Before commencing play, each player will bid the number of points they are going to try to win by catching tricks.

Several other indoor leagues have been announced without ever actually commencing play, or operating only briefly with a handful of teams.

He revealed he had been consuming a large amount of alcohol before commencing play and generally not taking himself seriously as a darts player.

The rules regarding these features should be agreed before commencing play.

The Collegians men's hockey section is much younger, commencing play in 1967.

The Mavericks commenced play at the Division I level during the 1996-97 season.

When all of the cards have been dealt to each player, the top card on the deck is flipped over to commence play.

The player to the left of the dealer commences play by discarding cards in ascending numerical sequence.

Wolfgang Suhnholz was named coach of the U23 team, which commenced play in 2008.

Hendricks commenced play for St. Cloud State as a true freshman during the 2000-01 season.