tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57773372522677066502024-03-13T16:25:16.763+00:00Bunbury's Games for the Tarot of LokaA blog supporting The Tarot of Loka, detailing a range of games - modern, historical, and original - rewritten for this gaming pack.The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-54256932761855539262015-09-07T07:24:00.000+01:002015-09-10T06:29:07.513+01:00Yikes! Errors in the scores...I've begun the first round of error checking and have realised that in simplifying the method of counting card points, I've managed to make some mistakes. I'm working through them now.<br />
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These should be corrected now.The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-37178486203251878432015-09-05T15:22:00.003+01:002015-09-08T06:53:00.214+01:00Getting things started...This little blog is an unofficial support site for a pack of playing cards called The Tarot of Loka, which is published by a UK games design company called River Horse. You can read more about it in the Introduction page.<div>
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The project is really an off shoot of another, larger project, also relating the games of tarot. I've put that on hold to focus on this, as I'm a little late to the game, as it were, having only discovered these cards nearly a year after their publication!</div>
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Before turning to the games, I really do recommend that you first buy a pack of Loca tarot cards (available on Amazon in both the UK for about £10, and the US for about $20), and then read the introduction material here. I'm posting the games with backdated publication dates so that they read in the order I would recommend you try them with all blog (as opposed to game) posts appearing as you would expect.</div>
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I have only made a start and I plan to add plenty more but for now, there should be enough to keep you occupied until I can find a little more time to work on this.</div>
The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-44347234011767567382015-09-04T13:20:00.003+01:002015-09-08T06:53:00.239+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D2uZRKVhEBw/VemLkNIbWFI/AAAAAAAAACg/aWDINmEqvn4/s1600/Title---Scarto.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D2uZRKVhEBw/VemLkNIbWFI/AAAAAAAAACg/aWDINmEqvn4/s1600/Title---Scarto.png" /></span></a></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is a simple game for three players, all playing for
themselves, and should be the starting point for all players new to
tarot. Which is not to say that there is little challenge – just
that it is the simplest in terms of rules. After all, chess is simple
to learn.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">pack
of Loka </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">tarot </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">with</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
78 cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit
of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Rational ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trumps rank by their number, 21 high, 1 low.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aces</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
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</tbody></table>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of three hands.</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the Dealer’s left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First Dealer shuffles the cards before but for subsequent hands
they are cut by Youngest (Dealer’s Right) – this is done by
setting the pack face down and then lifting off three or four piles
that are then re-stacked in a different order. On any deal any player
may call for the cards to be re-shuffled.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands out the cards in packets of five, taking the
remaining three cards into his/her own hand. Dealer must then discard
three cards that may not include Aces, Kings or Honours – though
the Fool may be discarded if no trumps are held. These discarded
cards count towards Dealer’s tricks once the hand has been played.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s Left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Players then count their card points singly and
then adding 1 point for each trick they have won. (The Dealer’s
extra three cards do not count as a trick). So the total number of
card points in the game is 146+25=171. Players win/loses game points
from/to each of the other players equal to the number of game points
they have over/below 57.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Comments:</b> If you do spot any errors in this post, please do point them out in the comments so that I can correct them.</span></div>
The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-72173034636293313312015-08-31T14:12:00.000+01:002015-09-08T06:53:00.275+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNvcHi_NXh0/Verpl8toWUI/AAAAAAAAAC0/yYAhTQJb6bA/s1600/Title---Tarocchi.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNvcHi_NXh0/Verpl8toWUI/AAAAAAAAAC0/yYAhTQJb6bA/s1600/Title---Tarocchi.png" /></a></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a simple game for four players in fixed partnerships, with
partners seated opposite each other, and is another good starting
point for new players. As above, you should not underestimate the
game because of its simplicity.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Strictly speaking, Tarocchi is the general name for Tarot games in
Italy but as all the others I’m listing have their own names and
‘Tarocchi for four as played in Piedmont’ is a bit long-winded,
we’ll grant it the name. It is well deserved though, as this is a
classic game and along with Scarto it is the basis for some of our
original games listed afterwards.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loka</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">80</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit of
2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">3</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(including the Good &
Evil cards)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b> Rational ranking
is used...</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trumps rank by their number, 21
high, 1 low, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">save for the
Good and Evil cards which hold equal rank below the 1.</span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aces</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands.</span></b></i></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on Dealer’s left after each hand.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First Dealer shuffles the cards before but for subsequent hands
they are cut by Youngest (Dealer’s Right) – this is done by
setting the pack face down and then lifting off three or four piles
that are then re-stacked in a different order. On any deal any player
may call for the cards to be re-shuffled.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands out 19 cards to each player in a single packet,
taking the last four cards. Dealer must then discard four cards that
may not include Kings, Aces or Honours, these cards will count
towards his/her sides’ tricks at the end of the hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s Left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Good & Evil:</b> there are a couple of interesting ways
that these cards can be used. Players should agree before play
commences on the option used.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Trumps:</i> If just one of these cards is played to a trick,
then it functions as the lowest trump. If both are played to the same
trick, then if played by members of the same team, then together they
beat everything (whoever played the first of them leads to the next
trick) but if played by opposing teams, then they count for nothing.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Game of </i><i>Allegiance:</i> The Good and Evil cards are
still played under the rules governing the play of trumps but the
first to play one can call it “Yours” or “ours”. If “ours”,
then the player claims the points for the named suits (Earth and Air
for Good, Fire and Water for Evil) for their own – this means that
for all their tricks they will only score for cards of those suits
while their opponents will only score for the other suits. They may
on the other hand, call “yours” which imposes that choice on the
opposing team – so if a player puts down Good to the trick and
calls “yours” then that team will only score for evil cards (ie
Fire and Water), while their opponents will now only score for good
cards (ie Earth and Air).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When one of these has been played to a trick, if the other member
of the team has the other card, then they must take it out of play.
If they have not yet played to the trick, then they must play this
card (irrespective of what the rules might otherwise require), though
it will have no effect. If they have already played a card to the
trick, then they must take it back into their hand and play this card
instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the opposing team has the other card, then they may play it at
a future turn according to the normal rules. When the do so, they may
either re-affirm their opponents call, in which case it has no
effect, or they may change the call. In this case, all the tricks so
far played are set to one side and are scored according to the
original allegiance call, while all tricks after this are scored
according to the new call.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> When the hand has been played, players count their
teams’ card points individually and then add 1 point for each trick
(Cards of the discard to not count as a trick). There are therefore
165 card points to be won in the standard game. Whichever side wins 83 points or more wins the difference in game points from the
opponents.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For a game of Allegiance, the maximum number of points that can be
won by a team will vary. Players total their card points according to
the changing allegiances and the number of tricks won. Whichever side
wins the most points wins the difference between the two scores from
their opponents.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>A game for four played in partnerships that is ideal for friends
whose game play is hopelessly informal. Partners are seated next to
one another rather than opposite and they are allowed to discuss
their cards and strategy between them. Sadly, this game died out long
ago in Europe but thanks for Historians we can rediscover it and
renew it by adding one or two little twists of our own.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loka</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">80</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit of
2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">3</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(including the Good &
Evil cards)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Rational ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trumps rank by their number, 21
high, 1 low, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">save for the
Good and Evil cards which hold equal rank below the 1.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aces</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands.</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on Dealer’s left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Note: If playing the Attack &
Defence variation, then Dealer should start by finding the 20 and 21
of trumps, keeping the 21 and giving the 20 to Partner.</span></i></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First Dealer shuffles the cards before
but for subsequent hands they are cut by Youngest (Dealer’s Right)
– this is done by setting the pack face down and then lifting off
three or four piles that are then re-stacked in a different order. On
any deal any player may call for the cards to be re-shuffled.</span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer gives each player 19 cards in one packet of 4(<i>if playing
Attack & Defence, then Dealer takes only 3 in the first round and
likewise gives partner only three</i>) and two packets of 5, taking
the last 2 cards into his/her own hand. Dealer must then discard two
cards that may not include Kings, Honours, or, unless there is no
other choice, trumps. The discards count toward Dealer’s Side’s
tricks at the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s Left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Good & Evil:</b> there are a couple of interesting ways
that these cards can be used. Players should agree before play
commences on the option used.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Trumps:</i> If just one of these
cards is played to a trick, then it functions as the lowest trump. If
both are played to the same trick, then if played by members of the
same team, then together they beat everything (whoever played the
first of them leads to the next trick) but if played by opposing
teams, then they count for nothing.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Game of </i><i>Allegiance:</i>
The Good and Evil cards are still played under the rules governing
the play of trumps but the first to play one can call it “Yours”
or “ours”. If “ours”, then the player claims the points for
the named suits (Earth and Air for Good, Fire and Water for Evil) for
their own – this means that for all their tricks they will only
score for cards of those suits while their opponents will only score
for the other suits. They may on the other hand, call “yours”
which imposes that choice on the opposing team – so if a player
puts down Good to the trick and calls “yours” then that team will
only score for evil cards (ie Fire and Water), while their opponents
will now only score for good cards (ie Earth and Air).</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When one of these has been played to a
trick, if the other member of the team has the other card, then they
must take it out of play. If they have not yet played to the trick,
then they must play this card (irrespective of what the rules might
otherwise require), though it will have no effect. If they have
already played a card to the trick, then they must take it back into
their hand and play this card instead.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the opposing team has the other
card, then they may play it at a future turn according to the normal
rules. When the do so, they may either re-affirm their opponents
call, in which case it has no effect, or they may change the call. In
this case, all the tricks so far played are set to one side and are
scored according to the original allegiance call, while all tricks
after this are scored according to the new call.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Choosing the right time to play these
cards is a matter of skill, play them too soon and you could give
your game away, time it right and you can ruin your opponents’
tricks, stripping them of value. But wait too long and you can have
the same done to you.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Attack & Defence:</b> Having partners sitting next to one
another means that rather than simply play Tarocchi with different
seating, we can introduce an innovation from Hungary. Here, Dealer’s
side will be Attackers, while the other players are the Defenders.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer takes the role of Driver, while Partner has the role of
Catcher. Dealer leads to the first trick and the direction of play
from that point is opposite to the side that Dealer’s partner is
seated – so, if Partner is sitting on Dealer’s left, then the
direction of play for that hand will be to the right and vice versa.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In this version of the game, it is best to play the Good &
Evil cards as trumps. You might also want to allow the Gallowglass
rules.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Gallowglass:</b> Broadly, a gallowglass was a mercenary.
Originally it was specific to an ethnicity but over time it referred
more generally to skilled mercenaries of another nation. Employing
such mercenaries from outside had a serious benefit – they didn’t
have a dog in the local race!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer may nominate one of the regular suits to be the gallowglass
suit which has both benefits and a cost.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When a suit has been led in which a player has only one or more
court cards, then, if they hold any, they may play a card from the
gallowglass suit as if it was of the suit led. This means that if the
gallowglass card is higher than any card of the suit led and no
trumps have been played, then it may win the trick. If a card of the
suit led and the gallowglass are of the same rank, then the second of
the two to be played ranks higher. However, gallowglass cards have no
point value, nor do any cards in a trick that is won by them. And
herein lies their cost, they reduce the total value of card points in
the pack all the while, the declarer must still win as many points as
their contract requires – so this option should be used with
caution.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If playing the Gallowglass rule, then I recommend employing the
Good & Evil cards as trumps.</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> When the hand has been played, players count their
teams’ card points individually and then add 1 point for each trick
(Cards of the discard to not count as a trick). There are therefore
165 card points to be won in the standard game. Whichever side wins 83 points or more wins the difference in game points from the
opponents.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For a game of Allegiance, the maximum number of points that can be
won by a team will vary. Players total their card points according to
the changing allegiances and the number of tricks won. Whichever side
wins the most points wins the difference between the two scores from
their opponents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>A small selection of original rules and games, largely based on the games of Scarto, Tarocchi, and Conference. There is one more original game that we shall give at the end of our first selection of games.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tontine</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>This game is played either as Scarto, Tarocchi, or Conference
(with Good and Evil played only as trumps) but with a twist in the
scoring.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A tontine is a financial device in which investors’ dividends
grow as other members of the tontine die off, so that the last member
receives the full value of all the investments. Agatha Christie fans
will recognise the device as a classic motive in murder mysteries. So
in this game, it is the last card that carries the full value of all
the cards of its kind.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Aces only score 1 point.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Honours still score 5 points each but the rest of the trumps
carry no value at all.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The last card played of the following groups carries all the
points for that group:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="text-body-indent" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a) Kings</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">b) Queens</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">c) Cavaliers</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e) Jacks</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">f) Honours</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">g) the pips of each suit</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, the last King played to the hand carries 20 points – while
those played before it count for nothing. The last pip of a given
suit carries 10 points while those played before it count for
nothing.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If the winner of a trick believes they have won the last card of
one of these groups, they leave if face up beside them to be turned
back face down if another is played subsequently.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Players count their card points of the cards that remain face up.
