Hoyle's Games Improved: Being Practical Treatises on the Following Fashionable Games, Viz Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Billiards, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, and Lansquenet
Hoyle's Games Improved: Being Practical Treatises on the Following Fashionable Games, Viz Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Billiards, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, and Lansquenet
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1775 Excerpt: ...Because it will frequently dijirtss your Left-hand Adversary. 9. Having Ace, King, and Knave, lead the E 2 King. 76. the Game -/ WHIST. Kistg. For ifstrong in Trumps, you may wait the Return of that-Suit; and finesse the Knave. 9. Having Ace, King, and one small Card, lead the small one. For by this Lead your Pat tner ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1775 Excerpt: ...Because it will frequently dijirtss your Left-hand Adversary. 9. Having Ace, King, and Knave, lead the E 2 King. 76. the Game -/ WHIST. Kistg. For ifstrong in Trumps, you may wait the Return of that-Suit; and finesse the Knave. 9. Having Ace, King, and one small Card, lead the small one. For by this Lead your Pat tner has a Chance to make the Knave. 10. Having Ace, King, and two or three small Cards, play Ace and King if weak in Trumps, but a smatll Card if strong in them. For when strong in Trumps, you may give your Partner the Chance of making the firji Trick. 11. Having King, Queen, and one small Card, play the small one. For your Partner has an equal Chance to win the Trick; and you need not fear to make King or $hieen. 12. Having-King, Queen, and two or three small Cards, led a small Card if strong in Trumps, and the King if weak in them. For Strength in Trumps intitles you to play a backward Game, and to give your Partner the Chance of winning the first Trick; but if weak in Trumps it is necessary to secure a Trick in that Suit, by leading the King or ueen. 13. Having an Ace with four small Cards, and no other good Suit; play a small Card if strong in Trumps, and the Ace if weak. For Strength in Trumps may enable you to make one or two of the small Cards, altho' your Partner Jfjould n t.be able to support the Lead. 14. Having King, Knave, and Ten, lead the Ten. For if your Partner holds the Ace, you have a good Chance of making three 1ricksy whether he passes the Ten or not, 15. Having; the G A M B i/whist. 77 15 Having King, Queen, and Ten, lead the King. For if it falls, upon the Return of that Suit from your Partner, by putting on the Tin you have a Chance of making two Tricks. 16. Having Queen, Knave, and Nine, lead the ...
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