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The Penguin Book of Card Games
David Parlett
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Description for The Penguin Book of Card Games
Paperback. Features various games, from Bridge to Newmarket to Whist and Pontoon. This book takes us through several games to choose from. It also covers games played with other types of cards. It offers a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, and variations and origins of each. It includes an appendix of games. It is suitable for novices. Num Pages: 688 pages, integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: WDMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 494.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141037875
SKU
V9780141037875
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About David Parlett
David Parlett is a games inventor, consultant and author. He is a card games expert of international repute. A former language teacher then technical journalist, he has been freelancing in the games world since editing Games and Puzzles magazine in 1974. His many books include: The Guinness Book of Word Games (1995), A Dictionary of Card Games (1992) and The ... Read more
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