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When was A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, written by Edmond Hoyle published?

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He codified the rules of whist in his book A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist (1742) and in successive editions of the book he added new material on whist together with treatises on quadrille, piquet, and backgammon.

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