SOLO WHIST
Description of the Game 142
The Stakes 147
A Digest of the Laws 149
A Few Maxims 154
VINGT-UN 157
French Vingt-Un 163
WHIST
The Laws of Whist 166
The Etiquette of Whist 183
Dummy 184
Double Dummy 185
How to become a Good Player 185
Leads 191
Return Leads 195
Second in Hand 196
What to Play Third Hand 198
The Play of the Fourth Hand 201
The Call for Trumps 201
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The Echo to the Call 203
Discarding 204
The Use and Abuse of Trumps 205
Underplay 208
False Cards 209
How to Play Whist 210
Unblocking 212
Placing the Lead 214
The Play of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Cards 218
Maxims 219
Books on Whist 222
BRIDGE
Relation to Whist 223
The Score in Actual Practice 224
Hints for Play 227
The Laws of Bridge (1904) 228
Books on Bridge 246
AUCTION BRIDGE 247
The Laws of Auction Bridge 248
Hints to Players 252
General Remarks 254
FIVE HUNDRED 257
Revokes 261
Book on Five Hundred 262
QUINTO 263
Dummy (or Three-Handed) Quinto 266
Book on Quinto 266
POKER PATIENCE 267
Serpent Poker Patience 268
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BACKGAMMON
The Board and Men 271
Playing 273
Bearing off the Men 275
Hints for Play 277
BAGATELLE
The Appliances of the Game 281
How to Play 284
BILLIARDS
The Implements of the Game, and Terms
used in connection with it 287
The Half-ball Stroke 293, 298
Losing Hazards into the Top Pockets
from Baulk 302
Middle-Pocket Hazards 305
Position 307
Losing Hazards 308
Winning Hazards 309
Cannons 311
The Billiards Control Club Rules 320
Pyramids 321
Shell Out 322
Works of Reference 323
POOL
General Counsels 324
The National Rules of Pool 325
SNOOKER POOL
Description of the Game 331
The National Rules of Snooker Pool 332
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CHESS
The Board and Men 336
The Movements of the Men and their Power
to Take 337
Chess Notation 343
Example 345
Technical Terms used in the Game 347
Value of the Pieces 352
The Openings 353
The Giuoco Piano 354
The Evans Gambit 363
The Evans Gambit Declined 371
The Two Knights' Defence 373
The Ruy Lopez 377
Philidor's Defence 381
Three Knights' Game 383
Four Knights' Game 384
The Vienna Opening 385
The Steinitz Gambit 386
The Scotch Game 387
The Scotch Gambit 389
The Danish and Centre Gambits 391
Petroff's Defence 392
The King's Gambits
The King's Knight's Gambit 393
The Muzio Gambit 394
The Salvio Gambit 396
The Kieseritzky Gambit 397
The Allgaier Gambit 398
The Cunningham Gambit 400
The Bishop's Gambit 400
The Gambit declined 403
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Close Games 405
The French Defence 406
The Sicilian Defence 408
The Queen's Gambit 409
The Fianchetto 409
The End Game
King and Pawn against King 410
King and Queen against King 415
King and Two Rooks against King 417
King and Rook against King 418
King and Two Bishops against King 419
King, Bishop and Knight against King 420
End Game with Two Knights 423
General Observations 424
Bibliography of Chess 425
DRAUGHTS
The Rules of the Game 427
General Advice 432
Names of the Various Openings and how Formed 433
End Games
Two Kings to One 436
Three Kings to Two 437
The Elementary Positions
First Position 439
Second Position 441
Third Position 443
Fourth Position 445
Works of Reference 446
ROULETTE
Description of the Game 447
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The Different Modes of Staking 449
Systems
The "_Montant et Demontant_" System 455
The Fitzroy System 455
The "_Labouchere_" System 456
TRENTE ET QUARANTE
Description of the Game 464
Staking 465
Method of Play 469
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