The Penguin Book of Card Games [electronic resource]
David Parlett2008
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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.
Main title:
The Penguin Book of Card Games [electronic resource] / David Parlett
Author:
David Parlett, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (688 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141916101
Language:
English
BRN:
434292
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |