The game of Quadrille is played by four persons: and the number of cards required are forty; the four tens, nines, and eights, being discarded from the pack. The deal is made by distributing the cards to each player, three at a time for two rounds, and four at a time for one round; commencing with the right-hand player, who is the eldest hand.

The trump is made by the person who plays, with or without calling, by naming spades, clubs, diamonds, or hearts, and the suit named are trumps.

Rank and order of the cards, when trumps, or when not so: -

2131. Rank and Order of the Cards when Trumps: -

Clubs and Spades. Spadille,the ace of spades Manille, the deuce of spades or of clubs. Basto, the ace of clubs.

King. Six.

Queen. Five. Knave. Four. Seven. Three. 11 in all.

Hearts and Diamonds

Spadille, the ace of spades.

Manille, the seven of hearts or of diamonds.

Basto, the ace of clubs.

Punto, the ace of hearts or of diamonds.

King. Three.

Queen. Four.

Knave. Five.

Deuce. Six. 12 in all.

2132. Rank and Order of the Cards when not Trumps: -

Clubs and Spades. Hearts and Diamonds

King. Five.

Queen. Four. Knave Three. Seven. Deuce. Six.

9 in all

King. Three. Queen Four. Knave. Five. Ace. Six.

Deuce. Seven. 10 in all.

From these tables it will be observed that spadille and basto are always trumps: and that the red suits have one trump more than the black, the former twelve, and the latter onlv eleven.

There is a trump between spadille and basto, which is called manille, and is in black the deuce, and in red the seven: they are the second cards when tramps, and the last in their respective suits when not trumps. - Example: the deuce of spades being second trump, when they are trumps, and the lowest card when clubs, hearts, or diamonds are trumps, and so of the rest.

Punto is the ace of hearts or diamonds which are above the king, and the fourth trump, when either of those suits are trumps, but are below the knave, and ace of diamonds or hearts when they are not trumps. The two of hearts or diamonds is always superior to the three; the three to the four; the four to the five; and the five to the six; the six is only superior to the seven when it is not trumps, for when the seven is manille, it is the second trump.

There are three matadores, viz., spadille, manille, and basto: whose privilege is, when the player has no other trumps but them, and trumps are led, he is not obliged to play them, but may play what card he thinks proper, pro-vided, however, that the trump led is of an inferior value; but, if spadille should be led, he that has manille, or basto only, is compelled to lead it, which is the case with basto in respect to ma-nille, the superior matadore always forcing the inferior.

Terms used in Quadrille.

To ask leave is to ask leave to play with a partner, by calling a king.

Basto is the ace of clubs, and always the third best trump.

Bast is a penalty incurred by not winning when you stand your game, or by renouncing; in which cases you pay as many counters as are down.

Cheville is being between the eldest and and the dealer

Codille is when those who defend the pool make more tricks than those who defend the game, which is called winning the codille.

Consolation is a claim to the game, always raid by those who lose, whether by codille or demise.

Devole is when he who stands the game makes no trick.

Double is to pay for double stakes, with regard to the game, the consolation, the sans prendre, the matadores, and the devole.

Force, the ombre is said to be forced when a strong trump is played for the adversary to over-trump. He is, likewise, said to be forced when he asks leave, and one of the other players obliges him to play sans prendre; or pass, by offering to play sans prendre.

Forced spadille is, when all have passed, he who has spadille is obliged to play it.

Forced sans prendre is, when having asked leave, one of the players offers to play alone, in which case you are obliged to play alone or pass.

Friend is the player who has the king called.

Impasse. To make the impasse is when, being in cheville, the knave of a suit is played, of which the player has the king.

Manille is, in black, the deuce of spades or clubs; in red the seven of hearts or diamonds, and is always the second best trump.

Mark means the fish put down by the dealer.