
Card Games
David Parlett(Author)
TEACH YOURSELF (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-340-85898-1 (ISBN)
Description
There are hundreds of card games available to appeal to all tastes - from the intellectual intricacies of Bridge to the psychological excitement of poker. Teach Yourself Card Games includes the classics, games from abroad, and timeless favourites.
The way it is written makes it suitable for everyone, for beginners, regular players, and the experienced player who wants to explore and experiment with new games.
This book can also be used as a reference source, to check on rules or details that you may have forgotten. It includes lots of handy features, such as how to choose which game you play, and a glossary of card playing terms.
The games are separated into the number of players that should ideally play them, and include games such as whist and solo, cribbage and piquet, hearts and skats, pontoon and poker.
This new edition includes substantially revised and updated chapters particularly for games such as Kaluki which have become more extensive and elaborate. There are also suggestions of where readers can find find helpful websites on the internet.
The way it is written makes it suitable for everyone, for beginners, regular players, and the experienced player who wants to explore and experiment with new games.
This book can also be used as a reference source, to check on rules or details that you may have forgotten. It includes lots of handy features, such as how to choose which game you play, and a glossary of card playing terms.
The games are separated into the number of players that should ideally play them, and include games such as whist and solo, cribbage and piquet, hearts and skats, pontoon and poker.
This new edition includes substantially revised and updated chapters particularly for games such as Kaluki which have become more extensive and elaborate. There are also suggestions of where readers can find find helpful websites on the internet.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
b&w diagrams, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 199 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-340-85898-1 (9780340858981)
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Previous edition

David Parlett
Card Games
Book
10/1999
2nd Edition
John Murray Learning
€31.13
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Person
David Parlett is a freelance games writer and consultant. He has been collecting, inventing, and writing about card games for most of his life.
Content
introduction; game plan / why play cards? / the basic essentials / choosing your game / card games on the net; plain trick games; 1 - german whist / 2 - bismarck / 3 - knockout whist / 4 - minnesota whist / 5 - partnership whist / 6 - nap / 7 - solo whist / 8 - oh hell! / 9 - ninety-nine / 10 - hearts / 11 - euchre / 12 - five hundred / 13 - spades / 14 - contract bridge / 15 - twenty-five; point-trick games; 16 - piquet / 17 - sixty-six / 18 - bezique / 19 - klaberjass / 20 - skat / 21 - bum game / 22 - crazy eights / 23 - adders / 24 - cribbage; rummy games; 25 - rummy / 26 - gin rummy / 27 - kalookie / 28 - contract rummy / 29 - canasta; gambling games; 30 - newmarket / 31 - pontoon / 32 - brag / 33 - poker; glossary; index