Merilyn S. Mohr

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

More Than 300 Indoor and Outdoor Favorites with Strategies, Rules and Traditions

In one convenient, fully illustrated volume, award winning author Merilyn Simonds Mohr brings together all the instructions, tactics & strategies for every family's favorite games. This authoritative, clearly written guide is sure to find a permanent place in every home or cottage where games are played with enthusiasm. THE GAMES TREASURY features: * Refreshers for old favorites like LIAR'S DICE, PING-PONG, EUCHRE, CRAZY EIGHTS & BADMINTON; * Elementary rules to get you started in classics like CHESS, GIN RUMMY & BRIDGE; * New twists to games you always thought you knew how to play: 9 variations of CHECKERS, more than 15 ways to play TAG, 20 different kinds of POKER, over 40 games of SOLITAIRE; * The ins & outs of DARTS, HORSESHOES, CROQUET, SHINNY & VOLLEYBALL; * Games for the parlor: CHARADES, PASSWORD & THE TRIVIA GAME (here is the guide to settle all arguments); * Games for the car: I SPY, WORD CHAINS & GHOST; * Games for the kids when they don't know what to do: MARBLES, JACKS, DODGE BALL, RED ROVER & BLIND MAN'S BLUFF; * The original folk rules behind such commercial games as OTHELLO, YAHTZEE & PICTIONARY; * Rules for all those board games in the back of your closet: MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, & CHINESE CHECKERS.

Category - Non Fiction / Crafts & Hobbies

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

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Ships From - Maryland

Est. Publication Date - Aug 1997

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