{"product_id":"art-of-playing-cards-isbn-9780785836698","title":"Art of Playing Cards","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Playing Cards \u003c\/i\u003eis your tour guide to a standard deck. This handbook covers the classic games, tricks, and skills you'll need to become an expert card shark.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There’s something about opening a new pack of cards. It doesn’t matter whether you buy them at a filling station to while away a few hours on the road or if they’re a classic deck of Bicycle cards bought specifically for a poker night—they smell the same. There’s the same \u003cb\u003ewhiff of possibility\u003c\/b\u003e, of \u003cb\u003ehands to play\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003echances to take\u003c\/b\u003e, of \u003cb\u003ebets to win\u003c\/b\u003e and of \u003cb\u003efun just waiting to be had\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE GAMES:\u003cbr\u003e There are thousands of games we could have included, but along with some of the \u003cb\u003emost popular\u003c\/b\u003e, we’ve also chosen those we think are the \u003cb\u003emost fun\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003emost challenging\u003c\/b\u003e, and the \u003cb\u003emost exasperating\u003c\/b\u003e. Also, much of the beauty of card games is that they vary so much, and we’ve included \u003cb\u003eplenty of tips \u003c\/b\u003efor trying something a bit different. Of course, when faced with so many variations and different games, it would be impossible to include them all here; we only hope that you like the ones we have squeezed in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE SKILLS:\u003cbr\u003e Shuffles, cuts, ribbon spreads, fans, flourishes, false cuts, forces, false shuffles, finger lifts, double lifts… they’re all here, \u003cb\u003eexplained in a simple step-by-step fashion\u003c\/b\u003e that makes it easy for anyone to pick them up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE TRICKS:\u003cbr\u003e Here we’ve concentrated on tricks we think are \u003cb\u003eeasy and approachable\u003c\/b\u003e because there are few things more frustrating than trying to do something that’s simply out of your league or utterly beyond your physical abilities. Thus, you won’t find any magician’s glue or funny specialized decks of cards; there are \u003cb\u003efew props\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eno fiendishly complex sleights and palms\u003c\/b\u003e… and there are definitely \u003cb\u003eno cards up anyone’s sleeves\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We hope the result is a book that you’ll be able to come back to again and again, whether it’s to brush up on your shuffling or because you want to learn a new game or a new trick for the holidays. If you do that, then this book has served its purpose. Oh, and always remember, \u003cb\u003eit’s not the cards in your hand that count, it’s how you play them\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892747137253,"sku":"NP9780785836698","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/259df829-3e60-480e-84ab-ab02014a67fc.jpg?v=1767896779","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/art-of-playing-cards-isbn-9780785836698","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}