 | Esq. Richard Seymour - Games - 1754 - 388 pages
...then taking Notice of thefe Inftructions, lie will prefently be let into the Secret. III. Of IRISH. IRISH is an ingenious Game ; and requires a great deal of Skill to play it well, efpe.cially the After-Game, it is thus played : The Men, which are 30 in Number, are equally divided... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 346 pages
...•within the tables," differed very little from back-gammon. " Irish," says The Compleat Gamester, "is an ingenious game, and requires a great deal of skill to play it well, especially the After-game : THE DEVIL'S LAW-CASE. 91 Cms. Take off her veil : it seems she is asham'd To look her cause i'th'... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 332 pages
...within the tables," differed very little from back-gammon. " Irish," says The Coinpleat Gamester, " is an ingenious game, and requires a great deal of skill to play it well, especially the After-game : THE DEVIL'S LAW-CASE. 91 CRIS. Take off her veil: it seems she is asham'd To look her cause i'th'... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 334 pages
...game within die tables," differed very little from back-gammon. " Irish," says The Cotr.pleat Gumener, "is an ingenious game, and requires a great deal of skill to play it well, especially the After-game : THE DEVIL'S LAW-CASE. 91 Cms. Take off her veil: it seems she is asham'd To look her cause i'th'... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - English drama - 1830 - 336 pages
...within the tables," differed very little from back-gammon. " Irish," says The Coir.pleat Gamester, " is an ingenious game, and requires a great deal of skill to play it well, especially tke After-game : for an Ajter-game I know not what instructions to give you : you must herein trust... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - Drama - 1857 - 424 pages
...within the tables," differed very little from back-gammon. '' Irish," says The Compleat 'Gamester, "is an ingenious game, and requires a great deal of...skill to play it well, especially the After-game...... for an After-game I know not what instructions to give you : you must herein trust to your own judgment... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1859 - 424 pages
...tho tables, " differed very little from back-Rammou. ' ' Irish, " says The Compleat Gamester, " ¡я an ingenious game, and requires a great deal of skill to play it well, eipecmlbj the After-game : .... for an Afttr-game I kuow not what instructions to give you : you must... | |
 | WILLARD FISKE - 1905 - 424 pages
...this game is observed to make a compleatment, by adding more parts and embollishments; yet the moist ready -way for a young gamester, who is desirous to...and your adversary, and are thus placed: 2 on the ace-point, and 5 on the side of your left-hand table, and 3 on the cinque, and 5 on the ace-point of... | |
 | Willard Fiske - Chess - 1905 - 424 pages
...gamesters; and then taking notice of these instructions, he will presently be let into the secret." Irish WM certainly at one time, as we have been able to see...are thus placed: 2 on the асе-point, and 5 on the side of your left-hand table, and 3 on the cinque, and 5 on the асе-point of your right-hand table,... | |
 | Cyrus Henry Hoy - Drama - 1980 - 348 pages
...II.iii.87, and VM, III.iii.89. 295 Irish. A dice game, played with tables and described by Cotton as ' an ingenious Game, and requires a great deal of skill to play it well' (The Compleat Gamester (1674), p. 154). It resembled backgammon, which according to Cotton (p. 156)... | |
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Irish is an ingenious game; and requires a great deal of skill to play it well, especially the aftergame; it is thus played: The men, which are 30 in number, are equally divided between you and your adversary, and are thus placed: 2 on the... 