We will, therefore, give a list of them before describing the method of playing the game.
Great Cassino.—The ten of diamonds reckons for two points.
Little Cassino.—The two of spades for one point.
The Cards.—When you have a greater number than your adversary, three points.
The Spades.—When you have the majority of the suit, one point.
The Aces.—Each of which reckons for one point.
The Sweep.—Matching all the cards on the board.
Building up.—Suppose the dealer's four cards in hand to be a seven, ten, and two aces; his adversary plays a six—the dealer puts an ace upon it, and says, "Seven," with a view of taking them with his seven; the non-dealer throws a two upon them, and says, "Nine," hoping to take them with a nine then in his hand; the dealer again puts upon the heap his other ace, and cries "Ten," when, if his adversary has ten, he plays some other card, and the dealer takes them all with his ten. It will be observed that a player in announcing the denomination of a build always employs the singular number. Thus—"Nine" or "Ten," not "Nines" or "Tens." This is called Building up.
Build from the Table.—Employing cards on the table to continue a build.
Call.—Suppose a player to have in his hand two or more cards of the same denomination, and one or more cards of the same denomination remain upon the board, he may play one of them on the table, at the same time calling the denomination, and his opponent is thereby debarred from taking it with a card of any other denomination. In calling the denomination, the plural is always used. Thus—"Fours," not "Four." This is termed calling.