The A-Z of Card Games

by David Parlett

This fascinating dictionary tells you how to play almost any card game popular in the Western world. Besides classics like Bridge and Poker, it also includes famous historical games, popular folk games, and even Tarot games. With hundreds of games to explore and enjoy, David Parlett's book
will be invaluable to anyone planning a card evening with friends.

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, its broad coverage includes all the popular and classic Bridge, Canasta, Hearts, Poker, Rummy, and Whist. Popular family and party games such as Newmarket, Oh Hell!, and Old Maid also appear, alongside a host of unusual and
intriguingly-titled games, for example, Cucumber, Go Boom, I Doubt It, Phat, Spinado, Spite and Malice, and many more.

A new layout, with historical information in boxes, and fun graphics to show number of players/packs at a glance make the games even easier to learn and play, while web links added in the text and a Useful Web site section in appendix offer further added value. Written by the UK's leading card game
expert, this is truly indispensable for anyone with a yen for cards.

Genres: Nonfiction

441 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2004

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.