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, Amercan Bowls, Etc., EtcH.G. Bohn Bell & Daldy, 1867 - 617 pages |
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Page 153
... pairs . After the round the two that have been in longest must go out . THE DEAL . The pack may be shuffled by any of the players ; the dealer being entitled to shuffle them last , the cards having been placed during the previous deal ...
... pairs . After the round the two that have been in longest must go out . THE DEAL . The pack may be shuffled by any of the players ; the dealer being entitled to shuffle them last , the cards having been placed during the previous deal ...
Page 269
... Pairs , & c . The board being duly prepared , the players cut for the deal , the lowest cribbage card winning the cut . If you play games , you must cut at the termination of each ; not so when playing rubbers . The winner of the crib ...
... Pairs , & c . The board being duly prepared , the players cut for the deal , the lowest cribbage card winning the cut . If you play games , you must cut at the termination of each ; not so when playing rubbers . The winner of the crib ...
Page 270
... Pairs Fourthly , by Pairs - royal - Fifthly , by Double - pairs- royal - Sixthly , by the Knave being turned up - and Seventhly , by making thirty - one , or the nearest number thereunto . Points on reckoning the hand and crib , after ...
... Pairs Fourthly , by Pairs - royal - Fifthly , by Double - pairs- royal - Sixthly , by the Knave being turned up - and Seventhly , by making thirty - one , or the nearest number thereunto . Points on reckoning the hand and crib , after ...
Page 271
... Pairs - Fifthly , by Pair - royal- Sixthly , by Double - pairs - royal - and Seventhly , by the Knave being of the same suit as the card turned up . The various points you are entitled to , under either of these several denominations ...
... Pairs - Fifthly , by Pair - royal- Sixthly , by Double - pairs - royal - and Seventhly , by the Knave being of the same suit as the card turned up . The various points you are entitled to , under either of these several denominations ...
Page 272
... Pair or Pairs . - Every pair made in the play or the hand , reckons for two points . To pair is to play a card of the same description , not of the same suit only . If a tenth card be played , and you can answer it with a similar tenth ...
... Pair or Pairs . - Every pair made in the play or the hand , reckons for two points . To pair is to play a card of the same description , not of the same suit only . If a tenth card be played , and you can answer it with a similar tenth ...
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advantage adver adversary leads adversary's ball Article ball winning hazard baulk bricole called carambole Caster throw chance count crib Cribbage cushion deal dealer dealt Deschapelles deuce discard Drawn eight elder hand equal fault finesse five cards full ball winning gain give happen hold holes honours king knave last player left-hand adversary losing hazard manille matadores move and win nine number of points odd trick odds pack partner leads person placed play the king playing a ball pocket d pocket g pool probability punter queen quinola reckon red ball remain reversis revoke right-hand adversary round rubber rule score sequence seven small card small clubs small hearts spades Spadille stake striker's ball stroke strong in trumps strong suit suppose three small trumps three-handed whist turned unless vols weak in trumps Whist White to move win the game winning and losing younger-hand
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Page 242 - In show like leaders of the swarthy moors. Spadillio first, unconquerable lord ! Led off two captive trumps, and swept the board.
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Page 242 - The hungry Judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jury-men may dine; The merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the Toilet cease.
Page 242 - Soon as she spreads her hand, th' aerial guard Descend, and sit on each important card : First Ariel perch'd upon a matadore, Then each, according to the rank they bore ; For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place.
Page 264 - ... multiply each numerator by all the denominators, except its own, for a new numerator, and under it write the common denominator.
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Page 243 - Gain'd but one trump and one Plebeian card. With his broad sabre next, a chief in years, The hoary Majesty of Spades appears, Puts forth one manly leg, to sight reveal'd, The rest, his many-colour'd robe conceal'd.