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Definition of edmond hoyle in French English dictionary
- Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), expert on card games, author of several card game manuals
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Definition of edmond hoyle in English English dictionary
- born 1671/72 died Aug. 29, 1769, London, Eng. British writer on card games. Hoyle wrote A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist in 1742, and in 1760 he established a set of rules for whist that remained in effect until 1864. His codification of the laws of backgammon (1743) is still largely in force. He is memorialized in the phrase "according to Hoyle" and in various game rule books that contain his name in the title as an indication of authority
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