The laws and principles of whist stated and explained and its practice illustrated on an original system, by means of hands played completely through . Tricks I; I WHIST. 229 Trick TRICKS I; ^ Trick 10. ? 4> Teicks [ AB, 4I Y Z, 6 Tricks 10 to 13.— Z brings in the diamonds; andyz win three by cards. THE HANDS. (Zs hand is given above.) As , 2 .... 41Kg,Q,KvA5,2 YKg, 7, 4, 3 . *Kg .... ? Y^s , 8 . , . ^ 9, 8, 4 . 10, 9, 7, 2 .Ace, 8, 4, 2 ? Bs Hand. Qn, Knv, 5, 3 . 4^ 10, 7, 3 . . y Qn, Knv, 5 . «^ Qn, 7, 5 . . ^ At Trick 4, A having already shown his suit does notdiscard
The laws and principles of whist stated and explained and its practice illustrated on an original system, by means of hands played completely through . Tricks I; I WHIST. 229 Trick TRICKS I; ^ Trick 10. ? 4> Teicks [ AB, 4I Y Z, 6 Tricks 10 to 13.— Z brings in the diamonds; andyz win three by cards. THE HANDS. (Zs hand is given above.) As , 2 .... 41Kg,Q,KvA5,2 YKg, 7, 4, 3 . *Kg .... ? Y^s , 8 . , . ^ 9, 8, 4 . 10, 9, 7, 2 .Ace, 8, 4, 2 ? Bs Hand. Qn, Knv, 5, 3 . 4^ 10, 7, 3 . . y Qn, Knv, 5 . «^ Qn, 7, 5 . . ^ At Trick 4, A having already shown his suit does notdiscard from it, as there is stiU a possibility of bringing itin (see pp. 103, 104), and his king of clubs is sufficientlyprotected even after the discard. If Z parts with the last trump at Trick 6, and leads dia-nionds, A, on the second round of diamonds, will unguardhis king of clubs (knowing his partner to have a heart tolead him—see fall of the heart suit, Tricks 1, 4, and 5), willbring in all the hearts, and win the odd trick. 230 WHIST. HAND XXVin. See Refusing to win the second round of a suit,p. 131.
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