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basics of card games. See Ninety-Nine, 143–148 • A • also card games; cards Oh Hell!, 137–138 Accordion, 22–26 deck of cards, 10 Partnership Auction aces around, 205, 222 etiquette for playing, 17 Pinochle, 220–221 Alexander the Great (La playing a game, 14–17 Setback, 227–228 Belle Lucie), 31–35 preparing to play, 11–14 Spades, 163–169, 171 all pass (in President), 255 ranking card order, 11 big blind (in Poker), 285 allin (in Poker), 287 selecting a game, 17–19 Black Jack (Switch), American Contract Bridge Beggar My Neighbor (Beat 108–110 League (Web site), 185 Your Neighbor Out of Black Maria, 199 American Cribbage Con- Doors), 45–47 Black Peter card, 57 gress (Web site), 252 beggars (in President), 256 Blackjack Animals, 49–50 beginning to play. See basics aces and going high or announcement, 13 of card games low, 276–277 ante, 112, 285, 302 Benny (Best Bower), 154 betting in Casino auction (in Bridge), 13, 185 bets Blackjack, 271–272 Auction Pinochle anteing up (in Poker), 285 betting in Social bidding, 211–212, 213–214, bidding versus, 13 Blackjack, 265–266 218–219 calling (in Poker), 286 card values, 264 conceding your hand, 219 opening (in Poker), Casino Blackjack, 271–277 dealing, 212 294–296 croupiers, shoes, banks, discarding, 214–215 out of turn (in Poker), 288 pit bosses, 271 kitty, 212, 215–216 seeing (in Poker), 286 dealing in Casino Black- melds, 214–215 Bid Whist, 133–134 jack, 272–273 scoring, 216–218 bidding dealing in Social Black- strategies for play, betting versus, 13 jack, 263, 264–265 218–219 blind nil, 164, 167–168 doubling down, 275 Authors, 53–54 defined, 13 five or sixcard tricks, 269 dropping, 214 kibitzer, 271 listening to, 348 naturals, 267, 268 • B • for nil (zero), 164, origin of, 265 166–169, 171 paying players, 268 balanced hands (in COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL overbids, 214 selecting banker/ Spades), 166 safe, 214 dealer, 263 banker (in Blackjack), shooting the moon, Social Blackjack, 263–270 263–264, 266, 268, 271 196–197, 230, 234 splitting cards, 266, banking card games. See single call, 13 270, 276 card games: bank- bidding, strategies for starting over, 269 ing type Auction Pinochle, 211–212, strategies for Casino Bartending For Dummies 213–214, 218–219 Blackjack, 274–276 (Foley), 63 Euchre, 154–157 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 354
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Blackjack (continued) Canasta card games: adding and strategies for Social Black- black 3s, 93 climbing type jack, 269–270 building a Canasta, Blackjack, 263–277 Web sites, 277 86, 93–94 Cribbage, 239–252 Blackout. See Oh Hell! card values, 87–88 Palace (Karma), 259–262 blind (in Poker), 285, 331 dealing, 88 President, 253–262 blind nil (in Spades), 164, freezing the discard card games: banking type 167–168, 171 pile, 92–93 Casino Blackjack, 271–277 blitzing (in Gin Rummy), going out, 94 Draw Poker (Five-Card 77, 78 going out concealed, 95 Draw), 293–300 bluffing (in Poker) Hand and Foot version, Five-Card Stud Poker, defined, 294 97–102 309–310 recognizing, 291–292 history of, 86 SevenCard Stud Poker, strategies for, 289–292, melds, 86–87, 90–92 302–309 307–308, 325–326 Modern American Social Blackjack, 263–270 body language, 348 variation, 96 Texas Hold ’Em Poker, books on card games, 353 objective, 86 311–328 boss (trump) suit, 15, 185 picking partners, 88 card games: card- bower (Jack), 154 picking up the discard exchange type box bonuses (Gin Rummy), pile, 89–90 Canasta, 85–102 76–78 red 3s as bonus cards, Gin Rummy, 72–78 breaking spades rule, 169 88–89 Rummy, 62–72 Bridge scoring, 91, 95–96 card games: card- Contract Bridge, 185–186 shorthanded variation, matching type MiniBridge, 177–184 96–97 DoubleDeck Fan Tan, Bridge For Dummies strategies for play, 94–95 115–116 (Kantar), 3, 177 Web site, 96 Eights, 103–110 Bridgebase (Web site), 185 wild cards, 86–87, 92, 93 Fan Tan, 111–118 bringin bet (in Poker), 303 Cancellation Hearts, Mau Mau, 105–107 bugs (in Poker), 284 199–200 Neuner, 107–108 builder cards (in Rummy), Canfield, 28–30 Switch, 108–110 70, 71 card games. See also basics Trump Fan Tan, 116–117 building (in Solitaire), 22 of card games card games: for children bumping (tapping) the benefits of