Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club
By Charles Henry Wharton Meehan · Running time 02:21:00
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About this book
Sprinkled with literary quotes and little jests, this is a history of and guide to playing Euchre, with a short portion on playing 5-card draw poker. Some of the major differences between the described game and modern Euchre include the following: (1) Today, a game is generally played to 10 points, rather than 5 (and the 5 cards are used for scoring). This will also change the "playing to the Bridge" discussion in this work. (2) Today, only the 9, 10, J (called "Knave" in this work), Q, K, and A cards are used (not the 7 and 8). (3) Today, when a player announces they are playing alone, their
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