division of the circle that has been struck out, the player loses his
turn in the same way as if the pencil were not in the circle at all,
or had rested upon a line of the diagram.

The game continues until all the divisions of the circle have been
scored out, when the numbers gained by each of the players are added
up, and the one who has scored the highest number of points wins the
game.

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CARD GAMES

SPECULATION

Speculation is a game at which any number of persons may play. The
stakes are made with counters or nuts, and the value of the stakes is
settled by the company. The highest trump in each deal wins the pool.

When the dealer has been chosen, he puts, say, six counters in the
pool and every other player puts four; three cards are given to each
person, though they must be dealt one at a time; another card is then
turned up, and called the trump card. The cards must be left upon the
table, but the player on the left-hand side of the dealer turns up
his top card so that all may see it. If it is a trump card, that is to
say, if it is of the same suit as the card the dealer turned up, the
owner may either keep his card or sell it, and the other players bid