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Foster's Bridge Manual: A Complete System of Instruction in the Game R. F. Foster No preview available - 2015 |
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ace and king adver adversaries better black suit bridge card led chance club suit clubs combinations of cards cut cards deal dealer dealer's hand declared trump diamonds dummy holds dummy lays dummy's hand five honors five trumps Four aces four honors fourchette fourth-best go game go-over guarded heart suit high cards honor column honor score keep lead a small lead the jack lead the queen long suit lose luck matter missing suit number of tricks odd trick passed plain suits play play the king player pone red suits reëntry card revoke rubber ruff saries seats and cards second hand second round simple honors small card spade suit strength strong hand strong suit sure tricks take the finesse thing third hand three by cards three honors three tricks trick score trump declaration trump suit unless weak hand weak suits whist win the game win the trick
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Page 17 - ... latter, his partner may re-double. 53. If the dealer or his partner elect to redouble, their adversaries shall have the right to again double. The original doubler has the first right. 54. If the right-hand adversary of the dealer double before his partner has asked "May I lead?
Page x - Is comparatively new to the Anglo-Saxon race, although a hybrid form of It has been played for the past thirty years or more in Constantinople, and later in Alexandria and the Riviera, under the name of khédive.