| 单词 | misère hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmisère hand 2. Chiefly Cards. In various games: a declaration by which the caller undertakes not to take a trick. Also: a type of play or game in which a player deliberately tries to lose. Frequently attributive, as misère caller, misère hand, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > [noun] > actions or tactics > declaration in solo misère1814 misery1843 abondance1888 abundance1888 solo1898 1814 C. Jones Hoyle's Games Improved (new ed.) 187 When the eldest hand thinks he can get 5 or more tricks, he is to say ‘Boston’; if otherwise, he says ‘Pass’, unless he plays Misere, that is, so as to lose every trick. 1830 R. Hardie Hoyle made Familiar 32 If [in the game of Boston] he is to play Misere, the elder hand leads, and in this case there are no trumps. 1830 R. Hardie Hoyle made Familiar 34 In playing any of the four modifications of ‘Misere’. 1888 A. S. Wilks & C. F. Pardon How to Play Solo Whist 2 The monotony of the very bad hands which in Whist were dealt out to him..he is now enabled to vary by calling ‘misère’. 1888 A. S. Wilks & C. F. Pardon How to Play Solo Whist 6 The misère caller should..claim the full penalty for every such offence. a1966 ‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 179 There is nothing so easy as to over-ride a red if you are worried by a lone jack in a misère hand. 1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 105/2 Like all games of this type, nim has its misère form, in which the player who takes the last piece is the loser. 1991 M. Wharton Dubious Codicil ii. 34 Some player succeeded or failed in his bid at ‘Solo’, ‘Abundance’ or, most exciting of all, ‘Misère’. < as lemmas |
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