Improve your skills or learn to play fifty of the most popular card
games for any number of players with this fully illustrated color guide
featuring vintage art from around the world.
Whether you're looking forward to a quiet night at home or planning a
get-together with friends, Shuffle & Deal includes one-on-one play as
well as party games for two to four players. Tara Gallagher has curated
a selection of classics, each chosen for its fun factor as well as its
nostalgic value. Here are games that we (or our parents) grew up with:
Rummy, Spit, Cribbage, Crazy Eights, Canasta, Cucumber, Egyptian
Ratscrew, Cheat, Betrayal, Scat, 9-Hole Golf, Wall Street, Buh, 7-Hand
Rummy, Hearts, Ghost, and more.
Gallagher includes complete rules and variations, fascinating anecdotes
about card-playing history, strategies for winning, and a glossary of
"card-speak" jargon. Featuring a wide selection of games and a handy
bookmark, and illustrated with rich, colorful card art from medieval
times to the present day, Shuffle & Deal offers hours of fun for all
ages.