Chambers Card Games for Families: The Ultimate Family Pastime

Description

How to play more than 50 family card games Ranging from slap-jack and snap to patience and pontoon, these games are highly entertaining as well as quick and easy to learn. The book includes simple games that children can play on their own, as well as more intricate games for the whole family, and is ideal for players of any age and experience. With clear descriptions, helpful illustrations, and useful tips, this is an essential companion for hours of family fun.;Introduction -- Card games (Accordion ; Bango ; Beggar my neighbour ; Bismarck ; Casino ; Cheat ; Chinese ten ; Clock ; Commerce ; Crazy eights ; Cribbage ; Cucumber ; Demon ; Fan tan ; Farmer ; Fifty-one ; Go fish ; Golf ; Gops ; Jubilee ; Klondike ; Knaves ; Knockout whist ; Linger longer ; Menagerie ; My ship sails ; Newmarket ; Nomination whist ; Obstacle whist ; Obstacle race ; Old maid ; Omnibus hearts ; Pelmanism ; Pig ; Pip-pip! ; Pontoon ; President ; Rams ; Rnter go round ; Rolling stone ; Romanian whist ; Rummy ; Scotch whist ; Sequence ; Sixty-six ; Slap-jack ; Snap ; Snip-snap-snorem ; Spade the gardener ; Stealing bundles ; Thirty-one ; Twenty-nine ; War) -- More about playing cards (Card games basics ; Card games glossary ; Court cards ; Playing cards with children) -- Games by number of people -- Games by alternative names -- Games by age of players. Introduction -- Card games (Accordion Bango Beggar my neighbour Bismarck Casino Cheat Chinese ten Clock Commerce Crazy eights Cribbage Cucumber Demon Fan tan Farmer Fifty-one Go fish Golf Gops Jubilee Klondike Knaves Knockout whist Linger longer Menagerie My ship sails Newmarket Nomination whist Obstacle whist Obstacle race Old maid Omnibus hearts Pelmanism Pig Pip-pip! Pontoon President Rams Rnter go round Rolling stone Romanian whist Rummy Scotch whist Sequence Sixty-six Slap-jack Snap Snip-snap-snorem Spade the gardener Stealing bundles Thirty-one Twenty-nine War) -- More about playing cards (Card games basics Card games glossary Court cards Playing cards with children) -- Games by number of people -- Games by alternative names -- Games by age of players.