learning, 47 Animals, 49–50 cards, 152 etiquette, 17 Authors, 53–54 burning cards, 264, 312, 331 history of, 10 Beggar My Neighbor, bust or lose (in Blackjack), improving skills, 345–349 45–47 263, 267 mistakes, attitude Cheat (I Doubt It), 54–56 buying cards (in Black- toward, 346 Go Fish, 52–53 jack), 275 playing a game, 14–17 Klondike, 30–31 preparing to play, 11–14 Old Maid, 56–57 resources for, 351–354 Slapjack, 50–51 • C • selecting a game, 17–19 Snap, 47–49 Calculation, 26–28 tempo of playing, 17, 348 Spit (or Speed), 57–59 call a raise cold (in Texas tips for improving, War, 51–52 Hold ’Em), 318 345–349 calling bets (in Poker), 286 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 355
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card games: point- in Hand and Foot cashing winners (in avoidance type Canasta, 101 MiniBridge), 180 Black Maria, 199 Hearts, 196 Casino Blackjack Cancellation Hearts, Mau Mau, 107 betting, 271–272 199–200 MiniBridge, 179 dealing, 272–273 Hearts, 189–200 Neuner, 108 playing, 273–274 Hearts for three or Pinochle, 203 strategies for play, fiveplus players, 198 Poker, 36 274–277 Honeymoon Hearts, Rummy, 68 Web sites, 277 198–199 Spades, 165–166 Cat and Mouse (Spite and card games: point-gain type Switch, 110 Malice), 40–44 Auction Pinochle, 211–219 symbols for, 2 center hand opponent Partnership Auction cardplaying surface (CHO), 12 Pinochle, 220–224 (table), 10 chasing winners (in Partnership Setback, cards. See also card values, Bridge), 180 233–234 in; deck of cards; Cheat (I Doubt It), 54–56 Pinochle, 201–224 ranking card order cheat (merci), 22, 35 Setback, 225–235 builder, building (in check (in Poker), 286, card games: trick- Rummy), 70, 71 294, 303 taking type burning (in Black- checkraise (in Poker), Bid Whist, 133–134 jack), 264 295–296, 318, 340 Bridge, 177–186 buying/doubling down children’s games. See Contract Bridge, 185–186 (in Blackjack), 275 also Eights Euchre, 151–160 court, 46 Animals, 49–50 German (Two-Handed) danger (in Hearts), 190 Authors, 53–54 Whist, 131–132 dead (in Poker), 305 Beggar My Neighbor, MiniBridge, 177–184 discarding or renounc- 45–47 Ninety-Nine, 142–149 ing, 16 Cheat (I Doubt It), 54–56 Oh Hell!, 135–149 end cards (in Fan Go Fish, 52–53 Romanian Whist, 140–142 Tan), 114 Klondike, 30–31 Spades, 161–175 exposing, 13, 16–17, 299 Old Maid, 56–57 Three-Handed Whist, hole cards or down cards Slapjack, 50–51 129–131 (in Poker), 302, 330 Snap, 47–49 Whist, 121–134 honor, 124, 125 Spit (or Speed), 57–59 card games: with two decks passing on, 191–193 War, 51–52 Canasta, 85–102 peaking at others’ hands, chips (in Poker), Cancellation Hearts, 12, 299 281, 284, 293 199–200 penalty, 15 Cinch. See Setback Fan Tan, 111–118 revoking or reneging, 16 citizens (in President), 256 Rummy, 62–72 singleton/singles, 126, 255 clean Canasta, 101 card values, in splitting (in Blackjack), clean or natural meld, 86 Black Maria, 199 266, 276 climbingtype card games. Blackjack, 264 symbols for, 2–3 See card games: adding Canasta, 87–88 tapping or bumping and climbing type Cribbage, 241–242, 243 (in Euchre), 152 Clover Leaf (La Belle Eights, 105 touching, 245 Lucie), 31–35 in 500 Rummy, 81–82 upcard, 12 clubs, playing at, 354 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 356
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columns in Solitaire double skunked (in games, 22 • D • Cribbage), 250 common marriage (in danger cards (in DoubleDeck Fan Tan, Pinochle), 204 Hearts), 190 115–116 competitive auction dead hand (in Poker), 305 doubles (two of a kind) (in Bridge), 13 deadwood (in Rummy), (in President), 255 concealed hand (in 73, 74 doubling down (in Black- Canasta), 95 dealer, 11–12, 13 jack), 268, 270, 275 congressmen (in Presi- deck of cards. See dozens (in Cribbage), 250 dent), 256 also cards draw or trade in (in Five- Contract Bridge, 185–186 dealing, 11–13 Card Draw), 293 contracts defective, 19 Draw Poker (Five-Card in Bridge, 182, 186 described, 10 Draw) determining, 13 shuffling and cutting, anteing up, 294 failure (in Pinochle), 214 11, 23, 240 betting strategies, 294–296 stealing (in Setback), 228 stock or talon (undealt dealing, 294 cornering a suit, in cards), 12 discarding, 299 Eights, 104 declaration phase of a drawing chances for, counters (in Pinochle), 203 