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Title: The Laws of Euchre
As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888

Author: H. C. Leeds
James Dwight

Release Date: February 2, 2007 [EBook #20506]

Language: English

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THE LAWS OF EUCHRE

AS ADOPTED BY THE SOMERSET CLUB
OF BOSTON, MARCH 1, 1888

With Some Suggestions about the Play

BY
H. C. LEEDS AND JAMES DWIGHT

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BOSTON
TICKNOR AND COMPANY
211 Tremont Street
1888

_Copyright, 1888,_
BY TICKNOR AND COMPANY.

_All rights reserved._

University Press:
JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

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PREFACE.

Euchre is played in so many different ways and under so many different
rules that there seems to be a necessity for more rigid and exact Laws
than exist at present.

The Laws of Euchre, as here appended, have stood the test of time and
received the attention of many scientific Euchre-players.

If any game of cards is worth playing at all, it should be played
according to rule in the strictest interpretation, and no favors should
be given or expected.

An attempt has been made in these Rules to make the penalties
commensurate with the advantage which _might_ be gained by the error. A
common instance of this is in the case of a lead out of turn. It often
happens that the exposed card is an advantage to the side so offending,
and the adversaries have no redress. Here the Whist Law has been
applied, allowing the non-offending side the option of two penalties.
See Rule 52.

Another instance occurs in a lone hand. An exposed card can only benefit
the adversaries, consequently no penalty is attached; but should the
lone hand lead out of turn, he is supposed to be attempting to gain an
advantage, therefore Rule 104 has been adopted.

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CONTENTS.

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