Basil Dalton

Just great - one of my lifelong companions. This is all three of Dalton's Patience (/Solitaire) books combined. The first contains over 50 types of solitaire for a single pack of cards, and second around 60 types for a double pack, with both containing a bunch of specimen games for the more complicated (complete with solution). The third book sets up several dozen "problems" and pre-set games for the player to solve. This is one of those books that is such a product of its time (1940s-1960s) and all the more wonderful for it.
Get yourself some tea, a blanket, an old-fashioned sitcom and a pack of cards, and you'll be set.… (més)