Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-12
The two most popular games ar,

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Tho two most popular games are
Grown and Anchor" and "Iiouse."
The paraphcrnalIa used In Grown
and Anchor consists Of piece OF can
vas two feet by three feet. This II
divided Into six equal squares. In these
squares are painted q club. diamond.
heart. spade. crown. aud an anchor,
one device 10 q square. There nre
three dice used. each dice marked the
snme m the canvns. The banker sets
up his gambling outft In the corner Of
q billet and starts bally.hooInR until
crowd Of Tommies gathers around;
then the game starts
The Tommies place bets ON thr
squares. the crown or anchor beIng
played the most. The banker then
rolls his three dice aud collects or pays
out as the case may be. II you play
the crown ana one shows up on The
dice, you get even money. II two show
~. you receive two 20 one. and II three,
three TO one. n the crown does not mp
pear and you hive bet on II. you lose,
aud so on. The percentage for the
banker In large II every square is
played, but II the CROWD IL partial TO,
say two squares. he has 10 trust TO
lpck. The banker generally wins.
The game of 'iiouse" In very popular
also. II takes two men 10 run IL. This
game consists OF numerous squares Of
cardboard containing three rows Of
numbers. Ave numbers TO row. The
numbers run from one 70 ninety. Ench
card has n different combination.
The French "estnmlnets" In the VII
lages arc open from eleven In the morn.
Ing until one In the afternoon In nc
cor,laucc with army orders. N
After dinner the TommIes congre-
gate NJ these plnces TO drink French
beer nt penny glass and play
"House."
As soon ~ the es,nmlnet II mfll,
ciently crowded the proprictors Of the
"Iiouse" game get busy and, as they
term II. form school" This consists
Of going around aud selling cards at
frame each. II they have ten In the
school, the hackers. Of the game de-
duct two francs for their trouble and
the winner gets eight francs.
! Then the game starts. Each buyer
places his card before him on the IN.
BILE. FIRST breaking up matches Into fif-
teen pieces.
One OF the hackers OF the game has
small cloth bag In which nre ninety
cardboard squares. each with num-
her printed thereon. from one 10 nine
~. He raps on the table and cries
out: Eyes down. my lucky lads"
All noise ceases aud every one is at.
tenti0n. 'lf,ftF
The croupier places his hand in the
bag aud draws forth n numbered
square and Immediately calls out the
!, number. The nnn who owns the curd
with that particular number on II,
covers the square witha match. The
one who covers the fifteen numbers on
his card first shouts "lIouse.r The
other bncl,er Immediately comes over
to him and verIfes the eurd by calling
out the numbers thereon to- the man
with the hug. As each number Is
called ne picks II out Oh tne one
picked from the hug and says. fright
II the count Is right he shouts, .'Hous'
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