Teach Yourself Card Games, New Edition

by David Parlett

Become an expert in dozens of card games Bridge, cribbage, whist, poker, rummy, hearts, solitaire . . . it’s truly amazing how many clever uses people have devised for a simple deck of 52 cards. And Teach Yourself Card Games covers the best of them, offering easy-to-follow instructions on how to play dozens of games, including the classics and perennial favorites as well as exotic games from around the world. Suitable for readers of all levels of experience, it is both a handy reference and a guide for experimenting with new games.

Genres: Reference, Games

228 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 1994

About the author

Parlett is a noted games scholar who has written extensively on the history of board and card games, as well as inventing several of his own.