Bishops whist by Dana A. T

Author:Dana, A. T. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Northfield, Vt., The author
Published: 1899-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

BISHOPS WHIST.

Bishops

Castle

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Ace

Knights

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Suppose hearts lead. B may play his l^ishop it he chooses, or having no other heart, he may drop either one of his knights (it matters not which one) in place of his bishop. Should hearts lead again, he may, holaing another knight, still refuse to part with his bishop, playing the last knight instead. Suppose clubs are led. B having no club may play the same knights in lieu of his bishop of clubs that he played to save his bishop of hearts. The simple of it is: you may play any knight to save a bishop of a7iy suit, provided you hold no other card of the suit except alone the bishop. Observe that this right of playing knights in lieu of bishops holds good in all the suits, trumps not excepted.

THE PIPLESS KNIGHT

As a preliminary statement which may go far towards unfolding what may seem to be the complex action and rank of the knight we remind the student that the •'bishop's pack" is assumed to be set after the pattern of feudal society, each character standing in his proper place in the class. The pack itself may therefore be looked upon in the light of a miniature feudal kingdom, and of very necessity the rank and action of the several court dignitaries must harmonize with their pronounced historical standing. We have already shown in the article on the knight contained in the first part of this work, how that prodigy stood absolutely free in mediaeval days, belonging to no one class in society, free to roam whithersoever he would, paying no toll, and bound only by a vow to defend nis country and religion. The brief of it is, that the knight belonged to no one class, but to the realm or kingdom at large, but to no one class or suit in that card kingdom. On the chess board the action o f the knight is peculiar, as he enjoys the sole and distinctive right to vault over any other piece on the board, not excepting the king. Hardly less peculiar and distinctive, although quite different in its fashion, can be regarded the action of the knight in Bishops Whist. The kr;i;,dii having no pip shows that he belongs to no suit in society, but to the pack or card kingdom at large. While the illustrations seem to point to the end of great complications connected with the rank of the knight, his action is really very simple. The rank and power of the "Pipless Knight" may be summarized as follows:

1. Any one of the four pipless knights when played, rank as a ten spot in any suit which leads (except trumps). The knight holds no rank in the trump suit except in the last or tlnrteenth trick, when the knight becomes the supreme card, outranking all other cards of whatever suit, trumps not excepted. Then for a concise statement holding good in the first twelve tricks of each hand : any kniglit ranks as a tenspot in any suit which may lead (except trumps).

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