A complete guide to playing 250 world's best card games : including bridge, poker, family games and solitaires
Harwood, Jeremy2010
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Including bridge, poker, family games and solitaires, this title helps you learn how to play classics such as Baccarat, Cribbage, Go Fish, Gin Rummy and Kaluki. Similar card games are grouped, so it is simple to find fun and challenging family games as well as advanced games. A special focus on poker gives rules and winning strategies, skills and tactics, with useful tips for players at all levels as well as expert guidance for professional players. It is clearly explained with more than 1200 easy-to-follow photographs and illustrations. This expertly presented book gives all the information needed to begin playing cards, with advice on the rules and strategies of each game. The first section, Card Games, covers fun and classic games for families and friends. The second section, Poker, guides you through all the basic information needed to begin playing poker. For every game there is an explanation of the type of pack required, ideal age, playing and scoring, and plenty of diagrams of sample games. This beautifully presented guide is a great resource for all card game enthusiasts. Suitable for beginners and advanced players alike, this practical book will teach you everything you need to play a variety of exciting games.
Main title:
A complete guide to playing 250 world's best card games : including bridge, poker, family games and solitaires / Jeremy Harwood and Trevor Sippetts.
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Imprint:
London Southwater, [2014].©2014.
Collation:
512 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Learn how to play classics such as baccarat, cribbage, go fish, gin rummy and kaluki : clearly explained with more than 1200 easy-to-follow photographs and illustrations : with a special focus on poker games, rules and winning strategies, skills and tactics, and useful tips for players at all levels as well as expert guidance for professional players."--Title page.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780192284
Dewey class:
795.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
13738
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