card game, 14 296–299 counting cards, 273, 349 declarers finishing, 299–300 counting down (in in Auction Pinochle, objective, 294 Pinochle), 220 211–212, 214–215, versions of, 294 court card, 46 216–217 Web sites, 289, 300 Crazy Eights. See Eights in MiniBridge, 179 drawing to an inside run Crazy Tan, 117–118 defenders (Rummy), 70 Cribbage in Auction Pinochle, drawing trumps (in boards, 248–249, 252 212, 218 Bridge), 181 crib, 240–241, 242, 245 in Euchre, 155 dropping the bidding (in dealing, 240–241 in MiniBridge, 179 Pinochle), 214 finishing, 249–250 in Setback, 229 dummy hand Five-Card version, 251–252 Demon Thirteen (Canfield), defined, 129 misdeals, 241 28–30 in MiniBridge, 179–180 playing for stakes, 250–251 Derossi, Chris (Winning in Whist, 129–130 playing the cards, 241–243 at Internet Poker For ranking cards, 242 Dummies), 3, 292, 328 • E • rubbers, 241 dirty Canasta, 102 runs, 243 dirty meld, 86 Eights scoring, 243–244 discarding or renounc- announcing “one strategies for play, 245–248 ing, 16 card,” 105 threeplayer version, 252 distributional hands card values, 105 Web sites, 252 (in Spades), 166 dealing, 104 croupiers, 271 dix (in Pinochle), 204, 205 going out, 105 crying call (in Poker), 324 double bete (in Pi- Mau Mau version, 105–107 CutThroat Canasta, 97 nochle), 212 Neuner version, 107–108 Cutthroat Pinochle, 221 double pair royale (in objective, 103 cutting the deck, 11 Cribbage), 243 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 357
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playing 8s and suits, initial ante, 112 Canasta, 85–102 104–105 objective, 112–113 Cancellation Hearts, Switch version, 108–110 strategies for play, 199–200 wild cards, 104 114–115 Casino Blackjack, 271–277 elder hand, 12, 14, 213, 227 Trump Fan Tan, 116–117 Draw Poker (Five-Card end cards (in Fan Tan), 114 Web sites, 118 Draw), 293–300 English Bridge Union fifth street (in Stud Eights, 103–110 (Web site), 185 Poker), 306 Fan Tan, 111–118 equalcard rule (in Presi- final reckoning, 125 500 Rummy, 78–83 dent), 257 finessing, 128–129 Five-Card Stud Poker, etiquette for card- Firehouse Pinochle, 220 309–310 playing, 17 first past the post (in Hand and Foot Canasta, Euchre Cribbage), 244 97–102 bidding, 154–157 500 Rummy Hearts, 198 card ranking, 154 calling “Rummy,” 82–83 Mau Mau, 105–107 choosing partners, 152 dealing, 79 Neuner, 107–108 dealing, 152–153 discard pile, 82 Oh Hell!, 135–149 getting euchred, 156, 158 floating variation, 83 Omaha High/Low Poker, kitty, 153 going out, 81 329–341 marching or sweeping the jokers, 79, 80 Palace, 259–262 hand, 157 melds, 79–80 President, 253–262 misdeals, 153 objective, 79 Romanian Whist, 140–142 objective, 151–152 preparing to play, 78 Rummy, 63–72 revoking or reneging scoring, 81–82 Setback, 233–234 suit, 160 strategies for play, SevenCard Stud Poker, scoring, 157–158 80–81, 83 302–309 solo playing, 158–160 five of a kind (in Poker), 284 Social Blackjack, 263–270 stick the dealer ver- Five-Card Draw Poker Switch, 108–110 sion, 157 anteing up, 294 floating (in Rummy), 83 strategies for play, 160 betting strategies, 294–296 flops (in Poker), 312, trumps, 15, 153 dealing, 294 339–340 Web sites, 152 discarding, 299 flushes exposing a card, 13, drawing chances for, in Cribbage, 244 16–17, 299 296–299 in Pinochle, 204 finishing, 299–300 in Poker, 282, 283, 297, 306 objective, 294 folding (in Poker), 286 • F • versions of, 294 Foley, Ray (Bartending For the Fan (La Belle Lucie), Web sites, 289, 300 Dummies), 63 31–35 Five-Card Cribbage, following suit, failure Fan Tan 251–252 in, 15–16 Crazy Tan version, five-card flush (in Crib- following the odds (in 117–118 bage), 244 Poker), 320 dealing, 112 Five-Card Stud Poker, forceplay, 95, 273 DoubleDeck Fan Tan, 309–310 forfeit, 46 115–116 five(or more) handed fouled hand (in Draw end cards, 114, 115 card games Poker), 298 Black Maria, 199 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 358