If a player took the last card of a group but did not leave it face
up, then they may not score for it – so if you are uncertain you
should play safe and leave the card face up until another is played.
There are 111 points in play.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For a three player game, the target score is 37 and players win or
lose to or from their opponents as many points at they take over or
below this.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For a four player game, the side that wins 56 or points wins the
difference against their opponents.</span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Last Laugh</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>This rule is called <b>Court Jester</b> but when played as
a game in its own right, then we call that game Last Laugh. This is
an alternative use of The Fool where it remains in play until the
last trick. It will not suit most games but in the basic games of
Scarto, Tarocchi, and Conference it works just fine.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If a player holds The Fool, then...</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If they hold no court cards, then they must play The Fool to
the next trick where trumps have been led.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If they hold a court card of the suit just led, then they
must play The Fool.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Fool may not be played at any other time until the last
trick which he always wins – this is called The Last Laugh.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When a player takes The Fool in a trick they are called The Butt
(ie. The butt of the joke) and they must take it into their hand and
discard another card to their trick pile in its stead...</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If they hold any court cards of the suit just led, then they
must discard one of those save for the King.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If they don’t hold a court card of the suit just led – or
hold only the King – then they must discard any other court card
in their hand save for a King, and knock the table once to indicate
it.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If they cannot discard a court card according to these rules,
then they must discard their highest trump save for either The
Magician or The World, exposing the card to the other players as
they do so.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If they cannot discard a court or a trump, then they must
discard a pip card, exposing it to the other players as they do so.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the unlikely event that the player cannot discard a card
according to these rules – ie. they hold only The Magician, The
World, and Kings – then they place The Fool face up to the side
and expose their whole hand on the table. Whoever wins the last
trick also wins The Fool, if this is not The Butt, then the player
who wins it must exchange an empty card from their trick pile to
take it.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here The Fool plays a mischievous role, forcing play and revealing
information to opponents as he goes.</span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Courtship Rules</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>This game is played by adding the following rules to either
Scarto, Tarocchi or Conference (you can try them with other games of
course but you might risk labouring them with too many rules if you
do).</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The Queen’s Ruff:</b> If the Queen of the suit led has been
played but was not led itself, then the Jack may be played to the
trick as a trump – taking the trick even if the King, or even The
World has been played.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Royal </b><b>Marriage:</b> If the King of the suit led has been
played, then the queen may be played after it to take the trick –
though she will not beat a trump.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Royal Affair:</b> If the King of the suit led has been played
to the trick, then a player who must discard may play the Queen of
another suit who will win the trick – though she will not beat a
trump. Likewise, if the Queen was played first then a player who must
discard may discard the King of another suit to the same effect.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Summon</b><b>ing</b><b> Servant</b><b>s</b><b>:</b> If the King
has been played to a trick, then whoever wins it may summon the
King’s servant, so that if the Jack has not yet been played (or is
not in a discard), then the player who has it must add it to the
trick, taking back whatever card they had played to it originally. If
the Jack has been played, then the Cavalier may be summoned. If the
Cavalier is called but the Jack is still held by another player, then
must make themselves known and nothing is summoned. The player who
calls the servant may hold that card themselves if they did not play
the King themselves. A Queen however, is nobody’s servant.</span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Manchester Piccadilly</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Good two player card games are notorious for being few and far
between and tarot. I cannot claim that this is anything special but
it does attempt to address some of the problems these games face. It
was developed on the train to Manchester Piccadilly and that seemed
like a good enough name for it.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A game consists of hands, each played out in two parts, being
called Manchester and Piccadilly.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loka</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">78</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit of
2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">1</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ex</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">cluding
the Good & Evil cards)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Rational ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trumps rank by their number, 21
high, 1 low</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
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</colgroup><tbody>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Aces</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A game consists of two hands.</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>First </b><b>Deal </b><b>(Manchester </b><b>Memory</b><b>)</b><b>:</b>
First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent and the alternates
between players. We will call the player’s Dealer and Opposite.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Opposite shuffles the cards and Dealer deals each 13 cards in
packets of 5-5-3, setting aside the remainder of the pack for for the
second half of the game.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Even Stevens </b><b>& Discard</b><b>:</b> Players begin by
totalling the card points in their hands and announcing it, they then
discard three cards unseen into their trick pile – these may not be
trumps, Honours, or Kings unless no other cards are held, in which
case, they must be shown.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Starting with Opposite, players take turns to lead to
each trick. Players must try to follow suit if they can and if they
cannot then they must play a trump. If trumps have been led, then
players must play a higher trump if they can, if not, then they may
play a lower one. If a player cannot follow suit and has no trumps,
then they may play another card, though it will not win.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>First Score:</b> Once the hand is played, then players total
the value of their trick pile and score this minus the value of their
starting hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Second Deal (Piccadilly </b><b>Play</b><b>):</b> Dealer now
deals four hands of 13 cards in packets of 5-5-3, two hands to each
player. Players may now examine each hand and decide which shall be
their hand and which shall be their dummy. They may not mix cards
between the hands. Once the choice has been made then at the same
time, each player lays out their Dummy hand face up – Dealer’s
Dummy is set out next to Opposite on Opposite’s left, while
Opposite’s Dummy is set out next to Dealer, on Dealer’s right.
Now each player should be seated with the Dummy hands to one side,
each player with their opponent’s Dummy next to them and diagonally
opposite their own Dummy.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Second Play:</b> Dealer leads to the first trick, then in turn
moving to the left, each hand must play a card (players play from
their own Dummys), following suit if they can and playing a trump if
they cannot. If they they must play a trump and one has already been
played to the trick, then they must play a higher one if they can. If
they cannot follow suit or play a trump then they may play any other
card, though it will not win. The Fool is played as an excuse but if
played to the last trick it is lost.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Second Score:</b> Players total their card points, this time
adding 1 point for each trick won. They then add this to their First
Score and whichever player has the most points has won the hand and
as many game points as the difference between their scores.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Ending:</b> Players should each have the same number of turns
playing as Dealer. They can then total their game points for a
winner.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The play of Manchester offers enough card points to be worth
making some effort for but not enough to dramatically effect the
final scores. However, although the result will largely be a matter
of luck, it does reveal a great deal of information. Attentive
players with good memories will have a good idea of where most of the
cards are when they come to play Piccadilly, which is where a little
skill is needed, as well as where most of the points can be scored.</span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Manchester Truffle!</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Devised on the same holiday but just after devising a new truffle
at my niece’s request, hence the name. I called the truffle
Tarocco.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Everything starts as Manchester Piccadilly, so I won’t repeat
that here. What follows replaces the Piccadilly Play.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Second Deal (</b><b>The </b><b>Truffle Snuffle):</b> Dealer
hands out 16 cards to each and a dummy in packets of 5-5-6, taking
the last three cards and discarding three to their tricks – these
may not include either Honours, or Kings, and must be shown. If
Dealer takes no tricks, then they are lost to Opposite.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The dummy hand is exposed to one side (Dealer’s left, Opposite’s
right).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Second Play:</b> Dealer leads to the first trick, followed by
Dummy who is first played by Opposite, then Opposite plays, following
suit if they can and playing a trump if they cannot. If they they
must play a trump and one has already been played to the trick, then
they must play a higher one if they can. If they cannot follow suit
or play a trump then they may play any other card, though it will not
win. The Fool is played as an excuse but if played to the last trick
it is lost.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As per usual, whoever wins a trick leads to the next and the order
of play continues to the left. However, players alternate in playing
Dummy’s hand and any tricks won by dummy count for neither player.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Second Score:</b> Players total their card points, this time
adding 1 point for each trick won. They then add this to their First
Score and whichever player has the most points has won the hand and
as many game points as the difference between their scores.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Ending:</b> Players should each have the same number of turns
playing as Dealer. They can then total their game points for a
winner.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>In France this is simply Jeu de Tarot, which just means The
Game of Tarot. Well, there may just be the one game in France but
this book is full of games of tarot and so I’ve chosen an archaic
French spelling with a nice Gallic note to distinguish it. The basic
game is for four players but there are variants for three, five, and
six players that I shall give at the end. This is possibly the most
widely played tarot game and I have known players as far a field as
Spain to Ukraine – this alone makes it worth adding to your gaming
repertoire but it is also a very good game in its own right and I
particularly recommend the five player version as one of the best and
most fun games I have ever played.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>In France there is a nationwide Tarot Federation that oversees
‘official’ rules – but really, those are just the rules
official to it and the tournaments organised for its members.
In fact there is a great deal of ‘unofficial’ variation in how
this is played and as according to Bunbury is no more according to a
Federation than it is to Hoyle – the rules given here are the ones
found most fun according to Bunbury.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loka</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">78</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit of
2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">1</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ex</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">cluding
the Good & Evil cards)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Rational ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trumps rank by their number, 21
high, 1 low</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of as many hands as there are players</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Four Players:</i> Dealer hands out eighteen cards to each
player in packets of three, dealing six cards (neither the first six,
nor the last) to the stock.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Three Players:</i> Dealer hands out twenty-four cards to each
player in packets of four, dealing six cards (neither the first six,
nor the last) to the stock.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Five Players:</i> Dealer hands out fifteen cards in packets of
five, dealing three cards (neither the first three, nor the last) to
the stock/</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If a player has no trumps save for The Magician, then they may
either call for the hand to be re-dealt (by the same Dealer) or
declare that they have “<i>Brass Balls</i>”. In such a case, the
hand is played out normally but The Magician behaves in the same way
as The Fool and accordingly cannot be lost.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> In turn moving to the left and starting with
Eldest (Dealer’s left), players may bid for the role of Declarer,
playing for themselves against the others who will be the Defenders.
From low to high the bids are...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I’ll Play:</i> If won, Declarer reveals the cards of the
stock for all to see, then takes them into his/her hand. Declarer
must then discard as many cards as there were in the stock, which may
not include Kings, Honours, or Trumps. If there is no alternative
however, then trumps may be discarded but must be shown to the other
players first. The discard will count toward Declarers tricks at the
end unless no tricks have been won.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Solo:</i> If won, this is played as I’ll Play, save for
higher stakes.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Solo with the stock:</i> If won, then the stock goes unseen to
Declarer’s tricks. However, if Declarer fails to win any tricks,
then the stock is lost to the Defenders.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Solo against the stock:</i> If won, then the stock goes unseen
toward the Defender’s tricks.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If all players pass, then the hand is thrown in and re-dealt by
the same Dealer.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Rally a King:</b> <i>If a five player game is being played</i>,
then Declarer must now call for a partner. This is done by calling
for a king not held and whichever player holds it will be Declarer’s
partner – though they cannot announce that until the end (their
identity should become clear enough from their game play however).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> Before play commences, players have the
opportunity to declare for bonus points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Abundance:</i> If players have enough trumps in their hand,
then they may declare them for bonus points by laying them face up
for the other players to see. There is no obligation to declare an
Abundance and a player who does so need not declare all they can –
just the minimum of score. However, they can only score for what they
declare.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<colgroup><col width="79"></col>
<col width="230"></col>
<col width="50"></col>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="79"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
</td>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Number of Players</span></b></div>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="50"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" valign="top" width="100%"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Abundance</span></b></div>
</td>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Small</span></b></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Middling</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grand</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="230"><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="85*"></col>
<col width="85*"></col>
<col width="85*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Four</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Five</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 trumps</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13 trumps</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8 trumps</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13 trumps</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15 trumps</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 trumps</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15 trumps</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18 trumps</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13 trumps</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50"><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 49px;">
<colgroup><col width="41"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" valign="top" width="41"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Points</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="41"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="41"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="41"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Sparrow:</i> When announced, the player contracts to win
the last trick with The Magician, scoring 20 points against the other
side (Declarer scores against each of the Defenders, the Defenders
each score against Declarer). However, if announced and failed, a 20
point penalty is due instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Slam:</i> When announced, the player contracts to win every
trick for 400 points scored against the other side. If failed, then a
400 point penalty is due instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Bonuses:</b> Players may win bonuses for unannounced
achievements (The Sparrow and a Slam) but they score fewer points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Sparrow:</i> Won unannounced in the Declarations round,
this will only score 10 points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Slam:</i> Won Unannounced in the Declarations round, this will
score 200 points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead – however, if trumps have already been played to the trick,
then if they can, they must play a higher trump than any already
played. If they cannot follow suit or play a trump, then they may
then play any other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the
highest trump to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then
whoever played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner
takes the cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be
counted at the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Scoring in tarot games is notoriously odd and up
until now, I have simplified it for you. However, this is a game so
widely played, that it would be a disservice to you not to use the
recognised method.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card points are counted in pairs of cards, subtracting 1 point for
every pair. There are therefore 91 points in the pack. The number of
points that Declarer needs to win the hand depends upon how many
Honours are in his/her trick pile.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
</span>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 225px;">
<colgroup><col width="90"></col>
<col width="135"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No Honours</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">56 points needed to win</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One Honour</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">51 points needed to win</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two Honours</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">41 points needed to win</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three Honours</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">36 points needed to win</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As The World and The Fool cannot be lost, winning or protecting
The Magician is a priority in this game.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once the winner is determined then points can be calculated.
