10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNEECH»
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1
Colonial Games, Pastimes and Diversions
If an Ace or Coat Card is turned up in determining Trumps, the player who turned
up the card scores points as follows: Ace = 5 points King = 4 points Queen = 3
points Jack = 2 points If the Seven of Diamonds is turned up, that is “PENNEECH”
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Researches into the history of playing cards; with ...
A GAME CALLED PENNEECH. Having dealt seven cards apiece, turn up a card,
and that is trumps. The ace and coat-cards of trumps are thus reckoned ; the ace
is five, the king four, the queen three, and the knave two. Having played, he that ...
Samuel Weller Singer, 1816
3
The compleat gamester: or, Full and easy instructions for ...
A Gam called PENNEECH. ' HAving dealt leven Cards a-piece, turn up a Card,
and that is Trumps. TherAce and Coat-Cards of Trumps are thus reckoned, the
Ace is five, the King Four, the Queen three, and the Knave two. Having play'd, he
...
4
The Oxford Guide to Card Games
As English point-trick games are rare, it is worth mentioning one known only from
Cotton's Compleat Gamester, under the inexplicable name 'Penneech'. Two
players each receive seven from a (probably) 52-card pack; the next is turned for
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David Sidney Parlett, 1990
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A Glossary; Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names and ...
Robert Nares, James-Orchard Halliwell, Thomas II Wright. Nor was her schnoles
pei.1'd down with golden q_ oetr;/,iii,p. 68. PENNEECH. A game formerly in use, “
a sort of stuff at presentin common PI-IILOSOPI-IER'$ GAME,. PEIZE, or PEISE ...
Robert Nares, James-Orchard Halliwell, Thomas II Wright, 1859
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The American Hoyle: or, Gentleman's hand-book of games: ...
... Costly-colors, Bone-ace, Wit-and-reason,- the Art of Memory, Plain-dealing,
Queen Nazareen, Penneech, Bankafalet, and Beast. Most of these defunct
games were very babyish contrivances. Bone-ace, for instance, was admitted by
Cotton ...
William Brisbane Dick, Edmond Hoyle, 1864
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The sports and pastimes of the people of England, New ed. by ...
... Cfl* Pel-quintain, 113, 119, 120. Penneech, 335. Penny Pricke, 403. Pentecost,
183. Perrot de Laund, lot. Pcnian Ambassador, 380. Peter the Dutchman, 220.
Pharo bank, 64, Intr Pheacia, 91. Pheasants, 37. Philip and INDEX.
Joseph Strutt, William Hone, 1867
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
7 Fairf.To*so,xi,S$. Again in xviii, 74, where penticU also occurs, as synonymous
with it. PENNEECH. A game formerly in use, which is sufficiently described in the
Compleat Gamester. PELTING, o. A very common epithet, with our old writers, ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1859
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A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
Fuirf. Tasso, xi, 83. Again in xviii, 74, where pentiele also occurs, as synonymous
with it. PENNEECH. A game formerly in use, which is sufficiently described in the
Compleat Gamester. PELTING, a. A very common epithet, with our old writers, ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1867
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The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England ... New ...
To the games already mentioned we may add the following: 1'”, and the High
Game; Plain Dealing, Wit and Reason, Costly Colours, Five Cards, Bone flee,2
Queen Nazareen, Lante'rloo, Penneech, Art IlIemory, Beast, Cribbage, and All
Fours.
Joseph STRUTT (Engraver.), 1838