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foundations (in Solitaire Gin Rummy danger cards, 190 games), 22 box bonus, 76–78 dealing, 190–191 four of a kind (in dealing, 72–73 Honeymoon version, Poker), 283 going out, 73–76 198–199 fourth street (in Stud Hollywood variation, kitty, 198 Poker), 303 77–78 objective, 190 fourcard flush (in Crib- knocking, 74–76 passing methods, 191–193 bage), 244 Oklahoma variation, 75, 77 scoring, 196–197 fourhanded card games scoring, 73, 76–78 strategies for play, 192–195 Black Maria, 199 Web sites, 68 with three or fiveplus Blackjack, 263–277 gloating, 346–347 players, 198 Canasta, 85–102 go allin (in Poker), 287 with two decks, 199–200 Contract Bridge, 185–186 Go Fish, 52–53 for two players, 198–199 Draw Poker (Five-Card go for game (in Bridge), 182 Web sites, 190 Draw), 293–300 going bete (in Pinochle), 212 high card (in Poker), 283 Eights, 103–110 going bust or lose (in Black- HighLowJack. See Setback Euchre, 151–160 jack), 263, 267 hit me (in Blackjack), 267 Fan Tan, 111–118 going Gin, 73 hold card (in Stud 500 Rummy, 78–83 going out Poker), 309 Hand and Foot Canasta, concealed, in Canasta, 95 Hold ’Em Poker. See Texas 97–102 in Gin Rummy, 73–76 Hold ’Em Hearts, 198 Rummy, 68–69 hole cards or down cards Mau Mau, 105–107 going Rummy, 69, 82–83 (in Poker), 302, 330 MiniBridge, 177–184 going set, 163, 222 Hollywood Gin Rummy, Neuner, 107–108 Gordon, Phil (poker 77–78 Oh Hell!, 135–149 player), 319 Honeymoon Hearts, 198–199 Palace, 259–262 gutshot (in Texas Hold Honeymoon Whist, 131–132 President, 253–262 ’Em), 319 honor cards, 124, 125 Romanian Whist, 140–142 Huberes. See President Rummy, 63–72 Setback, 225–233 • H • Spades, 161–173 Hand and Foot Canasta • I • Switch, 108–110 card values, 101 I Doubt It (Cheat), 54–56 Whist, 121–129 getting started, 97–98 Idle Year (Accordion), freezing discard pile (in going out, 101 22–26 Canasta), 92–93 melds, 98–99 in the hole (in Setback), 230 full house (in Poker), 283 objective, 98 inside straight flush strategies for play, 99–100 (in Poker), 297 Web sites, 98 inside straight (in Poker), • G • Harlan, Mark (Winning at 297, 306, 319 gaming organizations, 352 Internet Poker For insurance (in Blackjack), gaps or space (in Solitaire Dummies), 3, 292, 328 272–273 games), 22 Harroch, Richard (Poker For garbage (in Canasta), 96 Dummies), 3 German (Two-Handed) Hearts • J • Whist, 131–132 Black Maria version, 199 Jackpots (Jacks or Better). getting euchred, 156, 158 Cancellation version, See Draw Poker (Five- getting started. See basics 199–200 Card Draw) of card games card ranking, 194 jick (in Setback), 231 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 359
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jokers limit-bet (in Poker), 302 in Euchre, 153 in 500 Rummy, 80 limping in (in Poker), in Hearts, 191 in Ninety-Nine, 143 295, 326 in Rummy, 65 in Palace, 262 live hand (in Poker), 305 in Spades, 164 in President, 258–259 long suit, 126, 166 mistakes, attitude in Setback, 231 losing and winning, attitude toward, 346 transparent (value- toward, 346–347, 349 mixed or dirty meld, 86 less), 262 luck factor, 46, 47, 135 Modern American Canasta in Whist, 134 lurching (in Cribbage), 250 variation, 96 as wild cards, 13, 284 Moneymaker, Chris (poker winner), 282 • M • muck (in Poker), 286, 334 • K • magazines and newspa- Muggins’ rule (in Crib- Kantar, Eddie (Bridge For pers, 353 bage), 250–251 Dummies), 3, 177 makers (in Euchre), 155 multiple parallel runs (in Karma (Palace), 259–262 making a call (in Fan Tan), 118 kibitzer (in Blackjack), 271 Pinochle), 205 multiway pots (in kicker (in Poker), 284, 297 making game (in Poker), 305 killing (in Whist), 132 Bridge), 182 kitty marching or sweeping the in Euchre, 153 hand (in Euchre), 157 • N • in Hearts, 198 marriages (in Pinochle), natural or clean meld, 86 in Pinochle, 212, 215–216 201, 204 Neuner, 107–108 Klondike, 30–31 matching bets (in newspapers and maga- knocking (in Gin Rummy), Poker), 286 zines, 353 74–76 Mau Mau, 105–107 nil, nill, nillo, or null bids Krieger, Lou (Poker For McManus, Jim (Positively (in Spades), 164, Dummies), 3 Fifth Street), 282 166–169, 171 merci (cheat), 22, 35 Ninety-Nine Methuselah (Accordion), bidding, 143–148 • L • 22–26 dealing, 142–143 La Belle Lucie, 31–35 Midnight Oil (La Belle jokers, 143 Landlord and Scum. See Lucie), 31–35 objective, 142 President MiniBridge the rubber, 143 language of card Contract Bridge and, scoring, 148–149 gamers, 9–10 185–186 strategies for play, lay away (in Cribbage), 240 dealing, 178–179 144–148 laying off (in 500 defender, 184 trumps, 142 Rummy), 79 dummy hand, 179–180, 183 Web sites, 143 layout or tableau (in Soli- notrump contract, Nomination Whist. taire), 21–22 178, 184 See Oh Hell! leading (in Whist), 125 picking the declarer, noncounters (in leads out of turn, 16 179–180 Pinochle), 203 left bower, 154 scoring, 179, 182–183 number of players: games left hand opponent setting up, 178 for one (Solitaire) (LHO), 12 strategies for play, 184 Accordion, 22–26 legal move (in Solitaire), 22 trumps, 181 Calculation, 26–28 limit game (in Poker), 331 misdeals Canfield, 28–30 in Cribbage, 241 Klondike, 30–31 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 360