First, 25 points are scored for winning the hand, then add to this
the difference between the number of card points needed to win
against the number of points Declarer actually took, then add points
for winning The Sparrow. Multiply this result according to the bid
being played:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 162px;">
<colgroup><col width="131"></col>
<col width="31"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’ll Play</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x1
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x2</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo without</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the stock</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x4</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo against</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the stock</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x6</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, points for a Slam can be added. If Declarer won, then the
result is won against each of the Defenders, if lost however, it must
be paid to each of them.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores between Partners:</b> If the five player game is played
then winnings and losses are both divided between them 2:1. So, if
Declarer’s side wins, then one defender will pay Partner their
share, while the other two Defenders pay Declarer. Conversely, if
Declarer’s side loses, then Partner will pay one of the Defenders,
while Declarer will pay the other two. </span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-11B4b-1VAxo/Verwi6FXLjI/AAAAAAAAADk/2mRldY6teAA/s1600/Title---Taraux-de-Six.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-11B4b-1VAxo/Verwi6FXLjI/AAAAAAAAADk/2mRldY6teAA/s1600/Title---Taraux-de-Six.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Taroux of Six is, obviously, for six players but in a
satisfying arrangement of three fixed partnerships, all seated
alternately so that partners are opposite with two opponents on
either side of each of them.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loka</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">78</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit of
2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">1</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ex</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">cluding
the Good & Evil cards)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Rational ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trumps rank by their number, 21
high, 1 low</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of six hands</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Players are dealt twelve cards in three packets of three, with six
cards (neither the first six, nor the last) being dealt to the stock.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> There is then a round of bidding to decide which
partnerships shall take the role of Declarers, playing against the
other four who shall be the Defenders. Players bid in turn starting
with Eldest (Dealer’s left) and moving to the right. Each bidder
must bid higher than any previous bid or pass with bidding continuing
until five pass – so players may increase their last bid on their
next turn (which includes making a bid after initially passing).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are five possible bids, though the first two are essentially
dummy bids – they cannot win the auction but they can be made to
communicate a little information between partners. From low to high,
they are...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Prop:</i> a dummy bid indicating only that they player could
help prop up their partner. However, they may only make this bid if
they hold at least one of the Honours.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Stand:</i> a dummy bid indicating that player thinks he could
make a stand with a little help. However, they may only make this bid
if they hold at least one of the Honours.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">We’ll Take:</span></i> If
won, the stock is exposed and the winning bidder chooses either the
first three cards or the second three to take, while bidder’s
partner then takes the remaining three cards. Each partner then
discards three cards that may not include King, Honours, nor, unless
they have not choice, trumps – in which case they must be shown to
the other players. These will count toward their tricks unless they
fail to win any, in which case they belong to the Defenders.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>We’ll Take Without The Stock:</i> If won, the stock remains
unseen and will count toward the Declarers’ tricks at the end
unless they fail to win any, in which case they will belong to the
Defenders.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>We’ll Take Against The Stock:</i> If won, the stock remains
unseen and will count toward the Defenders’ tricks at the end
unless they fail to win any, in which case they will belong to the
Declarers.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Contras:</i> Instead of bidding, a player may on their turn
call “<i>Contra to ______</i>”, naming the bid they are
challenging. This doubles the value of the winnings and losses should
that bid win. In response – and out of turn – the bidder being
challenged, or their partner, may call “<i>Re-contra</i>” to
double the value again. However, to call either a contra or a
re-contra requires that the player has at least one Honour,
therefore, this is not just a way of upping the ante but also of
communicating information.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> Before play commences, players have the
opportunity to declare for bonus points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Abundance:</i> If players have six or more trumps in their
hand, then they may declare them for bonus points by laying them face
up for the other players to see. There is no obligation to declare an
Abundance and a player who does so need not declare all they can –
just the minimum to score. However, they can only score for what they
declare.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 301px;">
<colgroup><col width="108"></col>
<col width="135"></col>
<col width="59"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="108"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Abundance</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Number of Trumps</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="59"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Points</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="108"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Small</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="59"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="108"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Middling</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="59"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="108"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grand</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="59"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Sparrow:</i> When announced, the player contracts to win
the last trick with The Magician, scoring 20 points against the other
side (Declarer scores against each of the Defenders, the Defenders
each score against Declarer). However, if announced and failed, a 20
point penalty is due instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Slam:</i> When announced, the player contracts to win every
trick for 400 points scored against the other side. If failed, then a
400 point penalty is due instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Bonuses:</b> Players may win bonuses for unannounced
achievements (The Sparrow and a Slam) but they score fewer points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Sparrow:</i> Won unannounced in the Declarations round,
this will only score 10 points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Slam:</i> Won Unannounced in the Declarations round, this will
score 200 points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> The Bidding Declarer leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead – however, if trumps have already been played to the
trick, then if they can, they must play a higher trump than any
already played. If they cannot follow suit or play a trump, then they
may then play any other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays
the highest trump to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played,
then whoever played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The
winner takes the cards and places them face down in their trick pile
to be counted at the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Card points are counted in pairs of cards,
subtracting 1 point for every pair. There are therefore 91 points in
the pack. The number of points that Declarer needs to win the hand
depends upon how many Honours are in his/her trick pile.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 225px;">
<colgroup><col width="90"></col>
<col width="135"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No Honours</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">56 points needed to win</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One Honour</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">51 points needed to win</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two Honours</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">41 points needed to win</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="90"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three Honours</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="135"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">36 points needed to win</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As The World and The Fool cannot be lost, winning or protecting
The Magician is a priority in this game.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once the winner is determined then points can be calculated.
First, 25 points are scored for winning the hand, then add to this
the difference between the number of card points needed to win
against the number of points The Declarers actually took, then add
points for winning The Sparrow. Now multiply the result according to
the bid being played:</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 162px;">
<colgroup><col width="131"></col>
<col width="31"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’ll Play</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x1
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x2</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo without</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the stock</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x4</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="131"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo against</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the stock</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="31"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x6</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, points for a Slam can be added. If the Declarers won,
then the result is won against each of the Defenders, if lost
however, it must be paid to each of them.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This is a game for three players with the unusual feature of a
bargaining round.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loka</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">78</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit of
2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">1</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ex</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">cluding
the Good & Evil cards)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Rational ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trumps rank by their number, 21
high, 1 low</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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</colgroup><tbody>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aces</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of three hands</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the right after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands out 25 cards to each player in five packets of 5
cards, with dealer taking the remaining 3 cards into his/her hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After each round of the deal excluding the first and the last,
there is an opportunity for players to evaluate their hands so far
and to bargain to discontinue the hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After each packet is dealt, there is a round of bargaining where
players speak in turn, beginning with Eldest (the player to Dealer’s
left). Players may pass, they may declare the game points they are
willing accept to discontinue the hand, they may declare the number
of game points they are willing to give to discontinue the hand, or
they may call for the deal to continue. Once players have spoken they
may not speak again on their next turn to better their previous offer
– so a player who has offered points to discontinue may not offer
fewer points the next round (though they may offer more), nor may a
player who has asked for points to discontinue ask for more the next
round (though they may accept fewer). Bargaining continues until
either a player calls to continue or until the game points offered to
discontinue at least equal or exceed the points demanded. If the hand
is to be discontinued, players settle up points and then deal moves
to the left.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once a deal has been completed, Dealer discards three cards that
may not include either Honours or Kings, these cards will count
towards his/her tricks at the end of the hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declaratio</b><b>n</b><b>s:</b> Players then have an
opportunity to make some declarations for bonus points (these do not
count towards card points and thus towards winning the hand but are
treated as game points won against the other players). The available
bonuses are:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Abundance:</b></i> Players may score 10 points for declaring
10 or more trumps in their hand with an additional point for every
trump over 10. Players with more than 10 trumps need not declare all
of them but any trumps used to score must be exposed to the other
players. Trumps used to declare Abundance may not be used to declare
more than one of the other bonuses.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Kings:</b></i> Players may score 20 points for declaring
that they hold all four Kings, they may also score a further 5 points
for every Honour card held in addition. However, if declaring both
Kings and Honours, players may not use their King cards to increase
their Honours bonus.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Honours:</b></i> Players may score 15 points for declaring
that they hold all three Honours, they may also score a further 5
points for every King held in addition. However, if declaring both
Honours and Kings, they may not use their Honour cards to increase
their Kings bonus.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Mixed Honours:</b></i> If players are not declaring either
Kings or Honours they may still score 10 points for declaring they
hold Kings and Honours that total four cards, with an additional 5
points for every one over four.
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s Left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> The card points are counted singly, so that there
are a total of 146 card points in the pack. Players win or lose 1
game point for every card point in their hand over or below 49.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Piedmontese games of Partita are probably derived from the
Bolognese games of the same name that are no longer played there.
They inherit the Bolognese tradition of treating The Quartet of
trumps (The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, and The
Hierophant) as having equal rank. They also used a reduced pack of
just 54 cards created by omitting the lowest six pip cards in each of
the four regular suits.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Knock! is another game for four played in fixed partnerships with
partners seated opposite each other. It allows a number of visual
signals to communicate between partners and also inherits a very old
method of scoring.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">54</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">8</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, a suit of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
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</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands out 13 cards individually, taking the last 2 into
his/her hand. Dealer must then discard two cards which may not
include Kings or Honours and may only include trumps if there is no
option. Any trumps that are discarded must be shown to the other
players. The discards will count towards Dealer’s side’s tricks
after the hand is played.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s Left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. When more than one
of the Quartet is played to a trick, the last one to be played trumps
any of the others (save a higher trump). The winner takes the cards
and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at the
end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Signals:</b> Players are allowed a number of signals to
communicate to their partners. These signals vary from region to
region and the ones offered here represent only a selection from one
source. Players may modify them or develop their own but they must be
recognised and agreed by all players to be valid. The signals must be
made clearly for all to read and if an opponent asks that you repeat
it, then you must do so.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When Leading to a trick:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You drag a card from your right to your left before playing to a
trick: <i>This is played from a suit in which I have many cards</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You raise a card a lower it in an arc to play it to a trick: <i>I
have all but one of the cards left in this suit</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Leading to a trick when you want your partner to trump:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You move a card to your right and then left in an arc to play it
to a trick: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Play the lowest trump you need to win this trick</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You drag a card towards yourself before playing it to a trick:
</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Avoid playing a high trump</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tap the table with all your fingers at once before playing a
card to a trick: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Do not play your highest trump</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Playing cards of any suit:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tap the table with a card before playing it to a trick: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I
have one more card in this suit</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You raise one hand and drop it to the table before playing a card:
</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you lead next, don’t lead the suit you last led</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When playing a trump:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You shake the card before playing it: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is my last trump</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tremble the card before playing it: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I hold The Magician, which is now at risk</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After you play a trump or the last card you held in a
regular suit:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You knock the table with your fist: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have the highest trump
left</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You knock the table with your fist twice: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have the two
highest trumps left</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You use a finger to draw a circle in the air: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have the The
</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">World</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You raise one hand from the table in a sharp motion: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have The
Sun</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tap the table with your middle finger: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have The Moon</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you have the 15, 16, or 17 of trumps, you can verbally
announce it.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When playing a card from a regular suit:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tap the table with your thumb: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That is my last card of this
suit</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You knock the table with your fist: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have the highest card
left in this suit</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You use your finger to draw a circle in the air: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have the
Queen of this suit</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When following suit:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You drag a card towards yourself before playing it to the trick:
</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Do not lead this suit</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before your partner leads to a trick:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tap the table and say “Bijou”: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please lead with a low
trump</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You tap the table and say “Grand”: </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please lead with a high
trump</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Teams count their card points individually, adding 1 point for each trick won (cards in Dealer's discard do not count as a trick). There are therefore 100 points in the game and teams win or lose game points equal to their card points over or below 50.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This is a three player game where players keep tally of their
scores and go out of a hand when they reach 35.</i></span></div>
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>
</i></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">54</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">8</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, a suit of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pip cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Magician, World, & Kings</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Fool</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cards are counted individually and total 105. Players are
expected to keep a track of the points they win during the game. The
point values differ a little from the norm in that The Fool is only
worth 4 instead of the usual 5. This is to make a round number for
players to go out on.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of three hands.</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands out 17 cards to each player, taking the remaining
cards into his/her own hand. Dealer must them discard 3 which may not
include Kings or Honours and may only include trumps if there is no
option, if trumps are discarded then they must be shown to the other
players. The discards will count towards Dealer’s tricks at the end
of the hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. When more than one
of the Quartet is played to a trick, the last one to be played trumps
any of the others (save a higher trump). The winner takes the cards
and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at the
end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Signals:</b> When leading to a trick, there are three signals
that players are <i><u>obliged</u></i> to make. If an opponent
request that they be repeated, then you must do so.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you lead to a trick from a suit in which you have four or more
cards, </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then you must drag it from you right to your left before
playing it.</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If leading a card to a suit in which you hold the King, </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then
you must call “King” as you play it.</i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If leading with a regular suit and you believe that the last
player will trump it, </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then you must knock the table with your
fist.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Going Out:</b> During a hand, when a player reaches 35 points,
they must declare that they are out. In reckoning their score, they
may include an unplayed World or Fool, as these cannot be lost. The
player then continues to play but to these rules:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Fool may not be played until the last trick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When leading to a trick, the highest trump must be led. If no more
trumps are held, then the highest card of any regular suit must be
led instead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When playing to a trick, if it is clear that the trick cannot be
won, then the lowest card allowed must be played. If it can be won,
then it must be won with the highest card held.</span></li>
</ul>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A game for four players with a bidding round structured to reveal
enough information to make play interesting.</span></i><br />
<a name='more'></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">63</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards consisting of four regular suits, a suit of 21 trumps, and The
Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earth, Water, & Fire rank from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Air ranks from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards have no value.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Quintet:</b> The top five trumps.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 184px;">
<colgroup><col width="112"></col>
<col width="72"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">XVII, XVIII,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">XIX, XXI</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 Points</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All other cards have carry no value.</span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands.</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each player is dealt two packets of five cards before three are
dealt to a stock pile. Players are then dealt a final packet of five.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Bargaining:</b> After examining their hands, there is an
opportunity for players to bargain to throw in the hand for a
re-deal. Each player may speak once in this round but in no
particular order. Their options are to call:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I throw for___”</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> citing the number of game points they
will accept to throw in the hand.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’ll pay ___”</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> citing the number of game points they
will give to throw in the hand.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I take”</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to accept an offer to throw in the hand.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hold”</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to play the hand.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If any player calls to hold, or else if nobody accepts an offer,
then the hand must be played.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> There is then a round of bidding in which players
may bid to become declarer, playing against the others who will be
the Defenders, or to play as declarer in partnership with another
player.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Solo:</i> The round begins with the players in turn –
starting with Eldest and ending with Dealer – may call to play
Solo. The first to do so becomes declarer, showing the cards of the
stock to the other players before taking them into his/her hand.
