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Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With Hoyle’s Rules of Games you’ll learn how to play games, sharpen your strategy, and settle disputes with the revised and updated edition of this essential reference guide—now covering over 250 classic and popular games!
Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for a reference guide for your next family game night or whether you take the rules a little more seriously, this essential guide to card games, board games, and game strategy is for you. It also makes the perfect companion to board game gifts for children this holiday season: they’ll love the game, but they’ll love winning even more!
More than 250 years after Edmond Hoyle first published his guide to the game Whist, Hoyle’s is still the definitive name when it comes to the rules of the game—whether it’s bridge, backgammon, Scrabble® or Blackjack. With Hoyle’s Rules of Games, all you need to have hours of fun with family and friends is a board game or a deck of cards!
The game player’s basic reference, this handy guide has now been updated and expanded and includes rules, strategies, and odds for over 250 games, including such favorites as:
• Scrabble®
• Canasta
• Contract Bridge
• Gin Rummy
• Chess
• Backgammon
• Solitaire games: Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, and Russian Bank
• Poker variations: Anaconda, Blind Tiger, and Hold ’em
• Children’s games: Beggar-your-neighbor, Memory, and Slapjack
• Computer games: Minesweeper and Freecell
• …And more!
ASIN : 0451204840
Publisher : Berkley; 3rd Rev and Updated ed. edition (December 1, 2001)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780451204844
ISBN-13 : 978-0451204844
Lexile measure : 1060L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 4.12 x 0.91 x 6.75 inches
Customers say
Customers find this book helpful for finding game rules and explanations. They find it useful as a reference tool and consider it a great buy. Many consider it fun for families and friends to play games together. The book helps prevent arguments and is a good gift for anyone who enjoys playing games. However, opinions differ on the ease of use – some find the instructions clear and easy to read, while others feel the instructions are thin or hard to navigate through.