The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. r. NJ says II is
the deolarers lead, az she won the last
trick, but the player on her left leads
diamond The declarer insists that
the penalty II to call a suit. so instead
OF leading herself she asks the player
on her left TO lead trump. Is this
correct. and II not. what is the right
penalty to demand?
If II Is the declarer's lead to the trick
she must lead. as the lead cannot be
transferred to an opponent. II A, on
the left, leads when II is not her lead
nor her partners. the declarer may
either call the card exposed, to be left
on the table subject to call, or may
call lead as soon as either a or her
partner wins trick. II is usual 20
leave the card on tho table as a marker,
but unless the declarer states that It is
an exposed card II Is assumed that she
will call a lead.
T. ]. X. says Tho declaration is three
hearts doubled. and II Is clear that II
VIII be made, as dummy is in the lead
when trumps are gone, with four good
clubs. In his hurry to lead these the
drops club on the next, after turning
down trick with only three cards in IT,
claims revoke. n II Is a revoke the
declarer cannot score anything bun
honors. Is this correct?
There is no revoke, because a revoke
IL not only failing TO follow suit. but
playing card of different suit. This
the declarer did not do. His offence is
playing to the next trick after failing
to play to the one in question, and the
opponents have the choice Of calling the
whole deal void or letting It stand and
calling the declarer's superfuous card
at the end as the ono played to the i'm
perfect trick In this case they should
call the deal void. as otherwise the
dealer would score his contract at double
value and win the game.
c. VI. c. says: We have continual dis
putes as to the points to be added for a
game won in duplicate and also as TO
whether the game must he won in one
deal or in the batch OF hands played at
each table. Suppose there are nine
tables. with three deals at each. and
u make 90 on the first deal and 10 on
The official laws OF the game, issued
by The Whist Club. assume that there
may be contests OF such magnitude that
only one deal may be played at each
table before changing partners and
state that there shall be no bonus ex-
cept for 80 or more points made on a
single deal. This bonus is 1873 Some
clubs add the 1875 for a game won dur
ing the series OF deals played against
the same adversaries This would give
for their total OF 20 and 1s, provided
their opponents did not win a game in
between the making OF those two scores.
G. H. p. asks what me rule Ia when a
player takes fourteen or fifteen cards
out of a tray, and another fnds him
self with only eleven or twelve, in dupll-
cate.
The laws are very loose on This point.
The official code says; when the ir-
regularity Is discovered at tho time the
cards are taken up for everyday. but
before such overplay has begun, the
tray must be sent back 10 tho table
from which It came, and the error rec
tilted there" That this In unfair to the
players II clear Suppose that r takes
~. ~. hand TO sort It and finds he
has Ave hearts to the ace king queen,
but holds fifteen cards, and that the
player on his right announces that he
Is two short, the others having their
right number, and suppose further thai
after the tray has been sent to the table
whence Il came and tho mistake has
bean rectined, p nnds the nee and king
OF hearts are gone. He knows who has
them, and this will greatly affect his
bidding. There should he penalty Of
at least 100 points charged 10 any
player placing more or less than thirteen
cards in a pocket, and a penalty OF 100
against any player who lifts or looks at
a hand of moro OF less than thirteen.
Each should be compelled TO count his
cards face down. 90 at poker.
M. L. F. says: Playing three hand,
does tho winner score 100 for each game
won, and ignore the rubber $50. or IL II
90 for each OF the two games, and $50
added. or Is II 100 for the first game
won and ESQ for winning the rubber or
second game?
The points added for winning game
are 1876. not 100. and they are added
for each game won and $50 for tho
rubber game. That is TO say. the rub
Der is worth 500 to the winner. twice
1875 and once $50.
seyen-up. ]. A. r. says: -Four play
ing as partners. A deals and turns the
trump Eldest hand stands and leads
a card, whereupon h says: Hold on I!
II wac my deal" Does the deal stand
or not?
After the trump il turned II Is too
late to object, as all players are equally
at fault for permitting the error TO
pass so long without correcting II.
Cribbar<. L. o. asks tho best dis
card for the non-dealer II both scores
arc alike on second avenue holding
KQS7 as.
Most players dislike TO risk laying
out close cards in such cases. and would
probably lay out tho king and trey.
Nothing but a deuce or king would help
that in tho crib. There are ten cards
that would or might help tho X Q II
both were laid out
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