Chambers Card Games for One

Summary:

Chambers Card Games for One is a diverse new collection of patience card games that features all the classics along with many less well-known games. Whether you want to unwind with a simple game like Accordion or Clock, or are looking for more of a challenge like Flower Garden or Miss Milligan, there is a game for everyone, regardless of age or level of skill.

Perfect for a rainy afternoon or relaxing on holiday, the unrivalled amount of detail about each game in Card Games for One makes it the essential companion for lovers of patience games.

• Features more than 60 patience card games
• Includes detailed descriptions of how to play and clear, easy-to-follow instructions
• Comprehensive and thorough, it contains everything needed to play a variety of patience games, including informative illustrations
• Suitable for both beginners and seasoned players alike, of all ages
• Written by card games expert Peter Arnold

About the Author(s):

Peter Arnold is an author and editor, most of whose 50 or so books concern sports and games. He has written histories and encyclopedias of boxing, cricket, football and the Olympic Games, and wrote the official FIFA guide to the 1994 Football World Cup in the USA. He has also worked as editor and main contributor of part-works on boxing and football, and has ghost-written instruction books for a West Indian Test fast bowler and a Canadian world snooker champion.

Peter devised some of the mental games for the television series The Crystal Maze. Several of his books are on table games, including some on individual card games, and he has written three books on gambling, one of which was described by a New York author as `the best history of gambling`. Many of his books have been published in the USA and in foreign-language editions.

Readership:
General; card games fans; suitable for all ages