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Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience - New Revised Edition including American Games

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Below is a summary of Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience - New Revised Edition including American Games








LADY CADOGAN'S

Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience



_NEW REVISED EDITION_


INCLUDING American Games



"How poor are they that have not patience."--OTHELLO.

_Patientia vincit._



PHILADELPHIA
DAVID McKAY COMPANY
Washington Square

Copyright, 1914, by DAVID MCKAY COMPANY

Printed in United States of America




[Transcriber's Note: This alphabetical list of the games was produced
for the convenience of the reader and is not contained in the original
text.]


CONTENTS

ANNA THE FIFTEEN
BABETTE THE FISH-BONE
CÆSAR THE FLOWER-GARDEN
CANFIELD OR KLONDIKE THE FOUR CORNERS
FORTRESS THE FOURTEENTH
GENERAL SEDGEWICK THE GREAT THIRTEEN
LA BELLE LUCIE THE HEMISPHERES
LA NIVERNAISE THE HERRING-BONE
LIGHT AND SHADE THE KINGS
MARGARETHE THE LABYRINTH
MOUNT OLYMPUS THE "LOUIS" PATIENCE
NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA THE MILL
NAPOLEON'S SQUARE THE NATION
NESTOR THE OLGA
RED AND BLACK THE QUEENS
SLY THE SALIC LAW
SPENSER'S FAIRIE QUEEN THE SHAH
THE BESIEGED CITY THE SQUARE
THE BLOCKADE THE SULTAN
THE CARPET THE TERRACE
THE CLOCK THE WHEEL
THE CONGRESS THE ZODIAC
THE CONSTITUTION TWO RINGS
THE EMPRESS OF INDIA




EXPLANATION OF THE TABLEAUX


The blank spaces show where the foundation cards should be played
during the deal.


EXPLANATION OF TERMS

_Available cards._ Those that are not "blocked" by other cards, _i.e._,
not forbidden by the particular rules of each game, to be used.

_Released cards._ Those which, by the removal of the cards that blocked
them, have now become available.

_Suitable cards._ Those whose value and suit fit them to be played or
placed in the tableaux.

_Foundation cards._ Those on which the Patience is formed. These are
generally aces and kings.

_Marriage._ The placing a card _of the same suit_ on the next one above
or below it in value. Any number may be placed on each other in this
way.

_Sequence._ The regular succession of cards ascending from ace to king,
or descending from king to ace; a sequence need not be of one suit.


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