The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games


Book Description

This antique text contains a complete catalogue of Solitaire and Patience games, including tips, instructions, tactics, rules, and more. Written in plain language and compete with a plethora of helpful diagrams, this text is ideal for the novice card player and will be of interest to anyone looking to expand their card gaming repertoire. The chapters of this book include: 'About Solitaire Games', 'How to Choose a Solitaire Game', 'General Procedure of Solitaire', 'One-Deck Games', 'Two-Deck Games', 'Stripped-Deck and Four-Deck Games', and 'Russian Bank'. We are proud to republish this book complete with a new introduction on card games.




150 Ways to Play Solitaire - Complete with Layouts for Playing


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Published in 1950, this vintage handbook instructs the reader in 150 variations of the classic game of Solitaire. It is illustrated with diagrams throughout and features simple instructions, making it a wonderful addition to the avid Solitaire player’s library, and for anybody with a love for solo card games. Contents include: Card Games; Technical Terms; One-Pack Solitaires; Juvenile Solitaires; Two-Pack Solitaires; Four-Pack Solitaires; and Multiple Solitaire. Many early books are becoming extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing this classic work, which has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience, in a high quality and affordable edition. It comes complete with a newly written introduction and features reproductions of the original illustrations.




The Fields of Normandy


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The Fields of Normandy is an accessible, portable, solitaire "hex and counter" style wargame in a book. Instructions and colour game maps are included; you just need to bring a pencil, 2 standard six-sided dice and an eraser. Nothing else is needed to play. Your task is to order your rifle squads, machine gun teams, mortar teams and PIAT teams across the map to achieve your objectives, countering any enemy threat which is found along the way. The game rules reveal, position and attack with enemy units whilst you focus on your objectives. Clear rules, 15 missions across varied maps with varied enemies provides plenty of replayability as you re-create the Allied push into Normandy in World War II. Good luck, your troops await your orders... Complexity: 2/5 Players: 1 Time: 10 to 40 minutes per mission




Dungeon Solitaire: Labyrinth of Souls


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DARE TO ENTER THE LABYRINTH OF SOULS ... Dungeon Solitaire: Labyrinth of Souls is a fantasy game for tarot cards. Defeat monsters, disarm traps, open doors, and navigate mazes as you explore a dangerous dungeon. Collect treasure and magic items, gain skills, and gather companions. But beware, the dungeon is vast, and death awaits those who linger too long. If your torches burn out you will be lost forever in the darkness. If your rations run dry, you will starve or go mad. And the dungeon itself is a force of corruption, threatening all who enter. Includes Basic, Expert, and Advanced Rules, as well as six game variations: Two-Player Cooperative, Dragon's Lair, Undead Hordes, Mega-Dungeon, Campaign Mode, and Cartomancy. For one or two players. Playable with any tarot deck. Labyrinth of Souls tarot cards are available for purchase through matthewlowes.com/games. REVIEWS FOR THE ORIGINAL GAME: "It is called Dungeon Solitaire ... and it is brilliant." -- John Payne, Sycarion Diversions "It's an amazing game ...." -- Tim Snider, The Savage Afterworld LABYRINTH OF SOULS BACKER QUOTES: "An extremely awesome, super fun game." "Amazingly detailed and well thought out .... Absolutely fantastic." "I have been consumed by this game and overjoyed at how much clever thought went into the making of this project." "There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of solitaire variants out there, but this is exactly what I've been looking for since the dawn of time. It's amazing something like this hasn't been created until now." "Received my book today and absolutely love it." "Arrived and I couldn't stop playing it ....: -)"




Lucky 13


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This collection of instructions for more than 65 card games and variations that can be played by one person includes Klondike, Canfield, Hit or Miss, Intrigue, and more. Color illustrations.




101 Card Games for One


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Describes the set up, play action, and finishing moves of over one hundred solitaire card games, each with an illustration, equipment list, and difficulty rating.




The Complete Book of Solitaire


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Teaches and illustrates 179 variations of solitaire, grouped by game types such as tableau-clearing, pile games, combination games, and building by suit, color, or number.




100 Best Solitaire Games


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A great how-to-play and strategy guide to 100 of the most classic, interesting, challenging and fun solitaire games. These are the 100 best and most enjoyable variations of America's most popular card game—solitaire! Loads of examples, diagrams, illustrations and strategies keep the writing lively, while showing you all sorts of fun ways to enjoy your favorite game. From straight-ahead solitaire to two-player games, readers will find all kinds of fantastic solitaire games—the classic ones, the new ones, those that require a lot of strategy, and the just plain fun ones. And because solitaire is perfect for playing when you’re on the road, the chapter on travel solitaire is essential. As a bonus, the authors have included solitaire games for two players.




Windows XP in a Nutshell


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Discusses how to install, run, and configure Windows XP for both the home and office, explaining how to connect to the Internet, design a LAN, and share drives and printers, and includes tips and troubleshooting techniques.




Solitaire Tic-Tac-Toe


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What a great idea: a way to play tic-tac-toe when a partner's not available. Each space in the grid has a page number and a letter. Fill one in, then turn to that page and find out what move the book wants to make. Keep on going until the game is done. There's just one way to come out a winner in each game--but it's not easy! Great for travelers, those waiting on line, or a child sick at home.