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Quiz about Card Games for One An Introduction

Card Games for One: An Introduction Quiz

Teach Yourself Card Games

In the not-too-distant past, one way to amuse oneself was to play patiences and solitaires. What you see in front of you is the beginning of introduction by the author George F Hervey.

by gme24. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
3 mins

Type

Quiz #
415,132

Updated
Jan 17 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
198

Last 3 plays: psnz (15/15), Guest 98 (7/15), piet (15/15).

A game of has many virtues.

It sharpens the , it develops judgement, it the power of and, in this way,

assists in the development of that quality which for want of a name we call card .

Above all, a of patience has a great value because, when it is

approached, it calls for the -discipline of being honest with .

To oneself at patience is said to be the -mark of the lowest of human life.

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Dec 11 2024 : psnz: 15/15
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 98: 7/15
Nov 30 2024 : piet: 15/15
Nov 13 2024 : Guest 86: 3/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

"Card Games for One" was part of the "Teach Yourself Books".
The games ranged from very simple to extremely hard and using either a single or a double pack of cards.
Some selected games from the 87 available are:
"Agnes", "Bristol", "Calculation", "Demon" and "Klondike" using single-pack and
"Colorado", "Diamond", "Eights", "Intrigue", "Spider", and "Twenty", using double-pack.

Source: Author gme24

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