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Show "OESPERAT'ON." "" " ' fh.e New Otims of Cards Which Is IntS-eating IntS-eating Eastern Society. "D "m,ration" is a game of cards thfro yXt described as a continuity of sequences, regardless of suit. It is i played with three full packs of 52 cards eacl' and the most convenient number of players is 12, but eight or . ton persons per-sons will find it a very delightful way to spend an evening. In a party of ladies la-dies and gentlemen the better way is for the one six to challcngo the othor si; and then, sitting in couples aULa tablo, alternating the play. The first duty is to select a banker, who should also act as umpire for the evening. The banker or dealer should then shufflo the three packs of cards together to-gether very thoroughly and count two "nests, " cf 30 cards each, tho one to be known as "ladies' nest," the other as "gentlemen's nest," placing them at opposite ends of the tablo. Each player then receives a hand of six cards, dealt ono at a time. These hands aro placed face down directly in front of each player. The play is from the banker to the left, and eaoh phiyer turns up a card, and the play continues until an ace is turned. The privilege of turning the top card of center nests is taken by the first player of each side. "When an ace i3 turned up, it is placed in the center of the table, and the fun begins. The purpose of the game is to exhaust the center nests, and the game is won by the side exhausting their nest first. The sequences in the center of the table are ace high to deuce, while the side sequences se-quences or partner's hand are high or low. So that each partner plays on tho center sequences, his or his partner's sequences and his own, inject playing play-ing seven hands in a 12 hand game. The fun of the game is caused by the penalty connected therewith, which is: No player is permitted by word, look, 6ign, motion or suggestion to indicate to the person playing any play or mis-play mis-play possible on penalty of forfeiting the play of said player and having the chance of a sequence pass to the next player at table, which would naturally be an opponent. There is a great amount of sport in this game for a social evening, and it is very popular in the eastern cities. It can be made "progressive"if desired on the same principles as euchre. S3u Louis Post-Dispatch. |