Cassell's Book of In-door Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun

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Various

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Cindy Horton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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English

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GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Indoor games

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49137

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49137

Release Date

June 4, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CASSELL'S BOOK OF IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS, CARD GAMES, AND FIRESIDE FUN. — PREFACE. — CONTENTS.
2. 2.ROUND OR PARLOUR GAMES. — ACTING PROVERBS. — ACTING RHYMES. — ADJECTIVES. — THE ADVENTURERS. — ÆSOP'S MISSION. — ALPHABET GAMES. — THE ARTISTS' MENAGERIE. — THE BABY ELEPHANT. — THE BIRD-CATCHER. — BLIND MAN'S BUFF. — BLIND POSTMAN. — BLOWING OUT THE CANDLE. — BOUTS RIMÉS. — "BROTHER, I'M BOBBED." — "BUFF SAYS 'BAFF.'" — BUFF WITH THE WAND. — CAPPING VERSES. — CHARADES. — WORD "GO-BANG," TO BE REPRESENTED IN THREE SCENES. — CLAIRVOYANT. — THE COMIC CONCERT. — CONSEQUENCES. — CONVEYANCES. — CRAMBO. — CROSS QUESTIONS AND CROOKED ANSWERS. — "CUPID IS COMING." — THE CUSHION DANCE. — DEFINITIONS. — DUMB CRAMBO. — DWARF. — THE ELEMENTS. — THE FARMYARD. — THE FEATHER. — FINDING THE RING. — FLYING. — FORFEITS. — GIANT. — THE GIRAFFE. — THE GRAND MUFTI. — HANDS. — "HE CAN DO LITTLE WHO CAN'T DO THIS." — HISS AND CLAP. — "HOT BOILED BEANS." — HOT COCKLES. — HOUSE FURNISHERS. — "HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOUR?" — "HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE?" — HUNT THE RING. — HUNT THE SLIPPER. — HUNT THE WHISTLE. — "I APPRENTICED MY SON." — "I LOVE MY LOVE." — "JACK'S ALIVE." — THE JOLLY MILLER. — JUDGE AND JURY. — THE MAGIC ANSWER. — MAGICAL MUSIC. — THE MAGIC HATS. — THE MAGIC WAND. — "THE MINISTER'S CAT." — MIXED-UP POETRY. — MUSICAL CHAIR. — "MY MASTER HAS SENT ME UNTO YOU." — NOUNS AND QUESTIONS. — THE OBJECT GAME. — THE OLD SOLDIER. — ORANGES AND LEMONS. — ORIGINAL SKETCHES. — "OUR OLD GRANNIE DOESN'T LIKE TEA." — PAIRS. — PERSON AND OBJECT. — THE PORK-BUTCHER. — POSTMAN'S KNOCK. — PROVERBS. — THE QUAKER'S MEETING. — THE RESTING WAND. — RETSCH'S OUTLINES. — THE REVIEWERS. — RHYMES. — RULE OF CONTRARY. — RUSSIAN GOSSIP. — THE SCHOOLMASTER. — SHADOW BUFF. — SHOUTING PROVERBS. — "SIMON SAYS." — THE SPANISH MERCHANT. — THE SPANISH NOBLEMAN. — SPELLING BEE. — SPOON MUSIC. — THE STAGE COACH. — STOOL OF REPENTANCE. — TABLEAUX VIVANTS. — THE TELESCOPIC GIANT. — THINK OF A NUMBER. — THIS AND THAT. — THROWING LIGHT. — TOILET. — THE TRADES. — THE TRAVELLER'S ALPHABET. — TWENTY QUESTIONS. — THE TWO HATS. — "WHAT AM I DOING?" — "WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE?" — WHO WAS HE? — THE WILD BEAST SHOW. — "YES OR NO?"
3. 3.TOY GAMES AND TOY-MAKING. — ÆOLIAN HARP. — ANIMATED SERPENT. — ANNULETTE. — APPLE MILL. — APPLE WOMAN. — BANDILOR. — BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK. — BELL AND HAMMER. — BIRD WHISTLES. — BIRDS, BEASTS, AND FISHES. — BOMBARDMENT. — BOTTLE IMPS. — BROTHER JONATHAN. — CAMERA (MINIATURE). — CANNONADE. — CARPET CROQUET. — CASTLE BAGATELLE. — COMMON WHISTLE. — CRACK LOO. — CUP AND BALL. — CUPOLETTE. — CUT-WATER. — DANCING HIGHLANDER. — DANCING PEA. — DART AND TARGET. — DARTELLE. — DECIMAL GAME. — DEMON BOTTLE. — DRAWING-ROOM ARCHERY. — DUTCH RACQUETS. — ENFIELD SKITTLES. — FLYING CONES. — FRENCH AND ENGLISH. — GAS BALLOONS. — GERMAN BALLS. — GERMAN BILLIARDS. — HAT MEASUREMENT. — HOMEWARD BOUND. — HYDRAULIC DANCER. — IMMOVABLE CARD. — INDIAN SKITTLE POOL. — JACK-IN-THE-BOX. — JAPANESE FAN. — JERK STRAWS. — LE