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Four players play in two partnerships, sitting crosswise. In all variants of nine-five the five of trumps and the nine of trumps score many game points when captured in tricks: 5 and 9, respectively. The minimum bid is 4 or 9. The maximum number of points that can be won is 18.
Cinch, also known as Double Pedro or High Five, is an American trick-taking card game of the all fours family derived from Auction Pitch via Pedro. [1] Developed in Denver, Colorado in the 1880s, [2] it was soon regarded as the most important member of the all fours family in the USA, but went out of fashion with the rise of Auction Bridge. [3]
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Like pitch, cinch is a point-trick game, i.e. for winning the trick play one needs to maximize the total value of the cards won in tricks, rather than the number of tricks won. But in cinch (and in Pedro in general) the original card-points were abolished in favor of directly assigning game points to the cards.
(These are 1 point each for holding the highest or lowest trump in play, for winning one of the bowers or jokers, and for winning the trick-play. Finally 3 points for winning the three of trumps.) The first player to score 21 points over several deals is the winner of the game. ("21 up".) [5]
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Moreover, winning a trick that contains the Five of trumps immediately scores 5 points. The game is played for 61 points, ideally scored on a cribbage board. For determining the winner of the Game point, The Five of trumps is also worth 5 points. All other trumps and non-trumps have their usual card values. [10]
Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 13 games and drove in three runs for the Phillies, who had won four straight. Five Angels’ pitchers held the Phillies to six hits, but also walked nine.