Back of a Whist card (1890-1900) by Jules Habert-Dys (1850-1930).
Published by B. P. Grimaud.
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Ace of hearts playing card (1890-1900) by Jules Habert-Dys (1850-1930).
Published by B. P. Grimaud (Paris).
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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“The Sophomores have formed a whist club.”
Princetonian, October 30, 1889
(Whist was a card game popular in the 19th century. Princeton played in intercollegiate whist tournaments with Harvard and Yale in the 1890s.)
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His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist. He often won at this game, which, as a silent one, harmonised with his nature; but his winnings never went into his purse, being reserved as a fund for his charities. Mr. Fogg played, not to win, but for the sake of playing. The game was in his eyes a contest, a struggle with a difficulty, yet a motionless, unwearying struggle, congenial to his tastes.
Phileas Fogg Fact: GAMER
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There are three things that none of the young men of the present generation can do. They can’t sit over their wine, they can’t play at whist, and they can’t pay a lady a compliment.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
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Whist
The name whist may come from an old English word meaning calm, quiet, and attentiveness, which was common in the 17th century. The modern word wistful comes from the same root. 10 things you didn’t know about the game of whist.
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My thoughts are currently consumed by the idea of Mindy mentally smacking Shad with a rolled up newspaper like “STOP 🗞️ HURTING 🗞️WHIST 🗞️HES A GOOD BOY 🗞️ 🗞️ 🗞️!!!”
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Trying to get some digital practice in again, starting with redrawing these screenshots with my OCs
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I’m gonna roll a d12 for which PC to answer each of these for, since I so conveniently have 12 characters I’ve played in campaigns!
10. How does your PC fidget?
Whist doesn’t fidget much or get impatient easily, thanks to a lifetime of hunting, stealth and forestcraft. They tend to stand completely immobile and stare at people instead, which is vastly more unsettling. I think they often care for their weapons in quiet moments though – fiddling with the fletching on their arrows, sharpening arrowheads, whatever. They also occasionally touch and handle their longbow, which belonged to their mother, as a source of comfort. That’s magical, however, and therefore doesn’t require as much physical upkeep.
11. How does your PC show affection?
Okay Qree is an aarokocra, let me google some bird facts real quick…
Well! At a glance, several sources suggest birds of prey don’t really express affection, but they do show trust by carrying out their own business as usual when you’re nearby. So I’m picturing Qree, who grew up in an aarokocra community, just spending quality time with people and assuming they understand that means he likes them. Maybe bring back treats/small gifts while out flying, after realizing other people might not recognize his usual behavior as affection? Or just telling them in simple language that he cares about them.
19. What is your PC’s Pokemon Gym Leader type and Signature Pokemon?
Oof, that’s kind of hard. Lei’s theme is white light and cold silver fire, so I’m actually tempted to say Ice. And probably Alolan Ninetales, for the theme of “looks like fire but will actually freeze you to death.”
Or maybe Dark type, with all those Pokemon that look sleek and sexy right before fucking you up– Absol, Liepard, Umbreon, etc.
21. What tarot would your PC be?
I only played Ned for a few sessions, but she was supposed to be the Sun – warm-hearted, optimistic and energetic. I don’t have a lot of characters whose default state is a good mood.
35. If your PC was a dating option in a farming simulator (a la harvest moon or stardew valley), what kind of items would they like?
I rolled Haven this time! She’s very easy to please. Books, paper and pens are the obvious choices, and will endear you to her forever. Her loved ones have also been known to bring her snacks and things because she forgets to feed herself – Klaus sometimes brings her mangoes, which she makes an enormous mess eating but enjoys very much. Of course, if you’re actually trying for romance, you’ll have to be more forward than that, because she’s very oblivious. It took all three of the other party members to get her now-fiancee a first date with her.
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Mr. Wickham did not play at whist, and with ready delight was he received at the other table between Elizabeth and Lydia.
“Pride and Prejudice” - Jane Austen
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I was researching whist variations for my fic (as I want the characters to play hearts) and I cannot find the variation that my family plays. I mean, I’ve found hearts, which we play, but not the other variation.
If I had to describe it, it’s a combination of Bid Whist and Tarneeb - it has basically the rules of tarneeb but no set partners (and also simpler point scoring) and has the “downtown” found in bid whist but with ace being low in that case rather than it being high. We call this game partners but I cannot find any information on a game exactly matching it. Isn’t that fascinating?