Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The most complete guide to the modern methods of standard bidding for bridge, from one of America's leading players, teachers, and authorities. With a logical, easy-to-follow style, William Root covers all the bidding essentials.

Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With Hoyle's Rules of Games you'll learn how to play games, sharpen your strategy, and settle disputes with the revised and updated edition of this essential reference guide—now covering over 250 classic and popular games!Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for a reference guide for your next family game night or whether you take the rules a little more seriously, this essential guide...

Win at Bridge is a fun and interactive way to get to grips with the basics of this popular leisure pastime. It is often difficult to master the rules of play and the art of bidding well, but this newly updated edition will give you all the tools you need to start playing confidently.Originally written by Terence Reese, the world authority in bridge, it has now been revised by David Bird, one of Britain's top bridge writers. It is packed with interactive quizzes, insights and inside...

From All Fours to Zebra Poker, this is the definitive, A-to-Z guide to contemporary card games.Shuffle your deck and get ready to discover your new favorite card game! Hoyle’s Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games explains the rules of all the most popular and timeless card games clearly and simply, using special symbols, charts, and drawings alongside written instructions. This accessible guide lists games alphabetically and includes extensive cross-referenci...

This text contains the official rules of a huge number of different card games and their variants, ranging from Whist to Poker and including everything in between. An invaluable tool for the serious card player, this would make for a great addition to home collections and is certainly not to be missed by those with a keen interest in card games. The games covered in this book include: Games of the Whist Family, Laws of Pivot Bridge, Laws of Auction Bridge, The Laws of Whist, Norwegian Whis...

Here's a chance to learn the 200 real rules of poker, including descriptions of the characters, the right food and the wrong food to serve; betting strategies that keep players from losing too much too early; dealing, talking; and the dos and don'ts of a minimal standard of behavior.

Bridge : Its Principles and Rules of Play by J.B. Elwell with illustrative hands and the club code of bridge laws is an old gem. It was first published in 1906.  Some minor rules of bridge might have changed since then, but the fundamentals of bridge are still intact and fully explained in this book.    

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The answer to your prayers - a simple effective convention for competing over the opponents' 1NT opening bid! Originally self-published in 1996 the first edition sold out quickly so that this much sought-after treatise has been unavailable for several years. The book describes how the convention works and how to use it against various ranges of 1NT opening bids as well as over strong 1 Club openings.

This vintage book contains an accessible and entertaining guide to playing bridge. Told as a narrative following a game of bridge between four 'characters', it explores various situations that the players find themselves in and suggests how a play would have been better made. Entertaining and instructional, "Cut for Partners" is highly recommended for any bridge player. Contents include: "First Round", "Preliminaries", "Deal No. 1", "The Play", "Post-Mortem", "Chucks", "Deal No. 2", "The P...