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La Belle Lucie, 31–35 Pinochle, 211–219 500 Rummy, 78–83 Poker Patience, 35–40 Romanian Whist, 140–142 Five-Card Stud Poker, Spite and Malice, 40–44 Rummy, 63–72 309–310 number of players: games Setback, 235 Hearts, 198 for two ShortHanded Canasta, Mau Mau, 105–107 Blackjack, 263–277 96–97 Neuner, 107–108 Contract Bridge, 185–186 Spite and Malice, 40–44 Oh Hell!, 135–149 Cribbage, 239–251 Switch, 108–110 Omaha High/Low Poker, Eights, 103–110 Three-Handed Whist, 329–341 German (Two-Handed) 129–131 Palace, 259–262 Whist, 131–132 number of players: games President, 253–262 Gin Rummy, 72–78 for four Romanian Whist, 140–142 Honeymoon Hearts, Black Maria, 199 Rummy, 63–72 198–199 Blackjack, 263–277 Setback, 225–233 MiniBridge, 177–184 Canasta, 85–102 SevenCard Stud Poker, Pinochle, 201–211 Contract Bridge, 185–186 302–309 Rummy, 63–72 Draw Poker (Five-Card Social Blackjack, 263–270 Setback, 225–233 Draw), 293–300 Switch, 108–110 ShortHanded Canasta, Eights, 103–110 number of players: games 96–97 Euchre, 151–160 for partners Spades, 173–174 Fan Tan, 111–118 Bid Whist, 133–134 Spite and Malice, 40–44 500 Rummy, 78–83 Bridge, 177–186 Switch, 108–110 Hand and Foot Canasta, Canasta, 85–102 number of players: games 97–102 Contract Bridge, 185–186 for three Hearts, 189–197 Euchre, 151–160 Auction Pinochle, 211–219 Mau Mau, 105–107 MiniBridge, 177–184 Black Maria, 199 MiniBridge, 177–184 Partnership Auction Blackjack, 263–277 Neuner, 107–108 Pinochle, 220–224 Canasta, short-handed, Oh Hell!, 135–149 Partnership Setback, 96–97 Palace, 259–262 233–234 Contract Bridge, 185–186 President, 253–262 Spades, 161–175 Cribbage for Three Romanian Whist, 140–142 Spite and Malice, 40–44 Players, 252 Rummy, 63–72 tips for, 345–346 CutThroat Canasta, 97 Setback, 225–233 Whist, 121–129 Draw Poker (Five-Card Spades, 161–173 Draw), 293–300 Switch, 108–110 Eights, 103–110 Whist, 121–129 • O • Fan Tan, 111–118 number of players: games Oh Hell! 500 Rummy, 78–83 for five or more bidding, 137–138 Hearts for three or five- Black Maria, 199 dealing, 136–137 plus players, 198 Canasta, 85–102 getting started, 135 Honeymoon Hearts, Cancellation Hearts, Ninety-Nine variation, 198–199 199–200 142–149 Mau Mau, 105–107 Casino Blackjack, 271–277 objective, 136 MiniBridge, 177–184 Cribbage, 251–252 Romanian Whist varia- Neuner, 107–108 Draw Poker (Five-Card tion, 140–142 Ninety-Nine, 142–149 Draw), 293–300 trump suit, 137 Oh Hell!, 135–149 Eights, 103–110 Web site, 139 Palace, 259–262 Fan Tan, 111–118 OKBridge (Web site), 185 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 361
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Oklahoma Gin Rummy, ranking cards, 259 penalties, 15 75, 77 special cards, 261–262 Pinochle Old Boy card, 57 wild cards, 259 Auction Pinochle, 211–219 Old Maid, 56–57 Parlett, David (inventor of card ranking and Omaha High Poker, 341–342 Ninety-Nine), 143 valuing, 203 Omaha High/Low Poker part score (in Bridge), 182 dealing, 202–203 betting, 331–332 partners, treating with finishing, 205 getting started, 329–331 respect, 345–346 melds, 201–202, playing a game, 332–334 Partnership Auction 204–205, 210 the river, 341 Pinochle objective, 205 strategies for play, Cutthroat version, 221 Partnership Auction ver- 334–341 dealing and bidding, sion, 220–224 “one card” (in Eights), 220–221 the pinochle, 201, 204, 205 105, 110 Firehouse version, 220 runs in, 204–205 one for his nobs/nob (in melds, 221–222 scoring, 204–205 Cribbage), 244 playing a game, 222–223 strategies for play, one pair (in Poker), 283 Racehorse version, 206–211 one point for go (in Crib- 221, 222 three-handed, 211–219 bage), 242 scoring, 223–224 trumps, 202 one-eyed jacks (in