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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... draw another card , and should this be a very low one ( an ace or a deuce ) , and he have reason to suppose , by the extra cards dealt round , that he had to contest high numbers , he would draw again , and if he obtained 19 or 20 ...
... draw another card , and should this be a very low one ( an ace or a deuce ) , and he have reason to suppose , by the extra cards dealt round , that he had to contest high numbers , he would draw again , and if he obtained 19 or 20 ...
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... Draw . Draw . 25.21 11. 8 8.11 18.15 16.19 W. wins . 17.21 M 23.18 T. GAME 3 . 7. 2 11.16 N. 10.14 14.10 11.15 1. 6 21.17 26.31 18.11 22.25 U 23.19 2. 9 16.20 18.22 14.21 9. 6 9.14 5.14 17.21 31.27 O 22.25 25.29 22.17 17.10 15.11 22.17 ...
... Draw . Draw . 25.21 11. 8 8.11 18.15 16.19 W. wins . 17.21 M 23.18 T. GAME 3 . 7. 2 11.16 N. 10.14 14.10 11.15 1. 6 21.17 26.31 18.11 22.25 U 23.19 2. 9 16.20 18.22 14.21 9. 6 9.14 5.14 17.21 31.27 O 22.25 25.29 22.17 17.10 15.11 22.17 ...
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... Draw . H. 7.10 10. 6 22.17 1.10 5. 9 14. 7 E. 1.10 12.16 14. 7 15.11 31.26 3.10 24.19 24.19 32.27 9.13 7.10 F. 30.26 Draw . 15.24 10. 3 17.22 5.14 23.18 14.10 27.23 19.23 26.23 14.23 GAME 5 . 7.21 17.13 10.14 1. 6 26.19 11.15 25.22 ...
... Draw . H. 7.10 10. 6 22.17 1.10 5. 9 14. 7 E. 1.10 12.16 14. 7 15.11 31.26 3.10 24.19 24.19 32.27 9.13 7.10 F. 30.26 Draw . 15.24 10. 3 17.22 5.14 23.18 14.10 27.23 19.23 26.23 14.23 GAME 5 . 7.21 17.13 10.14 1. 6 26.19 11.15 25.22 ...
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