This list of period game rules is more interesting from a ludology perspective, containing things like the 16th-century precursor to Blackjack.
Thu Dec 06 2007 23:22:
An old edition of Hoyle's is online, but unlike today's fact-packed edition it covers very few card games, and has an unhealthy obsession with gambling. It's practically a manual for squandering the family estate!
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