The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to Play Over 250 Games
| AUTHOR | Parlett, David; Parlett, David |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Books (04/28/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.
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ISBN-13:
9780141037875
ISBN-10:
0141037873
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
688
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 1.60 x 7.70 inches
Weight:
1.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Games & Activities | Card Games - General
Games & Activities | Reference
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
795.4
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The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.
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