Proper sets of Zetema cards may be bought of any ordinary card dealer, though in the absence of them Whist cards may be made to answer the purpose instead.
The advantage of being supplied with the former, however, lies in the fact that with them is appended a Table of Scores like the following, a knowledge of which is indispensable to the player:—
TABLE OF SCORES.
| Assemblies. | Points. | ||
| For an assembly of the | five | Kings | 100 |
| „ | „ | Queens | 100 |
| „ | „ | Knaves | 90 |
| „ | „ | Aces | 80 |
| „ | „ | Fives | 80 |
| „ | „ | Any others | 60 |
| MARRIAGES. | Points. |
| Declaration of marriage | 10 |
| Declaration of imperial marriage, that is, the second marriage of The duplicated suit, after the other has been declared | 20 |
| Declaration of two marriages at one declaration | 30 |
| Declaration of two marriages at one declaration, of which one is the imperial marriage | 40 |
| Declaration of the two marriages of the duplicated, but at one declaration | 50 |
| Declaration of three marriages at one declaration | 60 |
| Declaration of three marriages at one declaration, of which one is the imperial marriage | 70 |
| Declaration of three marriages, of which two are of the duplicated suit, at one declaration | 80 |
| Declaration of four marriages at one declaration | 100 |
| Declaration of four marriages at one declaration, of which one is the imperial marriage | 110 |
| Declaration of four marriages, of which two are of the duplicate suit, at one declaration | 120 |
| Declaration of the five marriages at one declaration | 150 |
| Declaration of a flush, or of all the cards in hand being of one suit, which must not be the duplicate suit | 30 |
| Declaration of a sequence, or when all the cards in hand follow each other in order of value or number | 30 |
TRICKS.
| King or queen trick (when made) | 50 |
| Knave trick do. | 20 |
| Ace trick do. | 15 |
| Five trick do. | 15 |
| All other tricks do. | 5 |
Penalties for playing out of turn or accidentally exposing a card during play:—
1st.—The card must be left exposed on the table until the player's turn comes round, when it must be played.