misère

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.

   • The exasperating frequency of hands where one card alone, such as a king or ace, supported by a deuce only, or king or ace bare, debars the holder from calling misère is an experience common to every player.
2. 2

   Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.

   • A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.
3. 3

   Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins.

The neighborhood

• neighbormiser