The Boy's Modern Playmate: A Book of Sports Games and PastimesF. Warne & Company, 1906 - 816 sider |
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Side 153
... marbles which he has won , and one also by way of fine . If , however , the player shoot the last marble out of the ring , and his own remain within it , he does not lose , because the fact that the ring is empty shows that the game is ...
... marbles which he has won , and one also by way of fine . If , however , the player shoot the last marble out of the ring , and his own remain within it , he does not lose , because the fact that the ring is empty shows that the game is ...
Side 154
... marble for each shot . If they knock down the pyramid , they get all the four marbles , but do not have the marble which was paid for the shot . Therefore , a player who wishes to win at this game ought to be tolerably certain of ...
... marble for each shot . If they knock down the pyramid , they get all the four marbles , but do not have the marble which was paid for the shot . Therefore , a player who wishes to win at this game ought to be tolerably certain of ...
Side 158
... marbles , we had not touched a taw for some fourteen or fifteen years ; yet , our right hand had not forgotten her cunning , and after a few minutes ' practice , we were able to clear a ring of its marbles with as much precision as when ...
... marbles , we had not touched a taw for some fourteen or fifteen years ; yet , our right hand had not forgotten her cunning , and after a few minutes ' practice , we were able to clear a ring of its marbles with as much precision as when ...
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The Boy's Modern Playmate: A Book of Sports, Games, and Pastimes John George Wood Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1891 |
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