Card games Books

The Gist of Whist is a book written by Charles Emmet Coffin in 1895, which serves as a concise guide to the modern scientific game of Whist. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the rules, strategies, and techniques of the game, which was a...

""The Game of Euchre"" is a book written by John William Keller and originally published in 1887. The book is a comprehensive guide to playing the card game Euchre, which was popular in the United States during the 19th century. The book covers...

The K-Method is a new and challenging way to play roulette. It is a plan created to help the millions of roulette players to become successful at playing roulette. The K-Method gives the player direction by becoming a game in itself. Before you even sit...

Immagina il vantaggio che potresti avere se riuscissi costantemente a giocare a poker in zona. Quando giochi in Zona tutte le decisioni che prendi sono corrette, sai istintivamente quando bluffare e perdere una mano ti lascia indifferente. Riesci a dare...

World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia offers 50 new easy-to-play games featuring cards and dice. These fun and novel games require little in the way of materials and offer hours of exciting, varied and original play.This book is perfect for everyone...

Learn how to play hanafuda! An in-depth collection of 37 great games, including popular games such as Koi-Koi, Go-Stop, and Hachi-Hachi. Organized into categories by type and difficulty, this step-by-step rulebook includes intuitive scoring...

To the far northwest of the world lies the island continent of Thrascia, an icy land of snow, forests, volcanoes, and untapped natural resources. There's gold in them there hills, and strange wonders in the back of beyond. Apart from the Port, this is a...

To the far northwest of the world lies the island continent of Thrascia, an icy land of snow, forests, volcanoes, and untapped natural resources. There's gold in them there hills, and strange wonders in the back of beyond. Apart from the Port, this is a...

The American Contract Bridge League started with Standard American, added competitive conventions, and then coloured their convention card yellow to produce the Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC). Internet players claim, "SAYC" for fast agreement on a...

Originally published in 1883, this classic book of card games offers hours of entertainment for players of all ages. From simple solitaire to more complex games, this collection is a must-have for anyone who loves card games.This work has been selected...

Learn how to play the popular card game Taroc with this comprehensive guide, written in German in 1788. With rules for both three and four players, as well as strategies and tips for winning, this book will delight enthusiasts of card games and European...

This book explains why and how blackjack player can't win on blackjack card game table at casino. The Secret of Blackjack enables you to know the depths of the actual game and how it should be played.

New edition of B. H. Friedman's critically-acclaimed 1964 serio-comic novel. Yarborough is the story of well-to-do bridge prodigy Arthur Skelton and his futile search for some system to give his life meaning. The novel takes its title from the game of...

To draw or not to draw... (trumps, that is)? You might be forgiven for thinking this is an easy question to answer, and on many deals it is. But there are also a large number of situations where it's all too easy to make the wrong decision. As...

David Bird's third book of Robin Hood bridge stories provides a feast of entertainment for his fans. The 27 stories contain 113 splendid deals and provide the laugh-aloud humor and painless instruction for which the author is renowned.With a cast list...

Originally published in London in the 1920s as a revised and enlarged edition based on Hoyle's early works of the 1700s. The book is an illustrated compendium of over eighty games and their varieties including card, billiard and board games. These are...

American Skat: Or The Game Of Skat Defined (1898) is a book written by J. Charles Eichhorn that provides a comprehensive guide to the popular German card game, Skat. The book covers the rules and strategies of Skat, including how to play the game, how to...

Ludus Fortunae est liber auctore Sturm, Johanne, editus anno 1633. Hic liber est ad recreandam societatem destinatus et ludum Fortunae continet. In hoc libro, Sturm describit ludum Fortunae, qui est ludus fortunae et casus, in quo homines alea iacta...

Card playing was a favorite pastime for many of Jane Austen’s characters. Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley bonded over vingt-un, Mr. Woodhouse entertained Mrs. Goddard with piquet, and Fanny Price dealt the cribbage cards for Lady Bertram...

Welcome to "Strategic Poker Math: A Winning Approach to Numbers at the Table." This e-book is designed to be your all-in-one resource, giving you the knowledge and abilities needed to improve your poker skills by developing a strategic grasp of numbers...

Slotboom and Hollink join forces to produce the definitive guide to short-handed Pot-Limit Omaha poker, or tables with six or fewer players.

A unique over-the-shoulder look at the thought processes of one of the world's best players as Jeff Meckstroth takes the reader through the highs and lows of winning the Bermuda Bowl -- the world teams championship. Written in the style of Terence...