Declarer must them discard three cards that will count toward his/her
tricks – these may not include any cards worth five or more points,
or, unless there is no option, trumps.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Prop:</i> If no player accepts the offer to play Solo, then
Dealer takes the stock and discards three cards as above that will
count toward his/her tricks at the end. Players in turn – starting
with Eldest and ending with Dealer – may call <i>“Prop”</i> if
they want a partner – however, they may only do this if they have 5
and 10 point cards totalling at least 20 points.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If all players pass, then the hand is thrown in and the deal
passes to the next player. Otherwise, each player in turn –
starting with Declarer’s right – may either call <i>“Pass”</i>
or, if they have 5 and 10 point cards totalling at least 15, then
they may call <i>“Cop”</i> to take the role as Partner to
Declarer.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If all players pass, then if there is at least one King that
Declarer does not hold, then he/she will call “I Rally the King
of________” naming a suit.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The King called must be that of shortest suit (ie the suit with
the fewest cards),excluding void suits (ie suits in which no cards
are held), in which The King isn’t held. If two or more suits
qualify, then the one with the best courts must be called, if two or
more are still equal, then Coins must be called – unless they are
either void with with the King, in which case, any suit may be
called.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If all Four Kings are held, then Declarer will call “I Rally the
Queen of________” under the same rules.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whoever holds the rallied royal will then be partner but they may
not announce themselves as such – their identity will be revealed
through play.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Players keep their own trick piles, combining them
at the end of the hand within partnerships. Card points are counted
individually, adding 1 point for each trick. Along with a bonus of 5
points winning the last trick, there are 102 points in the pack.
Teams win or lose against their opponents a game point for every card
point over or bellow 51</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Tarocchini</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> are a small family of games played with a reduced tarot pack
of 62 cards that is sometimes known as The Tarocchino. What
distinguishes these games from others of the tarot family from Italy
is that the emphasis is less on winning card points and more on
scoring points from winning </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">combinations</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">patterns</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
of cards.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Eight Hundred may be the best card game in the world. Four play in fixed
partnerships, with partners seated opposite each other. The number of
hands in played in a game is variable because the goal is to be the
first team to score 800 points. Some points are actually scored
during play, so it is possible for the game to end before a hand has
been fully played out.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced
tarot pack of 62</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> cards is
used consisting of four regular suits of 1</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">0</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, a suit of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suits from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jacks, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> There are <i><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">Four</span></u></i>
Honours in the Tarocchino family of games, they are The Magician, The
World, The Angel, and The Fool. They are always among the highest
scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Quartet:</b> The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor,
and The Heirophant are called The Quartet and while numbered, they
are treated as being of equal rank in these games.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Counting Card Points:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> The
card points are counted in pairs of cards, subtracting 1 point for
every pair. There is then an additional 6 points awarded for winning
the last trick bringing the total to 93 points.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Combinations:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Points may
be won for possessing combinations of cards. These are...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 356px;">
<colgroup><col width="72"></col>
<col width="144"></col>
<col width="140"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">36 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">34 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">17 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">28 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">14 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">26 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">24 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If three or more combinations are
scored at the same time, then their value is doubled.</span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Patterns:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Scoring for
these is a little more involved as The Fool and The </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Magician</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
have the privilege of acting like wild cards, used to either complete
or even extend them.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each wild card may only be used once within a single pattern but
may be used in more than one pattern at a time. If the pattern is
naturally complete (that is to say that the pattern is completed
without wild cards), then they may be added to the end to extend it
and increase the score.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because of this, The two wild cards
are easily the most important cards in the pack and while having The
Fool in your hand is a matter of luck, winning or protecting The
Magician is a strategic priority.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Trumps:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
A pattern of trumps must be three or more starting with The </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">World</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
down. To use a wild card, the pattern must also contain at least one
of The World, The Sun, or The Moon. Wild cards may not replace two
consecutive cards in the pattern. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For
example – a trumps pattern may run The </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">World</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">,
The Fool, The Sun, The Star.</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Suits:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> A pattern of suits must be three or more cards of
the same suit starting with The King down. To use a wild card, the
pattern must also contain The King and at least one other court card.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Quartet:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> A collection of three or more of the Quartet
trumps. It must contain at least two of these trumps before a wild
card is added. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Note that because these are treated as being of
equal rank, they require no staring point or order to score a
pattern</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aces:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> A
collection of three or more Aces. This must include at least two Aces
before a wild card can be added.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pattern Scores:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Each pattern scores 10 points for three
cards and a further 5 points for each additional card. If three or
more patterns are scored at the same time, their value are doubled.
The maximum score for most of them is therefore 40 points. In theory,
a pattern of trumps could score as much as 220 points.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each player is dealt three packets of 5 cards, with Dealer taking
the last two cards. Dealer then discards 2 cards that will count
toward his/her team’s tricks at the end unless they fail to win any
during play, in which case they go to their opponents. The discard
may not include either Kings or Honours.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> Staring with Eldest (Dealer’s left) players
may now declare and score for any Combinations or Patterns they have
in their own hand, laying out the cards for the other to see. There
is no obligation to do this and players do not have to declare for
maximum scores (for example, they may have 4 Kings and The Fool and
choose to declare and score for a sequence of 3 by showing two Kings
and The Fool). These declarations are scored for immediately and once
everyone had declared, if a team has 800 points or more, they have
one. If both make 800 at this stage, then the team with the highest
total wins.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the right, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the four cards of the trick contain either a Combination or a
Pattern, then the team that wins the trick immediately notes the
score and if they have reached 800 points, they have won.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The winner takes the cards and places them face down in their
trick pile to be counted at the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If more than one card of the Quintet is played to the trick, then
the last one played to it is treated as having trumped the others –
unless a trump of VI or above is also played.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Signals:</b> There are three permitted signals players may make
to their partners.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Knock:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player knocks the table with a clenched fist
(not too hard, we hope) to request that his/her partner plays their
highest card of the suit led and, if they win the trick, to lead that
suit again.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Throw:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player throws their card to the trick to
indicate that he/she is now void in that suit.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Drag:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> When a player leads trumps, he/she may drag the edge
of the card being played against the table to ask their partner to
lead trumps.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> After a hand has been played, scores are then
calculated for card points won in tricks and then for any
Combinations and Patterns that can be formed from cards in the trick
pile. The job of doing this is shared between the two teams.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer’s side counts their card points and the difference from
93 will also tell them their opponent’s total.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other team meanwhile, pulls out from their trick pile all of
their trumps, court cards, aces, and any wild cards. They then lay
these out in rows, leaving gaps where they are missing cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the top row, they will set out the trumps starting the the
World, then below them, they lay out four rows of suit cards, each
starting with the King, then Queen, Cavalier, Jack, and Ace. From
this arrangement, they can see right away what Combinations and
Patterns they can score – and from the gaps, they can also tell
what their opponents can score.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If either team’s score has reached 800 points, then they have
won, if both have, then the team with the highest score wins. If not,
then the next hand is dealt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Tarocchini are a small family of games played with a reduced
tarot pack of 62 cards that is sometimes known as The Tarocchino.
What distinguishes these games from others of the tarot family from
Italy is that the emphasis is less on winning card points and more on
scoring points from winning <b>combinations</b> and <b>patterns</b>
of cards.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The three player member of the Tarocchini, this game has bidding
to decide who will play alone as Declarer against the other two
playing in partnership as Defenders.</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced
tarot pack of 62</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> cards is
used consisting of four regular suits of 1</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">0</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, a suit of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suits from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Valet, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> There are <i><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">Four</span></u></i>
Honours in the Tarocchino family of games, they are The Magician, The
World, The Angel, and The Fool. They are always among the highest
scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Quartet:</b> The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor,
and The Heirophant are called The Quartet and while numbered, they
are treated as being of equal rank in these games.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
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<col width="79"></col>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Counting Card Points:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> The
card points are counted in pairs of cards, subtracting 1 point for
every pair. There is then an additional 6 points awarded for winning
the last trick bringing the total to 93 points.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Combinations:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Points may
be won for possessing combinations of cards. These are...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 356px;">
<colgroup><col width="72"></col>
<col width="144"></col>
<col width="140"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">36 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">34 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">17 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">28 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">14 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">26 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="144">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">24 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cards</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="140">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12 points for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cards</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If three or more combinations are
scored at the same time, then their value is doubled.</span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Patterns:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Scoring for
these is a little more involved as The Fool and The </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Magician</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
have the privilege of acting like wild cards, used to either complete
or even extend them.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each wild card may only be used once within a single pattern but
may be used in more than one pattern at a time. If the pattern is
naturally complete (that is to say that the pattern is completed
without wild cards), then they may be added to the end to extend it
and increase the score.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because of this, The two wild cards
are easily the most important cards in the pack and while having The
Fool in your hand is a matter of luck, winning or protecting The
Magician is a strategic priority.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Trumps:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
A pattern of trumps must be three or more starting with The </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">World</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
down. To use a wild card, the pattern must also contain at least one
of The World, The Sun, or The Moon. Wild cards may not replace two
consecutive cards in the pattern. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For
example – a trumps pattern may run The </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">World</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">,
The Fool, The Sun, The Star.</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Suits:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> A pattern of suits must be three or more cards of
the same suit starting with The King down. To use a wild card, the
pattern must also contain The King and at least one other court card.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Quartet:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> A collection of three or more of the Quartet
trumps. It must contain at least two of these trumps before a wild
card is added. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Note that because these are treated as being of
equal rank, they require no staring point or order to score a
pattern</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aces:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> A
collection of three or more Aces. This must include at least two Aces
before a wild card can be added.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pattern Scores:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Each pattern scores 10 points for three
cards and a further 5 points for each additional card. If three or
more patterns are scored at the same time, their value are doubled.
The maximum score for most of them is therefore 40 points. In theory,
a pattern of trumps could score as much as 220 points.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand with a game
consisting of three hands.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each player is dealt two packets of six cards, then a final packet
of seven. The last five cards are set aside as the stock.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Their follows a quick bidding round to determine
who will play alone as Declarer against the other two who shall play
together as Defenders. Each player, starting with Eldest (Dealer’s
right), has the opportunity to pass or bid either “I’ll Play”
or “Solo”. Bidding ends if Solo is bid (as it wins) and if all
pass, then the hand is thrown in and deal moves to the next player.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I Play:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If the auction was won with “I’ll Play”, then
Declarer takes the stock into his/her hand and must discard three
cards back to the stock. These will count toward Declarer’s tricks
at the end unless no tricks were won, in which case they are forfeit
to the Defenders.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If the auction was won with “Solo”, then the
stock is set aside unseen until the end of the hand, when they shall
count toward Declarer’s tricks. However, if Declarer takes no
tricks, then the cards are forfeit to the Defenders.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> Staring with Declarer and moving to the
right, players take turns to declare and score for any Combinations
or Patterns they have in their own hand, laying out the cards for the
other to see. There is no obligation to do this and players do not
have to declare for maximum scores (for example, they may have 4
Kings and The Fool and choose to declare and score for a sequence of
3 by showing two Kings and The Fool).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the three cards of the trick contain either a Combination or a
Pattern, then the player that wins the trick immediately scores for
it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The winner takes the cards and places them face down in their
trick pile to be counted at the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If more than one card of the Quintet is played to the trick, then
the last one played to it is treated as having trumped the others –
unless a trump of VI or above is also played.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> After a hand has been played, scores are then
calculated for card points won in tricks and then for any
Combinations and Patterns that can be formed from cards in the trick
pile. The job of doing this is shared between the two teams.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Declarer counts his/her card points and the difference from 93
will also tell them their opponent’s total.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Defenders, meanwhile, pulls out from their trick pile all of
their trumps, court cards, aces, and any wild cards. They then lay
these out in rows, leaving gaps where they are missing cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the top row, they will set out the trumps starting the the
World, then below them, they lay out four rows of suit cards, each
starting with the King, then Queen, Cavalier, Jack, and Ace. From
this arrangement, they can see right away what Combinations and
Patterns they can score – and from the gaps, they can also tell
what their opponents can score.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The highest score at the end wins. The winning side then rounds
their score to the nearest multiple of 50 (if they are within four
points of rounding up, they do so, otherwise, they round down), then
divide by fifty. If Solo was bid, then they double their score and if
all the tricks were won, then they win a bonus of 40 on top of that.
If Declarer has won, then this is total is won from each of the
Defenders, if Declarer has lost, then this is what Declarer loses to
each Defender.</span></div>
The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-86369494716065764692015-08-07T12:22:00.000+01:002015-09-08T06:53:00.304+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This is from the Danish game, the last surviving member of the
Grosstarock family. Grand Tarot, as that means, seemed a little
pompous, however good it is, so hence its new English name. That
said, it really is rather grand!</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>A game for three players with a different focus from other Tarot
games in that the goal players aim for is to win the last trick with
either The Magician (ie. The Sparrow) or a King.</i></span></div>
<a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Equipment:</b> In addition to a pack of cards, you will need a
good selection of poker chips to score with and two pots, one will be
for The Sparrow and the other for The King.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A standard tarot of
78 cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit
of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game should be any multiple of three hands.</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Foundation:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
At the start of the game, players pay 40 points in chips into each of
the two pots as a foundation payment. Thereafter, should one of the
pots be emptied, each player must again pay 40 points into it.</span></span></div>
<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each player is dealt twenty-five cards in packets of five, with
Dealer taking the last three. Dealer must then discard three cards to
will count toward his/her tricks at the end. The discard may not
include either Honours, Kings, or Trumps – unless there is no other
option or doing so will leave Dealer void in trumps.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer must then pay 5 points into each pot for the privilege of
the discard.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> If players have any of the scoring
combinations in their hand, they are obliged to declare them –
though they don’t have to show the relevant cards. Each of the
other players must pay the declaring player in payment for the
information.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>[The Tables are not displaying properly I'm afraid - they are correct but a bit untidy. I think that I shall have to recreate them as image files later but for now, they do convey the information.]</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="256*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="85*"></col>
<col width="85*"></col>
<col width="85*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Full Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All four Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="33%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 points</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Abundant Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All four Kings + The Fool</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15 points</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Half Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three Kings + The Fool</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />
</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Royalty</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="85*"></col>
<col width="85*"></col>
<col width="85*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Court of ______</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All four courts of the named suit</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="33%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 points</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Abundance of ______</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All four courts of the named suit + The Fool</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15 points</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Half Court of ______</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three courts of the named suit + The Fool</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="33%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />
</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="128*"></col>
<col width="128*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Full Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Fool, The Magician, and The World</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Four Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Honours + the XX of trumps</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Five Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Honours + the XX & XIX</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Six Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="50%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Honours + the XX, XIX, & XVIII
</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />
</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">...and so on down to the II of trumps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours score 10 points plus 5 for each
consecutive trump.</span></i></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trumps</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="100%">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Players must declare for ten or more trumps in
their hand, as with the other bonuses, The Fool counts toward this
number but is not declared. However, if The Magician is among
them, then He must be named. For example, a player might call
“Thirteen trumps with The Magician!”</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ten trumps score 10 points with a further 5
points for each additional trump.</span></i></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are two payments that apply during play up to but excluding
the last trick:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Magician is played to a trick but does not win it, then
the player pays each of the other players and The Sparrow’s Pot 5
points.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If a King is played to a trick but does not win it, then the
player pays each of the other players and The King’s Pot 5 points.</span></i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Finishing The Hand:</b> Players now count their card points in
groups of three cards, subtracting 2 points for each group. Each
point under 26, rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 is paid to
Eldest (Dealer’s right). Each point over 26, rounded to the nearest
25 is paid to them by Eldest.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slam:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If a player wins all the tricks, then each of the
others must pay 85 points.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beggar:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If a player wins no tricks, then each of the
others must pay 25 points.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sparrow:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If a player wins the last trick with The
Magician, then The Sparrow’s Pot is won and each of the other
players must pay 45 points.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Emperor:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If a player wins the last trick with a King,
then The Kings Pot is won and each of the other players must pay 40
points.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dropped Balls:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If a player plays The Magician to the last
trick but fails to win it, then they must pay each of the other
players and The Sparrow’s Pot 45 points.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Usurped King:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If a player plays a King to the last trick
but fails to win it, then they must pay each of the other players and
The King’s Pot 40 points.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Finishing the Game:</b> After the last agreed hand, if there is
anything left in the pots, then they are divided equally between the
three players.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This four player game is a little rough around the edges and I had
long believed the notes to this to be lost. I recently found them
when when sorting through some old university stuff. As it turns out,
it doesn’t look too bad, so I’m adding it to this collection.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Largely based on the French game with the twist that one of the
regular suits is elected through bidding to be a second trump suit.</i></span></div>
<a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b> A standard tarot of
78 cards is used consisting of four regular suits of 14 cards, a suit
of 21 trumps, and The Fool.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b> Standard ranking
is used...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are two trump suits, the regular trumps and the Imperial
Suit. The 1-10 of the Imperials rank as their number, so that the 8
of Imperials will beat the 7 of regular trumps. The Jack ranks 11,
the Cavalier at 12, and the Queen at 13. However, if a regular trump
and an Imperial of the same rank are played to the same trick, the
regular trump will rank the higher of the two. The King of the
Imperial Suit outranks all trumps bar The World (no King is that
great) and The Magician (because the greatest King can still be
felled by the lowest of subjects).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and The Fool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aces</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>A game should be any multiple of </b></i><i><b>four</b></i><i><b>
hands.</b></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Players are dealt 18 cards in packets of 3, with 6 cards - neither
the first or last 6 - being dealt face down to form a stock which is
called The People.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> There is a round of bidding to determine who shall
play as Declarer, pitted against the other players. Starting with
Dealer’s left, players take it in turns to bid or to pass. A bid
consists of three parts.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>The first part</b></i> is the suit the bidder wishes to be
the second trump suit by declaring that suit to be Imperial.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>The second part</b></i> indicates the number of points they
mean to win by:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 166px;">
<colgroup><col width="83"></col>
<col width="69"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="83">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Skirmish</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="69">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">55 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="83">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Battle</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="69">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">65 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="83">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">War</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="69">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">75 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="83">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Regicide</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="69">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">85 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="83">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conquest</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="69">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">95 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With this bid, players must call a multiplier:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 374px;">
<colgroup><col width="128"></col>
<col width="232"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="128">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With The People</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="232">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The value of the hand is unchanged</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="128">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Without The People</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="232">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The value of the hand is doubled</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="128">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Against The People</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="232">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Value of the hand is quadrupled</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An example of a bid might be: “Hearts Royal in Battle Against
The People”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The winning bid will be the one to win the game by the most card
points, regardless of which suit is bid for. However, a player may
outbid another with the same points by declaring a higher multiplier.
Each player may make a bid or pass, and they may bid more than once
(though once they have passed, they may not bid). The first to bid
<i><u>must</u></i> bid Skirmish. Each player bidding after that must
make a bid either on higher (ie after Skirmish, they may bid Battle
but not War), or an equal bid but with a higher multiplier.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>The third part</b></i> of the bid does nothing to decide the
auction but is a declaration for bonuses, which may only be announced
as part of a bid.</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Sparrow</i><i>:</i> The player commits to win the last
trick with The Magician. If the bid is not won, then the
announcement is void. 10 points.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Slam</i><i>:</i> The player commits to win every trick.
Again, if the bid is not won, then the announcement is void. 200
points.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Both of these bonuses can be won unannounced for half points (this
includes announcements made to bids that aren’t won). However, if
announced and the player fails to win the bonus, then the full points
value must be paid to each of the other players.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The remaining bonuses are only scored if the bid is won and are
for holding a given number of trumps. To declare for them, the player
must lay down the cards for the bid.</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>A Unit</i>: The player holds 10 trumps.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>A Regiment</i>: The player holds 13 trumps.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>An Army</i>: The player holds 15 trumps.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the player has more trumps than required by their announced
bonus, they are not obliged to show them.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bidding ends when three consecutive players have passed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If all players after Eldest pass, then Eldest may chose to either
keep the bid of Skirmish and play on or to call for a Penalty Play
(<i>see below</i>).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, an example bid might be:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“<i>A</i><i>n Earth</i><i> Regicide with the People, The </i><i>Sparrow
</i><i>and a Regiment.</i>”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This would mean that the player wishes Earth to be the additional
trump suit, and commits to win the game with 50 or more points, using
the stock to build their hand (see below) and has 13 trumps which
must be displayed as the bid is made.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The People:</b> The stock may be dealt with in three ways
according the bidding.</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>With the People</i>: The stock is exposed to the other
players and then added to Declarer’s hand, who must then discard
six cards into their tick pile. The discards may not include Trumps,
Kings, or Honours. If this is not possible, then empty (1 point)
trumps may be discarded - though they must be shown.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Without the People</i>: The stock goes unseen into
Declarer’s trick pile.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Against the People</i>: The stock goes unseen into the
Defender’s trick pile.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Eldest (Dealer’s Left) leads to the first trick by
placing a card face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to
the left, must play a card from their hand of the suit led – this
is called following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit
led, it is called being void in that suit and they must play a trump
card instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If The Fool is held, then it may be played at any time instead of
a card that the rules might otherwise require and although it will
not win, it is seldom lost. When played, The Fool is returned to to
its player who then places it face up beside them until the end of
the hand when they must pay the player who won the trick with a card
from their trick pile (obviously, they will choose an empty card if
they can). However, if they have taken no tricks, then they must
surrender The Fool instead.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Imperial Suit:</i> The imperial suit is subject to normal
rules of play, the rank of the cards determines their rank as trumps
– though when against the trump of the same rank, they will lose.
However, the Imperial King beats all other cards save for The World
and The Magician. If the Imperial King and The Magician are played to
the same trick, then The Magician wins it, irrespective of what other
trumps have been played.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Playing the Penalty:</b> In this instance, The People are set
aside and count for nobody. All play for themselves and there is no
Imperial Suit. The object is to avoid winning any points. The player
to wins the most card points loses as many game points to each of the
other players. A harsh penalty for not bidding!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Card points are counted individually by each side
plus 1 point for each trick won (cards of The People do not count as
tricks). There are 145 card points in the hand. If a player has won
the points required by their bid, then they win in card points:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 184px;">
<colgroup><col width="92"></col>
<col width="78"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="92">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Skirmish</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="78">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="92">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Battle</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="78">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="92">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">War</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="78">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="92">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Regicide</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="78">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="92">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conquest</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="78">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">50 points</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is multiplied according to the multiplier bid and then the
scores for any won /lost declarations are added/subtracted.</span></div>
The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-38350608256117208682015-08-02T06:37:00.000+01:002015-09-08T06:53:00.221+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-45b_2CV2gw4/Ve0gm-P3vcI/AAAAAAAAAFo/q03Z_rIwdNc/s1600/Tomfoolery.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-45b_2CV2gw4/Ve0gm-P3vcI/AAAAAAAAAFo/q03Z_rIwdNc/s1600/Tomfoolery.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We can now start on the second half of the games collection. This family of games is distinguished from the first group in the way that it treats The Fool - instead of being a lowly excuse, he becomes Tomfool, the highest trump in the pack!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He does not quite become invulnerable however, as if all three of the honour cards are played to the same trick, The Magician wins it! This is called the Emperor trick.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bulk of these games hail from Austria, where tarot - tarock, as they call it - is still very popular. There is also Cego, the last surviving game played in Germany, some interesting variations from the Slavic countries, and an impressive contribution from Hungary.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Quite often in these games, there is a less of a focus on the card points and more on bidding or declaring and winning various achievements. You should by now be familiar with The Sparrow - winning the last trick with the lowest trump - but these games add many of of this kind to the mix.</span></div>
The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-46252835630900602062015-08-01T06:56:00.000+01:002015-09-08T06:53:00.246+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eRAJ52nln8c/Ve0mPRZ_huI/AAAAAAAAAF4/vAk6OGX2dic/s1600/Title---Tapp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eRAJ52nln8c/Ve0mPRZ_huI/AAAAAAAAAF4/vAk6OGX2dic/s1600/Title---Tapp.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This is a simple three player game that has a variation called
Illustrated Tapp which adds a level of complexity - I may add that in the future.</i></span></div>
<a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">54</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">8</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(the 1-21 and
Tomfool)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 189px;">
<colgroup><col width="97"></col>
<col width="79"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of three hands</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer places the first 6 cards to a stock pile in two packets of
three, the second packet laid crosswise on top of the first. Players
are then dealt two packets of 8 cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Beginning with Eldest (Dealer’s left), players
may in turn make a bid, the player who makes the highest bid will
play as Declarer against the other two who will play in partnership.
