PAYMENTS. Payments are made according to the table. The player holding diamond Jack receives two counters from each of the other players in a simple; four in a double; except in misères, in which the card has no value.
Misères are paid for according to the trump turned in the deal in which they are played. If a heart is turned, and little misère is played, the payment is 64 counters to or from each player. If a spade was turned, the payment would be 16 only.
Three honours between partners count as three: four as four. Being all in one hand does not increase their value.
| The Bid. | ♠ | ♣ | ♢ | ♡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five tricks alone, or partners’ 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Three honours | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Four honours | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Each extra trick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Six tricks, or petite independence | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Three honours | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Four honours | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Each extra trick | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Eight tricks, or grand independence | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| Three honours | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Four honours | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| Each extra trick | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Petite misère | 16 | 32 | 48 | 64 |
| Grand misère | 32 | 64 | 96 | 128 |
| Misère de quatre as | 32 | 64 | 96 | 128 |
| Misère sur table | 64 | 128 | 192 | 256 |
| Slam à deux (partners) | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
| Slam seul (alone) | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 |
| Slam sur table | 200 | 400 | 600 | 800 |
RUSSIAN BOSTON.
This is a variation of Boston de Fontainbleau. A player holding carte blanche declares it before playing, and receives ten counters from each of the other players. Carte blanche is the same thing as chicane in Bridge, no trump in the hand. But in Bridge the player is penalized for announcing it until after the hand is played.
The order of the suits is the same as in American Boston de Fontainbleau: diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades.
When a player bids six, seven, or eight tricks, he is supposed to be still willing to take a partner, unless he specifies solo. When a partner accepts him, the combination must make four tricks more than the original proposal.
Four honours are paid for as four over-tricks; three honours as two over-tricks.