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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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Casino dealers must have a comprehensive and accurate knowledge of the games for which they deal. They should know the rules of the different card games, understand the odds of winning in various situations, and they must be able to communicate this information correctly to all levels of players. It
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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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The first dealer is chosen by lot i.e. players draw cards from a shuffled pack and the player with the lowest card deals first (e.g.
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the player who has the lowest priority and who e.g. is the last to bid or play at the start of a game (often the dealer).
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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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the player who leads to the first trick and who leads any bidding. Same as eldest hand.
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the cards; usually the opposite side of the dealer to forehand (or eldest/elder hand).
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a player who plays against the declarer, usually with other defenders.
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570:at www.rummy-games.com. Retrieved 29 Nov 2019.
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728:Hamburg: Heinrich Ludwig Villaume.
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692:Foster, Robert Frederick (1897).
712:Culbertson's Card Games Complete
318:Defending team or defending side
312:Declaring team or declaring side
217:the player whose is entitled to
96:Youngest hand (or younger hand)
710:Phillips, Hubert, ed. (1957).
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701:Jones, Charles, ed. (1800).
462:Glossary of card game terms
315:the declarer's team or side
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719:Schütze, Johann Friedrich
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724:Holsteinisches Idiotikon
155:Games of European origin
694:Foster's Complete Hoyle
676:Mechanics of Card Games
666:Schütze (1800), p. 100.
703:Hoyle's Games Improved
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515:The Language of Cards
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539:Eldest hand
260:Stillsitter
147:Fourth hand
131:Second hand
32:Card Player
686:Literature
678:Pagat.com.
615:Middlehand
592:Jones 1800
488:References
440:middlehand
276:round game
256:Low German
171:Middlehand
139:Third hand
123:First hand
18:Elder hand
468:Footnotes
425:blackjack
396:blackjack
344:Schafkopf
202:Adversary
59:Schafkopf
42:card game
736:Category
721:(1800).
456:See also
436:rearhand
400:roulette
271:Opponent
240:Defender
234:Declarer
180:Rearhand
163:Forehand
113:Vingt-Un
48:Position
326:Dealing
301:Soloist
287:Pitcher
281:Partner
208:Captain
175:dealer.
109:Colonel
654:Dealer
640:Dealer
224:Dealer
214:Cutter
418:poker
388:poker
355:Whist
348:Poker
296:Pitch
264:Ombre
254:. In
229:deals
188:Roles
432:skat
404:skat
294:and
292:Phat
246:King
104:Pone
423:In
416:In
402:or
219:cut
81:age
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