THE LAWS OF LOO.
These may be briefly stated as follows:
1.—Each player has a right to shuffle at the commencement of a deal, the dealer shuffling last. The cards shall then be cut by the player to the right of the dealer. To constitute a valid cut, there shall be at least four cards in each portion of the pack.
2.—The cards shall be dealt one at a time to each player [with one card extra in each round for miss].[[30]] This having been done, the card next following on the pack shall be turned up as trump. If a card be found faced in the dealt portions of the pack, the cards shall be reshuffled and recut, and there shall be a fresh deal by the same dealer.
3.—If the dealer—
(1) Deals without having the pack cut; or again shuffles after the pack has been duly cut;
(2) Exposes a card in dealing; deals too many or too few cards to any player;
(3) Misses a hand or deals a hand or part of a hand additional;
(4) Or otherwise commits any irregularity in dealing, it is a misdeal, and the dealer forfeits a single to the pool. The cards are again shuffled and cut, and there is a fresh deal by the same dealer.
4.—Players shall declare whether they play or pass in strict rotation, beginning with the elder hand.
5.—Any player declaring before his turn, or looking at his cards before it is his turn to declare, forfeits a single to the pool.
6.—Any player looking at miss before he has declared to take it, or exposing a card or cards of another player, forfeits a single to the pool, and must retire from the game for that round.