That They Complicate the Game
Even were this stricture true, it is no objection to an intellectual game that it exercises the minds of the players. But it has hardly any foundation in fact. All an American Leader asks his partner to observe is:—
That, when he originally leads a low card he holds three of the suit higher than the card led.
That, when he originally leads a high card and next a low one, he still holds two cards higher than the second card led. And,
That, when he originally leads a high card, and follows it with a high card, he indicates, in many cases, to any one who knows the Analysis of Leads (as every whist player ought), whether his strong suit consisted of four or of more than four cards.
The second objection is,