The Laws and Principles of Whist

About this eBook

Author

Cavendish, 1831-1899

Title

The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained, and its practice illustrated on an original system by means of hands played completely through. 18th edition

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Colin Bell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Whist

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51039

Release Date

January 25, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FRONTISPIECE.
2. 2.THE LAWS AND PRINCIPLES OF WHIST STATED AND EXPLAINED AND ITS PRACTICE ILLUSTRATED ON AN ORIGINAL SYSTEM BY MEANS OF HANDS PLAYED COMPLETELY THROUGH.
3. 3.DEDICATION TO THE NINTH EDITION.
4. 4.DEDICATION TO THE TENTH EDITION.
5. 5.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
6. 6.PREFACE TO THE SIXTEENTH EDITION.
7. 7.PREFACE TO THE EIGHTEENTH EDITION.
8. 8.CONTENTS.
9. 9.THE LAWS OF WHIST. BY PERMISSION, VERBATIM FROM THE CLUB CODE. THE FOOT NOTES ARE ADDED BY THE AUTHOR. — THE RUBBER. — SCORING. — CUTTING. — FORMATION OF TABLE. — CUTTING CARDS OF EQUAL VALUE. — CUTTING OUT. — ENTRY AND RE-ENTRY. — SHUFFLING. — THE DEAL. — A NEW DEAL. — A MISDEAL. — THE TRUMP CARD. — CARDS LIABLE TO BE CALLED. — CARDS PLAYED IN ERROR, OR NOT PLAYED TO A TRICK. — THE REVOKE. — CALLING FOR NEW CARDS. — GENERAL RULES. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.ETIQUETTE OF WHIST. — DUMMY — DOUBLE DUMMY — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CASES AND DECISIONS. — CASE I. — CASE II. — CASE III. — CASE IV. — CASE V. — CASE VI. — CASE VII. — CASE VIII. — CASE IX. — CASE X. — CASE XI.
12. 12.WHIST. HISTORICAL. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES. — INTRODUCTORY.
14. 14.THE FIRST HAND OR LEAD.
15. 15.1. LEAD ORIGINALLY FROM YOUR STRONGEST SUIT.
16. 16.2. LEAD THE HIGHEST OF A HEAD SEQUENCE
17. 17.ANALYSIS OF LEADS IN DETAIL.
18. 18.3. LEAD THE HIGHEST OF A NUMERICALLY WEAK SUIT.
19. 19.4. AVOID CHANGING SUITS.
20. 20.5. RETURN THE LOWEST OF A STRONG SUIT, THE HIGHEST OF A WEAK SUIT.
21. 21.THE SECOND HAND.
22. 22.6. PLAY YOUR LOWEST CARD SECOND HAND.
23. 23.7. PLAY THE LOWEST OF A SEQUENCE.
24. 24.ANALYSIS OF PLAY OF SECOND HAND IN DETAIL.
25. 25.THE THIRD HAND.
26. 26.8. PLAY YOUR HIGHEST CARD THIRD HAND,
27. 27.THE FOURTH HAND.
28. 28.THE COMMAND OF SUITS.
29. 29.DISCARDING.
30. 30.THE CONVERSATION OF THE GAME.
31. 31.TRUMPS.
32. 32.THE MANAGEMENT OF TRUMPS.
33. 33.13. LEAD TRUMPS WHEN VERY STRONG IN THEM.
34. 34.14. DO NOT TRUMP A DOUBTFUL CARD IF STRONG IN TRUMPS.
35. 35.15. FORCE A STRONG TRUMP HAND OF THE ADVERSARY.
36. 36.16. DO NOT FORCE YOUR PARTNER IF YOU ARE WEAK IN TRUMPS.
37. 37.PLAYING TO THE BOARD.
38. 38.17. PLAY TO THE SCORE; AND 18. WATCH THE FALL OF THE CARDS, AND DRAW YOUR INFERENCES AT THE TIME.
39. 39.COUPS.
40. 40.PART II. HANDS. — HAND I. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND II. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND III. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND IV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND V. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND VI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND VII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND VIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND IX. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND X. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XIV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XVI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XVII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XVIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XIX. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XX. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXIV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXVI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXVII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXVIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXIX. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXX. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXIV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXV. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXVI. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXVII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXVIII. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS. — HAND XXXIX. — THE PLAY. — THE HANDS.
41. 41.APPENDIX A. AMERICAN LEADS. — LOW CARD LED. — HIGH CARD LED FOLLOWED BY LOW CARD. — HIGH CARD LED FOLLOWED BY HIGH CARD. — That they complicate the game. — That they seldom affect the result. — That the information afforded may be of more use to the opponents than to the leader's partner.
42. 42.APPENDIX B. THE PLAIN-SUIT ECHO.
43. 43.APPENDIX C. ON THE ORIGINAL LEAD OF KING. — Ace, king, queen, knave, and one or more small. — Ace, king, queen, knave, only. — Ace, king, queen, and more than one small. — Ace, king, queen, and one small. — Ace, king, and more than two small. — Ace, king, and two small. — King, queen, knave, ten, and small (including the nine). — King, queen, knave, ten, only. — King, queen, knave, more than one small. — King, queen, knave, one small. — King, queen, ten, and more than one small, in trumps. — King, queen, ten, and one small, in trumps. — King, queen, and more than two small. — King, queen, two small. — FOOTNOTES:
44. 44.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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