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Hoyle, according to
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Hoyle, according to according to plan or the rules. The expression comes (in the early 20th century) from Edmond
Hoyle (1672–1769), English writer on card games.
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Greenstreet sign major licensing deal with Hoyle - the official name in gaming!
M2 Presswire; 3/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...in 1742. Following this, Hoyle produced further books on gaming...to the saying "according to Hoyle" which is still recognised...and encyclopaedias today. Edmond Hoyles legend lives on - he is still...into the Poker Hall of Fame. Hoyle is a registered brand of the...
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Encore Reveals All New HOYLE(R) Slots Game for PC & Mac.
PR Newswire; 8/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...com/. About the HOYLE brand Over 200 years ago Edmond Hoyle was the first...Card Game Rules'. Edmond was an English writer...1742. Following this, Hoyle produced further books...encyclopedias today. Edmond Hoyle's legend lives...
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Encore Announces the Release of New HOYLE(R) 2009 Games and the Launch of Hoylegaming.com.
PR Newswire; 9/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...navarre.com/. About the HOYLE(R) brand Over 200...Authorized Card Game Rules.' Edmond was an English writer...1742. Following this, Hoyle produced further books...encyclopedias today. Edmond Hoyle's legend lives...respected and used today. Edmond Hoyle's contributions...
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Hoyle was a man who played with a full deck
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 8/29/2003; 615 words
; ...Events," today is national "According To Hoyle" Day. It's been designated as a day to remember Edmond Hoyle, whose writings on the game of whist...that, surprisingly little is known about Edmond Hoyle. Even his birthplace and birthdate...
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The gift. (hunting dog trainer Hoyle Eaton) (Column)
Magazine article from: Field & Stream (West ed.); 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Delmar Smith's diggings outside Edmond, Oklahoma. Ol' Delmar was always...gift. Ain't many have it. But Hoyle Eaton does. Hoyle is now sixty-two years old...outside Booneville, Mississippi. Hoyle's won six Purina awards for the...
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Why nice guys don't always win in the worlds of poker and whist. Reviewed by Blake Eskin
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/30/2005; ; 700+ words
; Since Edmond Hoyle published A Short Treatise on the Game...either how to play (these are known as Hoyles) or how to improve your chances of winning...of them plays it strictly according to Hoyle. Penn Jillette and Mickey D. Lynn...
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When Gambling, Preparation is Key To the Big Payoffs
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/22/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...temptation. When it comes to gambling, we usually hold our own. We certainly don't qualify as an Edmond Hoyle of "according to Hoyle" fame, but we can pass along some advice based on experience and two principles: learn the game and develop...
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Get a leg up on value of cliches // Trite phrases boast big dose of history, author says
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/30/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...You still think he's all wet? Read on. This is one is for the books. According to Hoyle. Following the rules of the established procedures. Edmond Hoyle, an 18th century Englishman, was an expert on games. A popular card game at that time...
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ASK THE GLOBE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/7/1992; 279 words
; ...the Roman emperor Nero. Modern backgammon has changed very little from English rules drawn up in 1743 by games expert Edmond Hoyle, who was originally known as an expert of the card game of whist but eventually was recognized as an authority on other...
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Roll playing // Backgammon, the oldest board game in the world, has Arabic roots
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/28/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...backgammon enthusiasts play a single game, the rules of which were formalized in the 18th Century by the Englishman Edmond Hoyle. The Arabs refer to this game as franjieh, or Frankish, apparently an unflattering reference to the fact that the...
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Edmond Hoyle
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Edmond Hoyle Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769) was an authority on card games and is often referred...agree that the historical records are most likely referring to another Edmond Hoyle. It is commonly believed that he was a lawyer. In 1741 he was...
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Hoyle, according to
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Hoyle, according to according to plan or the rules. The expression comes (in the early 20th century) from Edmond Hoyle (1672–1769), English writer on card games.
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whist
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...England, where it was a development of earlier games (e.g., triumph) that were known in the 16th cent. In 1742, Edmond Hoyle published A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, but it was Henry Jones (pseud. Cavendish ) who first compiled...
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