Hoyle's Rules of Games, 3rd Revised and Updated Edition - 3rd Edition by Albert H Morehead & Geoffrey Mott-Smith & Philip D Morehead (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From poker to computer games, "Hoyle" is still the definitive name when it comes to the rules of the game. This handy reference guide has now been updated and expanded and includes rules, strategies, and playing odds for more than 250 games.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With <i>Hoyle's Rules of Games</i> 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!</b> <p/>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! <p/>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(R) or Blackjack. With <i>Hoyle's Rules of Games</i>, all you need to have hours of fun with family and friends is a board game or a deck of cards! <p/>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: <p/>- Scrabble(R)<br>- Canasta<br>- Contract Bridge<br>- Gin Rummy<br>- Chess<br>- Backgammon<br>- Solitaire games: Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, and Russian Bank<br>- Poker variations: Anaconda, Blind Tiger, and Hold 'em<br>- Children's games: Beggar-your-neighbor, Memory, and Slapjack<br>- Computer games: Minesweeper and Freecell<br>- ...And more!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>On <b><i>Men's Health</i></b> list of 25 THINGS EVERY MAN SHOULD OWN <p/>"A volume without which no home is truly complete."--<b><i>Slate</i></b><br><i> </i><br>"For the serious game player."--<b><i>The Bradenton Herald</i></b> (Florida) <p/>"The source for the rules of most card games."--<b><i>St. Petersburg Times</i></b> (Florida)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Philip Morehead</b> is Head of Music Staff for Lyric Opera of Chicago. He is the son of the late <b>Albert H. Morehead</b>, lexicographer and games expert, the original co-editor of this book, who was Bridge Editor of the <b>New York Times</b> for over 25 years and the editor of many books on games. He is editor of <b>The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary</b> and <b>The New American Rogets College Thesaurus</b> and is author of <b>The New American International Dictionary of Music</b>. He lives in Chicago with his wife Patricia, oboist and composer.
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