsGs and {,
card. are run. Hearts keep turning ,
until tho pack runs out 80 that there M
- to he a new doal Does tho point for a
v turned tack stand when tho deal IL void,
n Yes. because Il II scored A. soon as
/, IL turned up. and nothing that happer
N after that affect. tho score for Turning
10 Jack
v Checkers r T. says Law - says