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9780449911563

According to Hoyle Official Rules of More Than 200 Popular Games of Skill and Chance With Expert Advice on Winning Play

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  • ISBN13:

    9780449911563

  • ISBN10:

    044991156X

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-08-27
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books

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Summary

"A must for anyone who wants to play a game and play it correctly." Charles H. Goren Whether you play card games, dice games, parlor games, word games, chess, checker, backgammon, or solitaire games, here is a comprehensive, up-to-date book with the complete rules of your favorite games of skill and chance. ACCORDING TO HOYLE gives not only the rules but expert advice on winning, too. From the Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Richard L. Frey was the president of the International Bridge Press Association for nearly a dozen years. His articles on many nonbridge subjects have appeared in leading magazines. His daily newspaper articles on bridge appeared nonstop for a record thirty-five years. When the rank of Life Master was created, his name was one of the first chosen. Mr. Frey continues to be the most respected dean of bridge writers. He died in 1988.

Table of Contents

Accordionp. 191
Acesp. 57
Acey Deuceyp. 264
All Fivesp. 223
All Foursp. 59
All Threesp. 224
Auction Euchrep. 34
Auction 45'sp. 44
Auction Partnership Pinochlep. 154
Auction Pinochlep. 146
Auction Pitchp. 61
Auld Lang Synep. 189
Authorsp. 280
Baccaratp. 214
Backgammonp. 255
Bank Crapsp. 268
Baseballp. 21
Beggar-your-neighborp. 282
Belle Luciep. 188
Belottep. 166
Bergenp. 224
Bet or Dropp. 10
Beziquep. 161
Big Fortyp. 195
Bird Cagep. 270
Black Jackp. 204
Black Ladyp. 50
Blackoutp. 216
Blind and Straddlep. 11
Blind Openingp. 11
Blind Tigerp. 11
Block Gamep. 224
Board Gamesp. 226
Boliviap. 98
Boodlep. 52
Booray or Bourep. 178
Brazilian Canastap. 99
Butcher Boyp. 21
Calculationp. 195
Canastap. 90
Canfieldp. 193
Card Games for Childrenp. 276
Casinop. 180
Categories or Guggenheimp. 253
Charadesp. 254
Checkersp. 244
Check Pinochlep. 160
Chemin-de-ferp. 215
Chessp. 235
Chicago (Bridge)p. 139
Chicago (Michigan)p. 52
Chilep. 98
Chilean Canastap. 98
Chinese Beziquep. 164
Shouettep. 261
Chuck-a-luckp. 270
Cinchp. 64
Cincinnatip. 20
Clabp. 166
Clabberp. 166
Clobp. 166
Clockp. 196
Cold Handsp. 22
Concentrationp. 284
Contract Bridgep. 110
Contract Bridge Lawsp. 114
Contract Bridge Strategyp. 124
Contract Bridge Variationsp. 135
Contract Rummyp. 79
Corner Cardp. 190
Crapettep. 200
Crapsp. 266
Crazy Eightsp. 56
Crazy Jacksp. 56
Crazy Sevensp. 57
Cribbagep. 65
Cribbage Solitaire (Domino)p. 198
Cribbage Solitaire (Square)p. 198
Criss-Crossp. 20
Cuban Canastap. 100
Cutthroat Bridgep. 137
Cutthroat Contractp. 135
Cutthroat Euchrep. 33
Dealer's Choicep. 19
Devil and the Tailors, Thep. 247
Dice Gamesp. 266
Dominoesp. 221
Domino Heartsp. 49
Don Pedrop. 64
Double-Barrelled Shotgunp. 21
Double Hasenpfefferp. 36
Double Jumpp. 191
Double Klondikep. 192
Double-Pack Pinochlep. 157
Down-the-Riverp. 15
Draughtsp. 244
Draw Casinop. 185
Draw Game, Thep. 221
Draw Pokerp. 7
Duplicate Bridgep. 133
