The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to

The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to Play Over 250 Games

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.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Books
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 8355
Model 37875
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-04-28
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780141037875

The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to Play Over 250 Games