Foster's Complete Hoyle

Although Edmond Hoyle had nothing to do with this encyclopedia, the name Hoyle had become synonymous with game play. When Robert Foster included it in the title, it was to say that the book is in the style of Hoyle. Foster's, however, was compiled nearly 150 years after the original Hoyle, so it should be considered a more contemporary manual. Game lovers and social historians alike will enjoy this encyclopedia of games.