Sinopsis
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. 1879 Excerpt: ...and the fortune of having high cards dealt in the hand. The skill consista in the application of such knowledge as shall, in the long run, turn the chances (f ti e cards iu the player's favor. At-the commencement of the hand, the first lead presents a problem of uhnosL pure chance; hutas the hand proceeds, observation of thé fall of the cards, inference therefrom, memory and judgment come in, to that towards the end of the band we are often presented with a problem of almost pure skill. It is these ever-varying gradations of skill and chance that give the game its chief interest asa scientific pastime. In order to become a skilful player, it is necessary to bear in mind that the game Is uotoueof auy given player's hand against the other three, but a combinat ion of two against two. Iu order that two partners shall play their hands to the btst ndvautage, they must strive, as much as possible to play the two hands as though they were one. To this end, it is advisable that they should pursue some uniform system of play, in order that each partner shall understand the plans of the other, and so bu placed in the most favorable position to assist him in carrying them out. The experience of the last hundred years has developed a system of play tending to ibis result. Of this we proceed to give an epitome., The first, or, as it is commonly called, the original lead should be from the player's strongest suit. A strong suit is one that ecu tains eithera large number of cards (four or more) or several high cards. Thesnit containing the largest number of cards (iinme ricul strength) is the one to be mostly preferred. The object aimed at in opening with the strongest suit is to exhaust the cards of that suit from the other hands. When this object is accomplished, t...
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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. 1879 Excerpt: ...and the fortune of having high cards dealt in the hand. The skill consista in the application of such knowledge as shall, in the long run, turn the chances (f ti e cards iu the player's favor. At-the commencement of the hand, the first lead presents a problem of uhnosL pure chance; hutas the hand proceeds, observation of thé fall of the cards, inference therefrom, memory and judgment come in, to that towards the end of the band we are often presented with a problem of almost pure skill. It is these ever-varying gradations of skill and chance that give the game its chief interest asa scientific pastime. In order to become a skilful player, it is necessary to bear in mind that the game Is uotoueof auy given player's hand against the other three, but a combinat ion of two against two. Iu order that two partners shall play their hands to the btst ndvautage, they must strive, as much as possible to play the two hands as though they were one. To this end, it is advisable that they should pursue some uniform system of play, in order that each partner shall understand the plans of the other, and so bu placed in the most favorable position to assist him in carrying them out. The experience of the last hundred years has developed a system of play tending to ibis result. Of this we proceed to give an epitome., The first, or, as it is commonly called, the original lead should be from the player's strongest suit. A strong suit is one that ecu tains eithera large number of cards (four or more) or several high cards. Thesnit containing the largest number of cards (iinme ricul strength) is the one to be mostly preferred. The object aimed at in opening with the strongest suit is to exhaust the cards of that suit from the other hands. When this object is accomplished, t...
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