The Theory of the Modern Scientific Game of WhistLongmans, Green, and Company, 1871 - 93 páginas |
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... means of carrying the combination principle into practice , he was obliged to form an imperfect system of his own , and therefore his explanations do not correspond with our modern game . The Author's experience leads him to believe ...
... means of carrying the combination principle into practice , he was obliged to form an imperfect system of his own , and therefore his explanations do not correspond with our modern game . The Author's experience leads him to believe ...
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... mean ( as some of them do ) that they con- sider the game chiefly as one of chance , and that their amusement is as much promoted by one mode of playing as another , we have nothing to say to them , except to suggest that ' Beggar my ...
... mean ( as some of them do ) that they con- sider the game chiefly as one of chance , and that their amusement is as much promoted by one mode of playing as another , we have nothing to say to them , except to suggest that ' Beggar my ...
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... lies , the latter meaning is apt to create confusion . The person against whom you act is more correctly the fourth player . Forcing means obliging your partner or your adversary to trump a trick , by leading a suit TECHNICAL TERMS . 13.
... lies , the latter meaning is apt to create confusion . The person against whom you act is more correctly the fourth player . Forcing means obliging your partner or your adversary to trump a trick , by leading a suit TECHNICAL TERMS . 13.
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... means a card in hand of no value , and consequently the fittest to throw away . Make . To make a card means simply to win 14 THEORY OF WHIST .
... means a card in hand of no value , and consequently the fittest to throw away . Make . To make a card means simply to win 14 THEORY OF WHIST .
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William Pole. Make . To make a card means simply to win a trick with it . Master card , or best card , means the highest card in at the time . Thus , if the ace and king were out , the master card would be the queen . This is some- times ...
William Pole. Make . To make a card means simply to win a trick with it . Master card , or best card , means the highest card in at the time . Thus , if the ace and king were out , the master card would be the queen . This is some- times ...
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A. K. H. B. Crown 8vo ace and king advantage adversaries ALEXANDER BAIN Amy Herbert ANDREW FINDLATER Aniline asking for trumps Author of Amy best card Cabinet Edition Chemistry Clubs command Crown 8vo D.D. Lord Bishop DAVID HUME Diamonds DICTIONARY discard English Essays example finesse force four Fourth Edition high cards honour inferences inform your partner JEAN INGELOW JOHN STUART MILL JOHN TYNDALL knave leading trumps LECTURES LIBRARY EDITION long cards lowest M.A. Second Edition MANUAL Maps master cards mode of play modern game modern scientific game Philosophy Philosophy of Perception plain suits Plates Portrait Post 8vo practice price 16s Revised Edition rule Science SECRET of HEGEL sequence short suit signal for trumps Sixth Edition Spades Square crown 8vo strong in trumps system of play T. W. WEBB tenace Third Edition three cards Translated TREATISE vols weak suit Whist WILLIAM WILLIAM ODLING Wood Woodcuts
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