• Call-ace whist (Danish: Esmakker Whist) or Danish whist is a card game for four players playing in variable partnerships. It is the most popular form...
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    known as Scotch whist) – two to eight players, 36 cards related to the ace–ten family. Danish whist or call-ace whist. Combines several whist variants, including...
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    Bid whist is a partnership trick-taking variant of the classic card game whist. As indicated by the name, bid whist adds a bidding element to the game...
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    declarer, could choose a partner by calling an Ace. This principle has since been transferred to Call-Ace Whist (Esmakkerwhist). Skærvindsel came to Denmark...
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    Oh hell (redirect from Crazy Whist)
    originally called oh! well, but is often known as contract whist in Britain and, less commonly, as nomination whist, while American sources call it oh pshaw...
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  • other team labeled as "Them". In this game, the ace is high. Minnesota whist is also known as Norwegian whist, as it was brought to the Upper Midwest by Norwegian...
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  • the first 12 tricks is to add a particular card to your hand. Also called Chinese whist, it is probably of British origin. There are several variations of...
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    number of tricks taken, as in plain-trick games such as contract bridge, whist, and spades, or to the value of the cards contained in taken tricks, as...
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    descendant of the whist family of card games, which also includes bridge, hearts, and oh hell. Its major difference as compared to other whist variants is that...
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    Preferans (section Whisting)
    the contract value of whists on the winning bidder, per trick, when the following cards appear in the talon: One ace: one trick Ace and king of the same...
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