Let us suppose A-B to announce grand on their deal, and to make four by cards, which, multiplied by 8, gives them 32 points; that is, three games, and 2 points to their credit on the marker. The first of these games is a double, Y-Z having 6 points up. The two others are quadruples, put down on the score-sheet thus:—
| A-B | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Score: | |||||||
| Y-Z | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A-B’s, 3 Games, 2 Points. Y-Z’s, 1 Game, 0 Points.
In the next hand let us suppose clubs to be cayenne. Y deals, and plays in colour, spades. Y-Z win 6 by cards, and 4 by honours; 10 points multiplied by 3, = 30. For this they score three games, the first being a triple, and the others quadruples. These three games win the rubber, for which they add 8 points, and 4 points for the little slam. This is all put down on the score-sheet:—
| A-B | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = 10 |
| Score: | ||||||||
| Y-Z | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 4 = 25 |
Both scores being added up, the value of the rubber won by Y-Z is found to be 15, after deducting the 10 points made by A-B.
CUTTING IN. If there are more than four persons belonging to the table, those waiting cut in, as at Whist.
METHODS OF CHEATING. In all games in which the cards are dealt in bulk, four or six at a time, there is more or less temptation for the greek to gather desirable cards in the pack, leaving them undisturbed in the shuffle. If he can pick up two tricks of the previous deal with eight good cards of the same suit in them, by placing any two tricks of other cards between them, and dealing six at a time, he can tell exactly how many of the eight located cards are in his partner’s hand. For this reason a player who does not thoroughly shuffle the cards should be carefully watched; and an immediate protest should be made against any disarrangement of the tricks as they are taken in during the play, such as placing the last trick taken under the first. If the player doing this is to be the next dealer, any one observing the movement should insist upon his right to shuffle the cards thoroughly; if not to leave the game.
We are strongly opposed to dealing the cards in bulk at Cayenne, and see no reason why the methods that prevail in the very similar game of Bridge should not be adopted.