June 30th, 2009

Origin and History of Playing Cards

Seeing, then, that to gamble is exclusively proper to man,-—secundum essentiam consecutive,—and admitting that,
” The proper study of mankind is man,”
it plainly follows, that as Playing Cards are the instruments of the most fascinating species of gambling that ever was devised by the ingenuity of man, their origin and history arc a very proper subject [...]

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April 7th, 2009

Game Finder online

GamesforEducators.com have recently implemented a searchable games database that can perform a  search for games ranked by educational value, age, classroom guidelines, and/or appropriateness.
For example, imagine you’re a 1st grade teacher looking for a great card game to help your students brush up on social skills, math, and problem-solving. This database will fill that need. It [...]

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September 7th, 2007

How not to Lose at Spades

To write a successful instructional book on cards, or any subject for that matter, requires numerous skills and abilities. Having expert knowledge of the subject matter is not enough. Among other abilities, you must know how to write and how to teach. Expertise in these areas is, in fact, what often separates the average “How [...]

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August 7th, 2007

Hearts: the card game

The Complete Win at Hearts By Joseph Andrews
We all know the game of Hearts  and I am betting that we have all been soundly beaten by our computers a number of times. Hearts is a deceptive game, apparently simple when learning the rules, but quite difficult to play and consistently win.
Reading this book may change [...]

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