Card Games Properly Explained

Do you turn down invites to poker games because you don’t know the rules? Then Card Games Properly Explained is the book for you. Arnold Marks’s handbook will teach you not only what you need to know to play the game, but how to play to win. He will teach you Whist and its variations: Solo and Napoleon; Poker and its variations like Seven Card Stud and Deuces Wild; Cribbage; Rummy—the forefather of Gin Rummy and Canasta, among others; and more. Written for the novice player and to help players looking for a book to decisively settle arguments with clear, understandable rules, Card Games Properly Explained is a great book to have on hand in any game room.

Some People Are Brilliant Natural Card Players, They Learnt At Their Mother S Knee, But They Cannot Explain. With This Book Anyone Can Develop Such Card Sense Step-By-Step With Relentless Clarity. He Exposes The Winning Strategies Which Must Underpin Consistent Play Of The Right Card At The Right Moment. Building Around The Basic Rules Of Each Game Properly Explained, He Challenges And Subtly Induces You To Think For Yourself To Understand, To Reason Out The Best Card To Play.

World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia has written the absolute classic on dice games and strategies. Straightforward and easy-to-read, this little gem gives detailed instructions, comprehensive odds, and insightful strategies on nearly 150 dice games and variations-several of which appear only within these pages.

World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia offers 50 new easy-to-play games featuring cards and dice. These fun and novel games can be played with easily available items like standard playing cards, dice and a few counters. This book is perfect for everyone from casual game players to dedicated game designers.

"The object of this new book is to explain how to play the world's best card games as clearly as possible. Technical terms have been kept to a minimum and defined as they arise, and example deals have been used where appropriate"--Jacket

The comprehensive book has the complete rules of your favourite card games and many you have never even heard of. To learn a new game, to play old favourites better or to settle any question that comes up, this is an authorative reference for any home or card room. A must for anyone who wants to play a card game and play correctly.

Classic and comprehensive, this guide to over 350 games is sure to appeal to all ages. From Bridge to Poker and Solitaireto Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). This authoritative book is ideal for every household, college dorm, family cabin, or neighborhood bar that has a pack of cards. Designed in the style of the popular Ultimate Bar Book, this essential resource provides the rules to dozensof variations of your favorite games, and a few you've probably never heard of (Bezique, anyone?). With simple instructions and clear illustrations to guide the way, this volume will be a welcome addition to any gamer's library.

The 250 greatest card games from around the world, including the history, rules, and winning strategies for each game, with more than 1200 illustrations

This antique text contains a complete catalogue of Solitaire and Patience games, including tips, instructions, tactics, rules, and more. Written in plain language and compete with a plethora of helpful diagrams, this text is ideal for the novice card player and will be of interest to anyone looking to expand their card gaming repertoire. The chapters of this book include: 'About Solitaire Games', 'How to Choose a Solitaire Game', 'General Procedure of Solitaire', 'One-Deck Games', 'Two-Deck Games', 'Stripped-Deck and Four-Deck Games', and 'Russian Bank'. We are proud to republish this book complete with a new introduction on card games.

Chambers Card Games includes a wide-ranging selection of almost 100 card games: setting out the rules, explaining how to play and offering strategies and hints. Clear and concise, this new fully-illustrated collection is authoritative yet - as importantly - great fun. There's a glossary, a history of card games, advice on card-playing etiquette and information on playing cards on the Internet. Find the card game you're after with the useful list of alternative names, or use the number of players index to find a game for every occasion. There's also a unique supplement on cheating: protect yourself from card sharks... or pick up a tip or two to get ahead on the sly.