Web sites, 223 two-handed, 201–211 Poker), 284 partnership play, games for widow, 212 opening lead, 14, 125 Bid Whist, 133–134 pinochle combination, 201 opening the bet (in Poker), Bridge, 177–186 Pitch. See Setback 294–296 Canasta, 85–102 pitcher or bidder (in Set- openended straight (in Contract Bridge, 185–186 back), 226, 227 Poker), 306, 319 Euchre, 151–160 playing a game. See basics opponents, observing, exposing a card and, 17 of card games 291–292, 348 MiniBridge, 177–184 Poker order of play, 14 Partnership Auction anteing up, 285 ordering it up (in Euchre), Pinochle, 220–224 basic play, 284–289 153, 155 Partnership Setback, betting, calling, raising overbids (in Pinochle), 214 233–234 and checking, 286–288 overtricks, 171–172 Spades, 161–175 bluffing, 289–292, 307–308, overtrumping (in Spite and Malice, 40–44 325–326 Pinochle), 217 tips for, 345–346 card ranking, 282–284 Whist, 121–134 chips, 281, 284, 293 partscore contracts (in dead cards, 305 • P • Bridge), 182 Five-Card Draw, 293–300 painting a trick (in passing cards on (in Five-Card Stud, 309–310 Hearts), 192 Hearts), 191–193 flops, 312, 339–340 pair royale (in Crib- passing (not playing a hole cards, 302, 330 bage), 243 card), 254 limit version, 288 Palace passing with five (in Spite Omaha High, 341–342 dealing and setting up, and Malice), 43 Omaha High/Low, 329–341 259–260 peaking at the cards, Poker Patience (Soli- ending games, 262 12, 299 taire), 35–40 jokers, 262 pegging out (in Crib- reading your opponents, objective, 259 bage), 249 291–292 playing a game, 260–261 pegs (in Cribbage), 249 sandbagging, 288 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 362
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Poker (continued) in Hearts, 194 royal straight flush (in SevenCard Stud, 302–309 in Oh Hell!, 138 Poker), 282 showdowns, 289 in Palace, 254, 260 the rubber standing pat, 296 in Pinochle, 203 in Cribbage, 241 Texas Hold ’Em, 311–328 in Poker, 35, 282–284 in Ninety-Nine, 143 Web sites, 289, 292 in President, 254 in Setback, 231 wild cards, 284 in Spades, 162 in Spades, 173 Poker For Dummies (Harroch in Switch, 109–110 in Whist, 124, 125 and Krieger), 3 in Whist, 122 Rummy Poker Patience, 35–40 ranking suits dealing and starting, pone (in Cribbage), 240 in Bridge, 180 65–66 Positively Fifth Street in Euchre, 154 discard pile, 70–72 (McManus), 282 in Pinochle, 203 500 Rummy, 78–83 the pot (in Poker), 282, in Poker, 35–36 Gin Rummy, 72–78 289, 305 in President, 257 going out, 68–69 premium bids (in Ninety- reckoning, final, 125 going Rummy, 69, 82–83 Nine), 146 redeals melds, 64–65 preparing to play. See basics in Auction Pinochle, 212 misdeals, 65 of card games in Draw Poker, 294 objective, 64–65 President in Solitaire, 22 Oklahoma Gin, 75 dealing and playing, remembering cards playing the game, 65–67 254–256 high honor cards and, 125 runs, 64 equalcard rule, 257 importance of, 194–195 scoring, 68–69 finishing a hand, 256 in Pinochle, 211 sets, 64 Hungarian version, 259 tips for, 349 setting up, 64–65 jokers and 2s, 258–259 renouncing or discard- strategies for play, 69–72 objective, 253–254 ing, 16 Web sites, 68 Palace version, 259–262 resources, 351–354 wild cards, 67–68 ranking cards, 254 revealing one’s hand, runs (sequences) seating positions, 256–258 146, 147–148 in Crazy Fan Tan, 118 starting over, 256–258 revoking or reneging in Cribbage, 243 strategies for play, 256 defined, 16 described, 14, 64 wild cards, 258, 259 in Euchre, 160 in 500 Rummy, 79–80 Pshaw. See Oh Hell! in Hearts, 195 in Pinochle, 204–205 psychic or fake bids (in in Oh Hell!, 139 in Rummy, 64 Pinochle), 214 in Spades, 173 Rich Man Poor Man. See President • S • • R • right bower, 154 safe bids (in Pinochle), 214 Racehorse Pinochle, right hand opponent sandbagging, 171–173, 288 221, 222 (RHO), 12 scatter (in Hearts), 191 raising the bed (in the river (in Poker), schneider (in Gin Poker), 287 303, 312, 341 Rummy), 77 raising the stakes (in Romanian Whist, 140–142 scoop the pot (in Poker), 287 roundhouse (in Pi- Poker), 335 ranking card order nochle), 211 score sheet (for described, 11 rows (in Solitaire), 21 Bridge), 182 in Eights, 104 royal marriages (in Pi- scorekeeper, 13 in Euchre, 154 nochle), 204 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 363
