The Top 100 Patience Games by Jacqueline Harrod

The Top 100 Patience Games by Jacqueline Harrod

Made popular as Solitaire on computers, these are the real games, played with real cards. Find a flat surface and you can play anywhere. Maybe that explains its enduring popularity - Tolstoy, Dickens and Napoleon are just some of the great names associated with the game. From simple, soothing repetition to complex strategy games, some will keep the kids quiet while others are sure to test the sharpest adult minds. Whatever your standard, you'll find something here to relax, challenge and, sometimes, totally frustrate you. Just remember, you can't blame your opponent!

A chance question from her daughter started Jacqueline Harrod on the path to compiling 'The Top 100 Patience Games'. Browsing through the bookstacks of the London Library in St. James's Square, Alexandra asked how many Patience games there are. This led to a dedicated hunt, both in the London Library and also in the British Library Reading Room, for games. They were amazed to discover around 250 of them! From these she has squeezed the 100 most entertaining games into her book, ranging from the infuriatingly simple to those that can only rarely be taken to a successful ending. Jacqueline lives in Littlehampton with her husband, John, and their two daughters. She enjoys many literary hobbies, is a keen writer and has played games of Patience all her life.

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ISBN 13	9780716021797
ISBN 10	071602179X
Titel	The Top 100 Patience Games
Autor	Jacqueline Harrod
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Little, Brown Book Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2006-09-01
Seitenanzahl	128
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.