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050 4 _aGV
100 1 _aFoster, R. F.
_q(Robert Frederick),
_d1853-1945
245 1 0 _aFoster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games :
_bIncluding all indoor games played to-day. With suggestions for good play, illustrative hands, and all official laws to date
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-01-03
508 _aProduced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games" by R. F. Foster is an exhaustive reference work on indoor games, likely written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide that catalogues a multitude of games, offering systematic instructions and rules that can enhance players' understanding and enjoyment of both new and traditional games. It aims to provide clarity on the official laws governing these games, alongside suggestions for good play and illustrative hands. The opening of the work establishes its authority by discussing the historical significance of the term "Hoyle," which has come to embody the ultimate reference for game rules. Foster emphasizes that the rules of many popular games, particularly card games, vary widely among localities and that his compilation aims to offer a standardized set of rules. By tracing the development and variations of various games, he sets the stage for a systematic presentation of games, beginning with foundational insights into the whist family, thereby enabling readers to grasp both the diversity and the common principles underlying indoor gaming. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGames
653 _aIndoor games
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53881
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