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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... trumps , unless very strong in them , M. p . 29 ; H. p . 29 ; Ed . p . 167 , et seq . 3. Lead the highest of a ... small cards , lea ace and king , if weak in trumps ; but a small one if strong i them . M. p . 29 ; H. p . 40 , 41 ; Ed ...
... trumps , unless very strong in them , M. p . 29 ; H. p . 29 ; Ed . p . 167 , et seq . 3. Lead the highest of a ... small cards , lea ace and king , if weak in trumps ; but a small one if strong i them . M. p . 29 ; H. p . 40 , 41 ; Ed ...
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... small ones ; or when you hold a good sequence , have a strong suit , or have five trumps . M. p . 27 ; H. p . 39 ... trumps are out . M. p . 15 ; Ed . P. 171 . 13. Do not trump a thirteenth card , unless you are a last player , or want ...
... small ones ; or when you hold a good sequence , have a strong suit , or have five trumps . M. p . 27 ; H. p . 39 ... trumps are out . M. p . 15 ; Ed . P. 171 . 13. Do not trump a thirteenth card , unless you are a last player , or want ...
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... trumps , lead rather from one headed by a king than a queen ; but with three or four small trumps , I should prefer leading from a single card to a long weak suit . This is contrary to the usual practice , especially of the players of ...
... trumps , lead rather from one headed by a king than a queen ; but with three or four small trumps , I should prefer leading from a single card to a long weak suit . This is contrary to the usual practice , especially of the players of ...
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... trumps . Always force the strong , seldom the weak , never the two ; otherwise you play your adversaries ' game , and give the one an opportunity to make his small trumps , while the other hrows away his losing cards . It is a very ...
... trumps . Always force the strong , seldom the weak , never the two ; otherwise you play your adversaries ' game , and give the one an opportunity to make his small trumps , while the other hrows away his losing cards . It is a very ...
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... trump , and throws away a small card , you conclude his hand consists of a strong suit in trumps , with one strong and another weaker suit . If he throws an honour , you know he has two suits only , one of which is trumps . In the ...
... trump , and throws away a small card , you conclude his hand consists of a strong suit in trumps , with one strong and another weaker suit . If he throws an honour , you know he has two suits only , one of which is trumps . In the ...
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