Talk:Lansquenet

Informal commentary
Commentary like "Sometimes there is a run of several consecutive winnings; but on one occasion, on board one of the Cunard steamers, a banker at the game turned up in his own favour I think no less than eighteen times." sounds like the author pasted a few lines from a 19th century book without citation. I'll try to track down the source, but the article should be cleaned up regardless. --unsigned by 72.226.233.13, 16:59, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The book is "The Gaming Table Volume I" by Andrew Steinmetz (BiblioBazaar reprint). It's in the public domain by now (I'd assume) but it should be attributed correctly. And is a description of how people used to cheat at this game in the 19th century really relevant? Factomancer (talk) 01:31, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

unclear playing details
"having the option at any moment of giving up the bank" Does the author really mean ANY moment? This is very confusing. What becomes of the banker's stakes if he pulls out? Does the next banker keep on playing the started "hand"? I suspect what is probably meant is that the banker can only retire voluntarily directly after a win. On a related matter, it also needs be noted when the deck is shuffled. And if possible it would be interesting to know what kind of deck was used during what historical periods and in what areas. --BjKa (talk) 13:50, 19 December 2016 (UTC)