Shuffle and Deal: 50 Classic Card Games for Any Number of Players - Couverture rigide

Gallagher, Tara

 
9780062385833: Shuffle and Deal: 50 Classic Card Games for Any Number of Players
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0062385836 ISBN 13 : 9780062385833
Editeur : Harper Design, 2015

Synopsis

Improve your skills or learn to play fifty of the most popular card games for any number of players with this fully illustrated color guide featuring vintage art from around the world.

Whether you’re looking forward to a quiet night at home or planning a get-together with friends, Shuffle & Deal includes one-on-one play as well as party games for two to four players. Tara Gallagher has curated a selection of classics, each chosen for its fun factor as well as its nostalgic value. Here are games that we (or our parents) grew up with: Rummy, Spit, Cribbage, Crazy Eights, Canasta, Cucumber, Egyptian Ratscrew, Cheat, Betrayal, Scat, 9-Hole Golf, Wall Street, Buh, 7-Hand Rummy, Hearts, Ghost, and more.

Gallagher includes complete rules and variations, fascinating anecdotes about card-playing history, strategies for winning, and a glossary of “card-speak” jargon. Featuring a wide selection of games and a handy bookmark, and illustrated with rich, colorful card art from medieval times to the present day, Shuffle & Deal offers hours of fun for all ages.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tara Gallagher is an amateur cardsharp and the author of the children's history book The 100 Greatest Moments in Irish History. She lives in Brighton, England.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

With 50 popular card games for any number of players, Shuffle and Deal is an indispensable rule book—and the first of its kind to include a diverse collection of colorful vintage card art from all over the world and throughout the ages.

Inside you'll find:

  • Complete rules and variations for 50 games, all selected for their fun factor, from Hearts to Rummy 500, from Avalanche to Pinochle
  • Tips for playing strategically
  • Little-known facts on card-playing history
  • More than 300 gorgeous reproductions of vintage card art, from medieval times to the present day It’s time to shuffle and deal!

With more than 300 full-color illustrations

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Éditeur
Harper Design
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0062385836
ISBN 13 
9780062385833
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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