The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to Play Over 250 Games (196 page)

two pairs

range, different rank, high then low

one pair

black and pass ( if both red)

Straights or flushes On the third or fourth rounds, or an initial y

poor distribution, go for a flush or straight as fol ows:

to show this:

l-h

h-l e.g.: l-h

h-l

same suit, out of 5FL (2P) 4 J = flush

J 4= J-J-4-4

range

same suit, in

4FL

3FL 4 8 = 4 spades

8 4 = 3 spades

range

different suit, in 4/ 5ST* 3ST 4 8 = straight

8 4 = 3 of straight

range

4 7 = 4 of straight

* With a complete straight, play lowest then highest regardless of

suit. With four to a straight, play low-high, but beware giving

misleading 5-straight or 4-flush signal.

Summary The three sets of signals listed above (straight flush, same

rank, straight or flush) are summarized in the fol owing table. Italics

denote weak or second-round signals.

2 cards of: same suit

same colour

different colour

same rank -

fours if

two pairs

or 2 pairs

same range 3 or more to straight two threes

FH, threes first or 3+

flush or 3 or 4 to flush or 3+ to straight to straight

out of range two threes or 5 flush two threes

full house, threes first

or 2 pairs

Simplified Concerto Signals

From

Play

5 to SF

lowest, highest

4 to 4S

same ranks, then

4 to SF

low, high, preferably not over a gap

3+3 to 4S different ranks, same colour

3+2 to 4S different ranks, different colour, 3S first

3 to SF

high, low, preferably not over a gap

3S to 4S same ranks, different colour

pairs

red and pass ( if possible)

one pair black and pass ( if both red)

Tantony

4 players (2 × 2), 52 cards

Tantony is a corruption of St Anthony, the patron saint of

swineherds, and a Tantony piglet is the smal est one of the lit er.

What has this got to do with anything? You’l soon see. One

amusing feature of this game is the way it automatical y stacks the