Scarne on Cards by John Scarne

How to win at Poker, Gin, Pinochle, Blackjack and many other games.

Scarne on Cards is not only a fundamental reference and rule ebook; it is a dependable guide for anyone who wants to avoid being victimized by cheating and sharp practice, and for anyone who wants to play a better game and thereby improve his chances of winning.

“John Scarne is to games what Dr. Einstein is to advanced physics.” – John Lardner, in Newsweek

“John Scarne is the most expert exponent of wonderful card effects and table work that I have ever seen in my life.” – Nate Leipzig

“John Scarne’s one-man expose has saved G.I. Joe millions a month. Scarne is the most artistic manipulator of cards within memory of living man.” – The Saturday Evening Post

“Scarne knows every turn and twist of his craft. His technical mastery is unsurpassed.” – John N. Hilliard

“You have done a great service both to your country and to the members of the armed forces.” – Admiral Ernest J. King

“John Scarne is America’s top card magician.” – Walter Winchell

• CHAPTER ONE: Introductory
• CHAPTER TWO: Card Cheats and Their Methods
• CHAPTER THREE: Marked Cards
• CHAPTER FOUR: The Only Player You Can’t Beat
• CHAPTER FIVE: Can Luck Beat Skill?
• CHAPTER SIX: Poker—According to Scarne
• CHAPTER SEVEN: Draw Poker and Its Variations
• CHAPTER EIGHT: Stud Poker and Its Variations
• CHAPTER NINE: Poker Odds and Probabilities
• CHAPTER TEN: Cheating at Poker
• CHAPTER ELEVEN: Strategy at Poker
• CHAPTER TWELVE: The Dealer Who Moves Without Getting Up
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Rummy Games
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Other Rummy Games I
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Other Rummy Games II
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Scarne’s Rules for Gin Rummy
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Play of the Hand at Gin Rummy
• CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Cheating at Gin Rummy
• CHAPTER NINETEEN: Skarney: The World’s Best Rummy Game
• CHAPTER TWENTY: Black Jack or Twenty-One
• CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Mathematics of Black Jack
• CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Cheating at Black Jack
• CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Chemin de Fer and Other Games
• CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Faro or Faro bank
• CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Stuss, Red Dog and Other Faro Variants
• CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Card Craps, Farmer and Other Games
• CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Pinochle—General Rules
• CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Two-Handed Pinochle
• CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Three-Handed and Four-Handed Pinochle
• CHAPTER THIRTY: Partnership Pinochle and Other Variations
• CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Cheating at Pinochle
• CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Bridge
• CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Cribbage
• CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Pitch or Setback
• CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Casino
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Kalabrias, Klobiosh, Klabberjass, or Klob
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Hearts According to Scarne and Regular Hearts

revised edition 1974; PDF 619 pages.
word count: 225911 which is equivalent to 903 standard pages of text