Hoyle's rules of games
Subtitle: descriptions of indoor games of skill and chance, with advice on skillful play. Based on the foundations laid down by Edmond Hoyle, 1672-1769.
By: Edited by Albert H. Morehead and Geoffrey Mott-Smith.
Contributors: Mott-Smith, Geoffrey, 1902- joint ed.; Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.
Edition: Newly rev. and expanded [i.e. 21st] ed.
Series: A Signet key book
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 1963
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Cards; Indoor games
First sentence: Bridge is consistently the most popular card game of the English-speaking world and is almost as popular in other countries. It is of English origin and developed from the game Whist, which is still played in parts of the United States. From Whist came Bridge or Bridge-Whist, about 1896—a game in which the dealer could name the trump suit; his partner's hand (called the dummy) was exposed and played by the dealer; and the hand could be played either with a trump suit or at no-trump. Next came Auction Bridge, about 1904, a game in which all four players could bid for the right to name the trump suit. The latest version, Contract Bridge, dating from 1926 and the most popular form since 1930, has ridden serenely through such fads as Gin Rummy and Canasta and in the end has always survived as the most popular game. It is the same game as Auction Bridge except in the scoring.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Players: Four, two against two as partners, facing each other.
Cards: The regular 52-card pack. In each suit the cards rank: A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. The suits
Description: New laws for contract bridge were published in 1963 for the first time in fifteen years. They affect the playing habits of millions of card players. This book has them!
HAVE FUN! SCORE HIGH!
This authentic up-to-date book gives the complete rules of your favorite games, including the latest bridge bidding and scoring rules. It offers expert advice on skillful play and is invaluable in settling disputes on any one of several dozen fine points.
If you are tired of the old games, this handy guide can teach you new ones the easy way.
SCRABBLE® • POKER • CANASTA
•CONTRACT  BRIDGE • NEW  FOUR-DEAL  BRIDGE
•  NEW  GOREN   SYSTEM  BIDDING  RULES
•  BOLIVIA • RUMMY • CHESS
•  BACKGAMMON • AND MANY  OTHERS
TWO LEADING EXPERTS ON GAMES:
ALBERT H. MOREHEAD     the games editor of The New York Times.
GEOFFREY MOTT-SMITH is a noted authority on the philosophy and strategy of games.
Notes: "KP 379."