Penguin Book Of Card Games

Parlett, David

ISBN 10: 0517647311 / ISBN 13: 9780517647318

Edité par Penguin, 1988

Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur K13F-01967

Synopsis :

The rules, history, and strategies of various card games, such as bridge, euchre, hearts, skat, rummy, cribbage, and poker, are described, with their technical terms defined.

Présentation de l'éditeur: 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Penguin Book Of Card Games
Éditeur : Penguin
Date d'édition : 1988
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good