Project Gutenberg 2012-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 243 Hoffmann, Professor 1839 1919 Hoffmann, Louis Lewis, Angelo John Hoyle, Edmond 1672 1769 Hoyle's Games Modernized All Fours -- Baccarat -- Bézique -- Blind Hookey -- Cribbage -- Écarté -- Euchre -- Loo -- Napoleon -- Piquet -- Poker -- Pope Joan -- Solo Whist -- Vingt-Un -- Whist -- Bridge -- Auction Bridge -- Five Hundred -- Quinto -- Poker Patience -- Backgammon -- Bagatelle -- Billiards -- Pool -- Snooker Pool -- Chess -- Draughts -- Roulette -- Trente et Quarante. E-text prepared by Orphaned Projects, Imran Ghory, Keith Edkins, "Hoyle's Games Modernized" by Professor Hoffmann and Edmond Hoyle is a comprehensive collection of card games and their rules, written in the early 20th century. This volume serves as a revised and updated follow-up to the original works of Edmond Hoyle, who laid down initial formal rules for various card games in the 18th century. The book covers a wide array of games including classic favorites like Whist, Cribbage, and Poker, as well as newer games such as Auction Bridge. It aims to both preserve Hoyle's teachings and provide modern players with clear, updated instructions. The opening of the book offers a brief history of Edmond Hoyle and the evolution of his gaming publications, highlighting the significance of his contributions to card play standards. It explains his transition from private lessons to published works, encapsulating the context in which his methodologies became widely accepted. The introduction sets up the actual content of the book, which includes detailed rules and strategies for various games, along with tips for improving play. The reader is invited to explore the structure and objectives of each game, making it an accessible guide for both novices and seasoned players looking to enhance their gaming experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Card games Indoor games GV Text Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Other 959272 959181 2024-09-16T14:16:45.225382 2023-09-17T08:46:10.382971 text/html text/html 956885 2012-04-13T15:45:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 15242524 2012-04-13T15:52:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 14645664 2024-09-16T14:19:02.131706 application/epub+zip 14635743 2024-09-16T14:17:42.650604 application/epub+zip 335810 2024-09-16T14:16:47.344402 application/epub+zip 21983756 2024-09-16T14:19:19.260638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21925622 2024-09-16T14:18:05.152521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611094 2022-09-18T06:06:25.361676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740336 740282 2024-09-16T14:16:40.705414 2023-09-17T08:46:06.147936 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 739859 2012-04-13T15:40:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231998 2012-04-13T15:40:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 739904 2012-04-13T15:40:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231874 2012-04-13T15:40:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20725 2024-09-16T14:19:19.523592 application/rdf+xml 13464 2024-09-16T14:16:47.863350 image/jpeg 3584 2024-09-16T14:16:47.603352 image/jpeg 15361143 2024-09-16T14:16:45.505375 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog