Ho invece inserito qui l'unica pubblicazione in lingua italiana (tradotta dall'inglese): nella nostra lingua, infatti, oltre al libro in bibliografia, ben poco d'altro è stato scritto! Merita senz'altro una citazione l'edizione italiana di The Way to Play (tradotto con i titoli Giochi da Tutto il Mondo, 1976, e poi Il Grande Libro dei Giochi, 1997), un libro notevole che spazia anche sulle varianti cinesi, e il piccolo Dizionario dei Giochi. Carte e Tasselli [Bonomolo] il quale, benchè non vi dedichi molto spazio, è l'unico vero apporto totalmente italiano. Le pagine della rivista Pergioco, che hanno presentato il domino su due numeri, sono invece una breve raccolta derivata da testi secondari francesi (o presunti italiani: si veda alle note in Laun, nella sezione in lingua francese).
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2008 - The Dominologist
The Dominologist
iUniverse, Bloomington, USA, 2008, XII-108p.
SOMMARIO
[Presentation] | 1. The bone smacking beginner | 2. The next step in Dominology | 3. The advanced player | 4. When it becomes a sport | Glossary | Slang terms for points | List of diagrams and illustrations
2005 - The Dominoes Book
The Dominoes Book
Carlton Books, UK, 2005, 48p.
SOMMARIO
Introduction | History of dominoes | The Block game | Blind Hughie | Trains | Tiddle-a-Wink | Ends | The Draw game | Sebastopol and other crosses | Chicken Foot | Bergen | Matador | Fives | Threes | Five and Threes | All-Fives or Muggins | Five-up | Bingo | Forty-two | Texas 42 | Castle Rock patience | Other patiences
NOTE
Questo libro è inserito in "The Dominoes Pack", contenente anche un gioco completo di qualità (28 pezzi), un blocchetto segnapunti e una matita.
2001 - Dominoes Plus
Dominoes Plus. The Dominoforms Handbook ☆
Writers Club Press, Lincoln, USA, 2001, XX-236p.
SOMMARIO
List of illustrations | Acknowledgments | Introduction | I. Games with dominoes | 1. These are your dominoes. Preliminaries | 2. The A, B, C's of dominoes: basic games | 3. Magic square puzzles | 4. Games using doubles | 5. Counting games | 6. Games played with bags | 7. Different layout games | II. Dominoes and other games combined | 8. Dominoes and board games | 9. Games with cards | 10. Perfect combinations: games with dice | 11. Fabulous multigameset plays | III. Popular games, old-time favorites & new variations of them | 12. Popular games, old-time favorites & new variants | Further reading | Finding a game | Appendix A. Recommended player's age for games | B. Games that may use chips | C. Games with mismatch rows | D. Number of players | E. Games from other sources | F. Nonspinset games | G. Domino sets for games
NOTE
Questo libro tratta, principalmente, di giochi alternativi a quelli più tradizionali, ideati dall'autore stesso.
1999 - Great Book of Domino Games
Great Book of Domino Games ☆
Sterling, New York, 1999, 96p.
SOMMARIO
Acknowledgements | Foreword | Introduction to dominoes | History of domino games | Domino terms | Domino rules: the basics | [I.] Games for two or more players | Blocking games | Scoring games | Trump and trick games | [II.] Games for one player | [III.] Games using special domino sets | [IV.] Games using oriental dominoes | Another word about dominoes | Games references | Index | About the author
NOTE
Il maggior interesse è rappresentato dal capitolo sui giochi proprietari.
1998 [+2002] - Competitive Dominoes
Lugo M. Competitive Dominoes ☆|★ Sterling, New York, 1998, 128p. | Lugo M. How to Play Better Dominoes Sterling, New York, 2002, 128p. |
SOMMARIO 1. Introduction | [I.] Basic skills | 2. General principles | 3. The mechanics of playing dominoes | 4. The law s of dominoes | [II.] Intermediate skills | 5. Mental exercises | 6. Analyzing your hand | 7. The leadoff | 8. Keeping track of the tiles | 9. Cover, repeat, and square | [III.] Advanced skills | 10. How to communicate with your partner | 11. How to play the doubles | 12. How your position affects your game plan | 13. Pulling the hand | 14. Building a house | 15. How to locate the unplayed tiles | 16. The jam | 17. The three doors (and other stories) | 18. Sample games | Appendix A. Dictionary of domino terms | B. Latin flavor | C. Tournament rules | D. Further reading | Index | About the author |
1997 - Winning 42
Winning 42. Strategy & Lore of the National Game of Texas ☆|★
Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, USA, 1997, XIV-146p.
