1926-12-04 — Page 6

NEW GAME.

ON LEARNING BAMBOODLE

By Kathleen O'Brien,

"Do come on Friday if you can," wrote Lucia, we are having a Bamboodle party-you know, the new game everyone is crazy about. It's quito onay, you will soon pick it up. Come early."

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"Fancy," said Janet, "going got to play the king of hearts to go Splong so early in the game The Bamboodie, and we all have to pay other night wo played for three, Him twelve countersin JusEP CA hours und only one of us went Splong the whole time. Your turn to play, Valerian.""

Valorian hearts

down a five of

Just a minuto," I said. isn't bothering you too what is Splong?"

"It's what you go when you have a triple clamp," said Janet. "You can go Double Splong: bat for that you have to have two boops and a "ponker. It's very rare."--

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER

HAPSBURGS DENOUNCED.

HUNGARIAN DEPUTY AND

THE ARCHDUKESAN

But you chid any queen!” - 1 protested, begining to get annoyed. "or, at least, you let me think bol And besides, Philip' may not have the king of hearts

It is reported from Budapest. "If itBut, of course, he has," said much; Lucia, otherwise he wouldn't that in the course of a debate in have gone Splong on a triple Farliment concerning the new clamp. That's obvious."

House of Magnatea, the Indopch- Philip's contented expression dent Pendant Deputy Stephan was the only thing that made it Denes attacked the Hapsburgs, vehemently protesting against the obvious to me.

"However," said Janet, gener-Government's Intention to appoint ously," you couldn't have known Tapsburg Archdukes to the House that. Never mind. You'll learn of Magnates. "He asserted that of. the game is you go on. Your 279 Hungarian aristocratie families turn to play, Lucia."

118 were of foreign descent, nfd Lucia put down a couple of who received their estate from read out a long list of dristocrata

knaves.

the Hapsburgs as the reward of treason to the nation's fight for liberty.

Count Bethlen, the Prime Minis "I did that on purpose," said ter, protested against this speech two of a kind you may, play, them

with

I came early. Robert, Lucla and "Valerian were already assembled

at the card table; Jufet and Philip Thank heaven" I said Lawrence, experienced Bambood-feeling: "What are we all waiting lors, came in just after me. 1 for?" was the only freshman, of the party.

"You play with two packs," ex- plained Lucia, na Robert began dealing, "and every player nine cards. We generally start with thirty-six counters cach."

of the game.

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"We're waiting for you to play," said Robert

Me? But why doesn't Philip play, as he's next to Valerian?"

"Can't," said Valerian, "after he's gone Splong. He has to wait

"Oh, you've put down two cares, Lucia," I said, helpfully: "they do stick together sometimes-"

"

This sounded fairly. simple. ra round. Now, what you want to/Lucia.. coldly. "When you hayamid a great up-roar. bogan to feel I'was getting a grindo, if you. call; is to make à chackie,both, in order to get rid of them! Jablunk, a clamp, a boop or a pen more quickly. You want to get Lucis,ker. Of course, It's best to make

rid of all your cards as soon as you. can, you see." of the players has a ponker if you possibly can." triple clamp. Then he can take "Oh, of course," I agreed, hearti- up three extra cards and goly. "But how does one begin to

make a ponker?"

"Except," continued "when one

splong."

My heart sank a little. "Please," I said, "what is a ple elamp?

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"Fourteen plus ten maks eourt cards twenty-four. All 1) This seemed rather a good idea. count as tens, you see. Twenty- when my turn came round agam 1 four added on to Philip's triple, discarded two, sevens. A scream clamp makes a ponker and, as "Well, you can only make a pon-of despair rang out. Valerian Your queen was a 'club, and he has triker if you've got a checkle and five threw his cards angrily on the the king of hearts, it means he can others, a blunk and four others, utable. Robert buried his head inges Double Bamboodle! The sort clamp and three others, and so on. his hands. Janet and Lucia, of thing that happens only once in

should try for a chuckle first, if heroically controlling their emo a lifetime."

"A triple clamp? Why, it's when you've got three over ones, of which at least two must be less than ten. A double clamp is only

I were you, as Valerian's playedtions, counted out twenty-four the five of hoarts. A chackle's got counters, ench, which they handed to have at least one queen in it."over to Philip. I waited, bewild- "Splong!" cried Philip, excited- Something defalte at last. ered, for an explanation. ly. He seized three extra cards put down the queen of clubs intelli from the pack, and everyone push-gently. There was a shriek of pain ed three counters towards him, and disraay,

"You see," said Lucia at last, when she had herself in hand,

two sevens hake fourteen.". He seemed to expect me to do like-; "Not the queen of clubs, of This simple, age-old fact seemed wish, so I did, but without enthus course!" cried Lucin, "anything insufficiently to explain the

but that Why. Philip has only: Sticken condition.

sinem.

Tcounted out my twenty-four counters to Philip and rose.

"Hullo Where are you going?" they asked.

Im going," I replied with dignity; "to find someotie. Who wil teach net game everyone is crazy about, the name of which, I under- stand, ia Bamboodie."

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