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This game,devised in 1937 by one Doctor Walter H.W Marseille,, a Viennese psychologist and mathematician
used a special 65 card deck. Each of the four players were dealt 16 cards. The final card,known as the "widow"
was placed face up in the centre of the table. When the dummy went down,the declarer could,if they so wished,
exchange the widow for any card in either his hand or dummy.
The fifth suit was coloured green (except in England where it was blue) and was called "leaves" in Austria,
"crowns" or "royals" in England,and "eagles" in the US.
Public interest was aroused when His late Majesty King George VI bought several decks at an exhibition.
and several books were written about the game but it never achieved lasting popularity.
Reading this article got me me thinking. Would the reintroduction of a fifth suit make the game of bridge
even more challenging or are there those who think the game is formidable enough in its present form?
What do others think?
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Five Suit Bridge
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Posted 2020-August-15, 07:26
"It is not enough to be a good player, you must also play well"
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
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