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Whist (a trick-taking game) is a classic card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries and was a development of an older game Ruff and Honours. Although the rules are extremely simple there is enormous scope for scientific play and since the only information known at the start of play is the player's thirteen cards (plus possibly the turned up trump card from the dealer's hand), the game is difficult to play well.
In its heyday a large amount of literature about how to play Whist was written. Edmond Hoyle, of "according to Hoyle" fame, wrote an early popular and definitive textbook. By the late 19th century an elaborate and rigid set of rules detailing the laws of the game, its etiquette and the techniques of play had been developed that took a large amount of study to master. In the 20th century, Bridge, which shares many traits with Whist, has displaced it as the most popular card game amongst serious card players. Nevertheless, Whist continues to be played in Britain, often in local tournaments called "whist drives".
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@joshuaradin any shows for us Londoners whist you are here? Please say yes, i'd love to see you play live!
LucindaGPSG (Lucinda Gulshan) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:26:48 -0000
@joshuaradin any shows for us Londoners whist you are here? Please say yes, i'd love to see you play live!
Another late night playing bid whist! Man I am hungry!
AJW1623 (Anthony ) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:19:45 -0000
Another late night playing bid whist! Man I am hungry!
#reddit Focus - Hocus Pocus (live '73). Weird prog rock song. I never knew that a song with yodelling, whist... http://bit.ly/6Ao9vp #rulez
REDDITSPAMMOR (REDDITSPAMMOR) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:06:25 -0000
#reddit Focus - Hocus Pocus (live '73). Weird prog rock song. I never knew that a song with yodelling, whist... http://bit.ly/6Ao9vp #rulez
showin mercy by tryin 2 throw some games after my father n Ive crushed my cousins in Bid Whist d entire evening. promise not 2 Slide on em
sanctifiedslide (Christopher Page) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:47:17 -0000
showin mercy by tryin 2 throw some games after my father n Ive crushed my cousins in Bid Whist d entire evening. promise not 2 Slide on em
Nothing says "I'm at home" to me like red wine, old movies, and jokes about whist. Woah boy.
jtilley3 (Jeanne) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:24:25 -0000
Nothing says "I'm at home" to me like red wine, old movies, and jokes about whist. Woah boy.
You Know You're An Atheist When...: Whist reading through my Google Alerts I found a provocative title that warranted further e... #atheism
no2religion (Martin Williams) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:30:03 -0000
You Know You're An Atheist When...: Whist reading through my Google Alerts I found a provocative title that warranted further e... #atheism
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