Hoyle
Card rules expert
Hoyle most often appears in the phrase according to Hoyle, meaning by the rules or in the proper way.
Edmond Hoyle was an 18th-century Englishman who wrote authoritative guides to card games, and his name became synonymous with correct play.
Something done by Hoyle follows established standards; something not according to Hoyle bends or breaks the rules.
Principles governing behavior
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- whistTrick-taking partnership card game
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
authority · official · handbook · guidebook · standard · regulations · etiquette · scoring
Masculine given name
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- universeComplete system or domain
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
astrophysics · nucleosynthesis · stellar · carbon · elements · controversial · panspermia · science-fiction
As reported by
- correctnessState of being accurate
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
protocol · by-the-book · proper · orthodox · sanctioned · approved · standard · acceptable
rules
Principles governing behavior
bridge · authority · official · handbook · guidebook · standard · regulations · etiquette · scoring · gambling
Fred
Masculine given name
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- universeComplete system or domain
Cambridge · astrophysics · nucleosynthesis · stellar · carbon · elements · controversial · panspermia · science-fiction · theory
according
As reported by
- correctnessState of being accurate
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
fairness · protocol · by-the-book · proper · orthodox · sanctioned · approved · standard · acceptable · kosher
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- Sierra GamesPhantasmagoria, Shivers, SWAT, Caesar, Red Baron
- Yorkshire SurnamesGreenwood, Shackleton, Sykes, Butterfield, Dyson
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- AstronomersGalileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Nicolaus Copernicus, Edwin Hubble, Carl Sagan
Hoylecheating
Deceptive rule-breaking
rule-breaking · foul play · house rules · hustling · bending the rules
- according to hoyleBy established rules