The Penguin Book of Card Games
Book Details
Author(s)David Parlett
PublisherPenguin Books
ISBN / ASIN0141037873
ISBN-139780141037875
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank404,124
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
With Penguin's classic card game compendium, rainy days never looked so good
Whether you are a cardsharp or online-poker wannabe, The Penguin Book of Card Games has everything you will ever need to know about playing cards. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, a seasoned card-game specialist, gives you countless games to play. With a working description of each game, including the rules, variations, and origins of each, this book will delight, entertain, and inform both the novice and the experienced player.
Whether you are a cardsharp or online-poker wannabe, The Penguin Book of Card Games has everything you will ever need to know about playing cards. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, a seasoned card-game specialist, gives you countless games to play. With a working description of each game, including the rules, variations, and origins of each, this book will delight, entertain, and inform both the novice and the experienced player.
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