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scoring cards (in Set- seating players, 12 third street, 304–305 back), 229 seeing bets (in Poker), 286 winning, 308 scoring, terminology of selecting a game, 17–19 shooting the moon bidding, 13 semibluff (in Poker), 325 in Hearts, 196–197 blitzing, 77, 78 sequences (runs) in Setback, 230, 234 box bonuses (Gin in Cribbage, 243 shooting the sun (in Rummy), 76–78 described, 14, 64 Hearts), 197 dozens (in Cribbage), 250 in Fan Tan, 118 short suit, 166 final reckoning, 125 in 500 Rummy, 79–80 Shorthanded Canasta, going Gin, 73 multiple parallel in 96–97 going out concealed Crazy Tan, 118 shorthanded pots (in (in Canasta), 95 in Pinochle, 204–205 Poker), 305 going Rummy, 69, 82–83 in Rummy, 64 showdown (in Poker), 289 honor cards (Whist), 124 Setback shuffling the deck, knocking (in Gin bidding, 227–228 11, 23, 240 Rummy), 74–76 dealing, 226 side pot (in Poker), 288 marches (in Euchre), 157 jick in, 231 sidesuits, 144, 202 melds in Pinochle, joker in, 231 silent estimate, 13 204–205 objective, 228 single call bidding, 13 the most (in Setback), 229 partnership version, singleton/singles, 126, 255 one for his nobs/nob 233–234 sitting arrangement, 12 (in Cribbage), 244 pitcher or bidder, 226, 227 skunked, 77, 250 one point for go (in Crib- playing a game, 228–229 slams (in Setback), 230 bage), 242 the rubber, 231 Slapjack, 50–51 overtricks (in Spades), scoring, 229–230 small blind (in Poker), 285 171–172 set back, 230 Smear. See Setback pegging out (in Crib- smudges, slams, and smearing the trick (in Auc- bage), 249 shooting the moon, tion Pinochle), 217 the rubber, 143 230, 234 smoosh (in Hearts), 191 sandbags (in Spades), strategies for play, smudges (in Setback), 171–173, 288 232–233 230, 234 schneider (in Gin for three or six Snap, 47–49 Rummy), 77 players, 235 Social Blackjack scoring cards (in Set- trumps (boss), 15, 185 betting, 265–266 back), 229 Web sites, 234 dealing, 264–265 set back (in Setback), 230 sets getting started, 263–264 shooting the moon, defined, 14, 64 playing a game, 266–269 196–197, 230, 234 in 500 Rummy, 79 strategies for play, shooting the sun (in in Pinochle, 205 269–270 Hearts), 197 in Poker, 283 software, 123, 352 skunked, 77, 250 in Rummy, 64 Solitaire card games slams (in Setback), 230 SevenCard Stud Poker Accordion, 22–26 smudges (in Setback), anteing up, 302 automatic, 21 230, 234 betting, 302–304 building and founda- sweeps (in Euchre), 157 bluffing, 307–308 tions, 22 two for his heels (in fifth street, 306 Calculation, 26–28 Cribbage), 241 getting started, 301 Canfield, 28–30 scum (in President), 258 strategies for play, Klondike, 30–31 Scumbags. See President 306–309 La Belle Lucie, 31–35 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 364
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Solitaire card games starters (in Cribbage), 241 surrendering (in Black- (continued) stealing blinds (in Poker), jack), 274 layout or tableau, 21–22 326–327 Swangames (Web site), 185 merci (cheat), 22, 35 stealing contracts (in sweeps (in Euchre), 157 Poker Patience, 35–40 Setback), 228 Switch, 108–110 redeals, 22 sticking (in Blackjack), 267 symbols for cards, 2–3 rows, columns, and stock or talon (undealt piles, 21–22 cards), 12, 22 space or gap, 22 stoppers (in Canasta), 92 • T • Spite and Malice, 40–44 straddle (in Poker), 285 table stakes (in Poker), 288 terms in, 21–22 straight draw (in Draw tableau (in Solitaire), 21–22 wastepile, 22 Poker), 297 talon or stock (undealt Web site, 44 straight flush (in Poker), cards), 12, 22 Spades 282, 297 tapping (bumping) the bidding, 163–165, 167 straight (in Canasta), 96 cards, 152 bidding for nil (zero), straight (in Poker), 283 television, 327 164, 166–169, 171 string raise (in Poker), 287 tells (in Poker), 291 card values, 165–166 Strip Jack Naked (Beggar tempo of playing, 17, 348 choosing partners, 162 My Neighbor), 45–47 Texas Hold ’Em dealers in, 165 Stud Poker betting structures for, dealing, 162–163 anteing up, 302 312–313 misdeals, 164 betting, 302–304 blind bets, 313–314 objective, 162 bluffing, 307–308 bluffing, 325–326 ranking cards, 162 fifth street, 306 calling, folding, raising, revoking or reneging, 173 five-card, 309–310 317–324 the rubber, 173 getting started, 301 objective, 311–312 sandbagging and over- strategies for play, opportunities