While great or little cassino is in, avoid playing either a ten or a deuce.

When you hold a pair, lay down one of them, unless when there is a similar card on the table, and the fourth not yet out.

Attend to the adversaries' score, and, if possible, prevent them from saving their lurch, even though you otherwise seemingly get less yourself, particularly if you can hinder them from clearing the board.

At the commencement of a game, combine all the cards possible, for that is more difficult than pairing; but when combinations cannot be made, do not omit to pair, and also carefully avoid losing opportunities of making tricks.

THE GAME OF CONNEXIONS.

THIS game may be played by either three or four persons; if the former number, ten cards are to be given to each; but if the latter, then only eight a piece, which are dealt and bear the same import as at Whist, except that diamonds are always trumps here.

The connexions are formed as follow:
1st. By the two black aces.

2d. The ace of spades and king of hearts.
3d. The ace of clubs and king of hearts.

For the first connexion 2s. are drawn from the pool; for the second 1s., and for the third, and by the winner of the majority in tricks 6d. each.

These sums are supposing guineas staked, but when only silver is pooled, then pence are drawn.

A trump played in any round where there is a connexion wins the trick, otherwise it is gained by the player of the first card of connexion, and after a connexion any following player may trump without incurring a revoke, and also whatever suit may be led, the person holding a card of connexion is at liberty to play it, but the others must, if possible, follow suit, unless one of them can answer the connexion, which should be done in preference.

No money can be drawn till the hands are finished, when the possessors of the connexions are to take according to precedence, those who have the majority of tricks taking last.

THE GAME OF REVERSIS.

REVERSIS is played by four persons, with every one a box, containing six contracts, reckoned as 48 fish each, twenty counters 6 fish each, and 32 fish, making in all 400 fish; likewise with two pools, called the great and the little quinola pools (the great one to be under the little), which are always to be placed on the dealer's right hand. For this game the tens must be taken out from a pack of cards; the deal is to the right; three cards are given to each player the first round, and four to the dealer, afterwards always four, so that the non-dealers will have eleven cards each, and the dealer twelve, with three remaining, to be placed singly in the middle of the table opposite to each non-dealer, who is to put out a card, under the pools, and replace it with the card that is opposite to him on the table: the dealer likewise puts out one, but

does not take in: should, however, there be three remises or stakes in the pools, then it is in any player's option to take a card or not; if he do not take, he may see the card, before the same is placed to the discard; then, previous to playing any card, the opposite parties exchange one with each other. The cards rank as at Whist, and the points in the tricks are forty, each ace reckoning 4, king 3, queen 2, and knave 1.

The points in the discard, which form the party, reckon as in the tricks, except the ace of diamonds, and the knave of hearts, as great quinola; the former reckoning 5, and the latter 4. The player having the fewest points wins the party. If two have the same number of points, then he who has the fewest tricks has the preference; if points and tricks be equal, then he who dealt last wins; but he who has not a trick has the preference over a trick without points; and the espagnolette played and won, gains the party in preference to the last dealer. When every trick is made by the same person, there is no party; and this is called making the reversis.

The great quinola pool is to consist of twentysix fish, at the commencement, and to be renewed every time the pool is cleared, or has fewer in it than the twenty-six. This stake is attached to the knave of hearts, or great quinola, which cannot be put to the discard, unless there are three stakes, or a hundred fish in the pool. The little quinola pool, consisting of thirteen fish, attached to the queen of hearts, as little quinola, is to be renewed in the same manner, in proportion, as the other, and the little quinola cannot be put to the discard, unless there are three stakes, or fifty fish in the pool. Each time either or both of the quinolas are placed, or played on a renounce,

they are entitled to the stakes attached to them, except when there are three stakes in the pool, then the great quinola is to receive a hundred fish, and the little quinola fifty: on the contrary, each time the quinolas are forced, gergi or led out, the stakes are to be paid in the same proportion as they would have been received, except in the single instance of the person who played the quinolas making the reversis, when the quinola, to be entitled to any benefit, must be played before the two last tricks.

Every trick must be made by one person to make the reversis, which is undertaken when the first nine tricks are gained by the same person; there is then an end of the party, and of the quinolas if held by him, except he has played both or either of them before the two last tricks; but, on the contrary, should his reversis be broken, he then is not only to pay the reversis broken, but the stakes to the pools, for the quinolas he may have played before the reversis was undertaken. All consolations paid for aces or quinolas, by the person undertaking the reversis, are to be returned on winning it.

The espagnolette is either simply four aces or three aces and one quinola, or two aces and two quinolas. The player holding it has a right to renounce in every suit, during the whole game, and if he can avoid winning any trick, and there be no reversis, he of course wins the party in preference to him who is better placed; but if obliged to win a trick, he then pays the party to the other, and returns the consolations he may have received for aces or quinolas; and if he have a quinola, he must pay the stake to the pool, instead of receiving it. The player having the espagnolette is at liberty to waive his privilege, and

play his game as a common one, but loses that privilege the moment he has renounced playing in suit. The player of the espagnolette receives consolation in any part of the game, if he force the quinola.

If the reversis be won or broken, the espagnolette pays singly for all the company. When the person holding the espagnolette can break the reversis, he is paid as before mentioned, by the person whose reversis he broke; he can likewise undertake the reversis, but then his hand must be played as a common game. Should the espagnolette have placed his quinola, and there be a reversis either made or broken, he is not to receive the stake; for when the reversis is attempted, the stakes are neither received or paid, except by him who undertakes it. If, by another player having the ace or king of hearts, the espagnolette has in any part of the game either of his quinolas forced, he pays the stake and his consolation to him that forces, except there is a reversis.

The dealer always puts two fish into the great quinola pool, and one into the little; besides which every player, at the commencement, puts into the former six fish, and into the latter three; and each time the stakes are drawn, or when there are fewer fish in the pool than the original stake, the pool must be replenished as at first. To the points in the discard, 4 are to be added for the party. The person who gives an ace upon a renounce, receives a fish from the person who wins a trick; and if it be the ace of diamonds, he is to receive two. The person who forces an ace receives the same payments from all the players. The great quinola placed upon a renounce, receives six fish; the little quinola three; and if