SOMMARIO
Foreword (J. Flemmons) | Preface | 1. In a nutshell: the rules and terms of 42 | 2. Bidding | 3. How to play your hand after winning the bid | 4. Helping your partner make a bid | 5. How to set the bidder | 6. Concentration and style | 7. Taking every trick: the 84 bid | 8. Setting the 84 bid | 9. Doubles as trumps and no trumps | 10. Tournament scoring | 11. Talking across the board | 12. Advanced bidding and playing | 13. Optional variations: Nel-O, Sevens, and Plunge | 14. Lone star domino phenomenon: a century of 42 players | 15. Statistical odds | Index
1995 - Dominoes
Dominoes ☆
Gamescape, San Francisco, 1995, 122p.
SOMMARIO
Preface | 1. The game | 2. Dem bones | 3. General rules | 4. Basic strategy | 5. Block games | 6. Point games | 7. Double 9s & 12s | 8. Solitaire | 9. More games | Glossary | Index
NOTE
Il libro segue l'impostazione di Dominoes [Armanino], ma da' spazio maggiore alle varianti con numerosi giocatori.
1989 [1991] - International Dominos
International Dominos
Avid Press, Rosendale, USA, 1991, 48p.
SOMMARIO
Introduction | I. The basics | II. Strategies | III. Appendix
1989 - Pai Gow without Tears
Pai Gow without Tears
Zender, USA, 1989, 80p.
SOMMARIO
Introduction | Understanding Pai Gow | Playing strategies | General procedures | Game protection | Pai Gow "without tears" | Bibliography
NOTE
Il libro, spiralato, contiene anche le procedure tenute nei casinò.
1981 [1989] - Pai Gow. Chinese Dominoes
Pai Gow. Chinese Dominoes ☆
GBC Press, Las Vegas, 1989, VI-79p.
SOMMARIO
Acknowledgements | Preface | 1. History and symbolism | 2. The game of Pai Gow | 3. Rankings | 4. Theory - Rules of play | 5. Exceptions | 6. Banking | Conclusion | Combination charts
NOTE
Primo libro interamente dedicato a questo gioco, è stato preferito all'altro di Zender (per la valutazione) per la maggior semplicità e, anche, per la minor difficoltà di reperimento.
1977 [1987] - Dominoes
Dominoes. Games, Rules & Strategy ☆☆☆|★★★
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1977, 176p.
SOMMARIO
Foreword | 1. The language of dominoes | 2. Having fun is the whole idea | 3. Domino sets | 4. The 6-6 domino set explained | 5. Scoring games: 6-6 set | 6. Five-up | 7. Seven rocks | 8. Sniff | 9. All fives | 10. Muggins | 11. Bergen | 12. Blocking games: 6-6 set | 13. Round games: 6-6, 9-9, and 12-12 sets | 14. Bidding games | 15. How to improve your game | Domino scores
1977 - Dominoes Texas Style
Dominoes Texas Style
Domino Products, Big Spring, USA, 1977, XII-161p.
SOMMARIO
Preface | Introduction and a word about the authors | Dedication | 1. A look at the origin and history of dominoes | 2. Glossary for Texas-style partnership dominoes | 3. Understanding a standard deck of dominoes | 4. The shuffle, the draw for partners, the down and the play | 5. Selecting a domino to down | 6. Scoring: therein lies a challenge | 7. Techniques of play | 8. Play analysis | 9. Suit control | 10. The intrinsic numbers of dominoes | 11. Luck, probability, expectancy and odds | 12. Potpourri | 13. General do's and don'ts | 14. Ten cardinal points to remember | 15. Rules of play Texas-style dominoes | 16. Head-up and three-handed | 17. Picture of rare and unusual domino sets | 18. Glossaries for Texas "42" and Double-deck "42" | 19. Texas "42" | 20. Double-deck "42" | 21. The laughing end
NOTE
Con autografo e dedica di McAlister al precedente possessore.
1975 - Domino Games and Puzzles
Domino Games and Puzzles ☆
Carousel-Corgi, London, 1975, 127p.
SOMMARIO
Introduction | Domino dictionary | Domino games | Traditional favourites | Games from the Muggins family | Games from the Block family | Card games for dominoes | Domino solitaire | Domino puzzles | Solutions to the puzzles | The do-it your self domino set
NOTE
Illustrato da C. Mier.
