Board Game

Play Winning Card Games For Three

Released 1978 / 3-3 players / 60-60 min / Ages 8+

Designer: David Parlett

Publisher: Coles Publishing Company Ltd., Hodder & Stoughton

Play Winning Card Games For Three cover art

Description

This book contains 16 three player card games from around the world, including rules, samples of play and strategy tips:
- Bismarck (a three handed Whist variant)
- Black Maria (Hearts with more pain cards)
- Jacks (a trick taking game where you avoid capturing Jacks)
- Calabrasella (No trump trick taking game)
- Five Hundred (popular in Austalia)
- Ninety Nine (The Author's creation)
- Ombre (Spanish card game with unusual suit ranking)
- Pinochle (Auction Pinochle with Widow)
- Rummy (500 Rum & Oklahoma)
- Skat (Germany's national game)
- Tarock (two Austrian Tarot card games)
- Tyzicha (a Russian game where trumps are established by playing marriages)
- Zetema (A set collecting game)
- Zwikken (a simple gambling game)

Game at a glance

Year published
1978
Players
3
Play time
60 minutes
Listed playing time
60 minutes
Minimum age
8+

Categories (2)

  • Book
  • Card Game

Mechanics (3)

  • Set Collection
  • Team-Based Game
  • Trick-taking
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