[PDF] Card Games Around The World eBook

Author : Sid Sackson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 1994-06-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486281000

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A leading inventor and collector of games, Sid Sackson is also an expert on game history. For this highly entertaining volume, the self-proclaimed "game addict" has selected over 60 popular games from around the world. A brief but fascinating introductory chapter to the history of card playing is followed by a valuable glossary of terms associated with this popular pastime. Additional chapters supply instructions, detailed illustrations, and an abundance of clear examples for playing such intriguing diversions as Sampen, Kowah, Kabu, Cha Kau Tsz' and Khanhoo from Asia; Skat, Blackjack, Old Maid, Fan Tan, Eights, Klondike, La Belle Loucie, Accordion, and Hearts from Europe; Whist, Blackout, Cribbage, Spoil Five, and Casino from the British Isles; Pif Paf, Samba, Bolivia, and Canasta from Latin America; and Poker, Pinochle, Contract Bridge, Rummy, and Oklahoma Gin from the United States. Most games can be played by children or adults with a common deck of 52 playing cards (a few will need additional cards from a second deck).

Author : David Parlett
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 19,41 MB
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0141916109

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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.

Author : Scott McNeely
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 27,38 MB
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1452110484

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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.

Author : Jeremy Harwood
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781780192284

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This expertly presented book gives all the information needed to begin playing cards, with advice on the rules and strategies of each game. The first section, Card Games, covers fun and classic games for families and friends. The second section, Poker, guides you through all the basic information needed to begin playing poker. For every game there is an explanation of the type of pack required, ideal age, playing and scoring, and plenty of diagrams of sample games. This beautifully presented guide is a great resource for all card game enthusiasts. Suitable for beginners and advanced players alike, this practical book will teach you everything you need to play a variety of exciting games.

Author : Philip D. Morehead
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780451204844

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Provides rules, strategies, and odds for card, indoor, and computer games.

Author : Jeremy Harwood
Publisher : Southwater Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,44 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Card games
ISBN : 9781780192260

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This essential reference for card-game players brings together all the best card games, including canasta, bridge, rummy, blackjack, cribbage, whist, solitaire and poker. Whether you want to settle a dispute about rules or find a new game for the family, this is the only book you will ever need on the subject.

Author : Sid Sackson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486273474

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An expert on game history selects 38 of his favorite amusements, all of which can be played by children or adults with common items such as cards, dice, checkerboards, and pencil and paper.

Author : Mark J. P. Wolf
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0262328496

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Thirty-nine essays explore the vast diversity of video game history and culture across all the world's continents. Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and culture across every continent, with essays covering areas as disparate and far-flung as Argentina and Thailand, Hungary and Indonesia, Iran and Ireland. Most of the essays are written by natives of the countries they discuss, many of them game designers and founders of game companies, offering distinctively firsthand perspectives. Some of these national histories appear for the first time in English, and some for the first time in any language. Readers will learn, for example, about the rapid growth of mobile games in Africa; how a meat-packing company held the rights to import the Atari VCS 2600 into Mexico; and how the Indonesian MMORPG Nusantara Online reflects that country's cultural history and folklore. Every country or region's unique conditions provide the context that shapes its national industry; for example, the long history of computer science in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, the problems of piracy in China, the PC Bangs of South Korea, or the Dutch industry's emphasis on serious games. As these essays demonstrate, local innovation and diversification thrive alongside productions and corporations with global aspirations. Africa • Arab World • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Brazil • Canada • China • Colombia • Czech Republic • Finland • France • Germany • Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Italy • Japan • Mexico • The Netherlands • New Zealand • Peru • Poland • Portugal • Russia • Scandinavia • Singapore • South Korea • Spain • Switzerland • Thailand • Turkey • United Kingdom • United States of America • Uruguay • Venezuela

Author : Dana Meachen Rau
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 16,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780756506759

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Provides a history of card games, step-by-step instuctions, and color illustrations that show how to play several card games.