22. The pack must neither be shuffled below the table, nor so that the face of any card can be seen. 23. The pack must not be shuffled during the play of a hand. 24. Each player ha...
When Auction was in its infancy, the authorities advised the Second Hand, regardless of the character of his cards, to pass a declaration of one Spade. The reason given was that th...
CANFIELD OR KLONDIKE One Entire Pack of Cards From "The Official Rules of Card Games," copyright 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1913, by The U. S. Playing Card Co....
Refusing to ruff when you hold the high trump. A Queen of clubs (turn-up), Right, ace of clubs, King, queen of spades. D B Ace, 9 of spades, Knave of spades, King, queen of diamond...
All doubles, except the double of one Spade by the Second Hand, which is really an informatory bid, are made for the purpose of increasing the score of the doubler. The old idea of...
The adversaries of the Declarer take ten tricks, but revoke. Under these conditions, can either side score "except for honors or chicane?" DECISION Law 84 provides that "a revoking...
2. A game consists of thirty points obtained by tricks alone, exclusive of any points counted for honors, chicane, slam, little slam, bonus or undertricks. 3. Every deal is played...
This game, which is of considerable antiquity, is available for two, three, four, or more persons, but is usually played by four, when two of the players act as partners against th...
Spin may be regarded somewhat as a variation or offshoot of Pope Joan, which game it very much resembles. The dealer will therefore do well to refer to the description given of tha...
Three-card Loo being the most popular at the present day, we shall devote ourselves more particularly to that game, leaving the five-card variety to be considered later on, under t...
THE WHEEL Two Entire Packs of Cards RULES Vacancies in the cushion are only refilled after the first deal, but not after any subsequent deal. No two cards of the same value may be...
NESTOR One Entire Pack of Cards PLAY Deal out in horizontal lines six rows each containing eight cards. In dealing these, you must be careful that there should never be two cards o...
MARGARETHE One Entire Pack of Cards RULES The foundations follow suit. The king foundations descend from ten to eight; the knaves, from seven to five; the queens, from four to two....
At the conclusion of the play the cards are turned face downward preparatory to the next deal. It is then discovered that the pack contains two Queens of Clubs and no Knave of Club...
THE MILL Two Entire Packs of Cards RULES All cards in the wings are available. The five foundations do not follow suit. PLAY Take from the pack one ace and place it in the centre b...
THE OLGA Four Piquet Packs RULES The foundations follow suit. Each card in the flower-bed must be turned face upward as soon as the card immediately below it is removed. The card s...
A bids two Hearts, Y bids two Diamonds,--B demands that the Y declaration be made sufficient. Y says, "I correct my declaration to three Diamonds." B passes, Z bids three No-trumps...
Refusing to over trump. A 9 of clubs (turn-up), Knave of clubs, Ace, king of hearts, 8 of spades. D B King and 10 of clubs, Ace of clubs, Ace, 9 of spades, Queen, 8 of hearts, 9 of...
There is such a variety of opinion about the bridge that the writers do not feel confident enough to express any decided view about the matter. It is a complicated question from a...
THE CONSTITUTION Two Entire Packs of Cards RULES The foundations are formed exclusively from the "Privy Council." All cards in the other divisions, pack, or talon must ascend throu...
The practice generally called "flag-flying" consists in overbidding an adverse declaration, which will surely result in game and rubber, with a holding which is not of sufficient s...
Spades Ace, King, X, X, X Has five Spades headed by Ace Hearts X, X, X and King. With Royals Trump has Diamonds X, X, X two high-card tricks, and can Clubs X, X take at least one w...
The Declarer leads three rounds of Trumps, on the third an adversary refuses. Later in the play the Declarer leads a winning card which is trumped by the adversary who has refused...
THE SQUARE Two Entire Packs of Cards RULES The foundations follow suit. The four aces (foundation cards) ascend in sequence to kings. When each packet has ascended to king, a secon...
Loo (or, as formerly it was sometimes called, Lue) is a very lively and popular round game, justly described as one of the best and yet one of the simplest known. Indeed, until the...
14. In cutting, the ace is the lowest card; as between cards of otherwise equal value, the lowest is the heart, next the diamond, next the club, and highest the spade. 15. Every pl...
This is a variation of the old method of conducting the game, and is played on somewhat similar lines, except that a pool is made up, by each player paying in an equal sum, for whi...
72. Any player (on paying for them) before, but not after, the pack is cut for the deal, may call for fresh cards. He must call for two new packs, of which the dealer has the choic...
In 1902, some years before Auction had been heard of in the United States, a number of the best-known clubs of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and other cities were represented at...
Ruffing a winning card in order to draw trumps and score two. A 9 of hearts (turn-up), Knave of diamonds, 7 of hearts, Queen, 8 of clubs. D B Ace, king of hearts, Queen, 10 of hear...