to play, tricks, 171–172 306–309 327–328 scoring, 169, 171–173 third street, 304–305 starting hands, strategies for play, 169–171 winning, 308 314–316, 317 for three players, 174–175 suits stealing blinds, 326–327 trumps, 170–171 boss (trump), 15, 185 table positions, 316–317 for two players, 173–174 cornering, in Eights, 104 Web sites, 328 undertrick, 171 defined, 10 Thanos Card Games (Web valuing high cards, discarding, 16 site), 190 165–166 failing to follow, 15–16 third hand, 127, 184 Web sites, 163 led, 15 third street (in Poker), speed of play, 17, 348 long, 166 303, 304–305 Spit (or Speed), 57–59 ranking in Eights, 104 three of a kind (in Poker), Spite and Malice, 40–44 ranking in Euchre, 154 12, 283 stakes (bets) ranking in Pinochle, 203 threeraise limit (in in Blackjack, 265 ranking in Switch, 109–110 Poker), 303 in Cribbage, 250–251 revoking or reneging, 16 three-handed card games raising (in Poker), 287 short, 166 Auction Pinochle, 211–219 table (in Poker), 288 side, 144, 202 Black Maria, 199 standing or standing pat, symbols used for, 2 Blackjack, 263–277 267, 296 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 365
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Canasta, shorthanded, Trump Fan Tan, 116–117 upcard, 12 96–97 two for his heels (in Crib- uptown suit (in Whist), 133 Contract Bridge, 185–186 bage), 241 Cribbage for Three Two Four Jack (Switch), Players, 252 108–110 • V • CutThroat Canasta, 97 two pair (in Poker), 283 value bet (in Poker), 324 Draw Poker (Five-Card two pocket (or hole) cards vicepresident (in Presi- Draw), 293–300 (in Poker), 302, 330 dent), 256, 258 Eights, 103–110 twodeck games Video Poker, 289 Fan Tan, 111–118 Canasta, 85–102 500 Rummy, 78–83 Cancellation Hearts, Hearts, 198 199–200 • W • Honeymoon Hearts, Double Deck Fan Tan, War, 51–52 198–199 115–116 Warlord. See President Mau Mau, 105–107 Pinochle, 201–211 wastepile (in Solitaire), 22 MiniBridge, 177–184 Rummy, 65 Web sites Neuner, 107–108 two-handed card games Blackjack, 277 Ninety-Nine, 142–149 Blackjack, 263–277 books on card games, 353 Oh Hell!, 135–149 Contract Bridge, 185–186 Bridge, 185 Palace, 259–262 Cribbage, 239–252 Canasta, 96, 98 Pinochle, 211–219 Eights, 103–110 Contract Bridge, 185 Romanian Whist, 140–142 German (Two-Handed) Cribbage, 252 Rummy, 63–72 Whist, 131–132 discussion groups, 352 Setback, 235 Gin Rummy, 72–78 Draw Poker, 289, 300 Spades, 174–175 Honeymoon Hearts, Euchre, 152 Spite and Malice, 40–44 198–199 Fan Tan, 118 Switch, 108–110 MiniBridge, 177–184 Gin Rummy, 68 Three-Handed Whist, Pinochle, 201–211 Hearts, 190 129–131 Rummy, 63–72 Ninety-Nine, 143 touching cards (in Crib- Setback, 225–233 Oh Hell!, 139 bage), 245 Shorthanded Canasta, Partnership Auction touching honor (in 96–97 Pinochle, 223 Bridge), 184 Spades, 173–174 Poker, 289, 292, 352 touching/handling Spite and Malice, 40–44 rules, glossaries, history, cards, 289 Switch, 108–110 351–352 tournaments, 327, 353–354 Rummy, 68 Tower of Babel (Accor- • U • score sheet, 182 dion), 22–26 Setback, 234 transparent (valueless) Ultimate Bid Whist Solitaire, 44 jokers, 262 (software), 123 Spades, 163 tricks, defined, 14–15 unbalanced hands (in special decks of cards, 53 tricktaking games. See card Spades), 166 Texas Hold ’Em, 328 games: tricktaking type undertrick, 171, 182 WebEuchre, 152 triplets, trips (three of a Uno (Switch), 108–110 Whist, 123 kind), 255, 283, 304 Up the Creek without a trump (boss) suit, 15, 153 Paddle. See Oh Hell! 37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 366
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Whist three-handed, 129–131 Winning at Internet Poker For Bid Whist, 133–134 trumps, 15, 122 Dummies (Harlan and dealing and playing, 123 Whist Drive variation, 124 Derossi), 3, 292, 328 finessing, 128–129 widow (or cat) (in Pi- winning, attitude toward, fourth hand option, nochle), 212 346–347, 349 130–131 wild Canasta, 102 workers (in President), German Two-Handed, wild cards 256, 258 131–132 in Eights, 104 World Series of Poker, honor cards in, 124 in Hand and Foot Canasta, 282, 327 objective, 121–122 100, 102 ranking cards, 122 jokers as, 13, 284 the rubber, 124, 125 in Poker, 284 • Y • scoring, 124–125 in President, 258 younger hand, 12 strategies for play, in Rummy, 67–68 125–129 as stoppers, 92