consequently have the odds in your favour to win a trick in the same.

2. What are the odds that my partner holds one out of any three certain cards?

Ans. That he holds one out of any three certain cards, is about 5 to 2 in his favour: and if you have no matadore, but with the assistance of one of them have great odds to win the game; observe, that it is about 5 to 2 that your partner holds one of them, you having none.

This calculation may be applied to many other

cases.

GAMES IN RED, CALLING A KING.

1. Spadille, manille, two small hearts or diamonds, the queen of clubs, and one small one, and four small cards of the other suits. Lead a small trump.

2. Spadille, manille, two small hearts or diamonds, with the knave and two small clubs, and three small cards of the other suits. Lead a

small trump.

3. Spadille, manille, two small hearts or diamonds, three small clubs, and three small cards of the other suits. Lead a small trump.

4. Spadille, punto, king, queen, and one small heart or diamond, three small clubs, the queen, and one spade. Lead punto.

5. Spadille, punto, king, knave, and one small heart or diamond, the knave and two small clubs, and two small spades. Lead punto.

6. Spadille, king, queen, knave, and one small heart or diamond, with the queen, knave and one small club, and two small spades. Lead the king of trumps.

7. Spadille, three, four, five, and six of hearts

or diamonds, king of clubs and one more, queen and two small spades; when you have the lead play a small trump; in the second lead play spadille.

8. Manille, basto, punto, and two small hearts or diamonds, three small clubs, and the knave and one spade. Lead manille.

9. N. B. Manille, basto, king and two small hearts or diamonds, queen and one small club, and three small spades. Lead manille.

10. N. B. Manille, basto, queen, and two small hearts or diamonds, queen and two small clubs, knave and one spade. Lead manille.

11. Manille, basto, with the three smallest hearts or diamonds, queen and one small club, knave and two small spades. Play a small trump.

12. N. B. Manille, punto, king, and two small hearts or diamonds, queen, knave, and one small club, king, and one small spade. Lead manille.

13. Manille, punto, queen, and two small hearts or diamonds, queen and one small club, king and two small spades. Play a small trump.

14. Manille, punto, and three small hearts or diamonds, knave and one small club, king, queen, and one small spade. Play a small trump.

15. Manille, and the four smallest hearts or diamonds, queen and one small club, king, queen, and one small spade. Play a small trump.

16. N. B. Basto, punto, king, and two small hearts or diamonds, king and queen of clubs, queen and two small spades. Lead basto.

17. N. B. Basto, punto, queen, and two small hearts or diamonds, queen, knave, and one small club, king and queen of spades. Lead basto.

18. N. B. Basto, punto, and three of the smallest hearts or diamonds, king and queen of clubs,

queen, knave and one small spade. Play a small trump.

19. Basto, and the four smallest hearts or diamonds, king and queen of clubs, queen, knave, and one small spade. Play a small trump.

20. N. B. Punto, king, queen, and two small hearts or diamonds, king and queen of clubs, queen, knave, and one small spade. Lead

punto.

21. Punto, king, and three small hearts or diamonds, king, and queen of clubs, queen, knave and one small spade. Play a small trump.

GAMES IN BLACK, CALLING A KING.

1. Spadille, manille, and two small clubs or spades, the knave and two small hearts, and three small diamonds. Lead a small trump.

2. N. B. Spadille, manille, and two small clubs or spades, queen and two small hearts, and three small diamonds. Lead a small trump.

3. Spadille, manille, and two small clubs or spades, three small hearts, three small diamonds.` Lead a small trump.

4. N. B. Spadille, king, queen, and two small clubs or spades, with the queen and one small heart, three small diamonds. Lead the king of trumps.

5. Spadille, king, knave, and two small clubs, queen and two diamonds, two small hearts. Play a small trump.

6. Spadille, queen, and three small clubs or spades, queen and two small hearts,' two small diamonds. Play a small trump.

7. Spadille, and the four smallest clubs or spades,

king and one small heart, queen and two small diamonds. Play a small trump.

8. Manille, basto, king, and two small clubs or spades, three small hearts, and two small dia, monds. Lead manille.

9. Manille, basto, queen, and two small clubs or spades, three small hearts, queen and one small diamond. Lead manille.

10. Manille, basto, knave, and two small clubs or spades, knave and one heart, three small diamonds. Lead manille..

11. Manille, basto, and three small clubs or spades, queen and two small hearts, knave and one small diamond. Lead manille.

12. N. B. Manille, king, queen, and two small clubs or spades, king and one small heart, queen, knave, and one small diamond. Lead manille.

13. N. B. Manille, king, knave, and two small clubs or spades, king, and one small heart, queen and two small diamonds Lead manille.

14. Manille, king, and three small clubs or spades, queen and two small hearts, king and one small diamond. Play a small trump.

15. Manille, and the four smallest clubs or spades, king, queen, and one small heart, two small diamonds. Play a small trump.

16. N. B. Basto, king, queen, and two small clubs or spades, queen and two small hearts, king and one small diamond. Lead basto.

17. N. B. Basto, king, knave, and two small clubs or spades, knave and one heart, king and two small diamonds. Lead basto.

18. N. B. Basto, king, and three small clubs or spades, king and queen of hearts, queen and two small diamonds. Play a small trump.

19. Basto, and four of the smallest clubs or spades, king and queen of hearts, queen,

knave and one small diamond. Play a small trump.

20. N. B. King, queen, knave, and two small clubs or spades, king and queen of hearts, knave and two small diamonds." Lead the king of trumps.

21. King, queen, seven, six, and five of clubs or spades, king and queen of hearts, queen, knave, and one small diamond. Lead the king of trumps. Those cases, both in red and black, marked thus (N. B.) are very good games to play, and you have the odds on your side to win those which are not marked.

N. B. Call to your strongest suit, except you have a queen guarded. And if you are elder hand, you have a fairer chance to win the game than if middle, because leading a trump frequently makes your adversaries play against each other.

THE ODDS OF WINNING THE FOLLOWING GAMES, SANS PRENDRE; AND ALSO SUCH AS OUGHT NOT TO BE PLAYED SANS PRENDRE.

Games in Black, Elder Hand, and leading Trumps.

1. THREE matadores in clubs, king and six of diamonds, king and six of hearts, king, five, and six of spades. The above game wins 27 to 4.

2. Three matadores, and the three of clubs, king and six of diamonds, king and six of hearts, two small spades. Wins 215 to 162, or about 4 to 3. 3. Three matadores, three and four of clubs, king and six of diamonds, three small hearts. Wins 291 to 86, or above 10 to 3.

4. Three matadores, with three, four, and five of clubs, two small diamonds, two small hearts. Wins near 10 to 1.