ocr: 2) He may pass a) in some variations of this game a player who passes will first announce the expected value of his meld to his partner in units of by-mes (bi'-meez). A by-me is equivalent to 10 points of meld. For example, a player with 20 points of meld who did not wish to raise the bid would announce two by-mees instead of announcing the value of his bid. 25 points of meld would be 'two and a half py-mees (however, in some circies half units of by-mees are not allowed). b) in other variations, a player will always intorm his partner of the expected value of his meld during his FIRST bid. Th ...