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Comprehensive collection of card games
When I purchased this, the table of contents was not available in the description nor was there a "Look Inside" link. So, for those who are interested, here's the table of contents:
Chap 1: Capturing Games
Easy: Beggar-My-Neighbor, GOPS, Ninenty-Nine, Slapjack, Snap, War
Medium: Egyptian Ratscrew, Kemps, Knack
Hard: Basra, Cassino, Pishti, Scat, Scopa/Scopone
Chap 2: Shedding Games
Easy: Chase the Ace, Cheat, Fan Tan, Go Fish, Old Maid, Pink Nines, Snip Snap Snorem
Medium: Comet, Crazy Eights, Dudak, Musta Maija, Palace, Pits, Sift Smoke, Svoi Koziri, Switch
Hard: Durak, Pishe Pasha, Stops, Tien Len, Zheng Shangzou
Chap 3: Patience Games
Easy: Concentration
Medium: Dictation, Spit
Hard: Racing Demon, Russian Bank, Spite and Malice
Chap 4: Rummy Games
Easy: Authors, Donkey (Pig), My Ship Sails and My Bird Sings
Medium: Basic Rummy, Tonk, Wushyi Fen
Hard: Conquian, Contract Rummy
Chap 5: Trick-Taking Games
Easy: Rolling Stone
Medium: Whist
Hard: Ecarte, Euchre, Hearts, Pitch, Spades
Each game is clearly explained with colored illustrations as needed. There is a one-liner piece of information at the beginning that speaks to the game's particular strength, origin, similarity to other games, and/or other names used for the same game. A lot of these games I'd never even heard of but I guess that's why this is the "ultimate".
March 2015 · Books · verified purchase