The Complete Hoyle's GamesEver since the middle of the Eighteenth Century, 'according to Hoyle' has been an expression of fair and rule-abiding play. In an age when more and more people are rejecting the inanities of electronic games and returning to the old, perennial favourites, the reissue of this great book will be welcomed by all games players of discernment. This edition of Hoyle's Games has been prepared by Lawrence Dawson, and covers more than fifty varieties of card game, as well as Backgammon, Draughts, Chess, Solitaire, Darts, Dominoes, Nine Men's Morris, Billiards, Pool, Snooker and many more. |
Contents
MATRIMONY | 211 |
OLD MAID | 234 |
RANTERGOROUND | 240 |
LANSQUENET | 268 |
PART II | 275 |
SHELLOUT | 345 |
PART IV | 359 |
DARTS | 453 |
PART VI | 467 |
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adversary attack bank banker baulk Billiards Black Bx Kt cannon cards are dealt Castles centre chance clubs colour column count counters coup cribbage croupiers dart dealer declared Defence deuce diamonds discard double draw eight elder hand euchre Evans Gambit exposed card face upwards four Gambit Giuoco Piano highest horse Joker king KING'S GAMBIT knave knave of diamonds Knight KtxP lead losing hazard misère Miss Milligan move nine No-trump non-dealer object ball odds opponent opponent's pack pair partner Pawn penalty piece placed play Poker pool Pope Joan position punter Px Kt queen red ball revoke Rook round rule Ruy Lopez score sequence seven shuffled side Snooker Solo Whist spades spot square stake striker striker's ball stroke suppose three cards throw top card treble Trente et Quarante trick trump suit turn Whist White winner