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01/23/08 3:05 PM

#57958 RE: jbog #57950

Schmeiss is an offer to give up.

Used in card games.
Clobyosh (also known as Bela also known as "Klabberjas") is a trick-taking card game played in Jewish communities in many parts of the world. The rules of Clobyosh are very close to those of the French card game Belote and the Croatian card game Belot (which also is called Bela), but with a few significant differences from each.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/how-to-play-klaberjass.htm

How to Play Klaberjass
by David Galt

Try pronouncing this card game "Klobber-yosh" -- or just call it Klob. Originally a Hungarian card game, Klaberjass became a favorite for gamblers in the United States as a one-on-one test of talent...

To play: Deal six cards to each player, three at a time, and turn over an upcard to propose trump. Now the trump bidding begins.

Nondealer speaks first, saying "Pass," "Take," or "Schmeiss" (pronounced "shmyss").

Take means nondealer accepts the suit turned up as trump. Nondealer then becomes the "maker", or the player responsible for making the higher score. Being the maker has some serious consequences explained in the "Scoring" section.

Schmeiss is an offer to throw the hand in. If dealer accepts, the cards are thrown in and new hands are dealt. If dealer refuses, he becomes the maker with the upcard suit accepted as trump.

If nondealer passes, dealer then must pass, accept, or schmeiss.

If you both pass on the first round, nondealer names a new trump suit of the three suits remaining or passes again. If the latter, dealer now names a new trump suit or passes. If both pass twice, the hand is thrown in, with no redeal; the deal alternates in Klaberjass.