Card Games Around the World - (Dover Books on Magic, Games and Puzzles) by Sid Sackson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This highly entertaining volume spotlights over 60 popular games from around the world: Sampen, Skat, Blackjack, Eights, Whist, Cribbage, Casino, Canasta, Poker, Pinochle, Gin Rummy, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A leading inventor and collector of games, Sid Sackson is also an expert on game history. For this highly entertaining volume, the self-proclaimed "game addict" has selected over 60 popular games from around the world.<br>A brief but fascinating introductory chapter to the history of card playing is followed by a valuable glossary of terms associated with this popular pastime. Additional chapters supply instructions, detailed illustrations, and an abundance of clear examples for playing such intriguing diversions as Sampen, Kowah, Kabu, Cha Kau Tsz' and Khanhoo from Asia; Skat, Blackjack, Old Maid, Fan Tan, Eights, Klondike, La Belle Loucie, Accordion, and Hearts from Europe; Whist, Blackout, Cribbage, Spoil Five, and Casino from the British Isles; Pif Paf, Samba, Bolivia, and Canasta from Latin America; and Poker, Pinochle, Contract Bridge, Rummy, and Oklahoma Gin from the United States.<br>Most games can be played by children or adults with a common deck of 52 playing cards (a few will need additional cards from a second deck).
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