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[quote=Korwin;4102]PDF, Page 14
PDF, Page 55, Chapter 122
He was surprised to see Boggy, Reggie, Estrebius and Talarius playing whist at this late hour.whist? A card game?
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Yes, it’s a precursor to bridge and other card games the employee “tricks” (no, not magical tricks).
Like poker, there are many variants so I use it as a generic term, although not a lot of people do so today.
It’s a four player game that requires a fair amount of strategy between partners.
I think I first encountered it with the Horatio Hornblower books when I was in junior high. Pretty sure that was what all of Jane Austin’s characters played as well.
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Well, not name, insult.PDF, Page 55, Chapter 122
He was surprised to see Boggy, Reggie, Estrebius and Talarius playing whist at this late hour.whist? A card game?
PDF, Page 75, Chapter 124
Their shared quarters were a narrow metal walled chamber approximately 8 feet deep, 8 feet deep and at best, 8 feet wide.a two dimensional room?
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lichtshwert should be Lichtschwert (if the german word is intended)
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