1974 - The Domino Book
Il volume si distingue, soprattutto, per la parte dedicata ai solitari (tutti dell'autore) e ai rompicapo.
1972 [1975] - Domino Games and Domino Puzzles
Domino Games and Domino Puzzles ☆☆☆|★★★
[Dominospelen en Dominopuzzels]
St. Martin's Press, New York, 1975, X-162p.
SOMMARIO
Preface | I. The stones and the game | 1. The development and history of the game | 2. Domino games | II . Domino puzzles | 3. General remarks about pure puzzles | 4. The quadrilles of Lucas | 5. Other quadrilles | 6. Magic squares | 7. Rectangles | 8. Classifications (Arrangements) | Bibliography | Afterword | Survey of quadrilles to be made from the normal game
NOTE
Ampio libro basato sui giochi matematici.
1959 [1975] - Dominoes
Dominoes. Five-Up and other Games ☆
McKay, New York, 1975, XII-194p.
SOMMARIO
Acknowledgments | Preface (P.C. Mendelson) | Foreword | I. The popular Five-up game | II. How to improve your scoring skill | III. How to plan your strategy | IV. How to evaluate specific plays | V. How to master suit control | VI. Making your choice of plays | VI I. Lessons | VIII. Official rules for Five-up game | I X. Rules for other domino games | X. Glossary | Index and tables of player's chances in Five-up game
NOTE
Con autografo e dedica al precedente possessore.
1952 - How to Win with Nine-Rock Dominoes
How to Win with Nine-Rock Dominoes
The Story Book, Dallas, 1952, 106p.
SOMMARIO
1. A domino story | 2. Language and procedure | 3. The perfect two-suit block | 4. The possible blocking-hand | 5. The big-hand | 6. The trap-block | 7. How to recognize a blocking-hand | 8. The play of the hand
1944 [1946] - Dominoes
Sovracoperta mancante |
Dominoes ☆
Barnes, New York, 1946, XII-66p.
SOMMARIO
Introduction | The game of dominoes | Method of play | Here and there | To summarize | Au revoir
1940 - Draughts and Dominoes
Draughts and Dominoes and How to Play them ☆
Universal Publications, London, [19405], 90p.
SOMMARIO
Preface | I. Draughts | II. Dominoes
NOTE
Ristampa anastatica (print on demand) senza data. Circa metà del volume è dedicata al domino. Diversi giochi proposti sono inediti e altrimenti sconosciuti.
1935 - Popular Domino Games
Popular Domino Games ☆
Foulsham, London, [1935], 64p.
SOMMARIO
Preface | General remarks | Runnings Out | The Draw game | Muggins (All Fives) | Fives and Three | Matador | The Bergen game | Above and Below | Sebastopol | Cyprus | Domino Whist | Solo Domino | Domino Loo | Bingo Junior | The four-handed game | Domino Pool | Tidley Wink | Domino patience | Blockade | The Double game | Thirty-three All Ways
NOTE
Diversi giochi, qui descritti per la prima volta, non trovano descrizioni in opere successive.
1915 - Dominoes
Dominoes ☆☆☆|★★★
Routledge, London, [1915], VIII-148p.
SOMMARIO
Preface | I. Laws of the game | II. The Block game | III. The French or Draw game | IV. Domino Whist | V. The Matadore game | VI. The Passing game | VII. Sebastopol, Plevna or the Fortress | VIII. Threes and Fives | IX. Bingo
NOTE
Un trattato davvero completo ed esemplare per chiarezza.
1890 - Dominoes and Solitaire
Dominoes and Solitaire ☆
Bell & Sons, London, 1890, 56p.
SOMMARIO
Introduction | Description of the game | The Block game | Tactics | All Fives, or Muggins | All Threes | Domino Whist | The Four game | Sebastopol | Cyprus | Tiddle-A-Wink | Domino-Pool | The Draw game | Domino Draw Pool | The Matadore game | The Bergen game | Domino Loo | Solitaire
NOTE
Ristampa anastatica (print on demand) senza data. L'identico testo è contenuto anche nell'opera (stesso anno, stesso editore): The Handbook of Games, Volume I (Table Games), a cura di W. Pole.
1844 [2013] - Treatise on the Games of Dominoes
Treatise on the Games of Dominoes
Isha Books, New Dehli, 2013, V-69p.
SOMMARIO
Introductory remarks | Draw game of Dominoes | Block game of Dominoes | Questions & answers, illustrations, &c &c | Instructions for younger player | Concluding remarks
NOTE
Ristampa anastatica (print on demand).