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dealer. The dealer generally distributes cards to each player individually or in packets in the direction of play, beginning with eldest hand, also known as forehand. The cards are dealt face-down in front of the players, and the dealer places any left-over cards face-down in the centre of the table.
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The distribution of the cards is conducted by the dealer in accordance with the game rules. The dealer may deal the cards one at a time, or in groups or packets, as indicated by the rules. In some games, all cards are dealt, while in other versions, some cards are left undistributed and are placed –
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Normally the dealer shuffles the cards and then hands the pack to a player to cut it, who then lifts at least three cards from the pack. In games where the deal is clockwise, this player will be on the right of the dealer; however, if the deal is anti-clockwise, this player is on the left of the
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refers to the order of priority in which players make the first lead, bid or bet, based on their position at the table. This changes constantly as the dealer rotates either clockwise or anticlockwise around the table. They are traditionally referred to as follows:
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in games where there is one player more than the rules permit, players take turns at being 'king', usually dealing and then sitting out. A king may or may not score points with the other players. A common practice in German games, but also found in e.g. American
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the player between forehand and rearhand in a three-person game. In Skat and similar 3-hand games, the second player in turn to bid. In four-hand games, middlehand is the player after forehand so the order is: forehand, middlehand, rearhand,
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a player who receives cards in the current deal and is not sitting out temporarily because a) there are more players than the game is designed for, or b) they have withdrawn due to poor cards
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a player who plays co-operatively in a team and who shares the winnings or losses. Partnerships may be fixed for the whole session or vary from deal to deal.
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In most card games, the role of dealer rotates, either clockwise or anticlockwise. The first dealer may be decided in one of several ways:
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a player who plays a Solo game, i.e. plays alone, as the declarer, against 2 or more other defenders.
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717:Hamburg: Heinrich Ludwig Villaume.
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681:Foster, Robert Frederick (1897).
701:Culbertson's Card Games Complete
307:Defending team or defending side
301:Declaring team or declaring side
206:the player whose is entitled to
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699:Phillips, Hubert, ed. (1957).
216:the person who distributes or
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690:Jones, Charles, ed. (1800).
451:Glossary of card game terms
304:the declarer's team or side
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708:Schütze, Johann Friedrich
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713:Holsteinisches Idiotikon
144:Games of European origin
683:Foster's Complete Hoyle
665:Mechanics of Card Games
655:Schütze (1800), p. 100.
692:Hoyle's Games Improved
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528:Eldest hand
249:Stillsitter
136:Fourth hand
120:Second hand
21:Card Player
675:Literature
667:Pagat.com.
604:Middlehand
581:Jones 1800
477:References
429:middlehand
265:round game
245:Low German
160:Middlehand
128:Third hand
112:First hand
457:Footnotes
414:blackjack
385:blackjack
333:Schafkopf
191:Adversary
48:Schafkopf
31:card game
725:Category
710:(1800).
445:See also
425:rearhand
389:roulette
260:Opponent
229:Defender
223:Declarer
169:Rearhand
152:Forehand
102:Vingt-Un
37:Position
315:Dealing
290:Soloist
276:Pitcher
270:Partner
197:Captain
164:dealer.
98:Colonel
643:Dealer
629:Dealer
213:Dealer
203:Cutter
407:poker
377:poker
344:Whist
337:Poker
285:Pitch
253:Ombre
243:. In
218:deals
177:Roles
421:skat
393:skat
283:and
281:Phat
235:King
93:Pone
412:In
405:In
391:or
208:cut
70:age
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