Thursday 29 August 1963,
241st day - 124 days to come
At William & Mary College library saw
CASSELL'S BOOK OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES (N.D.)
contained
FRENCH VINGT-UN, OR ALBERT SMITH
Played in 8 rounds: -
(1) Ordinary Vingt-un.
(2) Imaginary tens (add a ten to the value of each player's cards).
(3) Blind vingt-un (draw without looking @ down card until decide to quit).
(4)Sympathy or antipathy (each player bets whether two cards dealt to him will be same or different colors).
(5) Rouge et noire (bet on 1 card).
(6) Self and company (two cards dealt - one for dealer, one for players - 1st paired wins - if a pair at 1st - dealer wins).
(7) Pips (2 cards dealt to each, pay or collect from dealer on difference in total).
(8) Clock (Dealer deals once counting 1 to 13. Wins if one matches, otherwise loses).
Also contained AGON. Gave as an alternate to starting in a fixed position - each player in turn places a pc. anywhere on outside row, until all are placed.
Also saw about 24 volumes of a magazine LEISURE. Has BRIDGE and some puzzles. Was taken over in 1938 (I think) by YANKEE magazine.
Bought a game VISITING WILLIAMSBURG
[HUGE BRACKET]
This occurred tomorrow
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