A player may pass and if all players pass, the hand is thrown in and
deal moves to the next player. If a player wishes to bid then they
may either bid Solo and so end the bidding round, or make the lowest
bid not yet made. Bidding continues until someone has bid Solo or two
players have passed against another bid. If a player has passed, they
may not bid again.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are four available bids:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Three Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer exposes the cards of the stock and
chooses either the top three or the bottom three cards to take into
his/her hand. The remaining three cards will count towards the
Defenders’ tricks once the hand is played out. Declarer must then
discard three cards that may not include either Kings or Honours an
may only include trumps if there is no other choice – if trumps are
discarded then they must be shown to the Defenders. The discards will
count towards Declarer’s tricks at the end of the hand.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bottom Three:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer takes the bottom three cards of the
stock into his/her hand without showing them and makes a discard as
above, while the remaining stock goes unseen by all towards the
Defender’s tricks.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Top Three:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer takes the top three cards of the stock
into his/her hand without showing them and makes a discard as above,
while the remaining stock goes unseen by all towards the Defender’s
tricks.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The stock goes unseen towards the Defender’s
tricks.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are two bonuses that Declarer may win:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sparrow</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer wins the last trick with The
Magician (also known as The Sparrow)</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slam:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer wins every trick.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before leading to the first trick, Declarer has the option of
declaring to win either of these, thus scoring more points if
achieved – and losing more if failed.</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> At the end of the hand, Declarer counts his/her
cards individually, adding 1 point for each trick (cards from the
discard to not count as a trick). There are 122 card points and so
Declarer must have 61 or more to win the hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The game points won depend upon the contract bid, if the contract
was won, then Declarer is paid the appropriate game points by each
Defender, if lost, then Declarer pays this to each Defender.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: justify; width: 176px;">
<colgroup><col width="104"></col>
<col width="72"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three Cards</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bottom Three</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Top Three</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo</span></td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="72"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8 points</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If a Slam was declared, then the value of the game – won or lost
– is multiplied by 8. If a Slam was won but not declared, then the
bid is multiplied by 4.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Declared Sparrow adds 8 points, undeclared 4 points.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The name of this game means twenty, which is the trump used to
decide partnerships. It is a game for four players using a pack
further shortened to just 40 cards by removing all but one pip card
in each of the regular suits along with the first two cards of the
quartet (The High Priestess and The Empress).</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">just 40</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">0</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">omitting
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">the </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2
and 3 of trumps to leave the</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
1,</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 4</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">-21
and Tomfool)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0.04in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.04in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span></td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span></td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" width="97"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.04in; padding-left: 0.04in; padding-right: 0.04in; padding-top: 0in;" width="79"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span></td>
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</tbody></table>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">First
Dealer is chosen at random or by consent </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands out two rounds of 5 cards to each player.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Then, starting with Eldest (Dealer’s left),
players take turns to bid to play as Declarer. They may also make
declarations for bonuses but with a single exception, they must be
declared for along with a bid and if outbid, their declaration
becomes void. Players must make the lowest bid not yet made but may
pass, with the exception of Eldest, who is obliged to bid.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The available bonuses are:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sparrow</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This contracts the player to win the
last trick with The Magician. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 4 points.</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slam:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This contracts the player to win all the tricks of
the hand. Scores 12 points.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The available bids are:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partnership:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> As the lowest bid, this is only open to Eldest
(Dealer’s left). The bid is made by calling for the highest trump
below The World that is not held. The Player with the called card may
only make him/her self known by announcing to win The Sparrow bonus
(this is the only time that an announcement may be made without
making a bid), otherwise, their identity must be left to become
apparent during play. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 1 point.</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No Trumps:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the other three.
Trumps lose their power to trump other suits but the rules for
playing them remain unchanged. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2 points.</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the other three. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores
4 points.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Contras:</b> Once the bidding is over, players have the
opportunity to call a Contra to either the bid or an announced bonus
to double its value, won or lost. Declarer may then call a Re-Contra
to double it again, after which, a player may then call Sub-Contra to
further double the value.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span></span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores: </b>Once the hand has been played out, there are two
bonuses that may be scored by any player for having held certain
cards in their hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If a game of No Trumps has been played, then a player may score 1
point for having held all four Kings. If any other game was played,
then a player may score 1 point for having held all three Honours.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card points are then counted individually, adding 1 for every
trick, so that there are 102 points in the pack. A Declarer must take
at least 52 points to win the hand. Announced bonuses and the Bid are
scored separately. If won, the value is paid to Declarer by each of
the Defenders, if lost, its value is paid by Declarer to each of the
Defenders. The bonuses for holding Kings or Honours are paid last by
each of the other players to whoever claims them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The title simply refers to the trump that decides partnerships.
The basic game is for four players but it has variations for three
and two, both of which employ dummy hands. The four player game makes
a good introduction to what I shall call Preference Bids – a device
used in a few games and worth adding to your arsenal.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">54</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">8</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(the 1-21 and
Tomfool)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer places the first 6 cards to a stock pile and then hands the
players two rounds of 6 cards.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Starting with Dealer’s left, players take turns
to bid to play as Declarer against the other players who will be the
Defenders. Players may pass but Eldest (Dealer’s left) is obliged
to make a bid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The available bids are:</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Partnership:</i> Declarer draws the first four cards from the
stock pile and adds them to his/her hand. The second and third
players to Declarer’s right then draw one of the remaining cards.
Players who have drawn cards then discard that many to their own
trick pile, discards may not include either Kings or Honours and may
only include trumps if there is no alternative (these need not be
shown). Declarer then calls for the highest trump below the 20 that
he/she does not hold and whichever player holds that card will play
as Declarer’s partner for the hand. However, Partner may not
announce their identity. If the called trump has been discarded, then
Declarer plays alone – though will not know it right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Preferred Three</i><i>:</i> Declarer plays alone against the
other players and takes three cards from the stock according to
strict rules:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Declarer picks up the first three cards
from the stock and if they are wanted, takes them into his/her hand.
The hand is then being played at the <i>First Level</i>.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the first cards are not wanted, then
they are placed face up on the table and Declarer looks at the second
three, if they are wanted, then Declarer takes them into his/her
hand. The hand is then being played at the <i>Second Level</i>.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If, after looking at the second three
cards, Declarer prefers the first three after all, then the second
three are placed face up on the table and Declarer picks up the
preferred cards. The hand is now being played on the <i>Third Level</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The remaining cards will then count towards the Defenders’
tricks. Declarer must discard three cards towards his/her trick pile,
discards may not include either Kings or Honours and may only include
trumps if there is no alternative.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Preferred Two</i><i>:</i> Declarer plays alone against the
other players and takes two cards from the stock according the rules
outlined above – but examining two cards at a time. This way the
hand may be played to the <i>Fifth Level</i> (where the second two
cards are taken after examining the last two). Declarer discards two
cards and the remaining cards count towards the Defenders’ tricks.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Preferred One</i><i>:</i> Declarer plays alone against the
other players and takes one card from the stock according to the
rules outlined above – but examining the cards one at a time. This
way the hand may be played at the <i>Eleventh Level</i>. Declarer
discards one card and the remaining cards count towards the
Defenders’ tricks.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Solo:</i> Declarer plays alone against the other players with
the stock pile going unseen towards the Defenders’ tricks.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> Before play commences, players in turn,
beginning with Declarer’s left, may make a declaration for bonus
points (scored from the other players – or if declaring an
achievement, paid to each of the other players if failed). Players
who make a declaration are also entitled to call a contra to a
Sparrow, Slam, or to the bid which will double that score.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The available bonuses are:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eight Trumps: </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The player has eight or more trumps –
</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores 4 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ten Trumps: </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The player has ten or more trumps – </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores
8 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Twelve Trumps:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player has twelve or more trumps –
</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores 12 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Honours: </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The player has all three Honour cards – </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores
8 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kings: </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The player has all four Kings – </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores 8 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Royal Honours: </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The player has Kings and Honour cards that
total four or more in number. This bonus cannot be combined with
either the Honours or Kings bonuses – </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores 12 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sparrow:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player contracts for his/her side to win
the last trick with The Magician – </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 10 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slam:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player contracts for his/her side to win every
trick of the hand – </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scores 20 points</i></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> At the end of the hand any partnerships should be
clear and trick piles can be combined as appropriate. The cards are
counted individually, adding 1 point for each trick won (cards from
the discard do not count as tricks). There are 118 card points, so
Declarer’s side must win 60 or more to win the hand.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the hand is won, the each of the Defenders pays Declarer the
value of the game. If the hand is lost, the value of the hand is paid
by Declarer to each of the Defenders. Winnings and losses are shared
equally between Declarer and a partner.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The hand has a base value of 10 game points plus the number of
card points won over or below 60. This is then multiplied according
to the bid played:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Partner</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="50">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">X1</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Preferred Three</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="50">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">X3</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Preferred Two</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="50">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">X4</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Preferred One</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="50">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">X5</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="112">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solo</span><br />
</td>
<td style="border: none; padding: 0in;" width="50">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x6</span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This may be multiplied again by the level at which the hand was
played and then may be doubled if a contra was called.</span></div>
<br />
<h3 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Game for Three</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This proceeds much as for the four player game but that one hand
is a dummy in the fourth place. The cards are dealt to the stock and
players (including the dummy) as per usual and after players have bid
and made declared for any bonuses, the dummy’s hand is exposed for
all players to see.
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, if a bid of Partner is played, and if one of the other
players has the called trump, they must announce themselves. The
remaining Defender will then play from Dummy’s hand in turn. If the
called trump turns out to be in Dummy’s hand, the Declarer will
play from Dummy’s hand in turn.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Under any other bid, one of the Defenders must volunteer to play
from Dummy’s hand (without consultation with the other Defender).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h3 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Game for Two</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer and Opponent sit opposite each other with a dummy to each
side of them. The cards are dealt as per usual, however, there is no
bidding round and Opponent is always Declarer playing a bid of
Partnership. Opponent takes the first four cards of the stock,
discarding four, while Dealer takes the remaining two and discards
two. Opponent then calls for the highest card below the 20 that
he/she does not hold but that is held by one of the two dummy hands.
Opponent will then play from this hand in turn as Partner, while
Dealer plays from the other in turn as fellow Defender.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Of course, each player will be able to deduce their opponent’s
hand bar just two or four cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>As the name suggests, under some bids a Declarer may call a King
to play as Partner. This is a game principally for four players but
unlike the other ‘Call’ games, there is far greater emphasis upon
the bids and declarations. These are more numerous than in the
previous games and are subject to regional variation, as well as
innovation within smaller groups.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">54</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">8</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(the 1-21 and
Tomfool)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of four hands</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> First Dealer is
chosen at random or by consent with the role moving to the player on
the left after each hand.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer hands players two rounds of 6 cards, putting the last 6
cards aside as a stock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Starting with Dealer’s left, players then take
turns to bid to play as Declarer against the other players.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When a bid requires Declarer to call for a partner, Declarer calls
the suit of a King not held and the player that holds the called card
will player as Declarer’s Partner. As is common to this family of
games, Partner may not announce him/herself. It is legal for Declarer
to call a suit in which he/she holds the King and thus to play alone.
