Look It Up in Hoyle: How to Play over 175 Games

Front cover:Look It Up In HoyleHow to Play Over 175 GamesContract Bridge - latest revisions in the standard American bidding system & laws of contract bridge- Gin Runny - Poker -Back cover:Look it Up in HOYLERevised by Thomas M. SmithGAMES GALORE!Here's a giant grab bag of over 175 card and table games to satisfy even the most ardent addict - rules, play instruction, scoring procedures - all "according to Hoyle."As Webster is to dictionaries, Hoyle is to games. This authoritative, thoroughly up-to-date book gives the complete rules of all your favorite games from ten variations of Poker to nine different ways to play Hearts and seventeen different games of Solitaire. Like to learn some new games? Try Macao, Red Dog, Smudge, Stung, Euchre, Crapette, or Bezique. And, if you play Bridge or want to learn, you'll find the latest revisions in Contract Bridge bidding and scoring rules plus hundreds of helpful tips both for the novice and expert. A special section on Billiards with seven variations of play, among them Rotation Pocket and American Pyramid, is also provided, along with instructions and rules for playing Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Bunco, and ten new Domino games.Look it Up in HOYLE offers you expert advice on skillful play and will prove invaluable in settling disputes on any one of several fine points. Take it home for hours of playing pleasure.