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Encyclopedia Britannica



BRAG

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 375 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BOS-BRI
BRAG , a very old game of
cards
 , probably evolved from the ancient Spanish primero, played by five or six, or more players. It is the ancestor of poker. A full
pack
  is used, the
cards
  ranking as at
whist
 , with certain exceptions. There are no trumps. Each player receives three cards and puts up three stakes. The last round is dealt face upwards: the holder of the highest card irrespective of suits wins the first stake from all the players. In the case of equality the
elder
  hand wins, but the ace of diamonds is always a winning card. For the second stake the players: brag or bet against each other, if they hold either a pair, or a pair-royal (three cards of the same rank). Pairs and pairs-royal take precedence according to the value of the cards composing them, but any pair-royal beats any pair. The
knave
  of clubs may be counted as any card, e.g. two twos and the
knave
  of clubs rank as a pair-royal in twos; two aces and the knave as a pair-. royal in aces. Sometimes the knave of diamonds is allowed; the same
privilege
 , but is inferior to the
club
  knave; e.g. two threes and the
club
  would beat the other two threes and the diamond. Players who accept another's brag must cover his. bet and offer another. The third stake is won by the player whose cards make 31 or are nearest to 31 by their pips, aces and
court
  counting ten; but the ace may by arrangement
count
  as i or Ir. Players may draw from the stock, losing if they over-draw. If one player wins all three stakes, he may receive the value of another stake, or of two or three stakes, all round, as arranged. The deal passes as at
whist
 . Each player should have the same number of deals before the game is abandoned.


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