Can I learn a game from a book?

Yes, but it is easier with a guide first. Start with a Pips guide, then use a book to go deeper or to find new games.

Card Games For Dummies if you are new, the Penguin Book of Card Games for the widest choice, Hoyle's when you need an answer.

They are the books we would put in a friend's hands, each for a different reader. If we would not recommend it, it is not here.

The Book of Cards for Kids Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card GamesThe Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games The real cover of The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games

The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games, by Albert H. Morehead and others

For playing alone

Over 225 solitaire games, with how long each takes and how often you can expect to win. A book for rainy afternoons and long flights.

More than 225 solitaire games, with how long each takes and how often you can expect to win. It is the book for rainy afternoons and long flights.

If you play Klondike on your phone, you will recognise it, and find the games that are harder and stranger. Spider is in here too.

If Klondike is all you want, you do not need 225 games. If you ever wanted to know what else is out there, this is the answer.

Can I learn a game from a book?
Yes, but it is easier with a guide first. Start with a Pips guide, then use a book to go deeper or to find new games.
Which book first?
Card Games For Dummies if you are new, the Penguin Book of Card Games for the widest choice, Hoyle's when you need an answer.
Why these ten?
They are the books we would put in a friend's hands, each for a different reader. If we would not recommend it, it is not here.