Judge — May 1938 — page 44: what you’re looking at

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IR. SYDNEY LENZ, the well- known American bridge authori- ty, tells of encountering a five- suit bridge game in pre-Anschluss Vien- na some time ago, long before a fifth suit, known as Royals, was introduced in London. It found favor with the King and Queen, which is enough to meke anything a British Industry, and soon the English game-lovers were play- ing enthusiastically with Royals (By Ap- pciatment.) Royals in five-suit packs are now selling pretty freely in this country; so are “Eagles,” “Crowns,” “Castles,” and probably “Rooks.” In 1933, the American game of Cas- tle Bridge was invented by Ammiel F. Decker of New York. It is played with five suits of cards and a Joker. Before the deal, the Joker is turned face up on the table, and after the cards have been dealt in the usual manner the last card is placed beside it back up. The winner of the bid then takes both cards and in return discards two from his hand face down, which are placed under his first trick. Since it is the highest card in the pack, the Joker will take any trick. It is not of any suit, and a player does not have to be void of a suit to use it. When it is led, the highest card in each hand must be played on it, there being a pen- alty of 500 points for failing to do so. Except in the case of a no- trump game, the fifth suit is always trumps. Another trump suit is bid out of the regular four suits in the usual manner, thus making two trumps, the fifth suit and the declared one. Cards of the fifth suit may be used to trump cards of any value in all suits except the bid trump suit. Fifth suit cards take bid trump cards of the same or lower value, but do not take those of higher value. For ex- ample, a King of the fifth suit will take the King of the bid trump suit, but not the Ace. Scoring is almost the same as in contract. For those dutiful souls who prefer to follow existing con- tract rules more closely, five- suit bridge may be played with the following changes from the rules given above: Eliminate the Joker and deal sixteen cards 40 “Walter, Brinc A Bep. LET’S PLAY By Dorothy Hoffman to each player, exposing the last card dealt (the 65th) face up in the middle of the table. There is no permanent trump in the fifth suit, which is used instead as an additional biddable suit with a scoring value equal to no trump. A book of tricks is eight, instead of six, and there are three slams: minor, great, and supreme. The new decks contain the altered scoring. Raucous Caucus Here is a diversion for you and any number of friends for any idle moments you may have between bridge games. Its object is to find an adjective that thymes with the noun it modifies, and to get this combination from an un- rhymed definition. For example, from the definition “brilliant illumination” the other players should deduce the an. swer, “bright light.” Herewith a few other examples: inebriated nomad— tipsy gipsy; stupid detective—thick dick; reasonable citizen—rational national; drunken cavalier—tight knight; humor. ous rabbit—funny bunny; sad tale— tearful earful; sloppy charlatan—slack quack, This should be an ample sam. Hasit OF Eatinc IN Bep.” Mrs. GLuGBottomM’s IN THE ple; drive on and don’t spare the imagi. nation; result should be a hearty party. Sentence Sequence All the world’s a stage, and all the players have an ineffable yearning to go to Hollywood. Every hamlet has its Garrick (unrecognized by an unfeeling world) and every Four Corners its Bernhardt, from whom we are luckily saved only by the intervention of a kindly Providence. But this department is understanding in its great heart, and with this game provides even the cal- lowest with an opportunity to amuse his friends with his little act. Divide any number of people into two equal sides, and require each person on each side to write out a five-word sentence on a separate piece of paper. The papers should then be folded over and collected. Alternately players from each side draw sentences from the oppo- site team and act them out. No word may be spoken, but the sentence may be acted either as an entire thought, word by word, or syllable by syllable. A time limit of perhaps ten minutes should be set for each sentence. Everyone on the side that wrote the sentence is allowed to know what it is, since only those on the oppos- ing side must guess. Naturally the side guessing the most quickly and accurately wins. Sample sentences that have been ground through the Game Department mill included such as these: “Spring is Winter's first bride.” “Most debutantes love cafe society.” “Pink pan- sies are pretty flowers.” “Many humorists are dull people." We had no trouble with the last one at all. Of course, proper names are out. “Hot and “cold” signals may be prear- ranged. Congressmen, Ahoy The more you'd raise our taxes, The better it would suit— If we could only pick them Off the trees like fruit! But since that’s not the case, you know, Perhaps you'd better keep them low. W. ELF. comicbooks.com