Synopses & Reviews
From the late-seventeenth to the mid-eighteenth century, Edmond Hoyle undertook the enormous task of codifying the rules of games. It was on this foundation that Albert H. Morehead and Geoffrey Mott-Smith based their
Hoyle's Rules
of Games. The game player's basic reference since 1946, this handy guide has now been updated and expanded to include rules, strategies, and odds for over 250 games, from such traditional favorites as Scrabble; Poker, Canasta, Contract Bridge, Gin Rummy, Chess, and Backgammon to such unusual solitaire games as Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, and Russian Bank; children's games like Authors, Beggar-your-neighbor, Memory, and Slapjack; and poker variations like Anaconda, Bend Tiger, and Hold 'em. Included as well are the official rules of Contract Bridge as recently revised by the American Contract Bridge League.
If you want to know not only how to play games but how to play them to win, here is the one guide that gives you both expert advice on strategy and authoritative information for settling disputes over any number of fine points.