Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Germann's three games of faro |
Пиковая Дама |
The Queen of Spades |
А.С. Пушкин |
A.S. Pushkin |
A player wins if their card makes a pair with the banker's card on the left, but loses if their card makes a pair with the banker's card on the right.
Banker's | Germann's cards | Banker's | ||
1st game | Germann wins | |||
2nd game | Germann wins | |||
3rd game | Germann loses |
Please note that Pushkin does not mention the suit of the cards other than the queen of spades.
References:
A.S. Pushkin. The Queen of Spades. Edited by J Forsyth. Russian Studies. Bristol Classical Press. ISBN 1-85399-313-1
This book contains the text of Pikovaya Dama in Russian with an excellent vocabulary and notes.
You can get the book from Grant and Cutler.