About the Author
Joseph Petrus Wergin is president of the American Cribbage Congress, serves on the Rules Committee of the International Cribbage Association, and is a well-known national and international tournament player. A former athletic coach and science teacher, he has written several books on two other sophisticated card games, skat and sheepshead. Since 1945 he has served as a consultant on skat for Hoyle's Official Rules of Card Games, published by the U.S. Playing Card Co.
From the Inside Flap
CRIBBAGE is a genuinely unique game that combines the luck of poker with the skill and challenge of chess. This is one of the world's most popular card games, yet very little has been published about it. HOW TO WIN AT CRIBBAGE is a book that fulfills the promise of its title -- it's a complete, easy-to-read, step-by-step course, revealing the secrets of a master player:
Containing all the tricks and secrets the author has gathered during fifty years of experience, this book will be a valuable reference guide for the advanced player, as well as a perfect manual for the novice or intermediate player. Here you will find both the fundamentals and the strategy of experts.
Facts, tips, illustrations, play-by-play descriptions, and problem-solving exercises show:
- How to discard, play, count points . . .
- How to turn weak hands into strong defenses . . .
- How to counter your opponent's leads . . .
- How to exploit the law of averages . . .
- How an expert rates opponents . . .
. . . and much, much more. All aspects are covered, from the popular variations of the standard six-card game to the organization of leagues and the staging of tournaments.
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