Eight-card Studp. 15
Eightsp. 56
Euchrep. 30
Fan Tanp. 55
Farop. 212
Fifteensp. 189
Firehouse Pinochlep. 159
Five Hundredp. 37
Five Hundred for 5 or 6p. 41
Five-Hundred Rump. 88
Five-Hundred Rum Variationsp. 89
Five or Ninep. 56
Flipp. 20
Fortressp. 188
Forty-fivep. 44
Forty-fives, Auctionp. 44
Forty Thievesp. 195
Four-deal Bridge (Chicago)p. 139
Four-five-sixp. 272
Four-hand Cribbagep. 69
Four-hand Five Hundredp. 41
Four Seasonsp. 190
Fox and Geesep. 247
Freezeoutp. 22
Gapsp. 190
Garbagep. 19
Gin Rummyp. 81
Gin Rummy for 3, 4, 5, and morep. 85
Giveaway Checkersp. 247
Go Fishp. 281
Golfp. 196
Goulash (Pinochle)p. 142
Goulashes (Bridge)p. 135
Hasenpfefferp. 34
Hazardp. 270
Heartsp. 46
High-card Poolp. 28
High-Low-Jackp. 59
High-low Pokerp. 18
High-low Seven-card Studp. 18
High-low Studp. 18
Hollywood Ginp. 84
Honeymoon Bridgep. 138
Hurricanep. 21
I Doubt Itp. 283
Italian Canastap. 99
Jackpotsp. 7
Joker Canastap. 100
Joker Heartsp. 48
Kalaberp. 166
Kalabriasp. 166
Kalukip. 74
Klabp. 166
Klaberjassp. 166
Klobp. 166
Klondikep. 191
Klondike, Doublep. 192
Knock Rummyp. 86
Kriegspielp. 242
Liar Dicep. 274
Losing Game, Thep. 247
Lowballp. 17
Low Pokerp. 17
Mah Jonggp. 226
Modern Gamep. 232
Matadorp. 224
Memoryp. 284
Mexican Studp. 20
Michiganp. 52
Mill, Thep. 248
Mugginsp. 223
Multiple Golfp. 197
Napoleon at St. Helenap. 195
Newmarketp. 52
Ninety-ninep. 277
Oh Hellp. 216
Oh Pshawp. 216
Oklahoma Ginp. 85
Old Maidp. 279
Old Sledgep. 59
Omnibus Heartsp. 50
Panguinguep. 75
Parliamentp. 55
Parlor Gamesp. 252
Partnership Auction Pinochlep. 154
Partnership Auction Pinochle with a Widowp. 156
Partnership Casinop. 184
Partnership Heartsp. 49
Pass-outp. 10
Passwordp. 252
Patiencep. 186
Pedrop. 63
Pedro Sanchop. 63
Pelmanismp. 284
Persian Rummyp. 89
Pigp. 280
Pinochlep. 142
Piquetp. 103
Pitchp. 59
Play or Payp. 56
Pokerp. 1
Poker Dicep. 272
Poker Probabilitiesp. 23
Poker Solitairep. 197
Poker Squaresp. 198
Progressive Jackpotsp. 10
Pyramidp. 187
Railroad Euchrep. 33
Rauber Skatp. 175
Red Dogp. 28
Rouge et Noirp. 101
Roulettep. 250
Royal Casinop. 184
Round-the-Corner Ginp. 85
Rubicon Beziquep. 163
Rummyp. 71
Russian Bankp. 200
Sambap. 97
Saratogap. 52
Setbackp. 61
Seven-card Studp. 15
Sevensp. 100
Seven-toed Petep. 15
Seven-Upp. 59
Shotgunp. 20
Six-card Studp. 15
Six-hand Partnership Pinochlep. 156
Six-pack Beziquep. 164
Skatp. 169
Slapjackp. 276
Snakep. 265
Sniffp. 223
Snip Snap Snoremp. 54
Solitairep. 186
Spade Casinop. 184
Spiderp. 194
Spite and Malicep. 218
Spit in the Oceanp. 19
Spoil Fivep. 41
Stealing Bundlesp. 282
Stopsp. 52
Storehousep. 189
Straight Draw Pokerp. 10
Straight Heartsp. 46
Stud Pokerp. 13
Stussp. 213
Swedish Rummyp. 56
Thirty-onep. 70
Three-card Montep. 21
Three-card Pokerp. 21
Three-hand Bridgep. 137
Three-hand Casinop. 184
Three-hand Cribbagep. 69
Three-hand Euchrep. 33
Three-hand Pinochlep. 145
Tiddly-Winkp. 225
Trente-et-quarantep. 101
Trictracp. 255
Twenty-onep. 204
Two-card Pokerp. 21
Two-hand Bridgep. 138
Two-hand Canastap. 97
Two-hand Euchrep. 33
Two-hand Five Hundredp. 40
Two-hand Heartsp. 49
Two-hand Pinochlep. 142
Two-hand Spadesp. 279
Two Pots to Winp. 21
Uruguayp. 98
Vanishing Crossp. 190
Warp. 285
Whiskey Pokerp. 12
Wipe-Offp. 159
Word Squaresp. 252
Yachtp. 273
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