The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.

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Title: The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
Author: Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M. for R. Cutler and to be sold by Henry Brome ...,; 1674.
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Subject terms: Games -- Early works to 1800.; Gambling -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
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CHAP. XIX.

A Game called PLAIN-DEALING.

HE that deals hath the advantage of this Game; for if he turn up the Ace of Diamonds he cannot lose: to his Adversary he delivers out nine and but three to himself; then are the Cards plaid as at Whist, the best of Trumps or other Cards wins, and but one to be gotten at a deal. I cannot commend this Pastime for its ingenuity, and therefore only name it, because we treat of Games in general.