Gin Rummy


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Clear, well-written instructions and numerous illustrations of card hands. Basic rules and scoring systems, customs, methods of play. For the experienced player, Fry discusses odds, percentage play, discarding, forcing a draw, "advertising," taking cards "on spec," and much more.




How To Win At Gin Rummy


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What makes gin rummy winners win? Since the game first emerged in North America nearly a century ago, players have had to rely solely on experience, instinct, and trial and error to faintly grasp the principle behind winning. Avid card player and mathematical analyst Pramod Shankar, PhD is the first to subject gin rummy to the kind of scientific scrutiny that long ago transformed the games of bridge and blackjack. He shares his discoveries in How to Win at Gin Rummy, an easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement guide that is virtually guaranteed to lift the level of anyone's game-and to increase winnings for money players. Readers will learn: • How to analyze a gin hand • Effective playing strategies and psychological ploys • The ten Golden Rules of Rummy • A simple, step-by-step approach to figuring out an opponent's hand • The logic behind lucky streaks • Useful odds and statistics • And much more! With clear and comprehensible explanations of the basics of play for the beginner, and a wealth of more advanced playing strategies for experienced players, How to Win at Gin rummy will help readers win consistently-and win more money-especially against players who don't know the facts available exclusively in this book!




How to Win at Gin Rummy


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Card Games For Dummies


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Card games offer loads of fun and one of the best socializing experiences out there. But picking up winning card strategies is a bit of a challenge, and though your buddies may think that picking up the rules of the game is easy, winning is a totally different story. With Card Games For Dummies, Second Edition, you’ll not only be able to play the hottest card games around, you can also apply game-winning strategies and tips to have fun and beat your opponents. Now updated, this hands-on guide shows you everything you need to know—the basics, the tricks, and the techniques—to become a master card player, with expanded coverage on poker as well as online gaming and tournaments. Soon you will have the card-playing power to: Pin down your opponents in Texas Hold’em Show off your power in Stud Poker Hit wisely in Blackjack Break hearts ruthlessly in Hearts Mix up the night with Gin and Rummy Build yourself a victory in Bridge Send them fishing in Go Fish This straightforward, no-nonsense guide features great ways to improve your game and have more fun, as well as a list of places to find out more about your favorite game. It also profiles different variations of each game, making you a player for all seasons!







Card Games Properly Explained


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If you have never played cards before, this book is the ideal introduction. Or if you have a basic idea of the rules of some games, it will help you extend your existing knowledge and add new games to your repertoire. You will learn all the basic rules, understand the reasons why players play certain cards, discover the winning strategies and always be able to play the right card at the right time. The book covers all the most popular card games, including: Whist, Solo, Napoleon, Clobbiosh, Belot, Black Maria, Piquet, Five Hundred, Poker, Brag, Cassino, Rummy, Kaluki, Gin Rummy, Canasta, Cribbage and Pontoon.




The Gin Game


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A tragic-comedy in two acts.




Hoyle's Rules of Games


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Provides rules, strategies, and odds for card, indoor, and computer games.




The Penguin Book of Card Games


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The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.




One of a Kind


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First biography of the greatest card player of all time. Stuey Ungar was a true original, a mass of contradictions and a god among gamblers. As a high school dropout, Ungar soon developed a reputation for talent and raw nerve in playing gin. A nonstop gambler he was soon conquering Las Vegas. One of a Kind chronicles Stuey's spectacular rise as the most feared tournament player in poker history to his tragic fall. Compelling and riveting, this is the first ever look at the man behind the legend.