Table of Contents

CONTENTS PrefaceWhist: A Brief History by George S. Coffin, Updates by Joseph D. Andrews 1 1 Basic Elements 5 2 Bidding (Kitty With Jokers) 13 3 Play of the Hand, Scoring, and Variations 17 4 Illustrative Hand (Hand #1) 25 5 Strategy in Bid Whist 29 6 Partnership Conventions 37 7 Kitty Whist With JokersBidding Quiz 41 8 Kitty Whist With JokersPlay-Plan Analysis 45 9 The Finesse 49 10 Duplicate WhistStrategy and Technique 53 11 Whist Variations II 57 12 More Illustrative and Instructional Hands 61 Appendix A: Glossary Of Terms 101 Appendix B: Laws Of Whist 109 Dennis Jerome Barmore 115 Card Sharks, Inc. 117 Official Rules for Bid Whist Tournaments 119 The Columbus Whist Players Society 125 No Kitty - No Joker Card Playing Rules 129 History of Duplicate Whist 133 Representative List of Whist Books (2000-2014) 137

About the Author

Joe Andrews has been playing competitive card games for more than 40 years. In addition, he has had numerous card game articles published in Games Magazine (since 1999). He was also a contractor for the U.S. Playing Card Company, the MSN Gaming Zone, as well as many Internet card game sites. He is a games inventor, having released two new card games (Jack Attack!, and Heartswitch) during the past few years