Meaning of Slobberhannes | Babel Free

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A trick-taking card game for four players in which the aim is to avoid taking the first and last tricks and the queen of clubs.

uncountable

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“If, in the same hand, a player wins all three tricks above mentioned, he is said to get Slobberhannes, and must score an extra point for it.”

“Slobberhannes is played with a Euchre pack, thirty-two cards, all below the Seven being deleted. The cards rank: A K Q J 10 9 8 7, the ace being the highest both in cutting and in play.”

“Also called Four Jacks, Stay Away, or Quatre Valets, this game is almost identical with Slobberhannes.”

“The splendidly named Slobberhannes uses the same pack, the same deal and the same method of play as Polignac, but here the object is to avoid winning the first trick, the last trick and the trick containing the Queen of clubs.”

“The reversal of the ordinary condition of play may cause a few blunders at the outset, but a player who knows anything of Whist will soon master the pitfalls of Slobberhannes, and will find himself very well repaid for doing so.”

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