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Whist.
WHIST .
IN a Transatlantic journal we find the following excellent rules to observe m playing the game of whist . Old Hoyle ' s elaborate explanations and directions are condensed within a brief space , ancl may amuse and please some hardened whist players amongst us . If you the modern game of whist would know , From this great principle its precepts flow :
Treat your own hand as to your partner ' s joined , And play , not one alone , but both combined . Your first lead makes your partner understand What is the chief component of your hand ; And hence there is necessity the strongest That your first lead be from your suit that's longest . !
In this , with ace and king , lead king , then ace ; With king ancl queen , king also has first place ; With ace , queen , knave , lead ace and then the queen -. With ace , four small ones , ace should first be seen ; With queen , knave , ten , you let the queen precede ; In other cases you the lowest lead .
Ere you return your friend s , your own suit play ; But trumps you must return without delay . When you return your partner ' s lead , take pains To lead him back the best your hand contains , If you received not more than three at first ; If you had more , you may return the worst .
But , if you hold the master card , yon re bound In most cases to play it second round . Whene ' er you want a lead , 'tis seldom wrong-To lead up to the weak , or through the strong . If second hand , your lowest should be played , Unless you mean " trump signal" to be made ;
Or , if you ' ve king and queen , or ace and king , Then one of these will be the proper thing . Mind well the rules for trumps—you'll often need them ; When you hold five , 'tis always right to lead them ; Or , if the lead won't come in time to you , Then signal to your partner so to do .
Watch also for your partner ' s trump request , To which , with less than four , play out your best . To lead through honours turned up is bad play , Unless you want the trump suit cleared away . When , second hand , a doubtful trick you see , Don't trump it , if you hold more tramps than three ;
But , having three or less , trump fearlessly . When weak in trumps yourself , don't force your friend ; But always force the adverse strong trump hand .
For sequences , stern custom has decreed The lowest you must play , if you don't lead . When you discard , weak suit you ought to choose , For strong ones are too valuable to loose .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Whist.
WHIST .
IN a Transatlantic journal we find the following excellent rules to observe m playing the game of whist . Old Hoyle ' s elaborate explanations and directions are condensed within a brief space , ancl may amuse and please some hardened whist players amongst us . If you the modern game of whist would know , From this great principle its precepts flow :
Treat your own hand as to your partner ' s joined , And play , not one alone , but both combined . Your first lead makes your partner understand What is the chief component of your hand ; And hence there is necessity the strongest That your first lead be from your suit that's longest . !
In this , with ace and king , lead king , then ace ; With king ancl queen , king also has first place ; With ace , queen , knave , lead ace and then the queen -. With ace , four small ones , ace should first be seen ; With queen , knave , ten , you let the queen precede ; In other cases you the lowest lead .
Ere you return your friend s , your own suit play ; But trumps you must return without delay . When you return your partner ' s lead , take pains To lead him back the best your hand contains , If you received not more than three at first ; If you had more , you may return the worst .
But , if you hold the master card , yon re bound In most cases to play it second round . Whene ' er you want a lead , 'tis seldom wrong-To lead up to the weak , or through the strong . If second hand , your lowest should be played , Unless you mean " trump signal" to be made ;
Or , if you ' ve king and queen , or ace and king , Then one of these will be the proper thing . Mind well the rules for trumps—you'll often need them ; When you hold five , 'tis always right to lead them ; Or , if the lead won't come in time to you , Then signal to your partner so to do .
Watch also for your partner ' s trump request , To which , with less than four , play out your best . To lead through honours turned up is bad play , Unless you want the trump suit cleared away . When , second hand , a doubtful trick you see , Don't trump it , if you hold more tramps than three ;
But , having three or less , trump fearlessly . When weak in trumps yourself , don't force your friend ; But always force the adverse strong trump hand .
For sequences , stern custom has decreed The lowest you must play , if you don't lead . When you discard , weak suit you ought to choose , For strong ones are too valuable to loose .