If either of the players gain _all_ the tricks, he scores _forty_ for them,
instead of ten for the majority. This is called a _capot_.
Pique, repique, and capot are not unfrequent; but the occurrence of carte
blanche is exceedingly rare, occurring only about once in nine hundred
deals.
As an example of how these extraordinary chances tell, suppose that the
elder hand, after discarding, should find himself with four major tierces
in his hand, the dealer having only three cards of each suit, including at
least one knave, so as to prevent a carte blanche; the elder hand would
then score as follows: {113}
_In the hand_--
Point 3
Four tierce sequences 12
Three quatorzes 42
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