If Declarer holds three Kings, then Partner is named by calling for
“The Fourth King”, thus making it known that Declarer has three
Kings but not revealing which is not held.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Where a bid allows Declarer to draw from the stock, Declarer
exposes the stock in two groups of three cards and must chose one
group to take into his/her hand. The remaining cards go towards
Defender’s tricks at the end. Declarer must then discard three
cards that may not include either King or Honours and may only
include trumps if there is no other option – discarded trumps must
be shown to all players.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Starting with the lowest, the available bids are:</span></b></i></div>
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<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Trick:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone and contracts win just one
trick – no more and no less. However, if Declarer is able to win a
trick, then he/she is obliged to do so. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Two Tricks:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone and contracts to win two
tricks – no more and no less. However, if Declarer is able to win a
trick, then he/she is obliged to do so. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner Against the Stock:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer calls a King for a
partner and must take 36 or more card points to win the hand. The
cards of the stock go unseen to the Defenders tricks. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 3
points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beggar:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone and contracts to lose every
trick. All players are obliged to win a trick if they can. The cards
of the stock go unseen and play no further role. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 3 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner with a Bird:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer calls a King for a partner
and draws from the stock. Declarer contracts to win 36 or more card
points and to win one of the Birds (see bonuses below) </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2
points</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (and the additional bonus for the Bird)</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the other players, draws
from the stock and is contracted to win 36 or more game points to win
the hand. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 4 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Trick Exposed:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the other
players, placing his/her hand face up on the table. The stock is left
unseen and plays no further role. Declarer contracts to win a single
trick, no more and no less. If Declarer is able to win a trick, then
he/she is obliged to do so. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 5 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No Trumps:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the other players
and contracts to win 36 or more card points to win the hand. The
stock goes unseen and counts towards the Defender’s tricks at the
end of the hand. Trumps are played according to the normal rules but
lose their power to trump cards of other suits. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 5 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beggar Exposed:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone and places his/her
hand face up on the table, while the stock goes unseen and plays no
further role. Declarer is contracted to lose every trick of the hand
and all players are obliged to win a trick if they can. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 6
points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo with a Bird:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the other
players, drawing from the stock and contracting to win 36 or more
card points and one of the Birds. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 4 points</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (plus the
bonus for winning the Bird)</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo Against the Stock:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
Declarer plays alone against the other players and contracts to win
36 or more card points. The cards of the stock go unseen towards the
Defenders tricks at the end of the hand. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 8 points</i></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eldest (Dealer’s left) has a special privilege reserving their
bid by calling “<i>I wait</i>” to delay bidding. If all Dealer’s
right has called “I wait” and all other players have passed, then
he/she becomes declarer and may announce which of three games will be
played:</span></div>
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<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer calls a King for a partner, draws from
the stock and contracts to win 36 or more card points. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 1
point</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All Beggars:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This is a punishment round. There is no
Declarer and each player plays for him/herself. The stock goes unseen
and plays no further part. The object is to win as few points as
possible. The player who holds The Magician may not play it until
he/she has no more trumps left. The player with the most points is
the loser and must pay each of the other players 1 point. However, if
the loser has taken more than 36 points then the payment is double.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo with the Stock:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer plays alone against the
others, draws all six cards from the stock (discarding six according
to the usual rules), and contracts to win 60 or more card points. The
bid is worth 2 points if won but 4 points if it is lost.</span></li>
</ul>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> After bidding, player may then, in turn
starting with Declarer, declare for any bonuses they mean to achieve.
The bonuses are still scored if they have not been declared but then
their points are halved. Bonuses are always one or lost as a team and
as such the payments and penalties are shared equally. The available
bonuses are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Birds:</span></b></i></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sparrow</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
The last trick is won with The Magician. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2 point</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Owl: </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The second to last trick is won with The High
Priestess. Scores 4 points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cockatoo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The third to last trick is won with The Empress.
Scores 6 points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vulture:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The fourth to last trick is won with The Emperor.
Scores 8 points</span></li>
</ul>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Other Bonuses:</span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last King</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Wins the last trick with the called King.
</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slam:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> All the tricks are won. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 8 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Honours:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> All three Honour cards are won in tricks. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores
2 points</i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kings:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> All four Kings are won in tricks. </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scores 2 points</i></li>
</ul>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> The card points are counted individually, adding 1
point for each trick (cards from the discard/stock to not count as
tricks), so with the exception of a Beggar’s game, Declarer will
need to take at least 60 points to win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This is a game for three players using the 54 card pack that has a
reputation for being a little more sophisticated than most.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">54</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">8</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(the 1-21 and
Tomfool)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pips rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A game consists of three hands</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> First Dealer is
chosen at random or by consent with the role moving to the player on
the left after each hand.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer puts the first 6 cards to one side as a Stock, then hands
each player four packets of 4 cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Starting with Dealer’s left (Eldest), players
take turns to bid to play as Declarer, playing against the others.
From the lowest the bids are:</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Three Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer exposes the cards of the stock to all
and chooses either the first or second three to take into his/her
hand. The remaining cards go towards the Defender’s tricks.
Declarer must then discard three cards that may not include either
Kings or Honours and will count towards Declarer’s tricks.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Take Three:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This is exactly the same as Three Cards but may
only be called to overbid Three Cards. Multiplies the raw score by 2</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Two Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer exposes the cards of the stock to all
and chooses either the first two, the middle two, or the last two
cards to take into his/her hand. The remaining cards go towards the
Defender’s tricks. Declarer must then discard two cards that may
not include either Kings or Honours and will count towards Declarer’s
tricks at the end. Multiplies the raw score by 3</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Card:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer exposes the cards of the stock and
chooses one to take into his/her hand. The remaining cards go towards
the Defender’s tricks. Declarer must then discard one card that may
not be either a King or an Honour and will count towards Declarer’s
tricks at the end. Multiplies the raw score by 4</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The cards of the stock go unseen towards the
Defender’s tricks. Multiplies the raw score by 8</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bidding continues until two players pass. A player who passes may
not bid later in the round. A player may on their turn call “I
hold” and should another player bid, may then claim that bid for
him/her self.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Should all three players pass then a Beggar’s game is played.
Players’ play for themselves and aim to avoid winning points but
must win a trick if they can. When card points are counted, the
player with the highest score is the looser and must play each
opponent in game points equal to the difference between the card
points they won.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Declarations:</b></span>
Before the hand is played, Declarer may declare to win some bonuses.
The points scored for these depend upon the bonus being declared
before or after drawing any cards from the stock. If a Solo is
played, the score as if declared before the draw. If Declarer fails
to win a Bonus, then each of the Defenders score for it.</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">70</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Points:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win at least 70
card points. Scores 10 points before the draw and 5 points after it</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">0 Points:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win at least 90
card points. If Declarer has already declared for 70 Points before
the draw, then it is allowed to declare for 90 Points after and score
for both separately. Scores 40 points before the draw and 20 points
after it</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Against Honours:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win the hand without
having any Honours in his/her hand or discards. If declared before
the draw is made, then Declarer may not take an Honour, however, if
the draw makes this unavoidable, then Declarer has lost both the
bonus and the hand. Scores 20 points before the draw and 10 points
after it</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Against Kings:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win the hand without
having any Kings in his/her hand or discards. If declared before the
draw is made, then Declarer may not take a King, however, if the draw
makes this unavoidable, the Declarer has lost both the bonus and the
hand. Scores 20 points before the draw and 10 points after it</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sparrow</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win the last
trick with The Magician. Scores 20 points before the draw and 10
points after it</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Owl:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win the second to last trick
with The High Priestess. Scores 40 points before the draw and 20
points after it</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Cockatoo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Declarer contracts to win the third to last
trick with The Empress. Scores 60 points before the draw and 30
points after it</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All players may then score a bonus for declaring that they hold
certain cards:</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Honours:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player has all three Honours. Scores 3 points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Half Honours:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player has two Honours. Scores 2 points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kings:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The player has all four Kings. Scores 5 points</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All players may score for winning a Bird for the following points:</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sparrow</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> 5 points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Owl:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> 10 points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Cockatoo:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> 15 points</span></li>
</ul>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer (unless a Beggar’s game is played, in
which case, Eldest) leads to the first trick by placing a card face
up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must play a
card from their hand of the suit led – this is called following
suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is called
being void in that suit and they must play a trump card instead.
However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any other card,
though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump to the trick
wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever played the highest
card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the cards and places
them face down in their trick pile to be counted at the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Card points are counted individually adding 1 point
for every trick won (cards of the discard or stock do not count as
tricks). Each player then receives a raw score equal to the sum of
the following...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Basic Score:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> 2 points plus the number of bids made in the
bidding round. This is scored by Declarer if the bid was won and by
each of the Defenders if it was lost.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Over Score:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This is the number of card points won or lost
over or below 61. It is scored by Declarer if the bid was won and by
each of the Defenders if it was lost.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">General Bonuses:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The bonuses available to all players,
scored by the individual concerned.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Declarer’s Bonuses:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> These are scored by Declarer if they
were achieved and by each of the Defenders if lost.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The game points won by each player for the hand is equal to their
raw score for the hand multiplied according to the bid made by
Declarer. If any players have reached or exceeded 100 game points,
they receive a further bonus of 10 points and players settle up
according to the differences in their scores. If play continues
beyond this, the scores are zeroed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Note:</b> Some players allow Contras, Re-Contras, and
Sub-Contras during the bidding round. If allowed, any contra bar the
bidders Re-Contra is also considered to be a pass. Contras to the bid
will multiply the values of the Basic Score and the Over Score by 4.
If allowed, Declarer’s bonuses may also be subject to Contras but
these will multiply that score by 2.</span></div>
The Earnest Bunburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145404223604501207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777337252267706650.post-40466345846390489442015-07-14T12:57:00.000+01:002015-09-08T13:06:16.989+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Tarot in Hungary is a slightly different animal than that found
elsewhere, each game of the family progressing toward the eventual
elimination of card points altogether whose role is usurped by that
of scoring bonus points for achievements.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The first three games are essentially the same with each building
upon the list of possible achievements.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>All the Tarokk games are for four players and they all employ The
Fool as Tomfool, the highest trump.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tarokk: Basic Rules</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">42</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cards rank in suit from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jack, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Honours</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All others</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand. <i>A game
consists of </i><i>four</i><i> hands.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer places the first 6 cards to a stock, then deals each player
one packet of five cards and one packet of four.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Beginning with Eldest (Dealer’s left), players
take turns to make a bid or pass, the player who makes the highest
bid will play as Declarer. There are some bids that allow you to
invite a partner and share both risk and reward. A player may pass
and if all players pass, the hand is thrown in and deal moves to the
next player. However, to be allowed to bid you must hold at least one
Honour.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The available bids are:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 1 game point</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 2 game points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 3 game points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Without:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 4 game points</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The bids refer to the number of cards the Declarer will be allowed
to draw from the stock.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Players may not bid more than one bid higher than any before them.
So, Eldest may either pass or bid <i>3 Cards</i>, if <i>3 Cards</i>
have been bid, then the next player may either pass or bid <i>2
Cards</i>, and so forth. If a player has bid but is then outbid, then
they may claim priority by calling “<i>I Hold</i>” and taking the
higher bid for themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Invitation Bids</i>: It may be that you have a hand that
is not good enough for you to want to be Declarer by yourself but
good enough for you to feel confident as a Declarer’s partner. You
can indicate this by making an invitation to call you as partner.
There are strict rules governing how and when this can be done.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To be allowed to make an invitation bid, you must hold an Honour.
There are two possible invitations you can make and you must also
have the card that in invitation requires. These invitations are
called Jump Bids because they require you to bid higher than the
rules would otherwise allow.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner with </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">19</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If you hold the 19 of trumps
(The Sun), then you can invite by bidding one higher than otherwise
allowed. So, if 3 Cards has been bid, then you must bid 1 Card to
make the invitation. If someone outbids you or calls ‘I Hold’,
then they implicitly accept your invitation and must call The Sun for
a partner after the discard.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner with </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">18</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If you hold the 18 (The
Moon), then you can invite by bidding two higher than otherwise
allowed. If </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Cards</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> has been bid, then Without must be bid,
only leaving “</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I Hold</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">” to accept the invitation.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Discards:</b> Declarer draws as many cards from the top of the
stock as their bid allows and then discards as many again. Each of
the other players then draws one card from the stock (if <i>3 Cards</i>
was bid, then the last player cannot draw) and then discard one card
from their hand that will count toward their tricks at the end. Any
remaining cards are added to Declarer’s discards to count toward
his/her tricks at the end unless no tricks are won, in which case
they go to the Defenders. However, if <i>Without</i> was bid, then
each of the Defenders draws and discards two cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Discards may never include Kings or Honours and if trumps are
discarded then they must be shown to the other players.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Annulment:</b> After the discards, any player who meets any of
these conditions may annul the hand, which is then thrown in and
re-dealt and the points for the new hand doubled.</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have no trumps</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have The Magician and no other trumps</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have the The World and no other trumps</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have all four Kings</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Calling a Partner:</b> Unless accepting an invitation, in which
case Declarer should call for the appropriate trump, Declarer should
normally call for the 20 (The Judgement) and whoever holds it will
be Declarer’s partner. If the 20 is in Declarer’s hand or
discard, then the next lowest trump not held should be called. If any
of the other players discarded a trump, then Declarer may call for
any trump excluding Honours.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the called trump has been discarded by one of the players, then
that player must call “<i>Contra</i>” to the hand (see below) and
Declarer plays alone.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A partner called by a trump in this way may not identify
themselves directly – this is something that will become obvious
during play. However, as only a Defender can make the first “<i>Contra</i>”,
the possibilities become 50/50.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> In turn, starting with Declarer, players may
announce to win a bonus achievement. Each of three games builds on
the available announcements of the others and these will all be
listed at the end of the basic rules.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Contras:</b> There is an opportunity for any of the defenders
to call “<i>Contra</i>” to either the bid or to an announced
achievement. A Contra serves to double the score, once called, any
player may then call “<i>Re-Contra</i>” to double it again, then
a further call of “<i>Sub-Contra</i>” can be called to double it
once more.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If a player has announced to win The Sparrow, then they may not
play The Juggler until the last trick unless the rules force it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Cards are counted individually, so there are 94
card points in the pack. Declarer’s side wins or loses as many game
points has they have card points over or below 48.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Paskievics Tarokk</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> A bonus for winning all the Honour cards in your
tricks. <i>2 points announced, 1 point </i><i>unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Kings:</b> A bonus for winning all four Kings in your tricks. <i>2
points announced, 1 point unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>High Game:</b> A bonus for taking 71 card points or more.
