Hoyle's Games: Containing The Rules For Playing Fashionable Games (1867) is a comprehensive guidebook that provides detailed instructions on how to play various popular games of the time. Written by Edmond Hoyle, a well-known authority on card and board games, the book covers a wide range of games including whist, cribbage, chess, backgammon, billiards, and many others. The book is divided into sections, with each section focusing on a particular...