The Theory of the Modern Scientific Game of WhistLongmans, Green, and Company, 1871 - 93 páginas |
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... Opening . - Term borrowed from chess , to denote the system on which you commence or open your game when you get your first lead . Plain suits are the three suits not trumps . Re - entry . - A card of re - entry is one that will , by ...
... Opening . - Term borrowed from chess , to denote the system on which you commence or open your game when you get your first lead . Plain suits are the three suits not trumps . Re - entry . - A card of re - entry is one that will , by ...
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... opening you adopt is consequence to your joint welfare . that , however your play may vary in of the hand , you must , as a general principle , adopt always the same opening , or it will be impossible for your partner to draw any ...
... opening you adopt is consequence to your joint welfare . that , however your play may vary in of the hand , you must , as a general principle , adopt always the same opening , or it will be impossible for your partner to draw any ...
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... opening of the game is deter- mined . Between the two other systems , however , the choice is not so clear . It is by no means easy to prove which of them , if pursued systematically , would in the long run be the most advantageous as ...
... opening of the game is deter- mined . Between the two other systems , however , the choice is not so clear . It is by no means easy to prove which of them , if pursued systematically , would in the long run be the most advantageous as ...
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... opening is free from all these ob- jections . It is uniformly practicable , as every hand must contain at least one suit of four cards ; you can persevere in your design every time you get the lead , whether your partner can help you or ...
... opening is free from all these ob- jections . It is uniformly practicable , as every hand must contain at least one suit of four cards ; you can persevere in your design every time you get the lead , whether your partner can help you or ...
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... opening , is in all cases the safest play . To this we may add that it has characterised the scientific game ever since it was invented ; it has stood the test of long experience ; and is universally adopted by the best authorities we ...
... opening , is in all cases the safest play . To this we may add that it has characterised the scientific game ever since it was invented ; it has stood the test of long experience ; and is universally adopted by the best authorities we ...
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