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Additional chapters supply instructions, detailed illustrations, and an abundance of clear examples for playing such intriguing diversions as Sampen, Kowah, Kabu, Cha Kau Tsz' and Khanhoo from Asia; Skat, Blackjack, Old Maid, Fan Tan, Eights, Klondike, La Belle Loucie, Accordion, and Hearts from Europe; Whist, Blackout, Cribbage, Spoil Five, and Casino from the British Isles; Pif Paf, Samba, Bolivia, and Canasta from Latin America; and Poker, Pinochle, Contract Bridge, Rummy, and Oklahoma Gin from the United States.\u003cbr\u003eMost games can be played by children or adults with a common deck of 52 playing cards (a few will need additional cards from a second deck).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49572741808401,"sku":"GOR001966534","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50317292470545,"sku":"CIN0486281000G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50353391730961,"sku":"CIN0486281000A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52515592667409,"sku":"CIN0486281000VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0486281000.jpg?v=1751072637"},{"product_id":"penguin-colourgrams-1-book-sid-sackson-9780140047370","title":"Penguin Colourgrams 1","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49648273064209,"sku":"GOR001750823","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0140047379.jpg?v=1750973278"},{"product_id":"gamut-of-games-book-sid-sackson-9780091533403","title":"A Gamut of Games","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49662849777937,"sku":"GOR002363865","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49756377186577,"sku":"GOR002280935","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49934888075537,"sku":"GOR001798213","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0091533406.jpg?v=1751227244"},{"product_id":"a-gamut-of-games-book-sid-sackson-9780486273471","title":"A A Gamut of Games","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"A genuine milestone in the literature of both games and mathematical recreations.\" -- Martin Gardner, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAn authority on game history selects 38 of his all-time favorite amusements, including 22 of his own remarkable creations. 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