This early works on The Expert at the Card Table is a must have for any card playing enthusiast. To all lovers of card games it should prove interesting, and as a basis of card entertainment it is practically inexhaustible, with much of the information...

""The Laws And Practice Of The Game Of Euchre: As Adopted By The Washington, D.C., Euchre Club"" is a book written by Charles Henry Wharton Meehan and published in 1877. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the popular card game of Euchre,...

Italian card games are fun and a great cultural and socializing experience. Italian Card Games for All Ages will help you become familiar with Italian cards and with some of the most popular games played today in Italy. This handy reference will...

This book was prepared with the design to having been to afford the novice of the game Bridge with sufficient theoretical knowledge of the principles and strategy of the game to enable the reader to commence the practise in a sound and intelligent manner...

This text contains a practical guide to the card game Bridge, including information on rules, strategy, and its history. A concise yet detailed treatise on the subject, this text will greatly appeal to Bridge fans and card game enthusiasts in general,...

Outlines of Auction Bridge is a book written by Charles Stuart Street in 1909. It provides a concise statement of the rules of the game of Auction Bridge, a popular card game during the early 20th century. The book covers the basic principles of the...

One Hundred Double Acrostics: A New Year�������s Gift (1866) is a collection of 100 puzzles created by an author who goes by the pseudonym ""Myself."" Each puzzle is a double acrostic, meaning that the first and last letters of each line spell out two...

This text contains a treatise on facts and speculations pertaining to the origin and history of playing cards. Full of interesting information and descriptions of early card games, this text will be of much value to those with a keen interest in this...

The Confessions of a Gamester is a novel written by an anonymous author and published by J. Hatchard and Son in 1824. The book tells the story of a young man named Charles who becomes addicted to gambling and the detrimental effects it has on his life...

Ye Vampires! A Legend Of The National Betting-Ring, Showing What Became Of It is a novel written by The Spectre and published in 1875. The book is set in the world of horse racing and gambling, and follows the story of a group of vampires who infiltrate...

Dieses erstaunliche Tattoo Malbuch ist eine Freude für alle, die gerne zeichnen und auch Tattoos mögen. Es kann auch ein Geschenk für einen Freund sein, Sie können es zusammen mit Ihrem Freund, Ihrer Freundin, Ihrer Frau oder Ihrem Ehemann ausmalen und...

A Treatise On The Game Of Ecarte: As Played In The First Circles Of London And Paris (1824) is a book written by an amateur that provides a comprehensive guide to the popular card game, Ecarte. The book is specifically focused on the rules and strategies...

""The Traditional Games Of England, Scotland, And Ireland V2"" is a book written by Alice Bertha Gomme in 1898. The book is a comprehensive collection of traditional games that were played in England, Scotland, and Ireland during the 19th century. The...

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERSBridge Axioms And Laws: With The Change The Suit Call Revised And Explained By J. B. ElwellThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to...

Not in Heaven YetFor forty-three years, David Bird's tales of the bridge-crazy monks of St Titus have appeared in magazines around the world. They have been translated into several languages. In this fourteenth collection of stories in book form,...

Whether you are just setting out to discover the wonderful game of bridge, or have played for some time, your success will be limited without a sound understanding of the basic techniques of cardplay.In this series, two of the game's top writers explain...

TRAVEL THE WORLD OF BRIDGE WITH MARTIN HOFFMANAfter surviving the Nazi death camps, Martin Hoffman moved to England and discovered a talent for bridge. He went on to achieve great success in tournament play, and at his peak was known as the best pairs...

Step-by-step exercisesTeacher’s manual to accompany What Does Partner Have? Book TwoA continuation of Book One – now with all four players bidding.Step-by-step exercises visualize everyone’s hands from their bids only.What do their bids...

Looking for a Better Approach to Teaching Declarer Play?This manual is a presentation-ready Teacher's Manual for the first part of the ABTA award-winning book, Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand, by Barbara Seagram and David Bird. Six lesson plans are...

With the publication of Sixpack, six keycard RKCB has come of age!As soon you identify a double fit, don't ask for keycards - just "launch" and tell. In most cases, you can find out about keycards - all six - below the game level. Part I of the book...

The trump suit adds a dimension that makes bridge so different from other card games. In a suit contract, play is complicated by declarer's need to keep control. If control is lost, it may be almost impossible to make proper use of one's strength in the...