Teach Yourself Card Games by David Parlett

Discover card games for every kind of player

Fair Condition - Covers show creasing and cracking to the black top band and spine, with wear to the edges and corners and light soiling to the back cover, pages clean and tidy.

David Parlett explores the remarkable variety that can be found in a pack of cards, introducing games to suit different tastes and levels of experience. Teach Yourself Card Games includes older favourites such as piquet and bezique, games from other countries, enduring choices such as rummy, and more recent inventions and discoveries. The book is intended both for newcomers looking for somewhere to begin and for regular players who need a reference to refresh their knowledge. More experienced enthusiasts can also use it to explore unfamiliar games from different places and periods. With Parlett as an informed guide, the collection offers a practical route to expanding a card player's repertoire.