The Hand-book of Games: Comprising New Or Carefully Revised Treatises on Whist, Piquet, Ecarté, Lansquenet, Boston, Quadrille, Cribbage, and Other Card Games; Faro, Rouge Et Noir, Hazard, Roulette; Backgammon, Draughts; Billiards, Bagatelle, American Bowls; Etc. EtcHenry George Bohn H.G. Bohn, 1850 - 617 pages |
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... dealt him , what chance IX . The younger - h has he for his taking one ? A. It is Against him . For him . 28 to 29 X. If the younger - hand has one ace dealt him what are the odds of his taking in one or two of the three remaining aces ...
... dealt him , what chance IX . The younger - h has he for his taking one ? A. It is Against him . For him . 28 to 29 X. If the younger - hand has one ace dealt him what are the odds of his taking in one or two of the three remaining aces ...
Page 216
... dealt you , the odds that you do not take in the ten to your quart - major , and the other ace , is eighteen to one against you ; but that you take in one of them , is only twenty - one to seven- teen against you . And suppose you have ...
... dealt you , the odds that you do not take in the ten to your quart - major , and the other ace , is eighteen to one against you ; but that you take in one of them , is only twenty - one to seven- teen against you . And suppose you have ...
Page 217
... dealt you , it is eighteen to one that you do not take in the two other aces , but only seventeen to twenty - one that you take in one of them . Let us illustrate the use of this by an example ; sup- pose you have a quart - major dealt ...
... dealt you , it is eighteen to one that you do not take in the two other aces , but only seventeen to twenty - one that you take in one of them . Let us illustrate the use of this by an example ; sup- pose you have a quart - major dealt ...
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advantage adversary leads adversary's ball Article basto baulk bricole calculation called canon Caster throw chance consequently count crib Cribbage cushion deal dealer dealt Deschapelles deuce discard Drawn eight elder hand equal fault finesse five cards four aces four cards gain give happen hold holes honours king knave last player left-hand adversary losing hazard manille matadores move and win nine odd trick pack partner leads person placed play the king playing a ball pocket pool probability punter queen queen of hearts quinola reckon red ball remaining reversis revoke right-hand adversary round rubber rule score sequence Setter's expectation seven shuffle small card small clubs small diamonds small hearts Spadille stake striker stroke strong in trumps strong suit suppose three cards three small trumps three-handed whist turned unless weak in trumps White to move win the game winning card younger-hand