The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-13
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

ATTEST text DOCK on the game IL II ptdc- ,
tically maintained that no one wants to
play no trumper. even If one bids IL.
As all previous works have stated that
the object Of all declaring 10 to arrive ut
n no trumper. and as that IL the object
In showing sure tricks, what II the reason
for this sudden change of front, and which
is the correct theory Of the game?
II IL not that no one wants to play a
no trumper. but that any one holding II
no trumper would rather have good
major suit for the trump in one hand and
a no trumper in the dummy TO support il.
The reason IL that the trump suit is safer,
as almost anything may happen to "a no
trumper that il not solid In all four suits.
one OF the most common elements OF
weakness in the bidding is calling no
trumps on good heart or royal hand ,
All the older works on auction point this |
out "Elwell" gives some striking cx- !
omples OF 1t In his illustrated hands.
G. f.. u. says: The laws are not at all |
clear to us on the subject of trick value
after doubling and rcvokes Suppose
hearts are trumps. doubled. ana each
trick IL worth 100. The opponents take
seven tricks but revoke. Can the dealer
claim 100 for each trick H. takes from
The trick is worth 100 only to the
adycrsarles OF the declaration. 1t is
worth &C TO the declarer thearts doubled
to Is IA trick and so penalty. II the
declarcr takes three actual tricks, which
he must do to make good on his con-
tract. they are worth 16 only, az tricks
taken in revoke penalty carry no bonus
on account OF the double. This gives him
the game If he prefers he can let the
actual tricks go and take 100 points for
the revoke, as he cannot be set by a re-
volSlng player. 1t Is usual to take the
actual tricks when they will be enough
to go game. and to take the points when
game is not the question. either be-
cause the tricks will not reach II or bee
cause the declarer is game independent,
of the tricks taken for the revoke
q. r. SAYS: There il a point that seems
| omen to argument in playing three hand
| Suppose Is Il ny. Is has 10 ana &
| wins IA game. for which he adds 100 IN
| honors according to rule. ON tn" next
\ deal \ makes 10, which added to MS
| 81 gives him "A game. Il bets that az
| soon as won a game, both \ ana -
started with him at zero for the next
| game.
| u is correct 4 line should he drawn
under all three scores when any one Of
the players goes game The bonus for
winning game is l25 points, not 100.
This is supposed to he the equity for
half rubber Of $50
! c. A. SAYS. Two royals is over
called by three clubs T. passes, 80 does
A, and says something In Il very low
voice which the others understood to be
NO bid" 50 the hand was played at
three clubs and set. When they came to
score II insisted that she had doubled,
\ and declare that II clubs had been
doubled they would have pulled out with
hearts How should this dispute he
settled?
II Y doubled she had no right TO allow
her partner TO lead until the bidding was
complete. and it was not complete until
three players had passed ,he double. Her
allowing the play to begin is a tacit ad-
mission that the bidding was complete
and the Others had a right To assume
: that 1t was SO the hand must be score,
as an undoubled declaration.
0 Casino. l.. +. H. says: A builds tx
/ cights by combining 5-3 and C.
:, puts a deuce 90 one OF these and call
It ten. Is the allowed?
No. because tn build is double am
must be made itto two tens II it
changed at all. As a player cannot pla
more than one card at a time ri is mani
testify impossible to make two eight
into two tens 80 they must stay cights.
Roulette. G VI. y. asks Is there an
: | way OF calculating the exact odds aEalns
y n system OF betting on single number
I, which skips certain uumbers in series
l | and II So, what is II?
Each bet. no matter where It is placed
L or on what system has against it tn
r odds of the layout. These odds Deepen
y on the numbers and the zeros. In tn
n American tables. with two zcros, the odd
;. are double what they would be with onl
|. one zero, and when there are only twenty
e eight numbers, instead OF thirty-six. IN
d odds against the player are stIll greater,
, Faro. b. b. l.. asks the meaning Of N
expression playing three on "A side"
faro. 4 Insists that three players tab
e the bank and three play against Il.
r Three on n side refers to the cards, NJ
d to the players. When n card wins thr,
70 times and loses once during a deal
I
10 10 play three on side. After il has goi
It twice one way and once the other Il
IS player bets that 1t will go the third tin
one way. When he bets against its dor
so he is playing break even"
p, pinoche A. w. II. says \ takes l
the queen Of trumps and meids dix, lea
u ing the queen on the table. ON the ne
~ trick ne mclds so kings. ON the next
A. melds 40 marriage. Il disputes this,
nc the meld is of less value than so king
NEEDED first.
II is only when the mclds are in Il
same class that the higher value bars Il
y lower. Marriages are not in the san
class with fours of "A kind and the 40 M
IT hc scored by adding the queen to one
NJ the four kings already NEEDED This
~ done all the time in three and -four han
We three queens being married one after Il
n other to 50 kings and thu last queen J.
n down for co 80 as to score 220 for q
d. eight cards.
- Poker q. II. T. W. says We a
'"' playing the flfty-thrce card pack with I
m Joker running Wild. \ and b are in I
pot and Il calls, \ lays down ace al
Joker and calls IL "a pair Of aces. u h
a