All Game rule books about Gambling used for the research on Solitaire from a Gambler’s perspective.
Bicycle – Official Rules of Card Games – over 250 Card Games – 90th edition 2001 The 90th edition of the Official Rules of Card Games by The United States Playing Card Company makes a clear difference between Klondike and Las Vegas Solitaire. Although Canfield is also mentioned with the sub-names Fascination and Demon, it … Read more
The new games Treasury: more than 500 indoor and outdoor favorites with strategies, rules, and traditions by Merilyn Simonds, Mohr Merilyn was able to give clear descriptions of the game rules of various versions of Solitaire. About Klondike and Fascination she writes the following:: About Klondike: “Canada’s contribution to Solitaire, Klondike became popular during the … Read more
Hoyle’s Encyclopedia of Card Games – Rules of all the Basic Games and Popular Variations (1975) by Walter B Gibson Hoyle’s Encyclopedia of Card Games – Rules of all the basic games and popular variations by Walter B Gibson was published in 1975. Both “Klondike” and “Canfield” are mentioned. About Canfield (page 329) “A popular … Read more
The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games: The Most Comprehensive Book of Its Kind. Over 225 Games Albert Morehead (1909 – 1966) was a journalist for The New York Times and writer of several books on card games. His passion was Bridge but he also wrote, together with Geoffrey Mott-Smith, a very important book … Read more
The Complete Book of Games by Cement Wood and Gloria Goddard (copyright 1938) In The Complete Book of Games, Cement Wood and Gloria Goddard are claiming that both “Canfield (Solitaire)” and “Klondike” were gambling games and that Richard Canfield “invented” the Solitaire now still carrying his name. About Klondike “Klondike also called CanfieldThis is the … Read more
Fun with Cards, Solitaires, Tricks and Fortunes, 1927, [New York] George Sully and Company In Dean Bryden’s book “Fun with Cards, Solitaires, Tricks, and Fortunes” you can find 30 different types of Solitaire. The Demon, (4 card tableau + reserve), explained on page 77 includes a very detailed example play of the Demon, move by … Read more
Auction for Two or Three – With a new code of laws for these games – Milton C Work – 1921 The claim that Solitaire is only a single-player game is not correct. This is made clear in the book “Auction for Two or Three – With a new code of laws for these games.” … Read more
Foster’s Complete Hoyle; An encyclopedia of games, including all the indoor games played at the present day (Revised and Enlarged) by R.F. Foster 1914 R.F Foster’s third edition of “Foster’s complete Hoyle; an encyclopedia of games, including all the indoor games played at the present day” was published in 1914, the year of Canfield’s death. … Read more
Hoyle up to date, The Official Rules of Card Games – 15th edition – The US Playing Card Company – Copyright 1911 “The Official Rules of Card Games, Hoyle up to date” was published for the first time in 1897. Every several years, it was reprinted with accurate updates of the rules of all well-known … Read more
Solitaire and Patience: Seventy Games to test the Card Player’s Skill and make a lonely hour pass quickly by George Hapgood The first edition of Solitaire and Patience by George Hapgood in 1908 doesn’t mention any of the gambling Solitaires. Neither Klondike (Vegas) nor Canfield is in the book, also not under another name. However, … Read more