Scarne on Cards…How To Win

Description Good pre-owned condition from an old magician’s estate purchase. How to win at Poker, Gin, Pinochle, Blackjack and many other games. Scarne on Cards…How To Win is not only a fundamental reference and rule book; it is a dependable guide for anyone who wants to avoid being victimized by cheating and sharp practice, and for anyone who wants to play a better game and thereby improve his chances of winning. “John Scarne is to games what Dr. Einstein is to advanced physics.” – John Lardner, in Newsweek “John Scarne is the most expert exponent of wonderful card effects and table work that I have ever seen in my life.” – Nate Leipzig “John Scarne’s one-man expose has saved G.I. Joe millions a month. Scarne is the most artistic manipulator of cards within memory of living man.” – The Saturday Evening Post “Scarne knows every turn and twist of his craft. His technical mastery is unsurpassed.” – John N. Hilliard “You have done a great service both to your country and to the members of the armed forces.” – Admiral Ernest J. King “John Scarne is America’s top card magician.” – Walter Winchell Thirty-eight chapters: Introduction to the Revised, Augmented Edition Foreword 1. Introductory 2. Card Cheats and Their Methods 3. Marked Cards 4. The Only Player You Can’t Beat 5. Can Luck Beat Skill? 6. What Is Gin Rummy? 7. The Experts Make a Mess of Things 8. Rules for Gin Rummy 9. Variations of Gin 10. The Play of the Hand at Gin Rummy 11. Cheating at Gin Rummy 12. Other Rummy Games 13. Other Rummy Games-II 14. Other Rummy Games-III 15. Black Jack or Twenty-One 16. The Mathematics of Black Jack 17. Cheating at Black Jack 18. Faro or Farobank 19. Stuss, Red Dog and Other Faro Variants 20. Card Craps, Farmer and Other Games 21. Chemin de Fer and Other Games 22. Poker-Not According to Hoyle 23. Draw Poker and Its Variations 24. Stud Poker and Its Variations 25. Poker Odds and Probabilities 26. Cheating at Poker 27. Strategy at Poker 28. The Dealer Who Moves Without Getting Up 29. Pinochle-General Rules 30. Handed Pinochle 31. Three-Handed and Four-Handed Pinochle 32. Partnership Pinochle and Other Variations 33. Cheating at Pinochle 34. Cribbage 35. Pitch or Setback 36. Casino 37. Kalabrias, Klobiosh, Klabberjass, or Klob 38. Hearts According to Scarne and Regular Hearts Hard covers with dust jacket, 439 pages, page size: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/4″, ninth printing, November, 1963.