37_599100 bindex.qxd 8/31/05 8:21 PM Page 353 Index 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 354 354 Card Games For Dummies, 2nd Edition 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 Index 355 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 356 356 Card Games For Dummies, 2nd Edition 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),