Synopsis
Card games offer loads of fun and one of the best socializing experiences out there. But picking up winning card strategies is a bit of a challenge, and though your buddies may think that picking up the rules of the game is easy, winning is a totally different story.
With Card Games For Dummies, Second Edition, you’ll not only be able to play the hottest card games around, you can also apply game-winning strategies and tips to have fun and beat your opponents. Now updated, this hands-on guide shows you everything you need to know—the basics, the tricks, and the techniques—to become a master card player, with expanded coverage on poker as well as online gaming and tournaments. Soon you will have the card-playing power to:
- Pin down your opponents in Texas Hold’em
- Show off your power in Stud Poker
- Hit wisely in Blackjack
- Break hearts ruthlessly in Hearts
- Mix up the night with Gin and Rummy
- Build yourself a victory in Bridge
- Send them fishing in Go Fish
This straightforward, no-nonsense guide features great ways to improve your game and have more fun, as well as a list of places to find out more about your favorite game. It also profiles different variations of each game, making you a player for all seasons!
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About the Author
Barry Rigal was born with a deck of cards in his hand. Having started with the children’s games, Whist, Rummy, and Solitaire, he moved on to Bridge at the age of 12. After graduating from Oxford University (where he captained the Bridge team), he worked in accountancy. Highlights of his work career were learning how to play Piquet and Clobyosh in the Tax Department of Thomson McLintock. After four years with Price Waterhouse, supervising the partnership’s Bridge team, he went into the world of business, working seven years in the Oil Taxation department of Conoco. During that time he began a career as a journalist and commentator on card games. Over the course of the last two decades he has written newspaper and magazine articles and six books on Bridge.
From the Back Cover
Covers live, tournament, and Internet Poker
The fun and easy way® to play and win the most popular card games!
Card sharks of the world beware! With this plain-English guide, you'll not only understand how to play top card games like Blackjack, Bridge, and Gin Rummy, you'll also get expert strategies you need to win! Plus, there's expanded coverage of Poker favorites such as Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, Draw, and Stud. You'll score, deal, and play like the pros in no time!
Discover how to
- Improve your card-playing skills
- Develop a winning strategy
- Play regional game variations
- Find and play cards online
- Teach kids to play responsibly
Get the inside deal on these games and more!
- Blackjack
- Bridge
- Canasta
- Cribbage
- Draw Poker
- Eights
- Euchre
- Fan Tan
- 500 Rummy
- Gin Rummy
- Go Fish
- Hearts
- Oh Hell!
- Omaha
- Palace
- Pinochle
- President
- Setback
- Snap
- Solitaire
- Spades
- Spit
- Stud Poker
- Texas Hold 'Em
- Whist
From the Inside Flap
Covers live, tournament, and Internet Poker
The fun and easy way® to play and win the most popular card games!
Card sharks of the world beware! With this plain-English guide, you'll not only understand how to play top card games like Blackjack, Bridge, and Gin Rummy, you'll also get expert strategies you need to win! Plus, there's expanded coverage of Poker favorites such as Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, Draw, and Stud. You'll score, deal, and play like the pros in no time!
Discover how to
- Improve your card-playing skills
- Develop a winning strategy
- Play regional game variations
- Find and play cards online
- Teach kids to play responsibly
Get the inside deal on these games and more!
- Blackjack
- Bridge
- Canasta
- Cribbage
- Draw Poker
- Eights
- Euchre
- Fan Tan
- 500 Rummy
- Gin Rummy
- Go Fish
- Hearts
- Oh Hell!
- Omaha
- Palace
- Pinochle
- President
- Setback
- Snap
- Solitaire
- Spades
- Spit
- Stud Poker
- Texas Hold 'Em
- Whist
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