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The ladder of bids in Nap: from Napoleon to Wellington and Blücher

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Napoleon (card game) (Wikipedia)
Variations: Wellington
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It was introduced into the game by "card-sharpers", who, working in collusion, used it to systematically overcall "Mr. Jugging's" Naps, and the unconscious "Mr. Jugging", attracted by the pleasing novelty, introduced this modality among his friends.
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