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Oh yes, two of the forty-four games are solitaire games (Clock and Klondike, which they mistakenly compare to Freecell). He was the co-author of the successful Complete Book of Card Games and General Editor on The Official Rules of Sports and Games. Playing cards were introduced into Europe in the late 14th century and became a gaming device of such seemingly endless adaptability that they permeated every level of society from the lowest tavern to the Royal Courts of Europe for many hundreds of years.came out in 1979 both in hardback by Allen Lane (black cover) and in paperback by Penguin (white cover). Cards are a catalyst, and their real power is their ability to draw friends, families, and even strangers together. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. This easy to learn and fun to play family game will be a hit with lovers of the books as well as anyone who enjoys nature and beautiful poetry. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Virgin Islands (U.

His board game Hare and Tortoise won the prestigious German Game of the Year Award in 1979 and has since been published all over the world, with a new edition due appearing in 2000. The Complete Book of Card Games is Britain's bestselling card games book of the new millennium, with over 65,000 copies sold.Written by Mike Caro, a poker genius, this book is now considered the leading authority for guiding the use of poker strategy and the regulation of player psychology.