The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

had only one card left. the others having
each. A said that the rules required
the hand TO he dealt and played again.
Il contends that 1t is too late to ques-
tion the regularity Of the deal.
If n player vas a card short and
the others had the right number. he
must find that card. and when he has
found II. he Is responsible for any re-
vokes lie may have made. That there
no irreeuiarity in the deal Is EVIL.
dent from the fact that the last card
must have come in It's regular order to
the dealer. and n any player was a card
short at the start ne should have an
nounced II at once. Any interruptions
might otherwise make a deal
void by dropping q card on the floor
when he saw he was getting the worst
II.
II. c. w. asks what the dealer should
bid on these cards: Four hearts to the
queen: three diamonds TO the
queen three clubs TO the Jack ten and
three spades TO the queen ten.
Most players would bid no trump, as
they can assist a take out In either Of
the major suits. Some would pass and
see what others had to say, but the hand
has too many possibilities for that.
Mrs. c. says: z bid a spade. A two
hearts. Y, r and Y passing %whereupon
Y doubled. What IL the penalty?
None Is provided by the laws. There
Is a law about a players bidding when
debarred from bidding. AZ she would be
after three players had passed. but II
does not cover this case.
s.. A. says: Y makes a bid which u
doubles and the two others pass. y
X herself out Of the double with a
bid In another suit. y objects.
The double reopens the bidding, and
any player in her proper turn can bid
anything that ovrrcalls the doubled bid.
r. W. c. says. Dealer and second hand
pass. third hand says no trump and
fourth hand two hearts. Dealer passes
and second hand holds only one small
heart. three small diamonds, three clubs
TO the Jack and six spades to the ten.
What should he say?
iWo SpdueS' siinppy 10 WITH MS paTt-
ner that he iced not expect any help in
hearts. From his having passed the
first round without a bid he partner
will know that there are no tops In
spades and will govern himself accord
ingly.
O. q. asks 10 II II permitted TO declare
an imperial club without four honors IN
the hand.
Such a bid is not permitted under any
circumstance under the laws of the
game, Those who play II insist on III.
four honors in hand, but any game
that depends on some tact which III,
players cannot verify before the hand |,
played Is a fake. Suppose the declarel
has not four horors. what redress ha.
the player who had a game hand IL
hearts?
Il. NJ. W says: We are told tina.
II is nov allowable for the dealer I,
breathe AS they do in poker. passint
without a bid. but with the privilege o
making a bid II no n else does.
Nothing OF the kind allowed. whei
four players pass the deal passes also
Some persons are anxious to make an!
excuse to reopen the bidding when the,
And they have made a mistake In pass
ing. but II II not auction.
r n, says: Playing auction. the b.,
has gone up to 420 by II. who takes IL,
widow and faces II. II is found To- con
tain an eight, and on examining thci
cards the players find there are NOR
Fights in the pack, which should h.
forty-eight cards only. instead Of which
II Is Hfty-six. \ says New deal" !
bets the Fights should lie thrown out. a
he has his bid in hand,
Any pack with supernuous cards is i'm
perfect and the deal is void. The eight
must be thrown out and the hand re
dealt.
Ecarte. l.. e. c. nays A bets that
the Jeux de regle are all based on NV,
trump hands.
This IL true only Of the larger par. o
the hands on which the player stands
Some jeux de reggie hands have only on,
trump n some have three.
Matching coins. V. r. NJ says On,
Of the parties In the game Is using Z
Canadian 5o-cent piece. Which is tn,
head on this coin"
II the matching takes place in III,
United States the rules governing United
states coinage should hold. and thes,
decide tina, dates are heads"
Casino. r. l.. q. says Playlnl
twenty-one point game, A is 20, while I
is only 10. ON the first round \ take,
in the ace Of diamonds and calls ont
Is this correct" u bets there Is no call
Ing out, AZ in pinochle.
b is correct. The hands must h,
played out and the points counted an,
scored in their regular order. cards frs,
then spades. big and little casino ant
hen aces. II the aces have TO decid,
IL their order is: spades, clubs, henri.
and diamonds. As AS ace Is the las
OF all 10 score. Il might easily coun
out ahead OF a and win the game.
Pinochle. L. c. II. says: A bid 400
meids the ego and so for the douol,
pinochle, but does not win a single trlcl
in play. can he score his 900 or not?
No. lie must he set back. Mclds i,
not count until the player making then
wins "A trick.
II. q. &. asks II II makes any differ
encc in the value Of four kings an,
queens when they are shown In con
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