An historical guide to the card games of Europe and America. It surveys how the games originated and developed, and the rituals and etiquette which surround the

Imported from the Mamluks of Egypt, card games first hit Europe around 1371 and within ten years had spread from Spain and Italy to France and Germany. By 1420,

For thousands of years, people have been planning attacks, captures, chases, and conquests - on a variety of different boards designed for an astonishing divers

Ranging from such classics as bridge, poker, whist, and rummy to the more familiar Cucumber, Pishti, Go Fish, and Spinado, this book provides clear and expert a

The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Au