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An arc of cards so fanned. A spread of face-up cards. [57] In Patience, a small number of cards laid in an overlapping row, so that only one is exposed. [58] fatten To discard counting cards to one's partner's tricks. [55] Also smear. fat trick A trick that is rich in counting cards. [38] favourite, favourite suit See preference suit. fiche
To place one card on the top of the other in sequence, or otherwise, according to the rules. [6] To place cards in their final location, in stacks or cascades according to the rules. [7] build down To place cards one on top of another in descending sequence. Cards may be 'built downward', e.g. from King to Ace. [7] build up
The last card dealt to the board in community card games. Also see river. The fifth card dealt to each player in stud poker. fill, fill up To successfully draw to a hand that needs one card to complete it, by getting the last card of a straight, flush, or full house. final table The last table in a multi-table poker tournament.
Transfer cards from column to column only to allow a down card to be freed or to smooth the columns. 10. Make it first priority to move cards within the columns or to the stock piles.
Cards lifted after a riffle shuffle, forming what is called a bridge which puts the cards back into place After a riffle shuffle, the cards cascade. A common shuffling technique is called the riffle, or dovetail shuffle or leafing the cards, in which half of the deck is held in each hand with the thumbs inward, then cards are released by the thumbs so that they fall to the table interleaved.
An advantage given to a weaker side at the start of a game to level the winning chances against a stronger opponent. Go has formal handicap systems (see Go handicaps); chess has traditional handicap methods not used in rated competitions (see Chess handicap). hex In hexagon-based board games, this is the common term for a standard space on the ...
side. One of the two teams in a partnership game. One of the two longer edges of a tile; as opposed to the two ends, the face or the back. singles, singles domino, single domino A tile with different ends i.e. not a doublet. [3] singles game A two-hand game or a four-hand game not played in partnership. [9] sleeper
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