Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games / Including all indoor games played to-day. With suggestions for good play, illustrative hands, and all official laws to date - R. F. Foster

	Player Wins.	Dealer Wins.
2	47,768	18,012
3	46,039	19,741
4	43,764	22,016
5	45,374	20,406
6	44,169	21,611
7	43,478	22,302
8	44,243	21,537
9	44,766	21,014
10	44,459	21,321
11	44,034	21,746
12	43,434	22,346
13	44,766	21,014
14	46,779	19,001
15	45,929	19,851

The player should always stand on a hand containing three trumps, not including the King, and should lead the trump:—

42,014 to 23,766

An example of a hand containing only one trump has already been given, and some hands are jeux de règle which contain no trumps. The strongest of these is the King of each plain suit, and any queen. Lead the K Q suit:—

48,042 to 17,738

The odds in favour of this hand are greater than in any other jeux de règle. Another which is recommended by Bohn is this, the odds in favour of which have not been calculated; the player to begin with the guarded King:—

Another is any four court cards, not all Jacks; unless one is the trump Jack guarded. From the example the Queen should be led:—