Project Gutenberg 2017-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 350 Foster, R. F. (Robert Frederick) 1853 1945 Foster, Robert Frederick 14019205 Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of Games Including all indoor games played to-day. With suggestions for good play, illustrative hands, and all official laws to date Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Games Indoor games GV Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 2189810 2025-06-21T12:29:31.956661 text/html 2196003 2024-10-23T01:35:49 text/html 4672486 2025-06-21T12:30:12.029446 application/epub+zip 4695712 2025-06-21T12:29:40.107637 application/epub+zip 746896 2025-06-21T12:29:36.229632 application/epub+zip 5282467 2025-06-21T12:30:31.646424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5097763 2025-06-21T12:30:06.731485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1184314 2022-09-24T14:10:43.865950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1880542 2025-06-21T12:29:22.908726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1860665 2024-10-23T01:35:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16582 2025-06-21T12:30:31.904373 application/rdf+xml 13229 2025-06-21T12:29:36.570674 image/jpeg 2358 2025-06-21T12:29:36.405645 image/jpeg 4332423 2025-06-21T12:29:32.722668 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia