Parlett provides notes on the origins and variations of games, treating them as cultural artifacts.
is a prolific freelance writer and games inventor with an international reputation. Beyond this compendium, he has written histories on board and card games for Oxford University Press and is the inventor of the award-winning board game Hare and Tortoise . Availability and Format The current standard edition is a 688-page paperback. The Penguin Book of Card Games
Individual copies are available at retailers such as Penguin Random House, Books-A-Million, and The Plains Trading Company. Parlett provides notes on the origins and variations
Second edition published as The Penguin Encyclopedia of Card Games . including the notable classic "Ninety-Nine".
The book features an appendix of games invented by Parlett himself, including the notable classic "Ninety-Nine".