Chambers card games for families : the ultimate family pastime

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. From simple snap to sophisticated scotch whist, card games expert Peter Arnold shows you why card games are still the family's favorite pastime.