Payment for the hand is quadrupled in announced and doubled if
unannounced.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Slam:</b> A bonus for winning all the tricks. Payment for the
hand is multiplied by 6 if announced, and tripled if unnaounced. A
team that declares a Slam, cannot declare Honours or Kings. A team
that wins a Slam does not score for Honours or Kings.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Sparrow:</b> a bonus for winning the last trick with The
Magician. <i>10 points if announced, 5 points if </i><i>unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Conquest</b><b>:</b> A bonus for capturing an opponents World.
<i>40 points announced, 20 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Palatine Tarokk</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Five:</b> The team must take the first five tricks and
the last of them must be won by The Judgement. <i>10 points
announced, 5 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Six:</b> The team must take the first six tricks and the
last of them must be won by The World. 12 points announced, 6 points
unannounced.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Seven:</b> The team must take the first seven tricks and
the last of them must be won by Tomfool. <i>14 points announced, 7
points </i><i>unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Eight:</b> the team must take the first eight tricks and
the last of them must be won by The Magician. <i>20 points announced,
10 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Last King of _____:</b> The last trick must be taken by the
King of the named suit. This bonus must be announced to score. <i>15
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Penultimate King of _____:</b> The penultimate trick must
be taken by the King of the named suit. This bonus must be announced
to score. <i>20 points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Magus Tarokk</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Last Owl:</b> A bonus for winning the last trick with The
High Priestess. <i>10 points announced, 5 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Owl:</b> A bonus for winning the next to last trick with
The High Priestess. This bonus must be announced to score. <i>20
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Two Little Birds:</b> A bonus for winning the last two tricks
with The Magician and The High Priestess. The trumps may be played to
either trick but if won, any Sparrow, Last Owl, or Owl, cannot score
as well. The bonus must be announced to score. <i>4</i><i>0 points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Large Bird with </b><i><b>The Sparrow/The Owl/A King</b></i><b>:</b>
A bonus for winning the seventh trick with the declared card (which
King is not specified). This bonus must be announced to score. <i>30
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Little Bird with </b><i><b>The Sparrow/The Owl/A King</b></i><b>:</b>
A bonus for winning the sixth trick with the declared card (which
King is not specified). This bonus must be announced to score. <i>40
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Pheasant:</b> A bonus for winning the first trick with
The Magician. <i>50 points announced, 10 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Second Pheasant:</b> A bonus for winning the first trick with
The High Priestess. <i>50 points announced, 10 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Brace of Pheasants:</b> A bonus for winning the first trick
with The World, capturing both The Magician and The High Priestess.
<i>It may be won unannounced for 30 points</i> if both The Magician
and The High Priestess are played by opponents, otherwise it may be
won <i>announced for 60 points</i> regardless of who plays the
cards. However, it may only be announced by the player that shall
lead to the trick.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The House of _____:</b> A bonus for winning the last three
tricks with the cards of the named suit. Must be announced to score.
<i><span style="text-decoration: none;">100 points</span></i>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Three Kings:</b> A bonus for winning each of the last three
tricks with one of the Kings. Must be announced to score. <i>100
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<h2 class="western" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Emperor Tarokk</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are two games bearing this name in Hungary, each developed
as a bridge between the basic play and the tournament game of Royal
Tarokk (described after this). Sadly I have not found any published
accounts of either game in any language translatable to me. However,
I have found some notes regarding the earliest version of this and
have pieced together what seems to be a more or less complete
account.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have read that this game is more popular than Magus Tarokk as an
expanded form of the game. Unlike the previous three games, there are
some differences in the basic rules, and so I shall give the game in
full.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pack:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">reduced</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
tarot of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">4</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">6</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards is used consisting of four regular suits of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">6</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
cards, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
suit of 2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
trumps.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ranking:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Standard ranking
is used...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cards rank in suits from high to low:</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King, Queen, Cavalier, Jacks, 2, Ace</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Empty Cards:</b> These are cards that have values of 1 point or
less.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> The Magician, The World, and Tomfool are called
The Honours. They are always among the highest scoring cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Card Points are:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Queens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cavaliers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 points</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aces</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 point</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Deuces</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Other Trumps</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Deal:</b> First Dealer is chosen at random or by consent with
the role moving to the player on the left after each hand. <i>A game
consists of </i><i>four</i><i> hands.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dealer places the first 6 cards to a stock, then deals each two
packets of five cards.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Auction:</b> Beginning with Eldest (Dealer’s left), players
take turns to make a bid or pass, the player who makes the highest
bid will play as Declarer. There are some bids that allow you to
invite a partner however, and share both risk and reward. A player
may pass and if all players pass, the hand is thrown in and deal
moves to the next player. However, to be allowed to bid you must hold
at least one Honour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The available bids are:</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 1 game point</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 2 game points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Cards:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 3 game points</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Without:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for 4 game points</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The bids refer to the number of cards the Declarer will be allowed
to draw from the stock.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Players may not bid more than one bid higher than any before them.
So, Eldest may either pass or bid <i>3 Cards</i>, if <i>3 Cards</i>
have been bid, then the next player may either pass or bid <i>2
Cards</i>, and so forth. If a player has bid but is then outbid, then
they may claim priority by calling “<i>I Hold</i>” and taking the
higher bid for themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Invitation Bids:</b></i> It may be that you have a hand that
is not good enough for you to want to be Declarer by yourself but
good enough for you to feel confident as a Declarer’s partner. You
can indicate this by making an invitation to call you as partner.
There are strict rules governing how and when this can be done.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To be allowed to make an invitation bid, you must hold an Honour.
There are two possible invitations you can make and you must also
have the card that in invitation requires. These invitations are
called Jump Bids because they require you to bid higher than the
rules would otherwise allow.</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner with </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">19</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If you hold the X19 of
trumps (The Sun), then you can invite by bidding one higher than
otherwise allowed. So, if 3 Cards has been bid, then you must bid 1
Card to make the invitation. If someone outbids you or calls ‘I
Hold’, then they implicitly accept your invitation and must call
The Sun for a partner after the discard.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Partner with </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">18</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If you hold the 18 (The
Moon), then you can invite by bidding two higher than otherwise
allowed. If </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Cards</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> has been bid, then Without must be bid,
only leaving “</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I Hold</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">” to accept the invitation.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Discards:</b> Declarer draws as many cards from the top of the
stock as their bid allows and then discards as many again. Each of
the other players then draws one card from the stock (if <i>3 Cards</i>
was bid, then the last player cannot draw) and then discard one card
from their hand that will count toward their tricks at the end. Any
remaining cards are added to Declarer’s discards to count toward
his/her tricks at the end unless no tricks are won, in which case
they go to the Defenders. However, if <i>Without</i> was bid, then
each of the Defenders draws and discards two cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Discards may never include Kings or Honours and if trumps are
discarded then they must be shown to the other players.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Annulment:</b> After the discards, any player who meets any of
these conditions may annul the hand, which is then thrown in and
re-dealt and the points for the new hand doubled.</span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have no trumps</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have all four Kings</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Calling a Partner:</b> Unless accepting an invitation, in which
case Declarer should call for the appropriate trump, Declarer should
normally call for The Judgement and whoever holds it will be
Declarer’s partner. If the The Judgement is in Declarer’s hand or
discard, then the next lowest trump not held should be called. If any
of the other players discarded a trump, then Declarer may call for
any trump excluding Honours.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the called trump has been discarded by one of the players, then
that player must call “<i>Contra</i>” to the hand (see below) and
Declarer plays alone.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A partner called by a trump in this way may not identify
themselves directly – this is something that will become obvious
during play. However, as only a Defender can make the first “<i>Contra</i>”,
the possibilities become 50/50.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Declarations:</b> In turn, starting with Declarer, players may
announce to win a bonus achievement from the list of bonuses given
below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Contras:</b> There is an opportunity for any of the defenders
to call “<i>Contra</i>” to either the bid or to an announced
achievement. A Contra serves to double the score, once called, any
player may then call “<i>Re-Contra</i>” to double it again, then
a further call of “<i>Sub-Contra</i>” can be called to double it
once more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Play:</b> Declarer leads to the first trick by placing a card
face up on the table. Each player in turn, moving to the left, must
play a card from their hand of the suit led – this is called
following suit. If they do not have any cards of the suit led, it is
called being void in that suit and they must play a trump card
instead. However, if they have no trumps, they may then play any
other card, though it will not win. Whoever plays the highest trump
to the trick wins it, or if trumps are not played, then whoever
played the highest card of the suit led wins it. The winner takes the
cards and places them face down in their trick pile to be counted at
the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The player that wins the trick then leads to the next one and play
continues until the hand has been played out.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If a player has announced to win The Sparrow, then they may not
play The Juggler until the last trick unless the rules force it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emperor Trick</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span>
If all three honours are played to the same trick, then it is The
Juggler that wins it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scores:</b> Cards are counted individually, so there are 94
card points in the pack. To win the hand, Declarer’s side must make
48 card points or score nothing. If won, then the value of the card
points will be added to their game points up to a maximum of 60.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Emperor’s Bonuses:</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Honours:</b> a bonus for winning all the Honour cards in your
tricks. <i>2 points announced, 1 point unannounced</i>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Kings:</b> A bonus for winning all four Kings in your tricks. <i>2
points announced, 1 point unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>High Game:</b> A bonus for taking 71 card points or more.
Payment for the hand is quadrupled in announced and doubled if
unannounced.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Slam:</b> A bonus for winning all the tricks. Payment for the
hand is multiplied by 6 if announced, and tripled if unannounced. A
team that declares a Slam, cannot declare Honours or Kings. A team
that wins a Slam does not score for Honours or Kings.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Sparrow:</b> a bonus for winning the last trick with The
Magician. <i>10 points if announced, 5 points if </i><i>unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Conquest</b><b>:</b> A bonus for capturing an opponents World.
<i>40 points announced, 20 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Five:</b> The team must take the first five tricks and
the last of them must be won by The Judgement. <i>10 points
announced, 5 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Six:</b> The team must take the first six tricks and the
last of them must be won by The World. <i>12 points announced, 6 points
unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Seven:</b> The team must take the first seven tricks and
the last of them must be won by Tomfool. <i>14 points announced, 7
points </i><i>unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First Eight:</b> the team must take the first eight tricks and
the last of them must be won by The Juggler. <i>20 points announced,
10 points unannounced.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Last King of _____:</b> The last trick must be taken by the
King of the named suit. This bonus must be announced to score. <i>15
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Penultimate King of _____:</b> The penultimate trick must
be taken by the King of the named suit. This bonus must be announced
to score. <i>20 points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Last Owl:</b> A bonus for winning the last trick with The
High Priestess.<span style="font-style: normal;"> </span><span style="font-style: normal;">This
must be announced to score. </span><i>25 points</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Owl:</b> A bonus for winning the next to last trick with
The High Priestess. This bonus must be announced to score. 3<i>0
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Evil One</b><b>:</b> One trick (unspecified) must be won by
either an Evil (Fire or Water) Queen or Cavalier. Must be announced.
<i>20 points</i>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Good One</b><b>:</b> One trick (unspecified) must be won by
either a Good (Earth or Air) Queen or Cavalier. Must be announced. <i>20
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>______ to Pip the Post:</b> One trick (unspecified) must be won
by a pip card of the named suit. Must be announced. <i>30 points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Marriage of ______:</b> The last two tricks must be won by the
King and Queen of the named suit. Must be declared. <i>50 points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Bethlehem:</b> The last three tricks must be won by Kings. Must
be announced. <i>60 points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Family of ______:</b> The last three tricks must each be one by
a card of the named suit. Must be announced. <i><span style="font-weight: normal;">60
points</span></i>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Flock:</b> The last three tricks must each be won by a Bird
(being The Magician, The High Priestess, the Empress, and The
Emperor). Must be announced. <i>60
points.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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