The player on the left of the dealer leads to the first trick. thereafter the player who wins a poker trick leads to the next. A player must follow suit to the card led, if he can, otherwise he may discard.

The object of the game is to avoid taking tricks that contain a Jack, and one point is lost for every Jack taken, with the exception of the ♠ J (polignac) which costs the winner two points.

The usual method of scoring is to play a pre-arranged number of deals (that should be a multiple of four) and he who loses the least number of points is the winner.

It is a very simple game, but some skill is called for particularly in choosing the best card to lead after a trick has been won, correct discarding when unable to follow suit, and, deciding whether or not to win a trick when the choice is available.

SLOBBERHANNES

If we may judge by its name, Sloberhannes is either of Dutch or German origin. It is a very simple poker game played in the same way as Poliganac.

The only difference is that a player loses on point if he wins the first trick, one point if he wins the last, one point if he wins the trick containing the ♣ Q, and a further one point (making four points in all ) if he wins all three tricks.

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