Towie (game)

Towie is a card game, a version of Bridge adapted for three-hand card play, invented in Paris in 1931 by J. Leonard Replogle.^[1] Although the game is a three-hand game, it may also be played by four, five, or more players, though only three are active at any one time.^[2] Replogle co-wrote a rule book in 1934,^[3] and the game received some attention in the US in 1935, including five articles in Vanity Fair. ^[4]

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1. Peter Chambers Chambers Card Games 0550106863 2012 "The game which has survived longest is Towie, invented around 1931. The description here assumes that the reader can play Bridge. Aim Each player attempts to win two games and thus the rubber. Cards: The standard pack of 52 cards is ..."
2. Albert Hodges Morehead, Edmond Hoyle The New Complete Hoyle 0385249624 - 1991 Page 223 "Essentially a three-hand game, Towie may be played by four, five, or more players, only three of whom are active at any one ..."
3. William J Huske; J. Leonard Replogle Towie, including the complete official laws and a discussion of the strategy of bidding and the tactics of play New York, Lewis Copeland Company, 1934
4. Vanity Fair - Volumes 43-45 - Page 40 1935 "It is the fifth article on Towie to appear in Vanity Fair. The others have been by Christopher Dunphy, W. J. Huske and Lelia Hattersley. Mr. Dunphy's piece, in the October issue, was the first article to be published on this new game. A book on ."