The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-08
CHECK PINOCHLE
 NEW CARD GAME
Four Handed Combination of Bridge and PinOchle
 to Become Popular

New York, Feb. ' - Development | of a new handed card game based on bridge and pinochle was announced last month. and bridge | masters-men and Women-predict- ed it would soon become one ol America's faVorite card games III homes and clubs.
 The Association Of American Playing Card Manufacturers, max ing public the games rules, sad lt had been named "check plnochle.
 "Check pinochle," said bridge lie master Lee HaZen, card committee chairman of the New York Bridge Whist Club, who helped establish the initial code of rules, is the IlrSt serious potential rival of contract bridge I have ever seen. It has all the thrills of contract and plnochle --plus many of It's own"
 Played with regular plnochle deck by two teams Of partners check resembles plnochle, but IS goV- erned largely by laws of bridge.
 A double scoring system Of points and checks" is an outstanding feature. A game ends when one team reaches 1000 points. put the actual winning team is the one that has accumulated the greatest nun her of checks. A team reaching l,ooo noints first sometimes has the least checks. ~ o
 Speciflc numbers of checks are awarded for certain melds, for max ing contract and for winning game TWO checks are given for making contract of 200; 4 for contract ol 250 and 3 additional checks TOT each additional 90 points pid anu made. ,..
 The schedule of check bonuses; T for winning game; 3 for fiuSh' z for 100 aces; 4 for round trlp' l each for 80 kings, 60 queens ana 4o lacks; and for taking all PoihU' (grand slam). .,o.
 A team defeating the contract receives double of all checks award ed in that deal. For instance, II team goes bate on bid or 200, the onnosIng side receives 4 checks. ana also all points actually earned. ALSO if the declaring team (Winnlng pld- der) goes bate, the amount ol tile bid is substracted from the previous score. or, if NO score, declarer goes minus that amount. At the same time. all declarers' meld points anu checks are cancelled. Even II dealer makes contract, opposing side re- ceivcs points for melds, plus pohuS checks. .., re
 No passed hands are permitted II all players pass. dealer must auto matically bid 200. Highest bidder names trump. All players meld' Meld values are the same aS m standard pinochle. Partners meiuS are added together
 No player may bid unless he holoS marriage -- king and queen or any suit-no matter how good ms mana Is. Tn case Of dealers autoinaCi0 bid, no marriage is necessary MT Hagen said this rule makes the game. no marriage is necessary. MT Hagen said this rule makes the game even more fascinating. HOW ever. this point has created conSid- crablc controversy among the eX- perts who developed the game.
 Declarer plays first. winner oi each trick leads. Suit must be lol- lowed or trumped If trump Is lea each player must play higher trump If he can. ,,
 In point scoring. aces ana Mi'' count 10. kings and queens D. Wlm'
 ner of last trick receives 10 1dol' }, tional points. Point total IS 23O'
 When there is NO rule on Spe'
 cific situation" said Hazcn, "runpei
 bridge laws are followed
 Mrs. A. M. Sobcl, foremost Amer ican woman bridge player, said Sh' had become check pinochlc ran and added Its n great game ah' love it-as will other women car' players. It is loaded with eXcitcmch and provides many opportunities io card players to display their skiil' The Bridge Whist Club manage ] ment said that in the past few week 1 more check pinochlc than DridS | had been played there by bridge eN | pcrts. | Lester Bachner. also master | said check also was being played a | the Cavendish Club here more Ire ! qucntly than bridge. 1 Other experts who helped deVelo
 the game were Edward HymeS, Jl
 sam Stayman. Michael Gottlleb am Gus Adler.
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