[PDF] Hoyles Rules Of Games Descriptions Of Indoor Games Of Skill And Chance With Advice On Skillful Play eBook

Author : Albert H. Morehead
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1447482611

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This vintage book contains a beginner-friendly guide to playing a variety of popular games ranging from bridge to chess. With comprehensive descriptions and useful tips on how to play, this volume is will appeal to those with an interest in indoor games and would make for a handy addition to any collection. Contents include: “Card Games”, “Bridge”, “Five Hundred”, “Hearts”, “Oh Hell”, “Seven Up”, “Canasta”, “Skat”, “Two-Handed Pinochle”, “Klaberjass”, “Rummy”, “Poker”, “Black Jack”, “Fan Tan”, “Michigan”, “Cribbage”, “Casino”, “Klondike”, “'The Game'”, “Checkers”, “Chess”, “Backgammon”, “Dice”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card games.

Author : Albert H. Morehead
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 34,18 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780452283138

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Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With Hoyle's Rules of Games you'll learn how to play games, sharpen your strategy, and settle disputes with the revised and updated edition of this essential reference guide—now covering over 250 classic and popular games! Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for a reference guide for your next family game night or whether you take the rules a little more seriously, this essential guide to card games, board games, and game strategy is for you. It also makes the perfect companion to board game gifts for children this holiday season: they'll love the game, but they’ll love winning even more! More than 250 years after Edmond Hoyle first published his guide to the game Whist, Hoyle’s is still the definitive name when it comes to the rules of the game—whether it’s bridge, backgammon, Scrabble® or Blackjack. With Hoyle’s Rules of Games, all you need to have hours of fun with family and friends is a board game or a deck of cards! The game player’s basic reference, this handy guide has now been updated and expanded and includes rules, strategies, and odds for over 250 games, including such favorites as: • Scrabble® • Canasta • Contract Bridge • Gin Rummy • Chess • Backgammon • Solitaire games: Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, and Russian Bank • Poker variations: Anaconda, Blind Tiger, and Hold ’em • Children’s games: Beggar-your-neighbor, Memory, and Slapjack • Computer games: Minesweeper and Freecell • ...And more!

Author : Albert H. Morehead
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 10,28 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1101100230

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Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With Hoyle's Rules of Games you'll learn how to play games, sharpen your strategy, and settle disputes with the revised and updated edition of this essential reference guide—now covering over 250 classic and popular games! Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for a reference guide for your next family game night or whether you take the rules a little more seriously, this essential guide to card games, board games, and game strategy is for you. It also makes the perfect companion to board game gifts for children this holiday season: they'll love the game, but they’ll love winning even more! More than 250 years after Edmond Hoyle first published his guide to the game Whist, Hoyle’s is still the definitive name when it comes to the rules of the game—whether it’s bridge, backgammon, Scrabble® or Blackjack. With Hoyle’s Rules of Games, all you need to have hours of fun with family and friends is a board game or a deck of cards! The game player’s basic reference, this handy guide has now been updated and expanded and includes rules, strategies, and odds for over 250 games, including such favorites as: • Scrabble® • Canasta • Contract Bridge • Gin Rummy • Chess • Backgammon • Solitaire games: Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, and Russian Bank • Poker variations: Anaconda, Blind Tiger, and Hold ’em • Children’s games: Beggar-your-neighbor, Memory, and Slapjack • Computer games: Minesweeper and Freecell • ...And more!