For the "solitaire" player, David Parlett has been collecting and inventing games for more than 20 years and here describes his favorites. They include games for one pack, two packs, and stripped packs; games of skill that test your intellect and games of chance that try your patience; games that lift you up and those that let you down; and games ranging from extravaganzas to minimals.
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Born London UK 18 May 1939 to Sidney Thomas Parlett and Eleanor May Parlett née Nunan. Lived in Barry, Glamorgan, 1940-5. Brothers Graham (1946), Andrew (1956). Educated Battersea Grammar School 1951-9, University College of Wales Aberystwyth 1959-63, BA in Modern Languages. Spent year as assistant teacher in France (Prades, Pyrénées Orientales). French teacher London and Ashford (Kent) 1964-7. Married Barbara Hoare 1966; children Elizabeth (1970), Edward (1973). Technical writer with London PR companies 1967-1974. Freelance writer for Games & Puzzles magazine 1974-1980. First of many books on indoor games published 1977. Invented board game Hare & Tortoise first published in UK 1974, in Germany 1978, received first Game of the Year Award 1979, still in print. Joined Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 1980. Translated selections from Carmina Burana published by Penguin Classics 1986.
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Comprehensive Solitaire Content,
This review is from: Card Games for One (Teach Yourself) (Paperback)
This is book details and describes many card games that are made for only one player. These range from the well-known Klondike (Solitaire on Windows) to elaborate 3-5 pack games that require hours of complex play.Don't be scared though...there are plenty of normal, quikc-learning and fun 1 and 2 pack card games. The variety is enormous and dazzling I highly recommend this book to anyone who even nearly liked Solitaire
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