The trump suit follows a trump suit ranking, beginning with the 5, J and A♥. The ranking of cards depends on which suit is the trump suit. There was a large percentage of Irish immigrants on the West Coast, normally around a third of immigrants to this region of New Zealand in colonial times, and the game of 45s originated from among these immigrants.įorty-five is still played in many places in Ireland, with tournaments called 45 Card Drives being played. Serious competition tournaments are held yearly. Regular 45's Tournaments are held as a fun night out in locations like Workingman's clubs and RSA buildings. Sometimes there is a consolation-like boobie prize for the team with the fewest games.įorty-fives is popularly played on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Sometimes there is a cookie jar, where a couple can attempt to win eight or ten randomly chosen games. First and third place prizes are either split, or the deck is cut, or there is a play-off. Thus, if two couples have 18 games, a third couple 16 games and a fourth and fifth couple 15 games, then the third couple is automatically the second-place winner. If one party wants to play-off, others either do so or forfeit splitting must be unanimous. Ties may be broken by splitting the prize, cutting the deck for low card win, or playing off. Usually there are three winners for the evening, the teams with the highest number of games. Each couple has a small cue card with the numbers 1 through 25, wins are punched out with a hole punch. Winning teams rotate around the room, while the losers remain stationary. Generally 25 games are played in an evening, couples only, usually lasting about two hours. This may involve tens or hundreds of people depending on the size of the jackpot. On Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia notably in Richmond County, there are 45-Card-Games in almost all communities. In the GHA there are also weekly gatherings at the 50+ Hall, Prince William. For example, in the greater Harvey Station, New Brunswick area (GHA) biweekly card parties are popular with cottagers and local residents alike during the Spring-Fall months at the Lodges of the Ladies’ Orange Benevolent Association (L.O.B.A) Tweedside. The Auction Forty-Fives variant is popular through the province at community "card parties". In New Brunswick Forty-Fives was a popular evening pastime at lumber camps during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as with men congregating at general stores. At the community level a popular pastime on Dog Beach in Newbury, Massachusetts is to play auction Forty-Fives, at low tide during green head season. For example, the New England Academy of Forty-Fives holds occasional tournaments in Plaistow, New Hampshire, and Methuen, located in the Merrimack Valley, recently held a Forty-Fives tournament. Forty fives tournaments are becoming increasingly popular there. In this region the game is most popular in southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley of northeastern Massachusetts. In the 1920s, French Canadian economic migrants who moved south into Massachusetts and New Hampshire in New England introduced the game, where it continues to be popular, sometimes under the French name quarante-cinq. The daughters of Elizabeth Kitson, Meg and Mary played Maw at Hengrave Hall at Christmas 1572. James VI was recorded playing "Maye" at Kinneil House at Christmas 1588. Maw was first seen being played in 1511 and the earliest written rules of 1576, the incomplete "Groom Porter's lawes at Mawe," may have originated from Scotland. Scottish emigrants to Atlantic Canada may explain the reason for the popularity of the game there. Auction Forty Fives is closely related to the game One-hundred and ten.įorty-fives is a descendant of the Irish game, Twenty-five (also known as Spoilt Five), which in turn is a descendant of a game that King James VI of Scotland popularized in the 17th century called Maw. Although the number 45 has no relevance to Auction Forty Fives, the name persisted. In many areas outside of Canada, Auction Forty Fives is simply referred to as Forty Fives. In the Auction Forty Fives variant the score goes to 120 points and requires bidding. Traditional Forty Fives goes to a score of 45 points, hence the name of the game. Forty-fives is also played in parts of Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire in New England, United States, as well as in the South Island of New Zealand. The game is popular in many communities throughout Atlantic Canada ( New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) as well as the Gaspé Coast in Québec. Ace of Hearts ( Irish language deck), always a trump in Forty-fivesįorty-Five, Forte Fives, Auction Forty-Fives, 45 à bitter, Auction 120s, 120, Growl, Spoil Five, Maw and Strong Fivesįorty-fives (also known as Auction Forty-Fives, Auction 120s, 120, and Growl) is a trick-taking card game that originated in Ireland.
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