Proper Dealing

For some reason, it has taken a long time to figure out the best way to deal the cards in Kardball.  To be honest, we never much cared.  But as the game becomes more and more serious, little things like the order in which the cards are dealt become quite contentious.  We have to set a standard.

We have finally established a convention for dealing a Kardball half-inning.  This will work equally well for teams of any size.  In an unofficiated game, the Pitcher will deal the cards, one card at a time starting with the first batter, then the fielder(s), and so on.  The Pitcher will receive the last three cards dealt (or drawn from the draw pile).  In a game controlled by an umpire, the order is the same, but the umpire deals the cards.

The following diagram shows the order in which cards should be dealt out.

That's that!  No more confusion.  Look for this detail to be added to the Official Rules in a future revision.