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can be led to ; the other players are to follow in sequence of the same suit, if they can, till a stop occurs, when the party having the stop thereby becomes eldest hand, and is to lead accordingly, and the play goes on, until some one has parted with all his cards, by which he wins the game, and becomes entitled besides to a stake for every card not played by the others, the person excepted who may hold pope, which excuses him from paying; but if pope have been played, then the party having held it is not excused. King and queen form what is denominated matrimony, and queen and knave intrigue, when in the same hand ; but neither they, nor ace, king, queen, knave, or pope, entitle the holder to the stakes deposited thereon, unless played out, and no claim can be allowed after the board is dressed for the succeeding deal: in all such cases the stakes are to remain for future determination,
This game only requires a little attention, to recollect what stops have been made in the course of it; as for instance, if a player begin by laying down the eight of clubs, then the seven in another hand forms a stop, whenever that suit is led from any lower card, or the holder, when eldest, may safely lay it down in order to clear his hand. |
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PUT.
Put, played with a complete pack, generally by two people, sometimes by three, and often by four, is a game at which the cards rank differently from all others, trois being the best, next the deuce, then ace, king, and so on in the usual order, as at whist. After cutting for deal, &c, at |
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