The Theory of the Modern Scientific Game of WhistLongmans, Green, and Company, 1871 - 93 páginas |
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... object ; but , we believe , they are generally given a wide berth in good society . Whist has always been a favourite pursuit of great men . The most philosophical novelist of modern times uses it to illustrate his profound speculations ...
... object ; but , we believe , they are generally given a wide berth in good society . Whist has always been a favourite pursuit of great men . The most philosophical novelist of modern times uses it to illustrate his profound speculations ...
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... object of the present essay to endeavour to answer these questions . In the first place , is there any particular mode of playing Whist , which is so distinct from and so superior to all others , as to merit being distinguished 6 THEORY ...
... object of the present essay to endeavour to answer these questions . In the first place , is there any particular mode of playing Whist , which is so distinct from and so superior to all others , as to merit being distinguished 6 THEORY ...
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... object to all rules and systems what- ever , declaring that the play ought to be determined by the player's judgment and will alone ; and the objection is usually backed by the assertion , that play on any fixed system is often ...
... object to all rules and systems what- ever , declaring that the play ought to be determined by the player's judgment and will alone ; and the objection is usually backed by the assertion , that play on any fixed system is often ...
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... object of conveying information to your partner . The principle was sanctioned by Hoyle , and several of them are established and legalised in the modern scientific game ; as , for example , the signal for trumps ; the return of the ...
... object of conveying information to your partner . The principle was sanctioned by Hoyle , and several of them are established and legalised in the modern scientific game ; as , for example , the signal for trumps ; the return of the ...
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... farther , giving some degree of consideration to the partner , but still always making their own hand the chief object ; and among this latter class are often found players of much skill and judgment , and who 20 20 THEORY OF THE GAME.
... farther , giving some degree of consideration to the partner , but still always making their own hand the chief object ; and among this latter class are often found players of much skill and judgment , and who 20 20 THEORY OF THE GAME.
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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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