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Big Book of Solitaire

Parodi, Francesca
ISBN-10: 1402709447
ISBN-13: 9781402709449

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With this collection of 96 different versions of solitaire, players of every level will find plenty of variations to keep themselves entertained for hours. Beginners can enjoy the simple Baker’s Dozen and Magnolia Tree. Those with more experience can try Alhambra, a tricky double-deck game. If a couple of card experts meet up, they can match wits playing the more complex Russian Bank, a battle for two that shows that “solitaire” needn’t be “solitary.
” For each game, there’s information on its origins, the number of decks needed, playing time, and degree of difficulty. Game lovers will agree: this goldmine of games is packed with fun.With this collection of 96 different versions of solitaire, players of every level will find plenty of variations to keep themselves entertained for hours. Beginners can enjoy the simple Baker's Dozen and Magnolia Tree. Those with more experience can try Alhambra, a tricky double-deck game. If a couple of card experts meet up, they can match wits playing the more complex Russian Bank, a battle for two that shows that "solitaire" needn't be "solitary." For each game, there's information on its origins, the number of decks needed, playing time, and degree of difficulty. Game lovers will agree: this goldmine of games is packed with fun.BR
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Introduction
Origins of Card Games and of Solitaire
Solitaire Terms
Main Elements of Layout
Building Sequences in Solitaire
Solitaire Games
Agnes
Alhambra
Armory
Auld Lang Syne
Baker's Dozen
Baroness Olga
Bell
Besieged Castle
Besieged Castle 2
Betsy Ross
Big Ben
Black Panther
Block
Boomerang
Braid
Bristol
Brussels
Calculation
Canfield
Capricieuse
Chameleon
Chessboard
Cliffs of Dover
Clock
Clover Leaf
Colorado
Congress
Constitution
Crazy Quilt
Dauphin
Diplomat
Eagle Wings
Emperor
Empress
The Family
Fence
Firing Squad
Flowering Hills
Fortress
Four Corners
Four Meddlers
Four Trespassers
Friendship
The Garden
Gargantua
The Gate
Golf
Grandfather's Clock
Grand Magnolia
Grandma's Solitaire
Greek Cross
Klondike
La Belle Lucie
La Rochelle
Little Spider
Mary Stuart
Matrimony
Meridian of Vienna
Mermaids
Methuselah
Miss Milligan
Monte Carlo
Mount Olympus
The Muses
Napoleon at Saint Helena
Napoleon's Solitaire
Napoleon's Square
Nestor
Parallels
Patriarchs
Pendulum
Pierres
Plot
Prisoner Queens
Pyramid
Quadrille
Queen of Italy
The Queen's Necklace
Red and Black
Rings
Royal Appointment
Royal Audience
Royal Cotillion
Royal Court
Royal Palace
Russian Bank
Salic Law
Scorpion
Sly Fox
Spider
Staircase
Thirteen
Thirteen Wise Men
Thriller
Tournament
Treasure Island
Two Consuls
Viennese Weavers
Virginia Reel
Windmill
Yukon
Bibliographical Curiosities
Index


Edition: 2004
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.66 lbs.
Language: English

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