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Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) [2] was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games.The phrase "according to Hoyle" (meaning "strictly according to the rules") came into the language as a reflection of his broadly perceived authority on the subject; [2] use of the phrase has since expanded to any appeal to a putative authority.
Hoyle's Rules of Games: Descriptions of Indoor Games of Skill and Chance, with Advice on Skillful Play: Based on the Foundations Laid Down by Edmond Hoyle, 1672–1769 (3rd ed.). New York: Plume. 2001. ISBN 978-1-101-08538-7. OCLC 460720133. Kansil, Joli Quentin (2001). Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games. Cincinnati: USPCC. Katz, Nikki (2004).
Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 3 was the third volume in Sierra On-Line's series of computer games based on the officially licensed Hoyle rules and trademark. Unlike the two previous games, this one was made with Sierra's new improved VGA engine, and focused on board games , where the previous entries in the series had featured card games .
Pinochle (English: / ˈ p iː n ʌ k əl /), also called pinocle or penuchle, [1] is a trick-taking ace–ten card game, typically for two to four players and played with a 48-card deck. It is derived from the card game bezique; players score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of characters into melds.
Card game experts Albert H.Morehead and Geoffrey Matt-Smith, quoting a discussion of Hearts in Culbertson's Hoyle (Greystone Press, New York, 1950), declared that the game of Hearts was "simple as ...
Vs. System (short for Versus System), also written as VS System and abbreviated as VS, is a collectible card game designed by Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE). [1] In the game, players build and play a deck of Vs. System cards in an attempt to win a game against their opponent. It was first published in 2004 and is set in the superhero genre. The ...
[9] [10] The earliest rules for the game known as Klondike today appear in the 1907 edition of Hoyle's Games under the name "Seven-Card Klondike". Hoyles calls it a simpler version of "Klondike", also described in the same book, but which turns out to be a gambling version of the game nowadays known as Canfield in the US and Demon elsewhere in ...
Play the classic trick-taking card game. Lead with your strongest suit and work with your partner to get 2 points per hand. Play Whist Online for Free - AOL.com