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LoC No.: 14019205

Title: Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games
Including all indoor games played to-day. With suggestions for good play, illustrative hands, and all official laws to date

Note: Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Juliet Sutherland
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games" by R. F. Foster is an exhaustive reference work on indoor games, likely written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide that catalogues a multitude of games, offering systematic instructions and rules that can enhance players' understanding and enjoyment of both new and traditional games. It aims to provide clarity on the official laws governing these games, alongside suggestions for good play and illustrative hands. The opening of the work establishes its authority by discussing the historical significance of the term "Hoyle," which has come to embody the ultimate reference for game rules. Foster emphasizes that the rules of many popular games, particularly card games, vary widely among localities and that his compilation aims to offer a standardized set of rules. By tracing the development and variations of various games, he sets the stage for a systematic presentation of games, beginning with foundational insights into the whist family, thereby enabling readers to grasp both the diversity and the common principles underlying indoor gaming. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Foster, R. F. (Robert Frederick), 1853-1945

EBook No.: 53881

Published: Jan 3, 2017

Downloads: 172

Language: English

Subject: Games

Subject: Indoor games

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 14019205

Title: Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games
Including all indoor games played to-day. With suggestions for good play, illustrative hands, and all official laws to date

Note: Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Juliet Sutherland
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games" by R. F. Foster is an exhaustive reference work on indoor games, likely written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide that catalogues a multitude of games, offering systematic instructions and rules that can enhance players' understanding and enjoyment of both new and traditional games. It aims to provide clarity on the official laws governing these games, alongside suggestions for good play and illustrative hands. The opening of the work establishes its authority by discussing the historical significance of the term "Hoyle," which has come to embody the ultimate reference for game rules. Foster emphasizes that the rules of many popular games, particularly card games, vary widely among localities and that his compilation aims to offer a standardized set of rules. By tracing the development and variations of various games, he sets the stage for a systematic presentation of games, beginning with foundational insights into the whist family, thereby enabling readers to grasp both the diversity and the common principles underlying indoor gaming. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Foster, R. F. (Robert Frederick), 1853-1945

EBook No.: 53881

Published: Jan 3, 2017

Downloads: 172

Language: English

Subject: Games

Subject: Indoor games

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.