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Reddit mentions of The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to Play Over 250 Games
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of The Penguin Book of Card Games: Everything You Need to Know to Play Over 250 Games. Here are the top ones.
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Specs:
| Color | Multicolor |
| Height | 1.6 Inches |
| Length | 7.7 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | April 2009 |
| Weight | 1.0912881969 Pounds |
| Width | 5 Inches |
I'm personally a fan of David Parlett's books, the latest being The Penguin Book of Card Games.
He's pretty much our modern day Hoyle, and if you can find his out of print book The History of Card Games, it's a fascinating read. He's also created quite a few new card games of his own. Quite a number are two player games and are all worth a try. His most famous games that have entered the mainstream are 99 (best for three, a unique Oh Hell variant) and Penguin (solitaire game).
I think the best way to get in to any card game is to find someone who plays it and have them teach you the rules and give you feedback after you play a few games with them. There are a ton of resources on Bridge, and unfortunately I don't have any good ones on hand to point to, I have mostly learned from people I know.
For 500, I think I probably learned from this book, which I like a lot. Pagat is also a very good resource. With 500, we played with natural conventions for a while, and then started reading about good bidding habits around the internet. I think the only convention you really need from the start is doing a '6' bid in a suit if (and only if) you have an ace in that suit (if that is still a legal bid).