The Penguin Book of Card Games
(1979)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 0 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Auction / Bidding, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Memory, Pattern Building, Set Collection, Team-Based Game, Trading und Trick-taking...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 5 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 0 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Treasure Press |
| Designers: | David Parlett |
| Artists: | Ben Kirchner |
| Mechanics: | Auction / Bidding, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Memory, Pattern Building, Set Collection, Team-Based Game, Trading, Trick-taking |
This book by David Parlett sets out rules for a very large selection of games. The book is laid out by 'families' of games and details main rules for each game plus a plethora of variations. It also includes an introduction to card games and a glossary of terms.
The latest edition (from 2008, cover pictured) also includes some original games by David Parlett and some tarot games.
First published as "The Penguin Book Of Card Games", London, Allen Lane, 1979
Reprinted as "The The Penguin Book Of Card Games", ISBN 1-85051-221-3
hardcover, 478 pages, publisher: Treasure Press, reprinted edition 1987/88
Revised/expanded as "The Penguin Encyclopedia of Card Games", ISBN 978-0140280324
paperback, 688 pages, publisher: Penguin; 2nd edition 2000
As of August 2008 an updated edition exists of "The Penguin Book Of Card Games", ISBN 978-0141037875
paperback, 688 pages, publisher: Penguin; 2nd updated edition 2008
Alternative names:
The Penguin Book of Card Games
Penguin Encyclopedia of Card Games
Last Updated: 2025-10-27 03:58:21 UTC
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