[PDF] Laws And Regulations Of Short Whist eBook

Author : William Pembroke Fetridge
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 2017-10-21
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780282779788

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Excerpt from Laws and Regulations of Short Whist: Adopted by the Washington Club of Paris In two-handed games, that is, where parties are single, if cards be shown through awkward ness or finesse, an adversary has no right to call them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : J. L. Baldwin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,51 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781528347860

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Excerpt from The Laws of Short Whist Some years ago I suggested to the late Hon. George Anson (one of the most accomplished Whist Players of hie day), that as the supremacy of Short Whist was an acknowledged fact, a revision and reformation of Hoyle's' Rules would confer a been on Whist Players generally, and on those especially to whom disputes and doubtful points were censtantly referred. Oin' Views coincided, but'the project was, for the following reason, abandoned - 4fully aware that a more diffuse Code of Laws, sanctioned by authority. Of the leading Clubs; was an absolute necessity, still more conscibus were we that in persuading the Whist world to adopt any innovation on old rules, we must incur a certain amount of difficulty and trouble, with a very uncertain chance of success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.