According to Hoyle: Official Rules of More Than 200 Popular Games of Skill and Chance with Expert Advice on Winning Play

By Richard L. Frey

Book Overview

Be the envy of your next game night with this accessible, expertly crafted guide to playing (and winning ) more than 200 popular games of skill and chance.

Card games. Dice games. Parlor games. Word games. Chess. Checkers. Backgammon. Mah Jongg.
Solitaire games. And so much more

This comprehensive manual contains the complete rules of your favorite games--games of skill and games of chance, games for any number of players and for every mood or occasion. Alongside detailed explanations for the setup, equipment, and rules of each game, According to Hoyle also teaches you different variations and useful strategies to build your confidence and achieve victory.

Complete with helpful diagrams and thoughtful explanations, According to Hoyle will teach you how to play--and win--a wide array of games.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044991156X
• ISBN13: 9780449911563
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

It's a classic.

This book is the old version with all the old rules, and, since I am an old guy, I like things old. The book was just as expected.

Indispensible

For a serious or even casual card/game player, this is simply one book you cannot do without. You can very easily and simply handle any dispute by refering to the very comprehensive rules. Want to learn how to play a new game. The book tells all.

Great book

A great read for anyone interested in cards. I managed to pretend to my friends that I knew nothing about cards before cleaning them out after reading this book...

Wonderful way to win friends to proper use of rules

I have used the Book of Hoyle for many years. We We have made our winter trek to the south and I forgot my book of Hoyle. I cannot be without it as we need it for our weekly card games with friends. We are having trouble buying in our area and want to know "whats up" It is a must for every household.

The How's and Why's of game-playing, Intro through advanced!

As a child we played many games as a family, learning new ones as we advanced in understanding. Dad bought the Book of Hoyle which we referred to whenever we tried to learn a new game. He told us to take it with us when we played at other peoples' homes, "No such thing as 'House Rules'. Tell them you go by the Book of Hoyle or you don't play". It settled a lot of disagreements before they became volitile. I, too, gave my five children the book to learn from and take with them as their "Bible of Game Playing". Excellent strategies! This purchase is for a man in prison, to hopefully stop any arguments before they start!