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The nine of diamonds is sometimes referred to as the "Curse of Scotland" The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the nine of diamonds playing card. [1] The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and many putative explanations have been given for the origin of this nickname for the card.
A second-round jump bid (usually a double jump) that by agreement shows a fit with partner's last-bid suit and shortness in another suit. Under this agreement, in 1 ♣ – 1 ♥; 3 ♠ the bid of 3 ♠ is a fragment bid, showing a fit for hearts and a singleton or void in diamonds. The suit of the fragment bid is often three cards long.
The phrase one-eyed royals is jargon referring to the three face cards showing only one eye: the Jack of Spades (J ♠), Jack of Hearts (J ♥) and King of Diamonds (K ♦). The faces depicted on these three cards are shown in profile, resulting in only one eye being visible. The variant form "one-eyed Jacks" excludes the King of Diamonds.
In bridge, such decks are known as no-revoke decks, and the most common colors are black spades, red hearts, blue diamonds and green clubs, although in the past the diamond suit usually appeared in a golden yellow-orange. A pack occasionally used in Germany uses green spades (comparable to leaves), red hearts, yellow diamonds (comparable to ...
In 1695, an Act of the Scottish Parliament set up the "Company of Scotland Trading in Africa and the Indies" generally just called the Company of Scotland.Although the Act limited investors to a maximum of £3,000, simple maths shows that the investors found a way around this and on average invested £35,000 each (around £4 million in modern terms).
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To give an example: you hold the ace and queen of hearts. Your right-hand antagonist leads a heart, from which you infer that he holds the king of the same suit and wishes to draw the ace, in order to make his king. You however play the queen, and win the trick; still retaining your ace, ready to win again when he plays his king. [12] [7] Game
Feb. 9—Two new litters of puppies, 13 in total, have recently joined the ranks of Hearts of Gold service dogs and will soon be in need of community fosters to give them a home for their first ...