DIABLE. — MAGIC FAN. — MAGIC FIGURE. — MAGIC FLUTE. — MAGICIAN OF MOROCCO. — MAGNETIC SWAN. — MAGNETIC WAND. — MAGNIFYING PINHOLE. — MECHANICAL BUCEPHALUS. — MICROSCOPE (TOY). — MOCKING CALL. — MOORISH FORT. — NAVETTE. — NINE PINS. — NOUGHTS AND CROSSES. — OBEDIENT SOLDIER. — PALADA. — PAPER TOYS. — PARLOUR BOWLS. — PARLOUR CROQUET. — PARLOUR QUOITS. — PATCHESI, OR HOMEWARD BOUND. — PEGASUS IN FLIGHT. — PITH DANCER. — PRANCING HORSE. — PROPHET. — PUFF AND DART. — PUSH PIN. — PUZZLE-WIT. — QUINTAIN. — QUIZ. — RACE GAME. — RACQUETS (DRAWING-ROOM). — REVOLVING RING. — RINGOLETTE. — RING THE BULL. — ROYAL STAR. — SCHIMMEL. — SHOVEL BOARD. — SKITTLE CANNONADE. — SLATE GAMES. — SPILLIKINS OR SPELICANS. — SQUAILS. — SQUEAKER. — STEADY TAR. — SUMMER ICE. [1] — SYBIL. — TABLE CROQUET. — TARGETTA. — TEETOTUM. — TIT-TAT-TO. — TOURNAMENT. — TRAILS. — TROUBLE WIT. — WONDERFUL TRUMPET.
4. 4.MECHANICAL PUZZLES. — BALANCING PUZZLES. — THE SQUARE AND CIRCLE PUZZLE. — THE CARPENTER'S PUZZLE. — THE DIVIDED FARM. — THE VERTICAL LINE PUZZLE. — THE STRING AND BALLS PUZZLE. — THE PUZZLING RINGS. — THE STAFF PUZZLE, THE VICTORIA PUZZLE, AND THE ARTILLERY PUZZLE. — THE SIX ROWS PUZZLE. — THE SIX SQUARE PUZZLE. — THE MAGIC OCTAGON. — THE ACCOMMODATING SQUARE. — THE MAGIC CROSS. — TO TAKE A MAN'S WAISTCOAT OFF WITHOUT REMOVING HIS COAT. — TO BREAK A STONE WITH A BLOW OF THE FIST. — THE KEY, THE HEART, AND THE DART. — THE PRISONERS' RELEASE PUZZLE. — HAMPTON COURT MAZE.
5. 5.ARITHMETICAL PUZZLES. — AMERICAN PUZZLES "15" AND "34," — THE MAGIC NINE, OR THE PUZZLE OF FIFTEEN. — THE MAGIC THIRTY-SIX, OR PUZZLE OF ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN. — THE MAGIC HUNDRED, OR THE PUZZLE OF FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE. — THE TWENTY-FOUR MONKS. — TO TAKE ONE FROM NINETEEN, SO THAT THE REMAINDER SHALL BE TWENTY. — THE FAMOUS FORTY-FIVE. — THE COSTERMONGER'S PUZZLE. — THE PROGRESSION OF NUMBERS. — HOW A NUMBER THOUGHT OF OR OTHERWISE INDICATED MAY BE TOLD. — MAGICAL ADDITION. — THE CLEVER LAWYER. — A NEW WAY OF MULTIPLYING BY 9. — TO REWARD THE FAVOURITES, AND SHOW NO FAVOURITISM. — THE DISHONEST SERVANTS. — LORD DUNDREARY'S FINGER PUZZLE TO COUNT ELEVEN FINGERS ON THE TWO HANDS. — UNIFORM RESULTS OF MULTIPLICATION. — TO ASCERTAIN A SQUARE NUMBER AT A GLANCE. — TO DISTINGUISH COINS BY ARITHMETICAL CALCULATION. — PROPERTIES OF NUMBERS.
6. 6.CARD GAMES. — LONG WHIST. — SHORT WHIST. — PIQUET. — EUCHRE. — VINGT-UN. — SPECULATION. — NAPOLEON. — CRIBBAGE. — RANTER GO ROUND. — ÉCARTÉ. — LOO. — CASSINO. — PUT. — MATRIMONY. — ALL FOURS. — POKER. — SNIP-SNAP-SNORUM. — COMMERCE. — SIFT SMOKE. — LOTTERY. — QUINCE. — POPE JOAN. — SPINADO. — OLD MAID. — SPADE AND GARDENER. — HAPPY FAMILIES. — BÉZIQUE. — SNAP. — ZETEMA. — FRENCH VINGT-UN, OR ALBERT SMITH. — BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR. — CATCH THE TEN. — CHEAT. — TRUTH.
7. 7.PARLOUR MAGIC. — CONJURING. — SIMPLE DECEPTIONS AND MINOR TRICKS. — CARD TRICKS AND COMBINATIONS. — CONJURING WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL APPARATUS. — CLAIRVOYANCE OR SECOND SIGHT. — VENTRILOQUISM AND POLYPHONY.
8. 8.FIRESIDE FUN. — DECAPITATIONS. — CURTAILMENTS AND RETAILINGS. — ANAGRAMS. — WORD SQUARES. — BIRDS, FRUITS, AND FLOWERS ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED. — REBUSES. — ARITHMOREMS. — DIAMOND PUZZLES AND WORD PUZZLES OF VARIOUS SHAPES. — CRYPTOGRAPHY. — CHRONOGRAMS. — LOGOGRAMS. — METAGRAMS. — WORD CAPPING. — PARAGRAMS. — EXTRACTIONS. — TRANSPOSITIONS. — DEFINITIONS. — INVERSIONS. — HIDDEN WORDS. — NUMBERED CHARADES. — LETTER OR FIGURE CHARADES. — VERBAL CHARADES. — ACROSTICS. — ENIGMAS. — ALPHABETICAL PUZZLES. — GUESSING STORIES. — MENTAL SCENES. — FOOTNOTES.
9. 9.INDEX.
10. 10.Untitled
11. 11.Untitled

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