whist
81short whist — noun a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six • Syn: ↑whist, ↑long whist • Hypernyms: ↑card game, ↑cards • Hyponyms: ↑dummy whist,… …
82Solo whist — Infobox CardGame title = Solo Whist subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 4 play = Clockwise card rank = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ages = num cards = 52 card deck = Anglo American origin = England… …
83Colour whist — (Kleurenwiezen in Dutch) is a Belgian variation to the card game whist. In contrast to the normal game of whist, the trump colour is determined by a bidding process rather than being the last card on the stack. The trump is determined during a… …
84German Whist — is a variation on classic whist for two players. The game is most likely of British origin. Whist Rules Players and Cards German Whist is a two player game using a standard deck of 52 cards ranked A (high) K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 (low) in each… …
85Solo whist — A card game played with the full pack ranking as at whist, each player declaring for which of seven different points he proposes to play. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
86Boston whist — is a variant of whist that was popular in 19th century Europe. It was not, as the name hints, created in the United States city Boston. Though similar to classic whist, Boston replaces the most tricks taken takes point scoring with bidding tricks …
87Call-ace whist — (Esmakker whist) is the most popular card game in Denmark and also popular in Greenland. Deck: 52 cards + 3 jokersDeal: 13 cards to each player and 3 to a kat (cat)Bidding: Forehand starts the bidding by naming a number of tricks he expects to be …
88bridge whist — card game popular from the 1890s through 1910, and the second step in the historical progression from whist to bridge whist to auction bridge to contract bridge. See whist. * * * …
89bid whist — noun : whist in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the suit to be trump * * * bid whist, a form of whist in which the highest bidder names trump …
90Domino whist — Dom i*no whist A game of cards in which the suits are played in sequence, beginning with a 5 or 9, the player who gets rid of his cards first being the winner. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …
