1895 Bartender's Guide by Berner-Mayer Co

Two points i f th e adver sary has coun•ted Jess than thirty-t hree. One poin t :s the a:ciyer sary has cou nited thirty-three or more. The game is seven points up. 'l'he points m ay L>,1 scored art: Long vVhi,;•r., er ·by m ea·n s of a m arJting boar d. rt will be ob<<:!rv~cl 'tha t the pl·ay er first correctl y <1.:1- nounci n g sixty-six w ins, not t he fh·st a rriving a.t six:y-s1:-.:. It sometimes happen .'. more especially w ith beginnet·s, tha t a play er ts ~ix ty-six a nd is in cl•oubt as th er player a nnounci:-ig , \Yhen •no points ar~ sco-r ed, a nd the deal passes to the a :l– v er sar y. In t·his case, w heith·er •by mistalrn in coun•ti.1g , or by 1.J'oth 1:ll ay•JCS countin g six:ty - five, it is sometimes n1•l ed th>ait the winn,i1· 11ex r 11a nd m ay a dd one point to !~is scor e ; bu t th e pn:ietice i;; not r eco.mmen ded. Each hand should ·be d is'tin"t in i·t~el f. CLOSING. If, 'before the s tocl' ils exhau S:ted, a player h as winning cards ·enoug h ·in hi3 han ds to m a'1'e sixt y -six, he m ay close a f.ter winn ing •a t·rick , ·and •before l eaoi·ng a ga in. Thus, a play er ·h aving deal t him orig inally an ace, ten, k ing and queen of t rumps, m ay Jay ·t hem dow11 a nd score thrlle points, as bh e<>e ·ca r ds in t h·emsel v es county six;ty-eig ht. and th e player hol ding •t h eim must win the firs t trick. B u·t closing g e" c r ally ta k es 1>lace duiiing t h e play of the hand. If a play er who .t•h inQrn he has winning carJs cn·oug h in 'his ha·nds, toget•her w lioth t·he count 'he has al– r eady made IJ.\' ·trick s, or b y t r.tcks a nd marriages, t -.) ena ble 1him t o a r riv e rut s ixty-six or more, he may r.l ose when ev er he h as •the l e.'1.cl. H e si•g nifles his ln.ten't ion i.ly turn ing do1Yn the t rum p card. It f ollows from t his t hat a playe>r c-ann:>t cl ose

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