Aaarr, Mark Ballinger <mballinger@fibres.net> What ye be sayin'? > mhearts also adds, optionally, the jack of diamonds rule, where the JD > is worth minus 10 points. Cards are played by rank/suit, as in "JD", > rather than with a positional letter like in "hearts". Also, blood on the first trick is allowed if the -blood option is specified. -- Ted Rathkopf