We eventually decided that within the family it would be known as 'Gin and Tonic' because of this polynomenclature (Douglas Adams fans will understand).Ī variation we use applies when there is only one card dealt to each player, whereby the player shows their card to all the other players by placing it face-out on their forehead without seeing it themselves until after having made their bid. Indeed, my father taught me how to play 'Oh Hell', and other the years I have discovered that many people know this game by disparate names - 'Up and Down The River' is another. I first came across it in '84 and we called it "Game with No Name" because the chap that taught the group of us at work didn't know what it was called - he'd learnt it on holiday in Spain from someone else who also didn't know what it was called. If you look this game up on Wikipedia, it has many names. or (rarely) exactly the number of tricks bid (oh hell, ninety-nine). the chance element of card games is a result of shuffling the cards before play in order to randomize their initial distribution. Btw we called it Oh *****! (apologies to Jillybean) Card game, game played for pleasure or gambling (or both) with one or more decks of playing cards.
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