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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Page 32
... honours are the ace , king , queen , and knave ; he who hath three honours in his hand , his partner not having the fourth , sets up eight by cards , that is , two tricks ; if he hath all four , then sixteen , that is , four tricks . It ...
... honours are the ace , king , queen , and knave ; he who hath three honours in his hand , his partner not having the fourth , sets up eight by cards , that is , two tricks ; if he hath all four , then sixteen , that is , four tricks . It ...
Page 84
... honours count four points ; three honours count two points only . Art . 55. Tricks count before honours , except as specified in Article 68 , and in cases where one party is entitled to the call . Art . 56. - The points gained by one ...
... honours count four points ; three honours count two points only . Art . 55. Tricks count before honours , except as specified in Article 68 , and in cases where one party is entitled to the call . Art . 56. - The points gained by one ...
Page 157
... honours are ace , king , queen , and knave of trumps . In reckoning , tricks have precedence of honours . If the four honours are in one hand , or held by partners , they count four ; should there be three honours in one hand or between ...
... honours are ace , king , queen , and knave of trumps . In reckoning , tricks have precedence of honours . If the four honours are in one hand , or held by partners , they count four ; should there be three honours in one hand or between ...
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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