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Dicks Games of Patience D I C K ’ S GAM E S O F P AT I E N C E SOLITAI RE WITH CA RDS SECON D SE RI ES CONTAI N I NG SEVENTY GA MES I LLUSTRATE D WI TH SI "TY-S I "E"PLAN ATORY TABLEA U" E DI TE D BY 0 c/ HA ICK RRI S B . D NEW YORK DI K IT"GE RALD P BLI S HE RS C 8: F U " , E VE THE NEW YORK PUBLI iyga RY A S TO R L E N O" ‘ A N D T I L D E N F OU N D AT I O N S 1 93 7 . 0 0 0 0 P R EF A CE . ’ T H E compiler of this Sec ond Se ries of D ick s Games of P a tienc e deems it unnecessary to repeat the special cla ims for favor to which Solitaire is deservedly entitled ; they have been fully set forth in the P reface of the previous volume . W s s s s - s wa s ss wa s hen the fir t erie of ixty four game i ued , it supposed to fulfil all the requirements of the most ardent votaries of Solitaire ; but it appears to have created a demand fo r fresh s s s to s s es s field and pa ture new, ati fy the d ire for till greater varieties . T s s s ff o meet thi demand, eventy attractive game are here o ered e s a s s to the d votee of Solitaire ; and , none of the game in the . s e s s r s is fir t volume hav been duplicated in thi e ie , it hoped that this ample addition to their repertory will meet with their approval a nd satisfy their most exacting desires . is s s m It , however, pre umed advi able to repeat the ad onition that a c areful examination o f the specific sig nification of the techn ical s s l term on page 7, trict y adhered to throughout the book, will greatly simplify the desc ription of the games . CO N T E N T S . " P AMA ON T H E On e i uet P a c k S, q A N N A T wo En tire P a c ks A N N O DOMIN I One Entire P a c k A L Y One ntire P a c SSEMB , THE E k BABETTE Two En tire P a c ks O DOIR THE B U , BRUN ETTE A N D BL ON DE Two Entire P a c ks Y Two ntire P a c s BUS ACES, THE E k A L E I N D L EN E HE . T wo ntire P a c s C ST OF O C , T E k Two n tire P a c s DEUCES, THE E k DIAL THE N o . I One ntire P a c k . , , E DIAL THE N o . 2 Two ntire P a cks , , E DOUBL E OR QUITS On e Entire P a c k T P F A N THE . wo ntire a cks , E To ntire P a c ks FASCIN ATION One En tire P a c k ’ N ne n tire P c k FORTU E S FAVORS . O E a A N D K Two ntire P a c s FORWARDS BAC WARDS . E k R IN R DER HE Two ntire P a c ks FOU T U S, T E N Two n tire P a c s FOUR WEDDI GS, THE E k T wo tire P a ks HAL F A N D HAL F . En c T HEART T H E . wo n tire P a c ks , E - HERRIN G B ON E THE Two ntire P a c ks . , E One nt e P a c HIT OR MISS . E ir k HOPE DEFERRED T I L A S T H E . wo n tire P a c ks D E CE , E N R U G T T wo ntire P a c ks JAPA ESE , HE E K I N M HE Two n tire P a c ks GDO , T E L A N Two ntire P a c s ST CHA CE, THE E k MARGUERITE One Entire MERRY M E N THE Two ntire P a c ks , E MOUN T OL Y MPU S T wo Entire P a c ks 5 6 c om m N G T K N VE TH E AU H Y A S , E K N C L A CE , THE ODDI TY THE . , OL GA THE . PARAL L EL S THE , I PATR ARCHS, THE PERSEVERAN CE PL AN ET THE . , PL OT THE . , V L R PRI I EGED FOU , THE EEN I AL Y HE QU OF T , T L I L Y REGA FAM , THE REVERS AL THE . I N S U N R SI G , THE Y L RO A AIDS, THE ROY AL AMIL Y THE F , ROY AL L H THE . W F US , N "V T E n tire P a cks Y L H Two RO A RE DE OUS, E Y L RO A WIDOWS, THE K L SIC E, THE ntire SIMPL E ADDI TION . E S L Y F O"THE T wo ntire P a c ks , E N K . T wo E n tire P a c ks S A E, THE L I T T wo E ntire P a c ks SO D SQUARE, HE SPECUL ATI ON T wo Entire P a c ks Y STAG PART , THE T On e P i uet P a c k S AR, THE q On e n tire P a c k OR E H OU SE . ST , THE E I N L Tw o n tire P a c ks TH RTEE C UB, THE E TON I Tw o Entire P a c ks F N Two n tire P a c ks TRAN S ORMATIO , THE E P Two n tire P a c ks TRI UM H, THE E N T wo ntire P a c ks TWI N QUEE S, THE E N T wo ntire P a c ks TWO RI GS, THE E I N G T wo ntire P a c ks WEDD , THE E E L T H E T wo ntire P a c ks . WHE , E I TH E One P i uet P a c k W SH , q D ICK ’ S GA M ES O F ‘ P A TI E N S E CO N D S E R I E S . "P L A N A T I N F T E M E O O R S . ' " Y A R — s o fi l s A IL IAR S . U C D Card counted , dea t, or elected from m ta blea u to r s the pack, for ing a portion of the , fu ni h additional facilities for pla y ing upon the f ounda tions . V — s A AIL ABL E CARDS . Tho e which are not covered or blocked by r s s use is other ca d , and who e permitted by the particular rules o f each game . — f C L A a o s . O UMN . vertic l row card — D EN OMIN ATION o n V AL E The s s U figure of the court card , o f S s o f and the number pips or pot the minor cards . A R — s E "POSED C D s. Card which are not covered in whole or in part by other cards . I E —Ca rds se uenc e ou nda tion c a r L . s FAMI S built up in q upon the f d . TI N C — s P is N . FOU DA O ARDS Tho e upon which the atience formed . s a nd s They are generally ace king . - ta blea u ha s L AN E . A n empty space in the which been created z a by the removal of an entire vertical or hori ont l row of cards. —The s s it M ARRI AGE . placing of a card (u ually of the ame su ) in se uenc e he r it a q upon anot r ca d next above or below in v l ue. 8 E"PL AN ATI ON OF TE RMS . Any number of cards may be placed consecutively upon each uit other in this way . In some specified instances s need not be followed . — P ACK T he cards in hand which are being dealt . - K A n s s the t blea u . P AC ET . y pile of card which form a portion of a - - ne s l . R E DEAL . O or more deal in addition to the orig ina deal W re-dea l is ta lon is s hen a permitted , the turned back upward , s s a s and the card dealt again ju t they are ; there may be , s s to however, occa ion in which it would be judged expedient ’ - s/zu le re dea lin s s . fi before g , at the player exceptional di cretion - R EL EA ED CA R D S . s a ex osed S Tho e which , h ving become p by the a o s no w b e remov l f card that covered or blocked them , have l come a va ila b e.
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